Hi all! I started Keto the beginning of February 2018 where my resting heart rate was 66. I’m not up to resting heart rate of 73. Is this normal to raise? Will it even get back to “my normal”? Thanks!
High resting heart rate
FrankoBear
#3
Excellent that you are in tune with your body and health.
Investigating a higher heart rate may lead to making adjustments in the ketogenic diet you are implementing.
A common change in physiology on a ketogenic diet is alterations to blood electrolytes and changes in body fluid.
Dehydration can increase heart rate after the increased urination response to adapting to a diet change.
Sometimes starting a ketogenic diet can unmask longstanding nutritional deficiencies. Check other discussions on supplements and tips in the forum by using the Search tool. Also search high heart rate.
Blood pressure changes can occur in changes in body electrolytes and water loss. The ketogenic diet can lower blood pressure. Heart rate can go up in response to lower blood pressure.
Go back and carefully examine what you are eating in the pursuit of a well formulated ketogenic diet. So, as one part, double check your salt intake and hence your electrolyte status, and make adjustments on what you find. Check your blood pressure and bring awareness to your hydration.
Capnbob
(Rob)
#5
Maybe check out this thread - more extreme situation but lots of discussion.
Totally depends on your sensitivity to sodium. Getting electrolytes right is one of the n-1 trials of keto. Most people need more, you might be unlucky and need lower salt.
MargG
(Margaret G)
#7
That happened to me, I messed up both electrolytes and hydration, and my heart rate was about 115/min. Ended up paying a lot of money to a cardiologist who found my heart is fine, but my high LDL will fill up those clear arteries. Uh huh.
PaulL
(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?)
#8
After a year on keto, I went to my new primary care doctor for a checkup and found that my heart rate was down below 80 for the first time since I can’t remember when. Give it a bit more time, and you may see an improvement again. Also, Dr. Phinney suggests that being dehydrated can make the heart have to work harder, so make sure to drink to thirst. You’re no longer retaining water and sodium the way you did when you were a sugar-burner. An easy way to keep hydrated and keep your electrolytes good is bone broth, especially if it’s homemade (though store-bought stock cubes will work, too).