Here’s an update on my health. I got 3:45 hours of deep sleep last night according to my watch. EatingI think diet is important. My diet is still “Eat real food, mostly plants, not too much.” This still means avoiding vegetable/seed oils like canola, soy and corn. Processed foods that included any form of sugar or […]
Seven weeks into my focus on health, understanding glucose is my focus. The state of my glucose tests Last night, not long after dinner, my glucose measured 125. This morning at 4:52 am, it was 115. And around 9:15 am it was 98. The highest reading I’ve ever seen was 157, and that […]
On Friday, January 14, the day was sunny. It was in the 30’s, and the weekend weather was supposed to be colder. I decide to bike to the Wilmington train station, which is about 42 miles from my house. When I get around to biking from my house to the White House, which is 160 […]
Am I better off this week than I was last? A little. Numerical stats, including my weight, are about the same. Glucose measurements interest me because my glucose has fluctuated from day to day. Test on Jan 10 at 7:45 am Result Sleep rating 92 Hours of deep sleep 1:46 Blood pressure after coffee 119/81 […]
Beautiful morning walk yesterday… 5 miles. It was 19 degrees, sunny and no wind. Nobody responded to text invitations to come, but I now know that this was not because of the cold. Later I walked to LA Fitness and swam a mile at an easy pace of 1:47/100 yards. Average heart rate was 127, […]
If I weren’t tracking things, I’d have even more of a revisionist view of where I’ve come from and the challenges ahead. Measurements Morning measurements. I use a bluetooth scale, a bluetooth blood pressure cuff, a bluetooth glucose monitor, and a sleep app on my Apple Watch. The watch tracks my fitness as well. Test […]
Insulin resistance and hormone imbalance is a widespread problem in the US It’s a problem for me personally. My fasting glucose was at the upper recommended limit. I went to the doctor and got blood tests. And while the doctor wasn’t concerned, I am. And I set out to do something about it. I’m not […]
On November 30, I was at the doctor’s office for an annual checkup. I commented, “Losing weight is easy. Just don’t eat sugar.” Thirty-five days later, I want to share my perspective on this comment. I’ve learned a lot, and I lost 20 pounds to get to what the NIH health calculator says is a […]