Does anyone know if IF affects blood pressure? I've heard that improper fasting can lead to blood pressure getting higher (I do not plan on doing it improperly but it's still a concern of mine), and it's a fact that...
Has anyone used IF to help with their blood pressure? I’ve recently read that it can have some positive effects. I’m in my mid 30’s and was in good shape before I started having blood pressure problems about a year ago...
Does anyone else struggle with low pressure? I don't see it mentioned a lot on the main fasting sub and the general advice of drink water/electrolytes is of course always key. That noted, I've always had low blood pressure (confirmed as...
I've recently restarted ADF and I've been taking electrolytes on fasting days. I happened to test my blood pressure at the end of the day and it was quite high. I've experimented on and off, and found that salt tends to...
Hey everyone, I started IF Monday - Friday, where I don't eat until after work. (6 pm - 8 pm). I work at a desk and haven't had any hunger issues. For the past five months, I have had elevated...
I’ve noticed that while fasting I have a heart rate in the mid to upper 50s. However when I stand up my heart rate shoots up right away to over 120. It sounds like pots but I have never experienced...
I'm currently at 94/61 blood pressure at 46 hours of a dry fast. What is everyone's blood pressure while dry fasting over 2 days?
Im a 21f and I've been doing IF for a few weeks now again, after having to stop during Christmas when I got covid. My eating hours are 1-9pm. I naturally have low blood pressure, around 110 systolic, 65 diastolic....
Hi! I’m wanting to start 18:6 fasting between 2pm - 8pm. I can see there’s lots of health benefits but what’s it like for blood pressure? I know if you overeat it’s bad for blood pressure, and I’m wondering if...
Hey Fasting Community, I've (29M) been intermittent fasting 16:8 for several years now which has helped my type 1 diabetes quite a bit. My recent A1C is 6.0 but my doctor recently stated my blood pressure is elevated. Not quite high...
Anyone have experience with Snake Diet on blood pressure medication? My blood pressure is not super high so i imagine i won't need the medication after a while but for now i want to make sure i don't overdo with...
Forgive me if i sound dumb but I already suffer from high blood pressure and i was wondering does [No Salt](https://www.walmart.com/ip/NoSalt-Original-Sodium-Free-Salt-Alternative-11-oz/37233033) raises blood pressure. I need my potassium!
im on week two of 20 hour omad every day and my blood pressure(even on my meds) is shooting up sky high.......anyone else experience this? im trying to wait to see if it lowers in a week oe so before...
What are the expected impacts to your health later in life from consuming too much sodium? And to what extent are those impacts mitigated by having healthy eating habits around the sodium intake and drinking lots of water daily? Edit: My...
Just to be clear, I am gonna go to the doctor about this, just realized it is a problem that is not temporarily caused by dehydration or detoxing during the fasts. But it can take months just to get an...
I think I may have pushed my most recent d.fast too far and I wanted to share the experience both so that I could hear any ideas anyone might have as to what happened for me, and also to help...
So if you eat a meal with 1200mg of salt, then eat a bunch of fruit containing 500mg of potassium. How much of that salt cancels out because of the potassium? Is there a limit to how much potassium can help?
Haven't taken my blood pressure since starting IF (just a couple of months) but was disappointed to see that my systolic pressure is quite a bit higher now...has anyone else seen this? I thought having dropped 10 pounds (normal weight)...
I have tried different kinds of google searches to explain the answer to this question for me and I can't find a good solution to my confusion. How can taking a dose of fasting salts not affect my blood pressure? ...
I am 40 and just had my blood work/urine results. Good news is I am fine and all the numbers are within range but barely. If I didn't change my lifestyle, I don't think I'd be this lucky 2-3 years...
I’m all about giving water fasting a go. However I’m a bit cautious as I take medication for hypertension. Does anyone hav experience with this?
Hello - F, 44, 157cm, CW 66kgs, GW55kgs here. I have been trying to move towards water and zero calories fasting and increase my window to 48-72 hours. But lack of good sleep on the fasting nights is worsening my...
Ok, so I’ve done a bunch of 2 and 3 day dry fasts at this point…I was hoping that this would go away but I am currently 50 hours into a 4 day dry fast and dizziness has been an...
Hello All. I am currently 6,2 245 lbs. I normally am around 220. I have been ascribe with Weights and mma last several years but the last 6 months I have had achy bones and other issues preventing me and...
So I'll try to make this as condensed as possible. For reference SW:315, CW: 188, GW: 160-170. Sober 231 days. As of recently, I've been posting way too much. In summary, I went from thinking about quitting the gym, to getting...
I am new to the diet. I stumbled into this only a few days ago. I haven’t been able to read the book outlining the diet yet. I was getting wicked Charlie Horses and after a Google search found that...
I’m new to the fasting club. I’ve been doing OMAD for about 3 weeks with great results. I went from 450lb to 226lb in that time frame and I spent the last 3 days doing a 72 hour fast. I’ve...
Ideally, foods that are easy to find and/or prepare. Thank you, in advance!
So I tried to do a 7 day water fast, taking electrolytes and some vitamins. Everything was fine until I had to do some house work bending down and lifting some moderately heavy items so I had to eat something...
I've read several threads about how fasting reduced high blood pressure but it's not clear whether this change is from weight loss or because of fasting. Should you be worried if you have low body weight and fasting everyday for...
Hi, all! I have used IF regularly for the past 5 years, both to lose weight and to improve my metabolic parameters (blood pressure, insulin resistance, etc.) I’m female, 41. Have slowly lost over 60 pounds doing IF, and current...
I am trying to reach 72 or 100 hours atleast but dizziness makes it scary and impossible. I have early fasting experience with OMAD or easy 30 hours consecutive fasts. This time I want to go further for atleast a...
Does IF and OMAD lower blood pressure?
I'm talking about anything that would be a nutritional powerhouse to down a glass of or more every day if it just didn't taste so bad. Is there such a thing?
Im spinning right now.
Has anyone healed hypertension of reduced their blood pressure by dry fasting? I recently went to the doctor and I’m very concerned with how high my blood pressure is lately.
I'm a newbie here. I spent hours last night trying to figure out what exactly Dr. Fung is recommending when combining a Ketogenic Diet with Intermittent Fasting and Fasting for obese people. I have over 100 pounds to lose. ...
Thought I’d share my stats and notes from my journey thus far (which I just collected from some scattered scribblings and text messages I’d sent) also which include some fluctuations, in case someone can benefit from seeing them. I’m...
I've been doing IF for about 6 months now (keto off and on before that for a few years) and had some success but nothing like this past month with prolong fasting. Prolong fasting has been incredible to say the...
37 year old male 5ft 10 Starting weight: 227 lbs Goal weight: 185 lbs Hi so before starting the snake diet I was already doing intermittent fasting 18/6 and working out with kettlebells doing Geoff Neupert’s Olympic 2.0 double kettlebell program & cycling on...
Anyone who take medications have any kind of complications? I take high blood pressure medication among some others, and I was wondering if anyone had any problems. Did you still take your medication while fasting? Did your blood pressure fluctuate...
20F , 168cm , 58kg I have been doing 18:6 , sometimes 19:5 for about 2 weeks now. I’ve noticed that when I get up in the morning, my eyes go black (low iron?) And it takes like 1 minute for...
Can anybody share how IF has helped lower their blood pressure? I'm have to get it down before I can exercise properly. I'm on 2 meds, but still get dizzy under exertion.
I started listening to Lifespan podcast on benefits of IF for wellness/longevity highly recommend it. I’m on day 4 of doing 20:4 intermittent fasting. I’d like to fast from 4-8pm so I can digest before 11pm bedtime. However, I coach beach...
I started listening to Lifespan podcast on benefits of IF for wellness/longevity highly recommend it. I’m on day 4 of doing 20:4 intermittent fasting. I’d like to fast from 4-8pm so I can digest before 11pm bedtime. However, I coach beach...
I've been heavily into researching and listening to podcasts about health and optimal diet for longevity for a while now. I'm especially fond of David Sinclair and his work and love his his podcast, Lifespan. I'm noticing huge changes in my...
Female 5' 5" HW 208 SW 196 CW 185 GW 150 Hello, I haven't posted in a while so I wanted to share some new developments. My Fitbit app and scale tell me I have lost 12.3 lbs. I'm currently...
Hey, has anyone else experienced this? Currently I'm eating my first meal around 12 and second around 6 and no snacks in between. Fainting runs in my family, possibly because we tend to have low blood pressure. I keep feeling unwell...
I need to make a drastic change in my life. My physical and mental health is spiraling downward. The biggest shock came yesterday- my doctor had to put me on blood pressure medication at 37 years old. Im 6’3” and...
33 year old male. 6’6” tall and I weight 325lbs as of right now. I have high blood pressure that’s controlled well with meds (Lisinopril HCTZ, Metoprolol ER). I only eat between 11am-7pm daily and tend to...
#**Background :** (skip to the bottom if you just want the current fast facts) March 4 this year I found I was 3 weeks 3 days pregnant :) This was (lucky) pregnancy #8. I'd had 7 losses in 2 years prior, no...
I’ve read a lot of articles online about how BMI is not relevant because you could have a lot of muscle and it’ll put you as overweight But a LOT of people do not do any physical excercise. In this...
Apparently we need only ~500mg to be healthy (most of the top results on google for me say this), but we need 25 grams of fiber a day, so shouldn't fiber taste approximately 50 times better than salt? I...
I wanted to post this because it seems like a lot of people have family members/friends with bad habits and get a lot of criticism. I looked back at a picture of myself when my mom said I was getting...
This [Nutrition Made Simple video "The Best Salt According to Science"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Fu-dwHA0M) says that it is. In the YouTube description box, there are a bunch of cited studies, but, honestly, I'm not 100% sure it's worth my time to read all...
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I want to do a 5-day water fast but the problem is it's my brother's birthday on the 3rd day of fasting... So I might have to drink some vodka with water ... Is that okay? Like will it affect...
Is there anyone here who successfully reversed chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, Prostatitis, epididymitis ect which are as per current medical beliefs not curable only manageable? I am not asking for clinical trials ( if you have then...
If I wanted to find someone who could monitor blood pressure, urinary output, or just any metrics that could signal a necessary cessation of a dry fast, what should I look for? Or how do you all monitor yourself to...
I have tried the YouTube chiropractors brand for electrolytes. And while I believe the nutrients are good The taste is terrible, either tastes like something well...terrible or children's medicine. I went to Walmart and my local grocery store and saw...
Hi there, I am male, 32 y.o. with normal health and fitness habits doing boxing 4 times a week (before iso). Should I start fast? Does anyone have any decent researches showing any benefits? Thanks!
### I have been doing fasting 16/8 for 4 weeks now, I have lose 4 kilos and I'm very happy with my new life style. But, there is always a but isn't it? My wife is very concerned about me...
Q1. It's homeopathy meds. Basically just 4 sugar granules with meds on them. If I think about it, the calorie count might not be more than 2 which I consume after 12 hours into the fast. Usually i just skip...
Looking for various exercises to do on a \~40-day WF; I thought Turkish get-ups would be a nice addition since they have very little eccentric or concentric loading and consist mostly of neural training and mind-body activation stuff. Question is --...
Our bodies need salt. Salt was so in demand back in the day that people were paid their salaries in salt (hence where the term 'salaries' came from). Yes, part of this was to preserve food at the time but...
I love having a very predictable schedule. So i thought of doing a monday to thrusday fast (96hours) every other week. This way i know that every other week from monday to thrusday it's my fasting time. I've done a...
54F 5'6" HW: 298 SW: 240 CW: 233 Just completed my first ever extended fast for healing more than weight loss. Am trying to get rid of a foot ulcer that has been hanging around for FIVE FUCKING YEARS! That,...
54F 5'6" HW: 298 SW: 240 CW: 233 Just completed my first ever extended fast for healing more than weight loss. Am trying to get rid of a foot ulcer that has been hanging around for FIVE...
I have low blood pressure and I have a condition where I am iron deficient and need more iron than your average person. There are times when I exercise that I feel dizzy, and I feel like I need to eat...
Hello, I’m looking for feedback from those 40+ years old. Primarily since we all know that age is a factor and can affect metabolism and a number of other things that may cause our bodies to hold on to weight. How...
Three years ago, I did a series of 7- and 10-day fasts. I fasted for 70-days over 8 months, and reached my perfect weight again, after 20 years adrift. But those water fasts were so hard that I've never done...
Hey all! 36 year old male here. My intermittent fasting journey started in March of 2020 when my wife and I noticed a friend had lost a significant amount of weight. We realized pretty quickly that IF...
Hello everyone. I am new to the idea of IF, I've heard of it before, but haven't really considered trying it myself. However, I've found myself frustrated by my lack of willpower and need some more structure to my diet...
Hello, I wonder where the headache from fasting came from. I mean what the biological process behind it. A guy told me it happen when the digestive system is cleaning himself. I feel sometimes the same sensation when I'am doing cardio sport. And...
What are some interesting/mind blowing facts about food that you have learned that the average person does not? Could be something you learned from a documentary, book, podcast. Could be something good or bad!
I've had people tell me for example "This kind of herbal tea is really good for you" and then done a little research. And there's never been any science backing it up.
Hey everyone, I recently did a 48 hour dry fast for the first and i felt amazing after. I want to push myself to do a 5 day fast but I’m not completely sure if it’s a good idea. If...
Started 9pm after dinner. Made it 3 days...was steady with water and started electrolytes mid day 2, day three started hallucinating sparkles in my vision and glimpses of light very rarely....all day energy fluctuated like crazy ending in groggy feelings,...
Was going for 5 day fast, started sat pm. First two days were fine, a little hunger but nothing I couldn’t manage. I made a days worth of electrolyte drink but drank it over two days (since just start of...
EDIT: Alrighty, everyone, that's a wrap! Thanks so much for the excellent questions. If you have more questions, check out the Fasting FAQ at my website, https://www.stevehendricks.org/fasting-faq, which has about 10,000 words of answers to the most common questions I...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XjmvBFt63k What are your thoughts on this video?
I’ve been told all my life that sugar in fruit is “healthy” but sugar in soda isn’t? Is there any real difference or are they basically the same thing?
Do you keep it within a certain caloric deficit (500-700 calories consumed for the day)? What kind of foods do you eat to ensure you don't get the shakes or lightheaded during the day? Do you focus on fat or...
Feeling discouraged. I just finished 2 weeks of ADF and making sure I didn't go way over my maintenance calories on eating days (maybe 200 - 300 over on a few days, with 600 calorie meals after each 24 hour...
Do you advocate for this? **Have you noticed any changes in your bathroom behavior after eating oatmeal?**
I know I am not the first person to ask this, but I am not sure why this is happening? It's not my blood sugar because I measured it and it was fine. I drink plenty of water. I did...
I’m scared about low blood pressure and passing out (happened to me before). I don’t do heavy lifting, just resistance workouts with some weighted plyometrics. Any advice on how to workout efficiently during the fast, or if I should skip it?
Hey everyone, I’ve decided to begin my water fast, I bought everything I need which is water, pink salt, and apple cider vinegar. But what I’m having trouble with is that I don’t know how much salt I need. Do...
Today is the 48th day of the year... ​ Have you reached your health goals with intermittent fasting yet? Have you lost that weight? Reduced your blood sugar or blood pressure or exercised daily as you planned at the beginning...
Assuming a sedentary lifestyle, would it seem to be much more difficult to fast (esp longer fasts) on a high carb diet? Because of insulin spikes and drops?
Hi, I am Yuva As title pretty much tells it all, I've lost atleast 15 kgs, use to be chubby now ripped. But wondering if there are any long term health risks for me, Fyi, either me or my parents have...
Started my journey at 218 pounds the beginning of Jan and went to my doctor for a check-up today and was 10 pounds down. He slightly freaked when I told him I was fasting in a 18/6 window and...
I used to lift and do IF and found no difference but I'm talking about 36+ hours of fasting up to 7 days. I go to the gym M, T, Th, F and am looking to lose weight. Am I...
Started my 30 day fast today. I'm currently a 31M, 6'0 tall, and about 310lbs. I carry a lot of my weight in my belly, so I'm really hoping to lose that. No health issues to report going in, outside...
I like to take a small piece or 2 of dove dark chocolate with black coffee during the fasting period—also take supplements (vit-d , statin, blood pressure medicine etc)-if I do that I can easily go between 16-20 hrs without...
I am about to hit 24 hrs fasting for the first time in my life. I am in my 50s. I have sleep apnea, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. After watching a couple of YouTube videos last night. I...
Hey all, I am researching IF but I am almost 50. Is there any research on the efficacy of IF and old people? My goals are \~25lb (215 currently) and healthier blood pressure, triglycerides, and well being. ...
One thing I see very little of that we need more of in all of the diet links are success Stories. How else do we know if it works. Opinions and ideas are great but worth nothing if they do...