I'm still not clear what y'all are referring to as Cold Turkey... ?
Thanks and g'nite,
z2
--- In fast5@yahoogroups.
>
> I should also jump in with one more bit of trivia:
>
> I was getting a kind of sudden dizziness at one point, which
> I figure was either high or low blood pressure. Turned out to be:
> ear infection! Dunno why, and I didn't have any other symptoms.
> But the doc took one look at my ear and said "you have an ear
> infection!" and gave me an antibiotic and that was that.
>
> As for F5, when I first did it, it was another version (the Warrior
Diet ...
> I prefer F5 for various reasons, but they both work). I went cold
> turkey. It was MISERABLE and I would not recommend it to
> anyone. I did not get dizzy but I really felt awful and was rude
> to everyone. I think your body really, really, really likes it's
> habits. Doesn't matter so much what the habit is, but if
> you always wake up, eat, and sleep at the same time, your
> body is happy. Change that, it complains.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 12:50 PM, zipolite2
<no_reply@yahoogroup
> > Thanks again for the response. This is a very nice, supportive
forum!
> >
> > My friend has been doing the program for about two weeks. I don't
> > understand what Cold Turkey or Adjusted refers to exactly... she
is
> > doing the whole enchilada, eating only during the 5 hour window,
> > doing fine. She has only experienced the wooziness a few times,
but
> > was concerned with the comment from her nurse friend, who
insisted we
> > need to "keep our blood sugar level at all times through regular
> > eating". I personally disagree with this statement, and don't
think
> > it's necessarily founded in science. Dr. Herring, I understand
you
> > have a good background in metabolic research and believe your
program
> > is absolutely safe, and is actually beneficial to those of us in
good
> > general health.
> >
> > Do many people experience this type of symptom in the
beginning? My
> > feeling is that she is going through an adjustment period which
will
> > pass, but I would like to know if this is common with beginners.
> >
> > Best to all,
> > z2
> >
> > --- In fast5@yahoogroups.
> >>
> >> As usual, Heather, Mary, and Ellen have said what I would say.
> >> Everyone is different and I cannot say from afar just what
causes a
> > case of wooziness, and
> >> it's not clear from your message how long your friend has been
> > F5ing or whether she's
> >> adjusted or going cold-turkey. This may be one of those
individual
> > quirks of adaptation
> >> that passes without explanation, or it may be something that says
> > F5 is not right for her.
> >>
> >> It's not likely to be hypoglycemia since has occurred after
eating,
> > but the only way to know
> >> for sure is to check a blood glucose level when the symptom is
> > present.
> >>
> >> I agree with the other possibilities that have been mentioned --
it
> > could be that your
> >> friend is not drinking as much during the day as she typically
> > would on a conventional
> >> eating schedule and was mildly dehydrated.
> >>
> >> She may also be taking in less sodium/salt simply from eating
less
> > food or different food
> >> and the dip has led to a little less blood pressure than her
usual.
> > The kidneys and blood
> >> vessels should correct for this -- there's no need to
deliberately
> > take in more sodium. A
> >> comparison of blood pressure measurements from when she's
> > symptomatic to when she's
> >> not would provide a clue.
> >>
> >> Whatever the cause, she should change positions slowly/carefully
as
> > Mary said, and if the
> >> symptom persists, back off of F5 and enlist the supervision of a
> > physician if she wants to
> >> proceed.
> >>
> >>
> >> Bert
> >>
> >> Bert Herring
> >> Fast-5 Corporation
> >>
> >>
> >> --- In fast5@yahoogroups.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for your response. Personally I agree with you! I
would
> > like
> >> > to hear what Dr. Bert has to say as well, if he gets a chance
to
> >> > respond.
> >> >
> >> > Meanwhile, I'm enjoying the light, clean, clear fasting feeling
> > and
> >> > increased energy.
> >> >
> >> > Be well!
> >> > z2
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
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> Heather Twist
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