Blood pressure

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by diakonos

Last night at work I was getting dizzy and felt like I was going to blackout. I thought it was maybe because I didn’t eat much.

Fast forward to today, I felt this way several times during my shift. My head would suddenly feel warm, I’d feel dizzy, and felt as if I was going to lose consciousness.

I went to see the company nurse. She monitored my vitals for an hour. My blood pressure readings were normal. Well, the diastolic reading was slightly elevated, but that has become the new normal for me.
The systolic readings were considered good, but for me they were lower than usual.

Laying down vs standing there was a difference of around 10 mmHg. I don’t recall which was higher, laying or standing.

The nurse stated that my heart was beating harder while standing, not faster, harder- as if it is trying to compensate for something going on in my body.

I had to fess up to slamming energy drinks during my shifts because I don’t get any natural sleep. The last 2 weeks have been pretty bad for me.

My supervisor came in to check on me. The nurse told him that she is not comfortable sending me back onto the floor, but she couldn’t make the decision to send me home because the difference in bp readings were not too extreme.
My supervisor allowed me to go home.

I covet your prayers while I navigate through this mess.

Sorry that you are going through this and I will mention you in prayer. Have you considered counseling and medication for your sleep problems?

Sure the over-consumption of energy drinks are bad for you, but there is a reason why you're drinking them in the first place.

The root cause of this-- any idea what's disrupting your sleep?

[diakonos]

No rest unto the wicked.

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by diakonos

No rest unto the wicked.

And money don't grow on trees.
Got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed.
Ain't nothing in this world for free.

Or something like that?

[diakonos]

I had to google that.

[jediwill83]

Originally Posted by Esaias

And money don't grow on trees.
Got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed.
Ain't nothing in this world for free.

Or something like that?

I heard the music instantly. Thanks for that. 😅


@OP: Hey man, I know its a bit of a freak out experience when things start going wrong with your body. I can strongly echo everyone who has mentioned carnivore. Its good medicine. Im struggling to get back on it after lapsing for a couple months and my body feels like absolute ........ but its not as bad as it was. I told Katherine that its so sobering feeling this heavy and weighed down and then realizing that you used to be 167 pounds heavier.


Ita a good motivator for not going back.


The Caffeine sensitivity Esaias is talking about...I think its not only with Caffeine but also other fillers and stuff thats bad for you that you simply dont notice until you get off of them and then re introduce your body to them.


Almost instant inflammatory response and when you feel that bad...your body is strugglin bigly.

[diakonos]

Carnivore seems expensive. Plus, I don’t like the stools when I eat mostly meat.

Update:
I missed work Tuesday because I felt exhausted. Yesterday went well
Today I had the sweats through the start of my shift. But, I feel mostly fine.
I do feel somewhat anxious, though.

[coksiw]

Originally Posted by Bowas

I can attest to the benefits of going carnivore.
Last year while deer hunting, my brother in law told me he had started it. I had not really heard of it, so I did some research, the pro and the cons of it. I decided to try it for 30 days, and I was feeling better, so I thought I would try it for 90 days.

I was feeling much better as I was sleeping much better, less groggy in the morning, my energy level was much higher, and my mental clarity had improved substantially, not to mention, so excess weight was being shed.
Oct 16th was 1 year since I started, and at this point, I can see no reason to going back to the high-carb, high-sugar diet of a "normal" diet.

I went from 241 pounds and now I am holding at 190 pounds, and feel great. I am 6'3" so I went from slightly plump, to slim, and on this diet, I didn't go hungry to get here, as I eat all and as much as I want during my meal.

I heard those good reports a lot. What do you eat beside meat? for Breakfast? for snacks?

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by diakonos

Carnivore seems expensive. Plus, I don’t like the stools when I eat mostly meat.

Update:
I missed work Tuesday because I felt exhausted. Yesterday went well
Today I had the sweats through the start of my shift. But, I feel mostly fine.
I do feel somewhat anxious, though.

Well it can seem expensive, but I find I also tend to eat less overall, so there's that.

As for "stools", I would say on strictly carnivore diets, the stools require barely a square of paper and are way "cleaner" than when being stuffed with pasta, bread, fruits, and starches. THAT just always turns out, er, quite "messy".

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by coksiw

I heard those good reports a lot. What do you eat beside meat? for Breakfast? for snacks?

On a strict carnivore diet, you eat meat (beef, chicken, fish, lamb, etc), as well as eggs and butter. No veggies, no fruits, no sugary drinks, no nuts, legumes, etc. Some eat organs (liver, etc). On a less strict carnivore diet, some dairy is allowed (cheese, milk, etc).

The strictest is the Lion diet, which is STRICTLY meat, salt, and water, PERIOD.

Everyone I know who goes full carnivore or even just mostly carnivore tends to eat about 1 meal a day, simply because that's all you feel you need. Hunger is satisfied a lot longer on meat (especially beef). Some people (myself included) may snack on chicken drumsticks or something once or twice a day, plus a main meal. I haven't quite gotten my eating schedule down yet, but basically I just eat when I'm hungry if there's food available.

Of course, I still haven't kicked the milk and cheese. I LOVE me some chocolate milk. But I have found all veggies and grains are completely unnecessary for me, I could just live on beef and chicken. Especially if it is cooked over burning wood. mmmmmmmmm The good Lord knew what He was doing when He commanded bbq as the main form of offerings.

[coksiw]

Originally Posted by Esaias

On a strict carnivore diet, you eat meat (beef, chicken, fish, lamb, etc), as well as eggs and butter. No veggies, no fruits, no sugary drinks, no nuts, legumes, etc. Some eat organs (liver, etc). On a less strict carnivore diet, some dairy is allowed (cheese, milk, etc).

The strictest is the Lion diet, which is STRICTLY meat, salt, and water, PERIOD.

Everyone I know who goes full carnivore or even just mostly carnivore tends to eat about 1 meal a day, simply because that's all you feel you need. Hunger is satisfied a lot longer on meat (especially beef). Some people (myself included) may snack on chicken drumsticks or something once or twice a day, plus a main meal. I haven't quite gotten my eating schedule down yet, but basically I just eat when I'm hungry if there's food available.

Of course, I still haven't kicked the milk and cheese. I LOVE me some chocolate milk. But I have found all veggies and grains are completely unnecessary for me, I could just live on beef and chicken. Especially if it is cooked over burning wood. mmmmmmmmm The good Lord knew what He was doing when He commanded bbq as the main form of offerings.