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[Hope]

Thanks Redfox for the helpful tips! I will get back to you once I start feeling better.

For the last three days my urine output has most definitely decreased and I have push to get it going. It was accompanied with some small back aches. I dont have a fever, diarrhea , or any other new and unsual symptoms. Still eating the same. Sweet potato with bacon in the morning. Wild rice with vegetable sabzi(Indian) through out the day. I will also have some nuts and fruit too through out the day as well. I stopped taking the enzymes and am not taking anyother supplements or meds.

I did go see a doc at a urgent care clinic, though he didnt really seem to listen to me. He just oredered some blood tests. I am thinking about going to the hospital because it will take some time to get the tests back and I dont have a PCP at the moment. Have read that decreased urine output could be a sign of something serious going on.

Decreased urine output could mean some kidney problems. You can add here the back pain. Dont wait and go to hospital and check your kidneys. My father have similar problems but his condition is far worst. I dont mean to scare you , just be aware that it could mean kidney problems. Jut go to hospital and make some tests.

Take care

Yea Konstantin, I heard that it could be a sign of acute kidney failure. I did decide to go to the hospital after leaving work early yesterday morning. I arrived there and they took my info and took a urine sample. After that I waited for five hours to see the doc! All they did was a urinalysis and discharged me as being dehydrated, even though the nurse said I was well hydrated? I tried explaining to the doc my symptoms and he told me that I should be fine, lets see what the urinalysis says first and then we talk more but he never came back in. Thats what you get with Obamacare I suppose.

Any ways it seems like my urine output is improving now, I will get the bloodwork(comprehensive metabolic panel) that the other doctor ordered done tomorrow. I feel like it might have been the digestive enzymes, as that was the only new thing I did/ added.

 

[Hope]

Hi everyone again,

The small pains I was having around my body and the urination problem seem to have gone away now, I think my body is just adjusting/healing. It seem like I can hold more urine compared to before when I had to go all the time. Overall I have been feeling quite well these last couple of days, my energy level, sexual function, speech, cognition all improving and a lot of my other symptoms as well. Even my level of confidence.

I got those tests back that the urgent care doctor ordered, most of them seem good, but I'm a little concerned with triglyceride levels. Is there such thing as tri levels being to low?


Lipid Profile:
Results Range
Cholesterol, Total: 194 125-200mg/dl
Triglycerides: 47 <150 mg/dL
LDL Cholesterol (Calculated): 130 H <130mg/dL

Cholesterol, HDL: 55 > OR = 40mg/dL
non-HDL Cholesterol 139

The rest of the tests where good. Kidney, liver, blood count, and electrolytes, all fine. I had seen another doctor two days ago and she referred me to a urologist and ordered a ultra scan of my kidneys and bladder. I'm thinking sense all of my metabolic panel tests have been continuously fine and if this ultra scan comes out OK, then my kidney and liver should be OK for the most part?

I find that I still get distracted very easily with daydreaming, wishful thinking, ruminating. Also still have problems with paranoia and OCD but am hoping when I go Keto, it'll get better. :/

 

[Mr. Premise]

According to The Internet (EHow.com) you should be OK.

Triglyceride levels of less than 50 are rare but still considered healthy. If a triglyceride reading is less than 35, that may indicate an underlying health problem.

 

[Hope]

According to The Internet (EHow.com) you should be OK.

Triglyceride levels of less than 50 are rare but still considered healthy. If a triglyceride reading is less than 35, that may indicate an underlying health problem.

Ok, thanks Mr. Premise. The livestrong website made it seem like it could be a problem at my level.

A low triglyceride level is considered less then 50mg/dl and less then 35mg/dl is considered severely low. A triglyceride blood test is the best way to figure out your level.

 

[Joe]

Hi AD, your first post on this thread really gives the impression that you have an "all or nothing" tendency. Maybe you should resolve to take things more slowly, make gradual changes, give enough time to see the effects, positive or negative, and move on from there. Your body and mind and emotions probably need time to heal and stabilize also, so that needs to be taken into consideration when you see swings back and forth. As long as you see overall progress in the right direction, then you know you're on the right track.

 

[Hope]

Hi AD, your first post on this thread really gives the impression that you have an "all or nothing" tendency. Maybe you should resolve to take things more slowly, make gradual changes, give enough time to see the effects, positive or negative, and move on from there. Your body and mind and emotions probably need time to heal and stabilize also, so that needs to be taken into consideration when you see swings back and forth. As long as you see overall progress in the right direction, then you know you're on the right track.

Hi Percevel,

I think you are right, I think it lines up with my suspension of having paranoid personal disorder. At least having shades of it. I have not been diagnosed with it but I feel like I might exhibit quite a few of those symptoms. My mom and grandmother both had troubles with paranoia, OCD etc so don't know how much of it can be due to environment or genetics.

I been feeling quite the contrary like I am not doing enough but maybe I should slow down, especially looking at my history. I had a consultation with Dr.Segura six months ago and have just gotten this far with the changes. Eliminating the grains(still eat wild rice), dairy GMOS, processed foods and toxic fats. I will start making fat bombs and bone broth. Eat small amounts every day for some time, until my body can tolerate it and then start cutting down on the carbs.

I have been having a flare up/reaction to something and have eliminated the nuts but I'm thinking it might be the wild rice. How safe is eating wild rice everyday multiple times a day? Dr Osborne says its safe but people for the most part eat it as a delicacy it seems like . I'm going to to some elimination and reintroduction and see how it goes. Could also be herx reaction?

Thanks for the help everyone, means a lot!

 

[loreta]

Welcome back and I wish you good luck. Thank you very much for sharing your experience. We are all humans and humans make a lot of errors and all are lessons. Learning is a long process, day by day, minute by minute. We are all in that process.

Have a beautiful day.

 

[Hope]

Hello everyone,

A bit of an update. I have stagnated and in ways gone backwards in trying to heal and live a healthy lifestyle. After I had of two of my amalgams removed in mid March. I started to feel really tired, weak and foggy in the head. Even though the dentist took precautions, I don't think she did a proper job and I was exposed to excessive amounts of mercury. I think it also had do to with me working graveyard shifts and my addiction to chocolate. I would eat up to 10oz a day ! In the last two months or so I have cut it down to 3oz and now am trying to cut out completely. I had my blood lead levels tested since I was scared of lead poisoning, results where near rock bottom so that is good.

Recently I have had my shift changed to days, now I work from 7am to 7pm. But now am thinking about quitting my job as I just feel burned out from the long shifts and I have to deal with the hot weather. I am a yard clerk at a warehouse for a logistics company, its decent paying job. Have enough money saved up to cover me for at least a year, probably longer(especially since its probably going to become worthless soon ). Thinking about just focusing on myself more and finding something more suitable with the free time. Just something on my mind.

In regrades to the diet,I started to increase my fat intake in the last three weeks. In the last couple of days my macros have been around:
Fat:150-180 g Carbs:200-250g Protein:45-70g

Today I had: Fat: 220.11g Carbs: 155.3g Protein: 75.3g

I have decided just try a LCHF Paleo style diet, especially after what the Cs have said about how many people can not do the Ketogenic diet. From what I have read you be still be mainly a fat burner without going into ketosis. As long as the carbs are from safe sources and the intake is low to moderate. Going to decrease my total carb intake to 100-125 grams a day with protein intake at 50-60 grams and fat being at or above 200 grams a day. Need to desperately gain weight! I am noticing that many of my symptoms are improving like the brain fog and energy. Had some cramping today so going make sure I get enough salt, potassium, and magnesium. Does it sound like I am on the right track?

I ask because at times I have strong anxiety. Where I start really doubting and loathing myself. Considering my history, being mentally ill and not so bright. I have thoughts maybe I should just quit and go back to eating "normal" because somehow I will mess up again!? For instances I know the basic concepts about the diet but when it comes to in depth bio-chemistry I really don't know. I cant even pronounce many of the words. Some of it probably has to do with me forgetting the material because I read it 9 months ago. Going to start rereading some of the books again. I have been doing research more on the paleo side and decided to make the leap because the (high carb)wild rice, veggies and moderate meat where just not cutting it for me. Hopefully I can get it right this time around!

Thanks for reading.

 

[T.C.]

Hi AD

Have you managed to read the diet threads "Life Without Bread" and "The Ketogenic Diet"?

 

[Hope]

Hi AD

Have you managed to read the diet threads "Life Without Bread" and "The Ketogenic Diet"?

Hi T.C,

I have read parts of it, mostly the latter parts of both threads. I am going to try to reread Keto Adapted and the Sott summery book and take notes as I think my reading comprehension is not too good. I don't think I will be able read both of the those threads,as I am a slow reader.

Sorry if the above post came out as a word salad or needy. Just been feeling anxious and disoriented at times. Plus I have really hard time writing about myself lol(the above post took me two weeks to right!). Health and mind seems like it might be too far gone, might just go back to eating how use to (lots of white rice, veggies, etc) as I have tired to eat healthy in the last 9 months but with minimal result.

 

[Mr. Premise]

I wouldn't throw in the towel yet on the diet because, given the high amount of carbohydrates you eat, you haven't even tried the diet yet. If you have a chocolate addiction you can make your own low carb chocolate pretty easily. There are recipes on the forum. I use 1 cup cocoa powder, 1 cup coconut oil, 1 tablespoon vanilla, 1/8 teaspoon salt and two droppers of liquid stevia extract. I also add two tablespoons non-GMO soy lecithin (which I keep around to make liposomal vitamin C) for an emulsifier. Just melt the coconut oil in a saucepan on very low heat, add the cocoa powder and mix well. Then add the stevia and vanilla. I mix the salt in an ounce of warm water to dissolve it and then add the lecithin to the salty water and mix that in with the chocolate at the end. If you skip the lecithin get just add the salt water. Mix well. Then pour it onto a pie pan or something covered with foil or parchment paper and refrigerate.

You might also want to search the forum on Mercury detox protocols.

 

[Beau]

I have decided just try a LCHF Paleo style diet, especially after what the Cs have said about how many people can not do the Ketogenic diet. From what I have read you be still be mainly a fat burner without going into ketosis. As long as the carbs are from safe sources and the intake is low to moderate. Going to decrease my total carb intake to 100-125 grams a day with protein intake at 50-60 grams and fat being at or above 200 grams a day. Need to desperately gain weight! I am noticing that many of my symptoms are improving like the brain fog and energy. Had some cramping today so going make sure I get enough salt, potassium, and magnesium. Does it sound like I am on the right track?

To be truly low carb/high fat and begin burning ketones, you would have to drastically reduce your carb intake. In fact, I would think eating 200 grams of fat while at the same eating 100 grams of carbs could lead to problems. That's why reading the whole Ketogenic Diet thread is recommended, so you don't do something harmful to yourself. A true low carb diet would be eating somewhere around 20-30 grams of carbs per day, tops.

 

[Buddy]

Hi Ad. I was positively impressed with those descriptions of your dietary experimentations.

I can't add to the excellent advice already given on that topic, but I'm curious if you do any kinds of exercise? Activity of the aerobic variety may well enhance your efforts by improving your overall health while adding to a daily sense of well being. Just some thoughts.

 

[Hope]

I wouldn't throw in the towel yet on the diet because, given the high amount of carbohydrates you eat, you haven't even tried the diet yet. If you have a chocolate addiction you can make your own low carb chocolate pretty easily. There are recipes on the forum. I use 1 cup cocoa powder, 1 cup coconut oil, 1 tablespoon vanilla, 1/8 teaspoon salt and two droppers of liquid stevia extract. I also add two tablespoons non-GMO soy lecithin (which I keep around to make liposomal vitamin C) for an emulsifier. Just melt the coconut oil in a saucepan on very low heat, add the cocoa powder and mix well. Then add the stevia and vanilla. I mix the salt in an ounce of warm water to dissolve it and then add the lecithin to the salty water and mix that in with the chocolate at the end. If you skip the lecithin get just add the salt water. Mix well. Then pour it onto a pie pan or something covered with foil or parchment paper and refrigerate.

You might also want to search the forum on Mercury detox protocols.

Thanks! I will try out the recipe as I spend way to much on the chocolate bars, 4 dollars a pop!

To be truly low carb/high fat and begin burning ketones, you would have to drastically reduce your carb intake. In fact, I would think eating 200 grams of fat while at the same eating 100 grams of carbs could lead to problems. That's why reading the whole Ketogenic Diet thread is recommended, so you don't do something harmful to yourself. A true low carb diet would be eating somewhere around 20-30 grams of carbs per day, tops.

I was trying to avoid doing Keto right now and just try a LCHF Paleo diet and see how that went and maybe then try Keto mainly because of what the Cs said.

But you could be right, I have backed off and starting eating high carb again until I figure things out. I was also having dull aches in my upper right abdominal area, probably coming from my gallbladder. So I will reread Keto Adpated and the thread and then go from there.

Hi Ad. I was positively impressed with those descriptions of your dietary experimentations.

I can't add to the excellent advice already given on that topic, but I'm curious if you do any kinds of exercise? Activity of the aerobic variety may well enhance your efforts by improving your overall health while adding to a daily sense of well being. Just some thoughts.

Hi Buddy,

Good to see you again. I have started lifting again a little but need to do it more often. Often find myself lacking the motivation and energy to do much of anything. If I am not working, I just lay around the house like a dog . So hopefully these dietary changes will change things for me.

 

[Buddy]

Hi Buddy,

Good to see you again.

Howdy, and thanks.

I have started lifting again a little but need to do it more often.

no, no, no, no, no...unless you want to, of course. :)

If I am not working, I just lay around the house like a dog . So hopefully these dietary changes will change things for me.

Well, if you limit your thoughts on this to just a categorical perspective, then you'll see "diet vs exercise" and your internal comparative evaluator will put the emotional tags appropriately: i.e, diet=less-effort=good, exercise=lots-of-effort=not-so-good, so conclusion=diet changes only!!!, yeah!

...but no so fast. There's another valuable perspective: human biology (the ecology of human physiology). From an ecosystem viewpoint, diet and exercise coordinate and enhance each other to get you all the neurotransmitters, hormones and enzymes needed to get those glycogen stores moving out of the muscles so that the fats and glucose product can be used properly as fuel and so the brain maintains proper levels of everything it needs to be healthy and develop like a muscle with the plasticity it's capable of.

Systems in the body that're not fed properly can start robbing and borrowing from each other, operating in a context of forced famine and accumulated maltreatment of the entire ecosystem can manifest as ills of various sorts: mental and physical.

By exercise, I mean increasing activity levels, just moving the body and moving so that, over time, the concepts of sustained action come into play and until the concept of endurance becomes applicable. Much research has already demonstrated decreases in symptoms of depression and anxiety by people who just make a practice of walking around the block once a day, for example.

The people who wrote the books we read were on the go, hunting and gathering - their research subjects as well as the data itself. Gurdjieff was on the move. Don Juan, the master of self-importance lessons was always on the move. Wise Native Americans and the Sufi masters of the Middle East were people on the move... :)

There's even emerging viewpoints in the neurosciences suggesting that the cerebellum and its motor cortex, once thought of as strictly confined to physical concerns, actually has a role in the timing and sequencing of synaptic activity involved in cognition!

My conclusion is that humans are biologically engineered to move and to move in certain ways and that most people will likely reach optimal health by incorporating this assumption into their daily activities and noticing the benefits.

That wasn't too "preachy" was it?