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It shows how much I mucked up my system, when after a day of fasting, my ketones measured 0.2 and my BG 100. One of the things I've been sent to review recently is a bluetooth blood pressure monitor, so I've been playing with that as I was told that my BP was high by the doctor. This checks it 3 times and gives an average. Today's average is 163/91 pulse 59 - so the doctor could be right.
I seem to have come to the end of the step/sleep trackers for the moment. One thing I would say is that they are only as good as the app they are allied to. I've had 3 apps Veryfit - absolute rubbish gives steps and sleep only. Zeroner health - gives steps, sleep and some different training modes. 8Sport which is more inclusive and is also waterproof and works for swimming as well as indoor and outdoor sports. The zeroner one seems to have stop measuring the sleep unless I disconnect and reconnect it - and as that's all I want it for - I'm giving up on it.
I'd say if you buy one check the efficiency of the app and buy one that suits what you want it for. Now I want a watch as I've got used to wearing one.
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Your blood pressure is very high. I'm surprised your doctor didn't put you on BP medication. I bought a Mi Fit band 2 which I wear on my wrist. It tracks my steps, sleep and pulse. There's an app to go with it. I'm really pleased with it so far. It gives me readings for how long I was in deep sleep and light sleep and records when I get up in the night to use the bathroom. Very clever! It only cost £26, new from ebay.
24 Jul 17 by member: Doobrie
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Mi Band 2, I mean. The app is called Mi Fit.
24 Jul 17 by member: Doobrie
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Any app is only as good as the setup and hardware attached. Your Systolic BP looks somewhat high, to say the least, I am surprised the doctor believes you can get that down through diet and exercise. Problem here is that your pulse rate is low, so you do need to be careful
24 Jul 17 by member: Mindfull_Body
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Do you use regular table salt or do you use pink Himalayan salt? I just watched a video by Dr. Eric Berg and he said that the table salt will raise BP, but the pink Himalayan salt will not. Just a thought.
24 Jul 17 by member: ehead
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It is not salt/sodium in itself that is the problem, as with most food related issues, the real problem is overconsumption and this applies to that fancy pink stuff too...There is, as far as I know, still, no convincing or reliable study in humans that shows anything other than a very small possibility that it may induce increased BP when consumed in 'normal' amounts by folks who have no underlying health issue that precludes them, such as impaired renal function etc...There is also some evidence, that potassium rather than sodium intake, is more important with regards to controlling blood pressure, amongst other things, so a diet which regularly includes potassium rich foods would, overall, be a better choice...The links for sodium and BP are still unclear and cannot yet be attributed to sodium as opposed to other factors such as age and lifestyle choices such as alcohol consumption, food habits, obesity, general fitness levels and very importantly, not taking in enough water, so I would take the claim noted above and stick it in the 'clever marketing by the house of charlatans' bin.
24 Jul 17 by member: misterbee
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I tend to think that all these warnings about a particular food/chemical being bad for you, is more a cause of problems than a cure for all problems. Take any individual food stuff then look at the quantity you have to eat to cause an ill effect. Salt is a prime suspect in heart disease, when taken in isolation to any other food stuff we intake, but without it you are worse off.
Eat balanced meals add salt but don't overdo it, which is the number one aspect of any diet. What we do know for a fact is that a combination of chemicals needed for your body to work correctly is what is needed, its just that humans have an innate ability to overdo one particular food to excess. Another fact is that cutting out certain foods which have a chemical compound needed for the body to survive, leads to obesity, as other foods are eaten in greater quantities to make up for the chemical imbalance caused by removing a substance from a diet.
26 Jul 17 by member: Mindfull_Body
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A salt deficit means you eat/drink other food stuffs to make up for this imbalance, with the horrible side effect of disproportional weight gain.
26 Jul 17 by member: Mindfull_Body
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