[fast5] Re: Health Related Question

Monday, February 23, 2009

[fast5] Re: Health Related Question

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.com, "Bert Herring" <bherring@...> wrote:
>
> 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.com, zipolite2 <no_reply@> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >
>