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Change in eating habits has brought many unexpected benifits..including better sleep.
Well it has been a couple months since I began to travel down my Vegan path. One of the first things that happened after only 7 days was my blood pressure returned to normal. Down from a frightening 218/110. I was taking 3 medications and it did not help. Now I am Med free. I do have one med my physician states I must keep on hand. He calls it the just in case med.
My weight at the 18 day mark had dropped 32 pounds.
My sleep became predictable and continues to use my CPAP. Have changed from full-face to nasal with chin strap.
Being a Meat eating farm boy the transition has been difficult at times. I had added some meat back into my diet. I am of Jewish heritage so I am eating kosher meats.
My feeling of wellness has diminished and stress level increased. Blood pressure began to elevate. So now I am headed back to the Vegan life style. I can not tell you how much energy the Vegan diet gave me. I do have to remember to take B12 supplements and add ground Flaxseed into my regiment daily. Flaxseed is full of Omega 3 and replaces fish oil.
My wife by the grace of G-d has started to improve. She doesn’t look as if she will have to go on a heart transplant list. She is now an advocate for women taking the Flu vaccine. A simple case of common flu turned to pericarditus that was not detected until it had done its damage.
So with family life improving and returning to Vegan diet (life style) my sleep should return to normal quickly.
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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on
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D. W., glad to hear of such improvements in your health, also glad to hear your wife is improving.
Having been a nurse most of my working life, the flu vaccine was almost a must. I had two cases as a teenager and sure would not want to have it as an older person. Luckily I'm a person who does not have bad reactions to vaccines. I'm sorry your wife got so sick from the flu, that pericarditis is one awful thing to have.
I'm really impressed by your egress from the cupboard. Impressively done!
What's a good type of B12 supplement? I am determined to cut out the meat from my diet, but haven't succeeded yet.
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Permalink Reply by D. W. Conn on
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Most any B12 supplements would do the job. You just need to decide if you want to take a mega dose once a week or daily. Right now I choose qd but that could change. Chewable. Now some B12 has added minerals such as cooper and Zink, these tend to be unstable and some research says the combination could do harm.
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Permalink Reply by Banyon on
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When I retired (semi, still do some consulting mostly out of my home) I was able to eliminate all those unhealthy business lunches and dinners in restaurants and at the same time increase my exercise schedule.
I drove my BMI down to 22 from a high of 25, knocked 40 points off my cholesterol and brought the HDL up into a healthy level. This gave me a flat stomach and my doc said I probably lost 20 lbs of visceral fat around the organs in the abdominal area. He said the visceral fat was the dangerous kind, often leading to cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes.
But I don't think I could have done that on a vegan diet. I eat a lot of lean meats (beef and chicken), eggs, isolated whey protein and a lot of fat (olive oil, nuts and some canola oil). I eat a fair amount of vegetables and restrict fruits to one or two servings per day and drink no fruit or vegetable juice. I eat very few empty carbs (sugars and anything made from grains).
I have an intensive exercise program and eat 3000 - 5000 calories per day to maintain my BMI of 22. It has dropped to 21 if I don't eat enough calories, but I feel healthier at 22.
For me, I believe a vegan diet would not deliver enough protein, fat and calories and would be concerned the carbs would drive the blood sugar levels up and consequently the bad cholesterol elements.
But you have the evidence that a vegan diet works for you. It would be interesting to know what you eat and how active you are.
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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My wife wants to go vegan. I do not know if I could do it. I am glad to hear that you wife is doing better. You and your family are often in my thoughts Conn.
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My typical workday will be anywhere from 14 to 16 hours. 12 hour overnight shifts then home for either some research for current projects or to change and head over to local TV network for taping of medical sleep segments. This past week two 9 am talks with local charity groups topics of sleep and aging and sleep apnea and diabetes. General exercise ‘Ouch” not so much.
My going vegan was a choice due to health issues and many years of over indulgence. I still refer it to as the “Time to pay the piper” for my past 47 years of bad choices. I am not going at it alone. My Physician monitors my diet intake. Most of my meals are consumed at work. Preparation can be daunting at times. I do take flaxseed oil and other supplements.
My sleep has been more restful, and of course indigestion as become a thing of the past.
Here is my menu from yesterday. Many times will have Bocca Vegan products such as vegan burger patty, or will have tofu in various incarnations. When cooking will use soy flour. Rice and legumes, beans generally make up the bulk of dinner recipes. There is also various squash, eggplant and lots of stir fry with broccoli, cauliflower, turnip greens, mustard greens, cashews, brazil nuts, and peanuts (yes I know peanut is a legume). Whole wheat pastas etc. We make meat substitutes when feeling industrious.
Last check my ac 1 was great, triglycerides down from 700 to 120 and cholesterol was down from 300 to 172 my ratio was good as well. My cholesterol was down so much in just a few weeks my MD retested. He thought there was an error. Second was even better 150.
My diet was so bad I would have a double cheese burger with fries and gravy 5 times a week. Not to mention the sweets, bacon etc. Going Vegan is not for everyone however for me it was the best thing ever.
Breakfast:
½ cup uncooked Oats toasted golden brown in Oven.
¼ cup Vitamin D Rice Milk
1 cup shredded kale or Spinach (raw)
6 grape tomatoes.
Coffee
Sack:
Blueberries, blackberries, walnuts (maybe a ¼ cup total)
Coffee
Lunch:
1 cup lentils
Small green Salad (butter leaf or romaine)
Cucumbers, tomatoes
1 slice Ezekiel bread
Tea
Snack:
½ cup brown rice
Apricots mixed with 1 tsp agave nectar
Lipton diet green tea 20 oz bottle
Dinner:
1 cup Black-eyed Peas, couscous, chopped green onion, mixed with half red bell pepper
3 cups steamed spinach with garlic makes about cup
1 slices Ezekiel Bread.
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