Thanks for sharing this! Definitely need to be careful and make sure those electrolytes are ok. :)

This is so interesting! Thanks for sharing. I have noticed that my blood pressure is lower in the afternoon.

Thank you so much for sharing this! How's it going being keto? I think this could possibly be another part of this issue I've had. To me, it's probably not just one thing (ie: these supplements) causing problems. And, I've gone lower and lower carb over the last couple of years - but especially over the last year. For many days I am under 10g of carbs - though sometimes I splurge and have more than that every couple of weeks. I know this is weird, but for a long time I didn't even realize I was keto - so I wasn't adding enough salt. I have gotten a bit better with that. I will definitely keep this in mind and focus more on doing that consistently! So thank you!

@@LifeDIY Agree with Seattle Six. I used to often feel like I was going to faint or black out when standing up. That stopped once I started taking around a teaspoon of salt spread throughout the day. I start every day with 1/2 teaspoon first thing in the morning. I just place it on my tongue and quickly wash it down with 16 oz of water. Just make sure its a quality salt. "What I've Learned" channel has a good video on salt in the human diet.

@@LifeDIY thanks! Wow I thought

@@jv6844 so I take half a lemon, add half a teaspoon of salt, scoop of sugar-free, electrolyte powder and a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to 16 ounces of water daily

I do have low blood pressure even though I drink electrolytes and salted water, many people have histamine issues and even MCAS alike myself specially after covid many people are now dealing with this kind of problems.

Would you please tell me if It lowered your blood pressure I haven't bought any yet I'm waiting to see if it worked My blood pressure is the same as yours.

Thank you so much for sharing this! Carl Pfeiffer is a name I am familiar with. Do you also know of Dr. William Walsh? His research has been life-changing for a family member of mine. He actually worked with Carl Pfeiffer years back, before taking over the Pfeiffer treatment center in Illinois (prior to moving on and creating the Walsh Research Institute). I met him years back at a conference - as I wanted to listen to him in person and thank him. Anyway I am a huge fan of their work and research. I did not realize that Turmeric and Quercetin had this type of impact on free copper levels. This is so helpful to know. Thank you!

@@LifeDIY Sorry it took me so long to respond. I sometimes go a month or so without getting on YT. I never heard of Dr. Walsh, but he sounds like a smart guy since he was working with Dr. Pfeiffer. I ran onto Dr. Pfeiffer on a website that archives old orthomelecular doctors that used vitamin therapy. I have an older brother in a group home that was diagnosed with schizophrenia years ago and learned that Dr. Pfeiffer cured 20,000 schizoprenics by lowering their copper levels with high dose zinc, so I'm currently working on getting his free copper lowered to cure him. Since Pfeiffer was around, they mapped the genome and discovered free copper, which is copper that is unbound to ceruloplasmin. I had my free copper tested and it was elevated, but have never had any psychiatric problems. In fact alot of people in our family had their free copper tested after I told them about it and they all had elevated levels. Through research I found out that it takes an elevated free copper, along with a defective blood brain barrier BBB, to have psychiatric or neurological problems from the free copper. My brother was a heavy pot smoker in his younger days and THC has been found to put holes in the BBB, so I think it was why he became schizophrenic. We also have Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and ALS that runs in the family, and research is showing a link to free copper with these 3 things. I have learned that most people with this ATP7B gene defect live a relatively normal life while the free copper gradually builds over their lifetime, because their brain is protected by the BBB. Then when they get older their BBB sometimes starts to deteriorate and becomes permeable, allowing the toxic free copper to enter their brain and cause these old age diseases. Anyway, I thank God he showed me this so I can prevent these things in old age by keeping my free copper normal and also cure my brother. The free copper test at lab corp is called direct measurement of free copper and the test code is 279071. This test will measure the amount of unbound toxic copper contained in your serum copper. When I lowered my free copper to normal levels, it definitely cured my blood pressure problems, so I guess Dr. Pfeiffer was right. I didn't mean to write a book on YT lol. I just thought I'd share some of my research. Anyway, I was watching a video earlier about your cat. How's your cat's ear? I live in the country too and currently have 3 cats. There are alot of feral cats living in the wild around here and over the years I've adopted full litters of kittens. I always plan to give some of them away, but get attached to them and end up keeping the whole family lol.

Cheryl, I am so happy to see you here miss! 🙏 I totally agree with the less is more approach with everything. Miss you too! 💜

Thank you! I am so happy to be back. 🙏🤗

Thank you!

Thank you, Vince!

Thank you, Margie for all your nice comments! I'm sorry to hear about the high blood pressure. Mine used to be so similar to that. I hope the Quercetin and Turmeric help you too. I love how open you are to trying new things to stay healthy at 78. That is inspiring! My dad is close to your age. I also noticed that the more low carb I've gone, the lower my blood pressure became too. 🙏

Leda, I miss you!🌺 I didn't realize you were on thyroid meds too. I hope the treatments are going well. I am so happy to see you here. Love you too!

Hi Lauren. I am so happy you commented! Thanks for sharing that about the licorice tea. I'm going to get some. And, thanks also for mentioning the adrenal supplements. I just recently started taking some of them, but I have had to stop briefly as I am going to do a DUTCH Complete test (for all hormones and cortisol levels). I am probably going to do a video on this test and results in the future. It is so interesting that you've been dealing with such similar issues. It kind of feels like most people can't relate, but there are probably a lot of people dealing with similar things, we just don't hear that much about it. I hope things are going well for you with the LDN. I also just subscribed to your channel. I love the channel name as it's so cute and reminds me of something. I don't know why, but I tend to use the "wrong" utensil sometimes with certain meals and my son always comments on it, as it seems to be amusing. So your oatmeal with a fork is right up my alley. I hope you keep posting videos there as it's so nice to see someone making things GF, DF and low sugar. :) I don't bake a lot of goodies anymore, but it's nice to have some options if I ever want to! I also just bookmarked your blog. I plan to make the meatball recipe!

@@LifeDIY Thank you so much, that means a lot! 🙂 Haha, the blog is actually named that because that's how my husband eats it. I'd be very interested to hear how your dutch test goes. My doctor wanted me to do that one too, but I was deterred by having to collect saliva for a month! I hope you like the meatballs if you try them, and thanks again for your sweet message and subscribing.

Thank you, Lauren! I am so glad you shared the story behind the name! So cute! :) haha I am not alone. I totally understand the reluctance on the DUTCH test, although it is extremely comprehensive. The last time I did it, it was not a saliva one but a urine one. Also gross but maybe easier. :) Besides that, your website and recipes look amazing and I cannot wait to make the meatballs. I love finding better ways to make things GF and DF or just healthier. :) So thank you!

Thank you so much for this thorough reply! For sunscreens - another nice option is the Biossance sunscreen - or Good Molecules also sells a super light-weight sunscreen. They are a lot less heavy, or less greasy, and absorb into my skin very nicely. The cheapest one is the one by Good Molecules, though it's a somewhat small tube. Thank you also for your advice about eating low carb or carnivore. I actually don't have CKD though! My kidneys are 100% functioning and working well. I was just misdiagnosed by a doctor, which has happened to me numerous times. So thankfully I don't have those issues. I do like adding psyllium husk at times to some food I'm making. I just did that the other day with some meatloaf. :)

Wow, thank you! I initially paid someone to do the project and I was so excited for it and the work he was going to do. But, unfortunately it is an art and it's a lot of work and that guy didn't have that as part of his plan. :) So, he was super sloppy, rushing and charging me a ton - and there were giant gaps (bigger than my foot), so I let him go and got to work. My son was better at this stuff than myself but I learned as we went along. There weren't many good youtube videos showing how to break them manually. It's really tough and sometimes they just break in the wrong places and it is super frustrating. It's a great workout physically and mentally. If there is an actual professional (Hardscaper), they'll often cut the stones with a concrete saw, but we used chisels as my son was more into the DIY way. But, the winter rolled around insanely fast, so we didn't finish it. The guy also did some grading/leveling and didn't do the best. So I hope and pray I can fix that and finish it this summer. Sorry for the long rant but I am excited about that project! I am going to do some vlogs coming up with these DIY projects which I love to do.

Thanks, Joe! I hope you get it all figured out and that's great to know that flaxseed has helped!

Thanks Holly…I forgot to mention that I also added a carrot with the flaxseed in my daily health drink. It has helped. Hopefully it may help other people. :)

Thank you for sharing this! 🙏 I think it might have more to do with the Quercetin I was taking, but I am not sure. All these comments have been so helpful and made me realize my diet is having an impact too.

So nice to see your comment! I hope you're doing well. That's good your BP is in a normal range. For NAC - I have not noticed anything like that - no differences for me. You could check around reddit to see if people have chatted about that!

Yeah that's not fun. For me, certain supplements cause that - mostly zinc.

@@LifeDIY Hmm, yea I broke the supplements into morning and afternoon ones. The afternoon ones have the zinc, and that's when I have some troubles. So maybe so. :/ Maybe I should try taking 1/2 in the AM.

I was taking Quercetin with Bromelain.

Sorry to hear that. It can leave you feeling exhausted and weak. That is what I've experienced - so tired when the BP was extra low. I definitely think overcast gloomy weather can make you feel more terrible. A lot of people in the comments have been giving some incredible advice - you can try to add 1/2 teaspoon or even a teaspoon of salt to some water and drink it down and see if it helps raise your BP. If you're low carb (or keto), it is important to keep the electrolytes up and have enough salt. 🙏

Thank you so much for sharing this. I am hoping I won't have many of these symptoms anymore, but your tips are still helpful. I am still doing microneedling treatments, though not super consistently. The last treatment I did was in April. I will do some more research on microneedling and skin cells reaching their hayflick limit. I think that certain things may help with clearing the body of these cells - like fasting and certain supplements or senolytics. I looked into this briefly and this article here: www.beautyrx.com/blogs/learn/120439683-the-end-of-skin-will-you-eventually-run-out-of-skin-from-exfoliating stated that this hayflick limit does not apply to skin cells. I will try to look for more info on this as some of the info online is conflicting or complicated. It's a very interesting topic. I think that it's still a great idea to do things to help clear out those toxic cells from the body. I recently did a genetic bio age test (Truage) and I'll do a video on it coming up, and part of the results were telomere length. And I was surprised to see that my telomeres are supposedly quite long for my age. Not all my results were good though! Anyway, I am going to try to find more information on the hayflick limit and if it applies to skin. So, thank you!

@@LifeDIY Well, I have to admit that you do look at least 10 years younger than your age! Good telomeres would certainly help you there! Still, you could have other genetic issues causing you trouble, of course.

That's great! I too was taking it for sinus issues and it does help me a lot with that.

that recommendation is BS, whether he is a cell biologist or not. Quercetin, as a polyphenol, is not meant to be taken in high doses.

Thanks! I am not taking any niacin or nitric oxide. I've always said Turmeric wrong! :) Most people do!

@@LifeDIY this is same as "nuclear" where some people literally say "NUK-EHLAR" instead of the correct "nukLIEAHR".

Thanks for sharing this. That's so interesting about Quercetin and Ginko. I was having symptoms - where most times when I would stand up I would black out. It got pretty bad, so that's why I wanted to finally fix the issue. I didn't really have any problems over the winter, but the heat of the summer seems to make things so much worse.

Stephan, congrats on the new laptop and better display! Sorry to hear you fried your last one. I just fried my PSU a few days ago - literally burning plastic. I am lucky nothing was damaged (other than the PSU). It's all better now after a long drive to the store for a replacement. Your BP sounds like mine in a way. Hopefully all that is fine. I think it can vary a lot depending on the day and what you're doing. :)

@@LifeDIY yeah psu is dangerous. the fire is because at some point those wires will break and touch each other. when that happens, they act like an electric stove. you know my habit of falling asleep with my laptop opened ? well about 6 years ago, i was lucky too because it caught fire when i opened it, the psu wires i mean.

@@itsMe_TheHerpes So scary! Glad you're ok! Yeah I almost had a similar situation here.

@@LifeDIY when you think about how many things can go wrong with a laptop, it is scary. btw, next time you open your laptop to clean it, inspect your battery too, see if it's swollen or not. have i showed you my other laptop battery ? let me send it to you, wait a sec, lol. anyway i threw it away, but it's scary to think that i fell asleep so many times with that fire hazard near me, lol.

Yeah be careful! My computer is a desktop though. :) I'm lucky as it wasn't too hard to replace the PSU.

Thank you for such a kind comment! I am so happy you pointed this out. I know for my son, Turmeric acts as a strong blood thinner and he can't take it (it used to cause nosebleeds that were really bad). So it could be having that thinning effect on me too. I'll look into this more. Thank you!

Thank you so much! We think alike! MY CBC is always fine/optimal. But, I last did a DUTCH Complete test four years ago. I just bought another one yesterday. If anyone wants to get that test done, they can buy it from DHA labs for $350. It's normally $500. I finally have a good doctor who can read the results properly. So I am excited to get that done. It takes some time for results, but I will probably share all this in a video in the future. Thanks for sharing that about the lowest BP that is safe.

@@LifeDIY I figured you were on top of this with all the research you do. I'm happy to hear you have a doctor that can interpret the results properly. So many conventional medicine physicians are clueless these days. Like with the BP. Most docs will say it's okay to have low BP as long as you are not experiencing symptoms. However, you have to look at the clinical trials. Anything below 60mm HG long term is not good. Below 50 and you are doing damage to organs. Keep doing whatever you are doing because you haven't aged at all.

Thank you! Very good info on the low BP. I will keep a close eye on it. By some miracle, I've recently chatted with an integrative med doctor who is incredible. :)

@@LifeDIY Excellent! Keep up the good work!

Yes a bit too excessive of a drop. It seems to be better for now. :)

Wow, thanks for sharing this too. That sounds like the same symptoms I've been experiencing on and off. Not fun. Hopefully you don't experience that again. It seems like liposomal would be stronger, yet it seems that it would be released/absorbed more slowly, so sometimes less symptoms are noticed if it has a slower release. But, who knows and everyone is different. It's interesting that you did not experience that with the NR.

Yeah I would definitely give it a try. If you're keto or low carb, you might want to try adding in some salt/water to see if it helps! It's no fun at all with the low BP and low energy.

Seems like you need more salt in your diet. Take more sea salt.

quercetin is a senolytic, meaning it kills senescent cells, IFF taken in doses 1g+ per day. Such, it puts a lot of stress onto the body. Senolytics like quercetin, fisetin and resveratrol should be taken in low doses, such as 1/10 of that 1000mg, that is sth between 5..10mg on a daily basis, and 1g just periodically every 2..4 weeks, for 2 days in a row. The mode of application is with a tea spoon of live oil. this all being said, low bp can have a lot of different primary causes, such as imbalance in vegetative nervous system (habits: eating, movement, strength), imbalance in alpha\alpha2\beta receptors, missing minerals. Yet, in most cases it is not natrium that is missing. The salt recommendation is a myth, it has only short term effects, in either direction

Thanks for sharing this and sorry about the MCAS. For some people with mast cell issues, Quercetin may help a bit with some symptoms, but everyone is different, like you mentioned. I too have low blood pressure issues that worsen at night. You mentioned adrenal issues - have you had some testing done on it? I am just curious as just this morning I ordered a test called DUTCH Complete and I'll do a video on it later once I get the results. I did it about four years ago and I am curious to do it again. It can help uncover adrenal/hormone issues.

⁠@@LifeDIYI did the Dutch test years ago, like a year before I got really sick and it show adrenal fatigue my hormones were all over the place, I had low cortisol in the morning and high cortisol at night, who know how bad it is now I should re-do the test soon, I know is not good because MCAS trigger your fight or flight mode so is a vicious cycle.

That test is so helpful if trying to see what is going on with cortisol and hormones. If you buy it again - it is normally $500 but you can get it from DHA labs for $345 instead. I have ordered from them for many years. I hope things are getting better for you. MCAS can be really difficult and it seems like it goes along with numerous other conditions or autoimmune issues.

Thanks for sharing this!

Wow, I was not aware of that. Thank you for sharing it. I will look into this more. So far I've only seen a case study of one person who took 3000 mg a day and he had this issue. It's good it resolved once he stopped. I will look into much more though. Thank you!

no, this not true any more. The origins of that opinion track back to some low quality studies. In fact, latest research now shows, that curcumin even helps with iron absorption, if curcumin is taken liposomal (or oil). Here is the source: Lorinczova HT et al. “Co-administration of iron and bioavailable curcumin reduces levels of systemic markers of inflammation and oxidative stress in a placebo-controlled randomized study.” Nutrients. Published online February 8, 2022.

you also can ask at the end for the pink elephant

@@monnoo8221 or, yeah, very funny.

Thank you so much for sharing this! I totally agree. This week I am getting my iodine levels tested, and will start supplementing if I need it. I am also getting Vitamin C tested just out of curiosity and will share that in an upcoming video. I also try to take D3/K2. I am not taking as many supplements as I used to since carnivore because I don't feel like I need them, and some of them are now hurting my stomach when taking them. :)

@@LifeDIY Dr Berry has a video on iodine you might want to watch. Serum iodine isn't particularly a particularly reliable test. If you live in the northern states (goiter belt) you are likely deficient in iodine. I'm in Nevada but who knows where Costco meat comes from?

Thanks so much for sharing this! I kind of forgot about the benefits of CoQ10. I could do a whole separate video on this. That's also very interesting about Turmeric raising your heart rate. My heart rate is a bit high too at times. I've been monitoring things with an Oura ring - and I will look back at the data to see if my heart rate has been lower since I stopped taking Turmeric/Quercetin daily. I just noticed it was lower than normal the other night. So I am super curious now - thank you again for sharing that. It seems that Quercetin may be a great addition for people if they're trying to lower their BP.

​@@LifeDIYya I can't figure out why tumeric does that to me. My body reacts like its a stimulant. I am am finding the longer I drink beetroot, I switched to the powder and takikg 100mg coq10.. my doc took me off one of my bp pills which is the goal. I want to get away from the big pharma stuff as much as I can.

That would be very interesting to hear his thoughts on it.

@@LifeDIY yes!

Have you ever tried topical Rogaine? Some people have pretty good results from it. I've been watching videos on that recently. There are some other effective options too. Have you seen Dr. Gary's videos? Here's a good one talking about some options - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNGamMV0u923XYU.html. Some of the options are topical (over the counter) and others are oral medications. That doctor is a plastic surgeon and he also offers prescriptions for these hair loss/or hair growth medications here: feelconfident.com/pages/hair. I am not affiliated at all but I noticed it recently. If it were me, I'd probably start out with the Rogaine that you can buy over the counter. There are a lot of videos on KZfaq with people sharing results. To me, it appears to be quite effective for a lot of people.

Have you watched any of the videos on Castor Oil ? I'm trying it on a patch of psoriasis and the result is amazing. My wife cuts my hair and says it's growing much more than before. I am sure the results are not psychological but I know you can never rule this out.

Great! How have you been? :)

Yes, very true.

Excellent advice and I do take a lot less supplements now. I am still a huge fan of these two supplements though. :)

Thank you, Rick!

Will do! I feel like I am already doing that, but I will add more!

@@LifeDIY add some unhealthy McDo fries with that. Then u will be us the majority of high blood pressure side. But seriously. If you not dizzy or passing out. Low blood pressure is awesome

@@ometofu hahah! 😄

its a myth

Thanks! I was having a big problem with my blood pressure symptoms at the time but it's better now. I am not super worried about this. I just love doing experiments and tracking things. :) But thank you!

Sorry to hear that! :( Hopefully your BP will improve! I know that everyone is really particular about their way of eating and it's a real personal thing. So I am not pushing mine, but it is so interesting to hear about your diet because it sounds like the opposite of mine! I was always raised and taught that vegetables are so important and eat that and fruit, and to be low fat etc. But, over the last few years especially, I've become very in tune with my body and I noticed that I feel so much better eating more meat with fat from the meat, less and less vegetables and fruit. The fruit is ok here and there (some berries) but I keep it to a small amount. The vegetables tend to cause a lot of GI problems for me. The more I've eaten so low carb, (keto) to almost carnivore, the more my BP lowered. These supplements seem to have lowered it even more somehow. I just thought it was super interesting with you sharing your diet details, so I wanted to share mine!

Thank you. You too.