I apologize to list participants if this is off topic <probably is;^>.

Gary wrote:
>This touches on an odd sort of question I've been wondering about - whether
>there might be a difference in the quality of meditation on a ketogenic vs
>non-ketogenic diet. Certainly there's ample precedent, as Robert says, for
>fasting as a means to alter mental state, but I'm wondering here about a
>diet that's calorically sufficient. After all, the brain fuel is quite
>different in the two situations (glucose vs ketones), and one can easily
>imagine subtle differences in brain chemistry.
>
>Anyone here tried serious meditation while under strict ketosis?

yep. I "seriously" meditate daily. I find the quality of samadhi is
affected by ketosis. I dont know how to describe it, but it is not as
"sharp". For anyone who knows what its like coming out of deep samadhi,
youll know that things are incredibly sharp and the stillness is, well, if
you _know_ you _know_.

Im not as 'sharp' mentally in ketosis to begin with, so it makes sense to
me that everythign else would be affected in proportion. Being in ketosis
affects my abstract thinking. My conciousness does not feel as open. <I
know, now Im getting waaaay off topic>.



Robert <:^>