Re:Why heart attacks are rising in young adults–and what to ...
by voisin on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @06:34PM
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Hey I really appreciate the comment on Caffeine. I have been talking my measurements in the morning before having coffee, assuming 24 hours without caffeine would be sufficient to eliminate the effect but perhaps I am a slow metabolizer too and should try going without coffee for a few days and seeing if that changes anything.
For body fat, are you doing Dexa scans or how do you measure? My bathroom scale spits out numbers but I doubt they are trustworthy.
You can squeeze a few more points of BP by losing weight if you aren't already bottomed out. While it was the last intervention I tried, going from 20-25% to 15% body fat dropped my systolic 10pts consistently. When I go back to 20% BF, I'm back up 10pts of systolic. It's very sensitive.
The first reason I went plant-based was to optimize my cholesterol since it felt like the only lever I could pull since I'm already jacked and thin. If I'm going to hover around 125/70, I figure I might as well have optimal cholesterol, and I definitely was able to really shrink my LDL (ApoB).
I realized I'm sensitive to sodium. I've mostly replaced sodium salt with potassium salt. But I also noticed that caffeine can add 10 points to the top BP number even a day later. My best BP numbers have been when I've avoided caffeine and sodium for 48 hours.
I've considered experimenting with BP meds but never was motivated enough to pull the trigger.