Good morning, I am a new member and need a forum like this to try maintain my low carb new diet. I am familiar with the low carb lifestyle I just joined this forum. I am looking for support with my low carb lifestyle. I struggle with hereditary high blood pressure. I am probably 30 lbs overweight. I struggle mostly because of my addiction to sugar. I have succeeded with low carb at different times maybe over 10 years ago. I take 4 blood pressure meds and my average blood pressure dims 150/90, but lately it has been 160/100 to 110. When I was succeeding at my low carb diet maybe 10 years ago my pressure was 120/70. I also have had 2 hip replacements from Arthritus and I am only 57. Just looking for a support group to check in daily or so and keep me focused on my priorities. Thank you..

Edited 21 hours ago21 hr by Darren Fredrickson
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Welcome to Carnivore Talk Darren.

We are here to support you in any way we can.

Many people have been able to manage their high blood pressure by eating a low carb or zero carb lifestyle. I was on a blood pressure medicine due to my AFIB but after starting a strict carnivore diet I was taken off of the medication after three months because my BP had come down naturally and the medication was bringing it down too low. Now mine wasn’t real high (130’s to 140’s) but it still shows that it can be reduced.

I feel for you with the hip replacements. I’ve had one that I got when I was 44.

Anyways, you’ve come to the right place. Let us know how we can help you.

Welcome.

This is a good place to stop by for support as well as share your experiences that could very well help someone else. It is a great forum.

I'm 56, was pretty much 'healthy, but huge. I was north of 320 at 6'3". I tried carnivore as nothing more than a weight loss hack. Then I got the bonus plan. I have an autoimmune disease called NMO/SD (basically the same as Multiple Sclerosis). Within six weeks or so I no longer had the pain and inflammation I had experienced the previous six years. Totally crazy, I had no idea.

I dropped just about 100lbs within the first year.

My blood pressure was relatively good, usually 120-130/60-70. After two years on carnivore (this week is two years) I am consistently at 100-110/50-55. I had never had a blood sugar reading over 100 until carnivore. I went a long stretch with my daily numbers were between 100-111 and as of the last six months or so I am around 90 each time I check. My immune system blood work showed part was so active I was constantly attacking myself and the other part was doing nothing at all. Both numbers off opposite ends of the chart. Within a year or so both numbers were back within 'normal range'.

I got all that by just trying a weight loss hack called carnivore to drop a few pounds. I got a lot more than I originally sought.

As Geezy said, (way more experience than me with blood pressure/heart related health) the combination of carnivore and blood pressure medicine could drive the pressure too low.

Good luck. Go slow. It is one of the better decisions I ever made (mostly dumb luck, LOL, but still a really good decision).

Scott