Thanks for the link. Excellent information and good news.

There seems to be a fairly strong correlation between gastric reflux and stroke. My Dad's biggest health concerns before he had a stroke almost a year ago were blood pressure and gastric reflux, that went on for years. When I went low carb years ago, my blood pressure went from high normal to low normal and pretty much stayed there--sometimes a little lower, but never really creeps up.



So fairly obvious to wonder what cholic acid supplementation and a gut bacteria that results in lower bile acid levels are doing, is there gastric reflux occurring? Is physical stress elevating blood pressure? What does that stress do to the sleep cycle, bringing in circadian rhythm doesn't simplify things, but it's in there somewhere.

https://www.consultant360.com/story...0f rom%20China.

Lots of questions due to many variables. I, too, reduced my BP after going strict low carb. Gastric reflux diminished and I no longer take medications for either. Time restricted eating (eating 2 meals a day in a 6-hour window) with no snacking may have had some influence based on the article. I wonder how long a fast is effective? It may be something as simple as eating no more than 2 meals per day and allowing BG get to a reasonable level before the next meal.

In September 2021 I had my first chemo infusion and went into it fasting, based on what I'd read and studied. I also fasted the day after the infusion. It was a miserable experience. I've now undergone 6 infusions, and this is what I learned: the individual body dictates how cancer affects that body.

Since September, I've had almost no animal protein because I simply couldn't stomach it. Many days I couldn't eat at all unless I ate carbs. By eating as much as possible when I was able to eat, I've maintained my weight. My last infusion (6hr) was January 19, 2022, and I'm managing my side effects pretty well. Last week I started eating to ketosis again and have been able to eat (some) animal proteins.

However, next week I start a long-term 1-drug round that lasts another year. This drug alone takes only about an hour via my port but has the same side effects I've been enduring. My question (to self) is: Do I use artificially constructed protein products to try to stay in ketosis AND get enough protein to live, or do I fall back into carbs just to maintain my weight.

You see, Cancer Code and all the other books like it don't seem to take into account the fact that eating and maintaining muscle mass while having cancer is not simple. Being in ketosis is not a magic bullet, nor is fasting. There is no magic bullet.

Just throwing my facts out there. P.S. my bp is consistently low.