Heartbeat

[Analog-1]

"carb heavy" day (no sugar, just grains from bread/rice etc).

Carbs are sugar. They go in as carbs and are quickly converted to glucose by the body. So if your watching sugar intake you must limit your carbs a lot.

 

[JHZR2]

That's why they add Vitamin C to cured meats. It prevents or greatly reduces nitrosamine formation in the stomach. If you cook your veggies the Vitamin C minimizing cooking time and temperature are advisable. Nitrosamines form in the presence of heat and if there's no Vitamin C present. I eat foods cooked at high temperature that contain cured meat, think pizza, extremely sparingly. Cured meats, as long as they are uncooked, don't scare me but I limit exposure. With pizza you get not only nitrosamines but also a good dose of acrylamide from the baked carbs.

Cured meats are so delicious - define limiting exposure?

5#/wk?

 

[hemioiler]

You have bradycardia. Anything below 60 bpm. Some medications can trigger slow heart beat. Food should not trigger that and like others stated, when the heart beat gets slow, a pacemaker might be considered by a cardiologist.

You guys have no idea of my medical history but I appreciate the concern.

When I eat healthy and feel the best in my gut, my heart pressure drops to low 120s, and my heartbeat is low 50s.

When I do sustained days of terrible diet, my heart pressure goes up (this requires a few weeks, not just one day) and my heart beat goes up to low 70s.

I have had months on trial diets where the bbm is low 70s. Did my heart just "become healthy" then because it never dropped below 70? And then after 3 weeks of a changed diet I suddenly have a bad heart because its below 60? And then if I revert to the bad diet it goes back up so my heart is "good"?

I am quite fit, can out bike anyone (unless they're a semi pro with all the gear and the $5000 lightweight cycle), hike and kayak regularly, have a BMI of 18.9 (not an ounce of fat on me), have never smoked or done drugs or used alcohol outside of special days and so on. I have never had medication for anything (unless you count advil).

In short - my heartbeat is fine. The issue isn't my heart, it's more an indication how a bad diet (for me anyway) can change my numbers for the worse (both bbm and pressure).

 

[Pablo]

You guys have no idea of my medical history but I appreciate the concern.

When I eat healthy and feel the best in my gut, my heart pressure drops to low 120s, and my heartbeat is low 50s.

When I do sustained days of terrible diet, my heart pressure goes up (this requires a few weeks, not just one day) and my heart beat goes up to low 70s.

I have had months on trial diets where the bbm is low 70s. Did my heart just "become healthy" then because it never dropped below 70? And then after 3 weeks of a changed diet I suddenly have a bad heart because its below 60? And then if I revert to the bad diet it goes back up so my heart is "good"?

I am quite fit, can out bike anyone (unless they're a semi pro with all the gear and the $5000 lightweight cycle), hike and kayak regularly, have a BMI of 18.9 (not an ounce of fat on me), have never smoked or done drugs or used alcohol outside of special days and so on. I have never had medication for anything (unless you count advil).

In short - my heartbeat is fine. The issue isn't my heart, it's more an indication how a bad diet (for me anyway) can change my numbers for the worse (both bbm and pressure).

A1c?

 

[hemioiler]

A1c?

Haven't had it tested, but I have often tested using the strips (borrowed unit from my mom) and I'm always in the 5 to 6 range.

I don't have diabetes I can promise you that. My issues with sugar are just in the gut (inflammation). I've been avoiding/severely limiting sugar for decades now.

 

[Pablo]

Haven't had it tested, but I have often tested using the strips (borrowed unit from my mom) and I'm always in the 5 to 6 range.

I don't have diabetes I can promise you that. My issues with sugar are just in the gut (inflammation). I've been avoiding/severely limiting sugar for decades now.

5 to 6?? Test strips?

 

[hemioiler]

5 to 6?? Test strips?

Blood glucose meter. Stab your finger, put blood on the strip, put the strip in the meter and spits out a number. 5 to 6 two hours after meal is perfectly normal.

 

[Pablo]

Blood glucose meter. Stab your finger, put blood on the strip, put the strip in the meter and spits out a number. 5 to 6 two hours after meal is perfectly normal.

I understand, not trying to be a smart a--. What units are those? With my meter and other meters, it's mg/dl

 

[hemioiler]

I understand, not trying to be a smart a--. What units are those? With my meter and other meters, it's mg/dl

Yes, probably different units where you are. We apparently use nmol/L.

https://www.onetouch.ca/diabetes-re...cs/understand-your-blood-glucose-test-results

 

[Lubener]

You guys have no idea of my medical history but I appreciate the concern.

When I eat healthy and feel the best in my gut, my heart pressure drops to low 120s, and my heartbeat is low 50s.

When I do sustained days of terrible diet, my heart pressure goes up (this requires a few weeks, not just one day) and my heart beat goes up to low 70s.

I have had months on trial diets where the bbm is low 70s. Did my heart just "become healthy" then because it never dropped below 70? And then after 3 weeks of a changed diet I suddenly have a bad heart because its below 60? And then if I revert to the bad diet it goes back up so my heart is "good"?

I am quite fit, can out bike anyone (unless they're a semi pro with all the gear and the $5000 lightweight cycle), hike and kayak regularly, have a BMI of 18.9 (not an ounce of fat on me), have never smoked or done drugs or used alcohol outside of special days and so on. I have never had medication for anything (unless you count advil).

In short - my heartbeat is fine. The issue isn't my heart, it's more an indication how a bad diet (for me anyway) can change my numbers for the worse (both bbm and pressure).

Go and consult your doctor instead of posting your health concerns on a forum which is senseless.. Your doctor will know your medical history.

 

[hemioiler]

Go and consult your doctor instead of posting your health concerns on a forum which is senseless.. Your doctor will know your medical history.

What makes you think I'm concerned?

 

[Lubener]

What makes you think I'm concerned?

Then why post it?

 

[hemioiler]

Then why post it?

Is everything else that's posted in the off topic section "a concern"?

 

[#18FAN]

Is everything else that's posted in the off topic section "a concern"?

How in any possible way can we answer your questions if we don’t know you what possible answer are you looking for I don’t understand this thread.

 

[hemioiler]

How in any possible way can we answer your questions if we don’t know you what possible answer are you looking for I don’t understand this thread.

It was more of an interesting observation, health/diet is frequently discussed on bitog.

 

[Pablo]

Whenever I minimize carbs, my heartbeat does this (low 50s bpm). It'll jump to 65 to 70 after a "carb heavy" day (no sugar, just grains from bread/rice etc).



Hoping that's ok...........................

From your post. You were concerned. You asked. Nothing wrong with that.

My perception to your response to my questions in this thread, was you came across as a bit snappy and tense, but I dismissed it. Because typed words on internet. My body, my mind, my perception.

Now reading your further response, I still think you should maybe really find out what is really wrong, cut back on caffeine and get your A1c checked by a real lab.

 

[hemioiler]

From your post. You were concerned. You asked. Nothing wrong with that.

My perception to your response to my questions in this thread, was you came across as a bit snappy and tense, but I dismissed it. Because typed words on internet. My body, my mind, my perception.

Now reading your further response, I still think you should maybe really find out what is really wrong, cut back on caffeine and get your A1c checked by a real lab.

Well I'm not going to argue with others about how I may or may not be feeling.

It was intended to be as I wrote above, an interesting observation.

I have had multiple doctors in my life, including a family doc and a top gut specialist here in Canada. I would not be asking actual medical advice on the internet.

I don't know how you got snappy and tense from my comments, they were as low key and polite as possible.

 

[Warstud]

I think this is a very simplified and inaccurate position. We can tolerate things in small quantities that are not good for us, like milk for example. We'd still be better off completely avoiding milk products, sugar, alcohol and some other stuff.

I've cut back on sugar and alchohol and dont drink much milk anyway and still feel sluggish

 

[hemioiler]

I've cut back on sugar and alchohol and dont drink much milk anyway and still feel sluggish

From my experience (and others are different), "cutting back" is not good enough. Sugar and alcolhol and milk have to be completely eliminated, those 3 are the highest triggers for me.

Other foods I can tolerate better but need to cycle them around. Eat rice 7 times in one week and by the end I'm feeling terrible. But cycle it around, leave off for 2 months and then introduce it; eat rice once every 4 days and I can tolerate it, but still not ideal. Just an example.

And if you have very bad digestive issues like I do you could easily have to do far more than just those 3 ingredients.

The specialist who was helping me suggested I try low FODMAP diet, it was ok but less effective than removing all veggies for a few days. Just an example.

Unfortunately no one thing works for everyone and there could be some trial and error left for you.

Also keep in mind that sugar has many different forms: "dextrose" (any ingredient that ends with "ose", "xylitol" (all sugar alcohols end with "ol", like "sorbitol" etc), high fructose corn syrup, there is probably 20+ different ways to say "this food contains sugar" which is why I don't eat anything out of a box/can. I eat steak; throw it on the BBQ "as is". Few exceptions, the burgers I buy are just beef + water + salt but by and large I eat nothing from a box or can or wrapper.

 

[Al]

Carbs, on the whole, aren't even close in comparison to dairy and alcohol. Sugars, there is an obvious overlap.
isn't the way to go.

Carbs get a bad rap.

Carbs may not raise sugar but they RAISE A1C. I eat as little as possible and Glucose is always less than 95. But my A1C is at the nigh normal point.

I have AFib so I am used to tracking it

Hope you are taking Eliquis. This NOT medical advice. I hope your cardiologist knows this.