16 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

Since I've cut back on instant ramen my LDL has gone down.  Coincidence?  Maybe, maybe not.

If you look that up that is one of the worst foods you can eat.

39 minutes ago, Thailand said:

So did I until a major heart attack and emergency surgery 8 weeks ago. Does make you think an awful lot more about lifestyle.

My BP is much lower now though, as is my bank account.

Stent or bypass?

2 minutes ago, jvs said:

If you look that up that is one of the worst foods you can eat.

Unfortunately, this not well known. I found out accidentally.  This is why I have cut back and usually prepare my noodles from scratch.

1 hour ago, Hummin said:

Still you have to eat what you need in comparison to your activity and body mass and need of calories. 

 

5 eggs is 1/4 of your total need of calories pr day

 

Total calorie intake for you should be around 1600 calories or simple said 8 small beers a day

Ok, i don't drink alcohol nor smoke.

I think my fat % is around 12 or 13 % now,i did fast for 3 days a few weeks ago and i felt just fine.

I am starting to believe we all need to eat and drink less in order to be healthy,i am trying to stay away from

overly processed foods.

I eat breakfast and lunch,sleep early and try to stay active.

I know many people my age who complain about their body all the time but most carry at least and extra 10 kg.

That is the same as me carrying a bag of dog food around all day.

3 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

Unfortunately, this not well known. I found out accidentally.  This is why I have cut back and usually prepare my noodles from scratch.

 

5 eggs daily is far outside normal dietary patterns. Most nutrition experts would recommend reducing this significantly - perhaps 2-3 eggs maximum, and not every day.

43 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

Since I've cut back on instant ramen my LDL has gone down.  Coincidence?  Maybe, maybe not.

Ultra-processed foods are NOT good for health.

3 minutes ago, WorriedNoodle said:

5 eggs daily is far outside normal dietary patterns. Most nutrition experts would recommend reducing this significantly - perhaps 2-3 eggs maximum, and not every day.

Those are very old guide lines, a lot of new research is showing alternative options.

 

2 hours ago, jvs said:

About 5 years ago my blood pressure started to go up,not a lot bit in a steady line.

When it was around 130 i started to take 5mg Anapril .

That worked for awhile but pressure came back and i increased to 2 xAnapril 5mg.

I am now 67 years old,170 cm and 59 kilo.

About four months ago i started to do IMF and i lost about 2 kilos of what i assume was mostly bodyfat.

So i was around 61 kilos when i started that.

I quit eating anything with sugar as much as i could and ate just (still do that now) twice a day.

I eat 5 fried eggs for breakfast with some melted cheese on top,very tasty and meat for lunch most days.

When i started all this i also started to take 1 capsule of 5 different spices each day, tumeric, black pepper,ginger,garlic and Ceylon Cinnamon.

Tonight i will also start taking 1 capsule of Magnesium Citrate.

I am using Cannabis in eatable form most days to help me sleep.

The thing is my bloodpressure stayed the same! Still a little high but after resting for about 5 minutes it mostly went down enough.

Now the kicker,i started to take a pinch of Pink salt twice a day in a glass of water the last 3 weeks and my blood pressure is dropping.

I am only taking 1 Anapril 5mg now (for the past 2 weeks) and i just checked my bloodpressure now and it is 113 over 72.  65 bpm.

Over the last few weeks it has been coming down gradually.

Any thoughts?

 

Weed. No. Herbs, no. Ginger is good.

 

Imf no idea 

 

BP is fine but can go lower, same pulse.

 

Exercise. 7-10k steps a day interspersed with light jogging 

 

I think that's very good for your age. 

 

At 130+/- you should come off the medicine and monitor BP for a month. I don't think you need the medicine.

 

I'm doing 20mg enalipril. 

1 hour ago, Hummin said:

Still you have to eat what you need in comparison to your activity and body mass and need of calories. 

 

5 eggs is 1/4 of your total need of calories pr day

 

Total calorie intake for you should be around 1600 calories or simple said 8 small beers a day

You may be confusing calories with carbs. It's carbs that are the bad actors, because they are broken down in the stomach to sugars.

 

I would agree most of the calories in eggs are found in the yolks.

 

IME we don't need rice, potatoes, bread and pasta. We evolved as hunter-gatherers, agriculture came later.

 

I get all the carbs I need from broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and fruit. I eat all the protein I want, and cheese every day.

3 minutes ago, KhaoHom said:

 

Weed. No. Herbs, no. Ginger is good.

 

Imf no idea 

 

BP is fine but can go lower, same pulse.

 

Exercise. 7-10k steps a day interspersed with light jogging 

 

I think that's very good for your age. 

 

At 130+/- you should come off the medicine and monitor BP for a month. I don't think you need the medicine.

 

I'm doing 20mg enalipril. 

Why do you think the herbs are not good?

I have been using weed for over 5 years now,it helps me sleep a lot better,before that i used sleeping pills but that has to be worse than weed i think?

What is your BP?

3 hours ago, jvs said:

About 5 years ago my blood pressure started to go up,not a lot bit in a steady line.

When it was around 130 i started to take 5mg Anapril .

That worked for awhile but pressure came back and i increased to 2 xAnapril 5mg.

I am now 67 years old,170 cm and 59 kilo.

About four months ago i started to do IMF and i lost about 2 kilos of what i assume was mostly bodyfat.

So i was around 61 kilos when i started that.

I quit eating anything with sugar as much as i could and ate just (still do that now) twice a day.

I eat 5 fried eggs for breakfast with some melted cheese on top,very tasty and meat for lunch most days.

When i started all this i also started to take 1 capsule of 5 different spices each day, tumeric, black pepper,ginger,garlic and Ceylon Cinnamon.

Tonight i will also start taking 1 capsule of Magnesium Citrate.

I am using Cannabis in eatable form most days to help me sleep.

The thing is my bloodpressure stayed the same! Still a little high but after resting for about 5 minutes it mostly went down enough.

Now the kicker,i started to take a pinch of Pink salt twice a day in a glass of water the last 3 weeks and my blood pressure is dropping.

I am only taking 1 Anapril 5mg now (for the past 2 weeks) and i just checked my bloodpressure now and it is 113 over 72.  65 bpm.

Over the last few weeks it has been coming down gradually.

Any thoughts?

Do you have any other hobbies?

28 minutes ago, jvs said:

Why do you think the herbs are not good?

I have been using weed for over 5 years now,it helps me sleep a lot better,before that i used sleeping pills but that has to be worse than weed i think?

What is your BP?

 

I don't think those particular herbs are doing much of anything. I'm not a huge fan of herbs. Take care with tumeric though 

 

Weed... Just not good for lungs. I think it dulls the brain. I'm not judging. I'll have a smoke every so often 

 

I still have some sleeping pills. I agree not good. Will buy melatonin next time in US 

 

30 minutes after I wake up my BP best reading something like: 104/64 bp 57-63. Admittedly,  it's bumped up from that markedly bc I've really slacked past ten days. It's about like yours now. I'm trying to get back to what had become regular exercise and stretching. 

 

I've had high BP issues for years. I was attempting to reduce to 10mg but fell off the wagon. Got lazy. A mix of a bunch of early morning distractions. I'm back to 7-10k steps a day although I'm not jogging at all 😭

1 hour ago, jvs said:

Ok, i don't drink alcohol nor smoke.

I think my fat % is around 12 or 13 % now,i did fast for 3 days a few weeks ago and i felt just fine.

I am starting to believe we all need to eat and drink less in order to be healthy,i am trying to stay away from

overly processed foods.

I eat breakfast and lunch,sleep early and try to stay active.

I know many people my age who complain about their body all the time but most carry at least and extra 10 kg.

That is the same as me carrying a bag of dog food around all day.

Seems you doing everything right, 

 

So just need a general health check once and awhile to monitor your overall health. 

 

 

Doubt if it's the salt lowering your BP, as would do the opposite.  Body would be retaining water, and excess to blood, actually raising your BP.

 

What's your Glucose (HbA1C) ... <6.0 ?

 

And cholesterol level & ratios ? ... 

... Cholesterol/HDL-C Ratio

... LDL/HDL Ratio

Food is one thing. Smoking is of course the worst thing you can do to your arteries/heart, and of course potentially to your lungs. If you have high calcification in your arteries (which smoking causes), you'd find a resting heart rate difficult, IMO, to get it below 70 bpm.

35 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

You may be confusing calories with carbs. It's carbs that are the bad actors, because they are broken down in the stomach to sugars.

 

I would agree most of the calories in eggs are found in the yolks.

 

IME we don't need rice, potatoes, bread and pasta. We evolved as hunter-gatherers, agriculture came later.

 

I get all the carbs I need from broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and fruit. I eat all the protein I want, and cheese every day.

 

A balanced healthy diet is preferred for most normal healthy active people. 

 

The main problem is overeating and unbalanced diets. 

 

Clean fresh food with a certain percentage of fat between 20-30%, cabs 30-50%, and protein 25-40%

 

You decide 

1 hour ago, 1FinickyOne said:

Do you have any other hobbies?

Yes lots, i do welding ,fitness, gardening and have a lot of animals to look after.

I study genetics in animals also.

What are your hobbies?

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

Doubt if it's the salt lowering your BP, as would do the opposite.  Body would be retaining water, and excess to blood, actually raising your BP.

 

What's your Glucose (HbA1C) ... <6.0 ?

 

And cholesterol level & ratios ? ... 

... Cholesterol/HDL-C Ratio

... LDL/HDL Ratio

IMO salt is over-emphasized as a factor in high blood pressure.

 

The WHO recommends an intake of less than 2000 mg of salt per day. That's a teaspoon of salt. Who uses that much on their food?

 

Most salt comes from processed and packaged foods. Far less in fresh foodstuffs.

 

I have salt on my eggs and vegetables every day. My BP is normal.

 

OTOH, insufficient salt may lead to hyponatremia, which causes muscle cramps.

one thing that strikes me after reading through this thread is that the effect of diet on health is a very complicated subject and not very well understood by anybody really, including the experts .. There really does not seem to be a one size fits all solution.    Apart from a few obvious ones like alcohol and sugar smoking etc  What's good for one is not, it seems , necessarily good for all

52 minutes ago, jvs said:

What are your hobbies?

I like asking people what their hobbies are - - 

 

I would look at it more as a question of how I spend my time - 

It sounds like keeping busy is important to you... 

2 hours ago, KhaoHom said:

 

I don't think those particular herbs are doing much of anything. I'm not a huge fan of herbs. Take care with tumeric though 

 

Weed... Just not good for lungs. I think it dulls the brain. I'm not judging. I'll have a smoke every so often 

 

I still have some sleeping pills. I agree not good. Will buy melatonin next time in US 

 

30 minutes after I wake up my BP best reading something like: 104/64 bp 57-63. Admittedly,  it's bumped up from that markedly bc I've really slacked past ten days. It's about like yours now. I'm trying to get back to what had become regular exercise and stretching. 

 

I've had high BP issues for years. I was attempting to reduce to 10mg but fell off the wagon. Got lazy. A mix of a bunch of early morning distractions. I'm back to 7-10k steps a day although I'm not jogging at all 😭

I don't smoke at all.

48 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

one thing that strikes me after reading through this thread is that the effect of diet on health is a very complicated subject and not very well understood by anybody really, including the experts .. There really does not seem to be a one size fits all solution.    Apart from a few obvious ones like alcohol and sugar smoking etc  What's good for one is not, it seems , necessarily good for all

I believe most experts agree on a balanced healthy diet within calories needed for healthy normal active people. 

 

Then you have certain lifestyle health problems that have developed throughout the years seems to be better on carb deficiency, than carbs surplus diets, and also for those with mental health problems as well can have a better quality life on carb deficiency diets. 

 

Not forget the placebo effect of the belief in one certain lifestyle is better for you than others 

6 hours ago, jvs said:

Well the salt intake thing is being challenged now by a lot of new research,yes  too much salt is not good but many years ago a lot of people ate a lot of salt because the food was preserved in it but hart disease was rare.

 

Yes, I know. But the empirical evidence is very solid. Google "Finland reduced sodium intake". The Finnish government started a low sodium campaign and salt intake in Finland was drastically reduced. It had a huge impact on blood pressure and mortality figures.

 

"Finland, which has aggressively reduced salt in food over three decades, has seen a 40 per cent decline in average sodium intake. That has helped produce a large reduction in average blood pressure levels and an 80-per-cent drop in deaths due to stroke."

 

https://www.worldactiononsalt.com/worldaction/europe/finland/

6 hours ago, jvs said:

Well the salt intake thing is being challenged now by a lot of new research,yes  too much salt is not good but many years ago a lot of people ate a lot of salt because the food was preserved in it but hart disease was rare.

Salt usually comes in combination with a  lot of sugar and refined (and in the US so called enriched flour) flour.

 

 

I think high blood pressure risk is stroke, not heart disease. 

6 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Doubt if it's the salt lowering your BP, as would do the opposite.  Body would be retaining water, and excess to blood, actually raising your BP.

 

It could be actually. Whilst for many people salt increases blood pressure, for others it has the opposite effect. It depends on genetic disposition.

 

" About a third of healthy people — and about 60% of people with high blood pressure — are salt sensitive, meaning they have a strong response to dietary sodium. Their blood pressure rises by 5 points or more if they switch from a low-salt to a high-salt diet. However, an estimated one in 10 people have what's called inverse salt sensitivity: their blood pressure goes up when they eat less salt."

 

https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/dietary-salt-and-blood-pressure-a-complex-connection

 

 

16 hours ago, Lacessit said:

The WHO recommends an intake of less than 2000 mg of salt per day. That's a teaspoon of salt. Who uses that much on their food?

2000mg equals 2 grams.

 

A level teaspoon of salt typically weighs approximately 6 grams. While the exact weight can vary slightly depending on the type of salt (fine vs. coarse) and how tightly it's packed, 6 grams is a good general guideline. 

 

So try one third of a level teaspoon. Hey, I like my salt as well.

 

Those who make their own sourdough bread know this fact.

On 8/3/2025 at 2:00 PM, Hummin said:

And try to calculate your food so you eat 20% fat, 50% carbs and 30% protein. Even you are skinny you can still have fat in your intestines and your blood. Just a few simple blood tests and a general health check should help you to understand more 

 

 

At 59 Kilos I doubt he has much visceral fat, or even much subcutaneous fat.  

At 73 kg my bodyfat was around 13% which is considered very lean. 

Most slim people average 18-24% and most of the old farangs I see are probably over 30% bodyfat.

Beetroot powder and Hibiscus tea.

Take both.