Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Click Here if you want to upgrade your account
If you were able to post but cannot do so now, send an email to admin at raypeatforum dot com and include your username and we will fix that right up for you.
There are many variables that need to be considered. You have been a member since 2015 and know that pulse rate and temperature are the foundational and basic tools that we have at hand, to give a clue that perhaps dietary changes, lifestyle factors and further investigation need addressing. It does not cost an arm and leg either. Like all of us, this gentleman requires guidance and of where to start. The ideal pulse rate will depend on the individual circumstance. If we are trying to heal then a pulse rate of 90 will be more optimal or higher, depending on the condition. Adequate calories and hydration are also the most basic things to check. Many people are not even aware that they are in a dehydrated state. Your need for sodium and potassium goes up exponentially when stressed, exercising, hot weather and sweating.
Stryker said that his ability to handle sugar improved with increased potassium. With all that sugar, he may need more potassium than what cronometer says. Cronometer does not account for inflammation, toxins, heavy metals, infections, ROS, etc, etc. If you have a muscle bound body, those muscles require more food to be maintained - more glycogen etc. So if 3000 calories maintains my body and I am sedentary and have less muscles than a young man; 3000 calories is not going to be adequate for me if I started going to the gym lifting heavy weights. Well it maybe, because my fat% is higher, where this gentleman's fat% is much, much lower than mine, thus will require more fuel from outside sources unless he is going to make use of the breakdown of muscle metabolites. I for one could keep going without food by tucking into my adipose tissue for fuel. We all know that doing so will only suppress my thyroid, liver and pancreatic function along with brain fog and god knows what else.
You stated that pulse rate goes down as you age. My 90 yo mother-in-law's pulse rate is maintained between 85 - 90 because she lives in my household and her meals are schedule by the clock. She eats me out of house and home. Her calories are high. She is a hoover when it comes to food unlike many of the elderly. Nothing seems to kill her - I have tried :). She has more lives than a cat. She was not like this though when she lived on her own. Her heart rate was around 40. Why - salt restricted diet and too lazy to cook for herself. The neighbours would find her on the floor unconscious all the time. She would ring me to tell that she found herself on the floor. When I took her in with a lot of work on rehabilitation; she is now as healthy as a horse. All that food she eats and believe me, it is more than my boys; she is not fat.
I know for myself, if my pulse falls to 75 then I don't feel as energetic as I would like to be. If it goes to 60 then I would feel ***t and drag my feet. Not that I allow my pulse rate to get this low these days - I know better thanks to Ray. Monitoring my pulse has been an absolute boon for me. It enables me to work out exactly how much food my body requires in order to have the energy to carry out work inside my body and in the external world. It is a lot more calories than we are led to believe for an old gal.
If the body is in a hypometabolic state, it means you need to stop pushing on the accelerator pedal and start harvesting and conserving energy. The body does not have resources on board to cope with the demands required to perform.
Yes, for the layperson reading Peat is a huge challenge (this is no fault of Peat). We are not all physiology or endocrinology professors. Many have no science background. lt is even more challenging if you don't have energy and stamina. In a hypometabolic state, reading basic text is a huge effort. We need to be more tolerant, forgiving and empathetic to those seeking help.
thank you for posting.
your right that it is a huge challenge to focus on reading big articles and making sense of them, listening is easier for me but finding the focus to absorb al the information can be hard at times.
since monday i stopped training and measured heartrate just a minute ago and it was 64 bpm?? strange. If i understand you i would feel better at around 85 bpm.. i will go on and see if i can reach this whitout thyroid supplementation.
measured my temp today also when waking and it was 37,1 celcius.... this would indicate high stress hormones from what ive read?
thank you all for not flaming me and helping me out with all the questions, it means a lot to me
since monday i stopped training and measured heartrate just a minute ago and it was 64 bpm??
If i understand you i would feel better at around 85 bpm.. i will go on and see if i can reach this whitout thyroid supplementation.
measured my temp today also when waking and it was 37,1 celcius.... this would indicate high stress hormones from what ive read?
?WOOHOO!!
"Fitbit Charge HR calculates your resting heart rate by measuring your heart rate when it detects sleep, and by measuring it throughout the day while you are awake but inactive (no steps detected). If you don't wear your trackers to bed, it will only be able to measure awake but inactive periods during the day. In that case you may find that your RHR is reported a little higher than it would be otherwise. I also recommend for the most accurate RHR to wear the trackers while you sleep."That's pretty interesting, but I wonder if that's significant. Do you know why it would be lower; does it just average the heart rate?
They do both; it's helpful to know if there's a high heart rate with hypertension, or normal blood pressure just with tachycardia.Oh you just use one of those? that does hr readings right? I thought they just did blood pressure.
Peat mentioned recently about sympathetic activation upon standing and walking."Fitbit Charge HR calculates your resting heart rate by measuring your heart rate when it detects sleep, and by measuring it throughout the day while you are awake but inactive (no steps detected). If you don't wear your trackers to bed, it will only be able to measure awake but inactive periods during the day. In that case you may find that your RHR is reported a little higher than it would be otherwise. I also recommend for the most accurate RHR to wear the trackers while you sleep."
I also wonder if it's significant. I read about many forum members talk about their resting heart rates being in the 80's or higher. Like I said many times during the day, I will see my heartrate (the live Fitbit heart rate not the calculated resting one) in the 70's or 80's after just sitting for 15 minutes or more. But my Fitbit still reports mid 60's for resting heart rate. I'm wondering if a more accurate resting heart rate is the time just before you fall asleep (but not sleeping) like the Fitbit does it.
I think that if you are eating lots of sugar with a lot of fat then yes suspect some weight gain. High sugar diet with very little fat and you should lose weight. I'm not saying this is healthyHeart Rate is now Around 60 cutting back on Excersize..
I have gained a great amount of fat while switching to a high sugar diet (4kgs)
Is this normaal ????
I think that if you are eating lots of sugar with a lot of fat then yes suspect some weight gain. High sugar diet with very little fat and you should lose weight. I'm not saying this is healthy
I have this problem too. The lowest heart rate for me is 48-52 upon waking.Hello ALl,
I have a resting heart rate of around 48 bpm..
is this (too) low for a normal energylevel and metabolism?
my hands and feet are also freezing cold during the day.
what would be normal ranges for temp and heartrate?
any tips are welcome thank you
I've tried up to 3 grains of NDT, & it had absolutely no effect on my temp & pulse other than giving me a skipped beat every now & then.
Eating more & staying lean is like the search for the mythical unicorn.
I'm so desperate to get things going I feel like I should just start snorting some cocaine. (Just joking).