Stahlmann wrote: ↑Sat May 27, 2017 11:11 am
This quite hardcore statement. Can you elaborate? Or give direction in which should I read/go?
I am especially intertested in hypertension prevention/early intervention.
this "hardcore" statement is actually not very controversial in paleo/keto circles.
Good Calories Bad Calories by Taubes and Big Fat Lie (?) by Teichholz are good starting points.
here's the abstract:
hypertension is high blood pressure. blood pressure in the human body is in part regulated by the following factors:
- salt intake
- insulin levels
- fiber intake
- water intake
- high body weight
low blood pressure results in grey-outs or even black outs, e.g. getting dizzy when standing up quickly. this is dangerous in that a human could fall, or black out while swimming or driving.
brute isn't sure why high blood pressure is bad exactly besides correlating with other incidents like heart disease. maybe it causes heart disease.
in any case, it's easily testable how these factors influence blood pressure. a common report from humans who try fasting for the first time is that they get dizzy. this is because all these factors (except water) are suddenly reduced to zero. brute usually gets this around day 4-5 of a complete water fast. he has the feeling that he's been getting better, so maybe the body gets used to it.
it is interesting too how these factors are linked. salt intake causes water intake through thirst. so does fiber. and, interestingly, even just eating a zero carb meal, though not quite as much.
when brute has been abstaining from overeating or fiber for a while (week or so) and then eats a relatively big meal, or a meal containing lots of fiber (e.g. a whole onion, or a bar of dark chocolate, or lots of green vegetables) he becomes incredibly thirsty and dehydrated. this is because fiber draws water in the intestine, bloating and increasing in volume. this is one of the mechanisms in which fiber is terrible for digestion and colon health, it increases stool size and volume, and dehydration, which is then compensated by extra thirst.
water fasting turns of salt, fiber, and insulin, and is therefore a pretty drastic method to demonstrate this.
in short, if Stahlmann has high blood pressure, he is likely overweight, consuming too much salt, consuming too much fiber, or just consuming too much food in general (insulin). brute would recommend intermittent fasting as a light weight way to try and improve blood pressure.
note: brute doesn't think salt is unhealthy per se. salts are minerals, and many of them are vital nutrients, including sodium, potassium, and magnesium. but they do cause the body to bind water in the intestine.
interestingly, commercial laxatives consist either of indigestible fiber, or magnesium citrate. both of these substances bind water in the intestine. fiber binds it into stool, magnesium causes diarrhea "flush out". magnesium is a salt.