Posted by bleauberry on April 10, 2011, at 6:48:08
In reply to I'm fat and have low blood pressure, posted by Deneb on April 9, 2011, at 21:49:45
Risperdal is the most likely of the 3 meds to be reducing blood pressure.
To help increase the blood pressure, incorporate more salt in the diet. Get a good sea salt or hymalayan salt, not regular salt. Despite what most doctors claim, salt is good. Back in the old days it was traded like gold. Back in the old days they had tremendous more amounts of salt in the diet, simply because that was the primary means of preserving meats.
Isn't it odd how modern America has said salt is bad, butter is bad, fats are bad....and disease skyrockets when these guidelines are incorporated. Anyway, it helps to raise blood pressure and will also help to kill or suppress all kinds of protozoa, worms, fungus, bacteria and such in the gut. All of which is important when dealing with chronic illness of any kind.
Testing thyroid is justified. You present with what could be hypothyroidism. Even if the tests appear "normal", which doesn't really mean anything (long story), it would be worth sampling some pro-thyroid strategies to see what happens. You would not be the first person to test "so-called normal" and yet respond very well to additional thyroid. If that happened, it would indicate that the typical scale used by the lab is too broad. The tests show thyroid in the blood, but not what is actually happening at the cellular level (example, thyroid receptors blocked by something else, requiring higher than normal amounts to break through and get you to an actual real normal.
For the fatness there has to be a change in what goes into the grocery cart. No sweets, no sodas, very low carbs. The Atkins diet is similar to what you need....high in proteins, low in carbs, fortified with a balanced mix of good fats (omegas from fish and flax) and complex carbs (whole grains only). The hamburger....throw away the bun. Breakfast....bacon and eggs. Pizza,,,,once a month. You can actually eat just about all you want this way, so it isn't like starving yourself. I know several people who have lost surprising poundage eating this way, in a short time. 5 to 15 pounds in 2 weeks is a fairly common result.
It's much better and healthier to eat 5 smaller meals per day rather than 3 big ones. Each eating should appear to be mostly protein and veggie. This is the foundation for lessening symptoms and fighting illness, no matter what the weight issue is or what the disease is.
If you aren't accustomed to eating this way, not to worry. Taste buds change. You'll find in 3 months that you prefer your new foods over your old ones. Cravings will be almost gone or completely gone. Either way, very manageable.
And since you are dealing with chronic illness, make sure your choices are organic every chance possible. The last thing you need are trace amounts of pesticides, herbicides, hormones, and antibiotics.
It all comes down to this question.....do you really want to get well? If yes, you do the right stuff. If not, you don't.
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