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Yeah that's confirmation that BP is a measure of how much water your kidneys need to eliminate excess electrolytes, so it's also a sign kidneys are struggling and if someone then takes in excess electrolytes along with the glucose... yikes you could cause a stroke!
It seems that ChatGPT is associating glucose with sugar, which is different according to Dr. Stephen's protocol. Yes, sugar will do what the above mentions, but glucose or dextrose will lower blood sugars, cleanse the liver, lower inflammation, and provide easy energy to all the cells, especially the brain. I wonder if you are going through a major detox. Only you know though what you can tolerate, so it still seems right to back off if this was too much for your body. It does sound like you need to add more water. Are you also adding more fiber?
Seems like that is likely what is happening, toxins moving out of the brain. When copper moves out of my brain it literally feels like my brain is morphing and twisting. I could see it freaking someone out if they did not understand what was going on.
I wonder if ChatGPT just tells us what we want to hear. This is the query I typed into ChatGPT:
Ask the same thing I asked: "Can glucose cause calcification?"
I am not convinced that copper alone is the issue. I suspect that copper increases calcification. On the Ray Peat diet, I consumed significantly more calcium than copper. I experienced a similar sensation when using topical vitamin D and 11-keto-DHT previously. This aligns with the mechanism of Finasteride, which promotes hair growth by opposing DHT and reducing calcification. Excessive DHT leads to calcification and hair loss.
I don't think that's the issue. While dextrose powder lowers blood glucose due to its extremely high glycemic index and rapid absorption, it also spikes insulin significantly. The frequent insulin spikes I experienced likely caused the calcification.
You could be right. But I wonder why Dr. Stephens has not talked about this?
It's likely not an issue for most people or those he's worked with. Most people haven't spent two years chugging milk, eating a half-pound of cheese daily, and consuming 6-8 eggs a day.
I've been drinking a lot of fluids on the dextrose protocol, so much that I would wake up at night to pee. However, I wasn't just drinking plain water; I added dextrose powder to all of it. I think I was overdoing the dextrose powder, as I also gained around 5 pounds, which indicates excessive intake. I didn't check my blood pressure, but the sensations in my heart, brain, and left arm were similar to what I experienced at the end of my time on the Ray Peat diet. These symptoms were greatly improved by topical magnesium spray, which suggests calcification since magnesium provided significant relief.
Yeah waking at night to pee can mean you pushed yourself too anabolic with all the glucose. Catabolism typically means less urine production. Anabolism more water to the kidneys especially at night when we do switch more anabolic to repair our body. But I would definitely check your BP it could have nothing to do with it, Acid reflux and gas can also cause pain in the heart area and all over honestly and when I did the glucose for 4 days I had so much gas in my system I was so uncomfortable!
It can also mean someone is dumping copper.
Do I need to use a pulse oximeter to determine if I have a fast heartbeat? I've had high blood pressure in the past and experienced arterial stiffness on the Ray Peat diet, so I am familiar with the sensation.
In the urine itself, or is the extra pee just a side effect?
