09/09/2021
Back in July I went to the doctor for gas in my knee and my blood pressure was in the 180s.
I said before that my doctor is keto friendly. And while her immediate concern was getting me on blood pressure medicine I asked for her to give me time to take care of it on my own.
I knew work was very stressful. No one in my life would have said otherwise.
But I was also having drinks every night, or almost every night, which was leading to snacking, which was keeping me out of ketosis, what was also causing me to gain weight.
While my high blood pressure was not only related to my diet, again, it was definitely related to the stress of my job, I knew that it was a lifestyle related.
I told her I wanted some time to bring it down. I went back 3 weeks later and it was in the 160s. Per one of these pictures. And in August and part of September I have gotten my diet back on track. I am no longer drinking alcohol. I have limited my caffeine, even though I'm still drinking coffee. I am losing weight, as you would expect. And as you can see, my blood pressure is back in a normal range.
While I didn't like that her first instinct was to put me on blood pressure medicine, I appreciate the fact that she was willing to let me try it with lifestyle changes.
And I'm even more pleased that the lifestyle changes have worked.
Again, I can attribute this all to my diet. To carnivore. I did quit drinking alcohol and have managed my stress better. But there is no doubt in my mind that my diet, and therefore my weight loss, has positively affected my blood pressure.