It can also lead to under stimulation of the vagus nerve which in turn dampens the parasympathetic nervous system and causes and over-active sympathetic nervous system, which can raise heart rate and induce hyper-tention. This is the fun I am dealing with, in addition to metabolic syndrome.

That scenario totally perplexed doctors. As I lost weight, my heart rate increased and BP went up. I had been using mastic gum to repair aspirin damage to my gut, but that was killing off good bacteria. I also worked a lot with round-up when I was a teen.