Changes

There have been a couple of interesting and unexpected changes due to my new diet.  I thought I'd pass them along.

About six months before I retired I started to unconsciously shake my head a bit.  This is know as a tick and it's not considered to be harmful unless you can't stop it from happening -- that's what Dr. Google says.  Most of the time I was not aware that I was doing it and when I did notice I was able to control it.  I figured that it was part of getting old and thought no more about it.

But with the loss of weight and diet changes, the tick seems to have gone away.  A friend mentioned that I don't seem to do it anymore and while I hadn't noticed it, I had to agree.

One of the things that occurs with too much insulin in the blood stream, caused by too much carb intake is that the organs and torso area become fat.  Fatty liver disease is now common among non-drinkers and even children these days.  I suspect I also had some of this.  One of the other organs that gets fat is the tongue!  I used to bit my tongue on occasion in the recent past.  Of course as it swelled due to the trauma, I would usually manage to bite it again.  I've not had a bit tongue in months.  I do not miss it, it was unpleasant.  This fattening is one of the problems casing sleep apnea and poor breathing of heavy folks.

That's the latest word from the diet front.  Now, I'm off to make some Keto cookies!