blood pressure

[Duke]

139 over 80 @ 89bpm, about 5 minutes after a little workout.

I will finish rolling my spliff and getting a beer and try again in a resting state.

The little machine is fun btw.


EDIT:

144 over 76 @ 71bpm now. 144 seems a little high? And oddly enough a tad higher than 10 mins ago.

I'll do it again in an hour or so.

21:55

Did it again after sitting on my ass for hours and it read 126 over 71 @ 74.

 

[Jokerman]

there's one problem about making fruits into a smoothie using a blender. it makes your blood sugar levels higher than it would compared to if you ate the fruit normally.

rather than letting your body naturally break downt the sugar, it has already been done by the blender and so therefore the carbohydrates are simple, not complex (might aswell have penny sweets or sugary foods).

That's true if we're talking about fruit juice. I say stay away from fruit juice. The sugar is too concentrated. So don't blend up fruit with juice, use soy or rice milk. Also, don't blend up a banana. Eat a small or a half banana at a time, or, as you say, an almost ripe one. Also, stay away from dried fruits. Sugar's too concentrated. But a handful of berries is not too sweet and the blender doesn't break down the sugar into simple sugars because fructose (fruit sugar) is already simple. Only stomach enzymes can change their chemistry. But you're still getting the fiber and skins and seeds in the whole fruit when you blend it and that helps control the blood sugar levels. Also, if you add some coconut oil or protein powder into the shake, it slows down the rate the sugar is absorbed in the stomach. I also recommend fruit powders, which have had the sugar removed. I have at least 2 fruit smoothies a day, plus at least 7 servings of whole fruit, and I test my blood sugar levels constantly. My levels remain constant. Now, if you have diabetes or pre-diabetes, than you need to be more careful.

As for your high heart rate, it can be coming from your walks, you could have a food allergy (you said your pulse is taken after lunch), dehydration can cause it, stress, hyperthyroidism. 100 is about the high limit before you should start being worried. As long as you don't have symptoms, like headaches from it, it shouldn't be a problem. I would just recommend eating right. Less animal fats, less sugar, more vegetables. Omega-3 fish oil. Aerobic exercise. Relaxation techniques.

 

[ill-matic]

That's true if we're talking about fruit juice. I say stay away from fruit juice. The sugar is too concentrated. So don't blend up fruit with juice, use soy or rice milk. Also, don't blend up a banana. Eat a small or a half banana at a time, or, as you say, an almost ripe one. Also, stay away from dried fruits. Sugar's too concentrated. But a handful of berries is not too sweet and the blender doesn't break down the sugar into simple sugars because fructose (fruit sugar) is already simple. Only stomach enzymes can change their chemistry. But you're still getting the fiber and skins and seeds in the whole fruit when you blend it and that helps control the blood sugar levels. Also, if you add some coconut oil or protein powder into the shake, it slows down the rate the sugar is absorbed in the stomach. I also recommend fruit powders, which have had the sugar removed. I have at least 2 fruit smoothies a day, plus at least 7 servings of whole fruit, and I test my blood sugar levels constantly. My levels remain constant. Now, if you have diabetes or pre-diabetes, than you need to be more careful.

As for your high heart rate, it can be coming from your walks, you could have a food allergy (you said your pulse is taken after lunch), dehydration can cause it, stress, hyperthyroidism. 100 is about the high limit before you should start being worried. As long as you don't have symptoms, like headaches from it, it shouldn't be a problem. I would just recommend eating right. Less animal fats, less sugar, more vegetables. Omega-3 fish oil. Aerobic exercise. Relaxation techniques.

do you ever find time to just enjoy life instead of worrrying about everything you do? lol

 

[raywaters11]

damn jokerman, you sound smart sometimes.

wish i could take all the time to read that.
three months ago i woulda been all on your dick for nutrition facts, but i started slacking and quit going to the gym [they found out i quit paying my monthly membership] but i'll get back into it, then holla at you for diet advice lol.

 

[Jokerman]

do you ever find time to just enjoy life instead of worrrying about everything you do? lol

I don't worry about anything I do. I just do what I know is good for me. Becomes second nature. Feels good and tastes good. Makes life more enjoyable.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

That's true if we're talking about fruit juice. I say stay away from fruit juice. The sugar is too concentrated. So don't blend up fruit with juice, use soy or rice milk. Also, don't blend up a banana. Eat a small or a half banana at a time, or, as you say, an almost ripe one. Also, stay away from dried fruits. Sugar's too concentrated. But a handful of berries is not too sweet and the blender doesn't break down the sugar into simple sugars because fructose (fruit sugar) is already simple. Only stomach enzymes can change their chemistry. But you're still getting the fiber and skins and seeds in the whole fruit when you blend it and that helps control the blood sugar levels. Also, if you add some coconut oil or protein powder into the shake, it slows down the rate the sugar is absorbed in the stomach. I also recommend fruit powders, which have had the sugar removed. I have at least 2 fruit smoothies a day, plus at least 7 servings of whole fruit, and I test my blood sugar levels constantly. My levels remain constant. Now, if you have diabetes or pre-diabetes, than you need to be more careful.

As for your high heart rate, it can be coming from your walks, you could have a food allergy (you said your pulse is taken after lunch), dehydration can cause it, stress, hyperthyroidism. 100 is about the high limit before you should start being worried. As long as you don't have symptoms, like headaches from it, it shouldn't be a problem. I would just recommend eating right. Less animal fats, less sugar, more vegetables. Omega-3 fish oil. Aerobic exercise. Relaxation techniques.

I actually do most of those and eat right (although diet could be better). I love partaking in aerobic exercise, especially running. In the past 3 weeks I've cut down on aerobic exercise because i want to improve my build a bit (hypertrophy).

I will continue with aerobic activity in a few weeks.

Seriously though. I dont think that I have an allergy to the foods I eat, or any intolerances.
No headaches, dont think I have a thyroid problem, started to eat more fish recently, not a lot but a bit more regularly.

Should eat fruit a bit more.

I've began to have cod liver oil tablets too (one a day.)


It might just be stress, which my teacher suggested could be the reason. My teacher's also a gym instructor, quite famous around all the gyms in Birmingham. He runs loads of courses and stuff and im doin my one with him, so he does know what hes talking about when it comes to health and fitness.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

I don't worry about anything I do. I just do what I know is good for me. Becomes second nature. Feels good and tastes good. Makes life more enjoyable.

Good answer.

 

[Jokerman]

I couldn't even put all of that stuff you have suggested above, into my body in one day.

All I mentioned were some nuts and a fruit shake. I didn't even talk about meals. And supplements are little pills that don't fill you up.


Yes, we do all have somewhat different metabolisms. But we're all human. We all have similar needs for basic nutrients. And studies show we are not getting enough through our diets for optimal health. Pollution and stress increases our need for certain minerals and vitamins. As we age, our ability to absorb certain ones decreases. Our modern diets lack many nutriets common to our ancestors. This is due in part to changed farming practices and lack of organic matter in the soil. Furthermore, many modern foods have been genetically altered for the worse. They've also been stored for prolonged periods (which depletes nutrients), then overprocessed and over-prepared (which seriously depletes nutrients).

Furthermore, all the varying medications and over-the-counter remedies people take interfere and compete with nutrients for absorption. Considering all this, it's not surprising that more than 80 percent of Americans are deficient in one or more nutrients on a daily basis, at the level needed just to prevent deficiency diseases like rickets or beriberi. In fact, it's been estimated that 20 percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's have a B-12 deficiency.

We have thousands of different enzymes in our bodies. They are critical for all of the chemical processes that occur on a minute-by-minute basis. They help digest and and break the food we eat. They help make energy. They're needed for growth and repair, for production of hormones, for detoxification, for proper nerve conduction. Many enzymes stop working if we don't have co-enzymes. Most of these co-enzymes are vitamins and minerals. If we are deficient in these vitamins and minerals, the critical enzymes won't perform their catalyst function properly.

Today we live in stressful environments; we eat processed foods full of preservatives, colorings, and flavor enhancers; we're exposed to pollution, pesticides, petrochemicals, and volatile organic compounds. Our bodies require added supplemental nutrition just to help us cope properly with a toxic environment.

Research continually bears out this thesis. In a recent study of over 600 children, it was found that taking just one multivitamin with added zinc lowered the rate of respiratory infections by 45 percent. Supplemental folic acid and B-6 have been repeatedly shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, and stroke. There are many more examples of research showing that supplemental nutrients can prevent, reverse, or slow many diseases. If you choose to ignore the science because you have some metaphysical theory about the self-rebalancing body, you do so at your own loss.

 

[insomnia]

thanks for all your advices. i do keep my nutrition in a healthy way. no coffee at all, limit sugar and salt intake. take vitamin complex and additionally kalium/magnium complex daily. I don't even know but maybe lots of protein is subject to higher blood pressure. i like milk, drink it almost 1-2 liters everyday, also low fat curd, but i do it mostly because of my weightlifting training (since i don't take any protein supplements).
i start to think that some people have naturally higher bp all of their life, of course lack of sleep and stress has negative effect to it.