my health protocol

This is an attempt to share my current protocol – a list of things I do – for my health. It is an outcome of ongoing research and experimentation.

Sleep

I maintain sleep hygiene by sleeping around the same time everyday: 9.30-10pm, no later than 11pm
I let myself wake up naturally between 4am to 6am, almost never later than 7am.
- the timing my body wakes up depends on my diet, supplements, and also the phase of my menstrual cycle.
  - I tend to sleep shorter hours during the luteal phase. I try to compensate by eating a bit more carbs to allow myself to sleep better. Currently trying a higher protein diet to see if more protein helps with sleep.

low-carb diet of not more than 50g carbs a day
16:8 to 20:4 intermittent fasting
1.25L to 1.5L of plain water everyday
- each glass of water contains 1/8th teaspoon of salt for electrolytes
food-logging into Cronometer to ensure I eat enough iron and potassium

I try to run at zone 2 for 20-30 minutes at least once a week. Trying to up the frequency, but need to be careful to not induce oxidative stress. At this point in time I am running at least 3x a week.
Once a week I try to cycle my roadbike for only 10km. It causes shoulder pain so I am trying to see if it gets better if I ease into it.
On top of the above I try to walk 5000-12000 steps a day. Some days we go to the mall to get groceries, plenty of times I just walk in place while watching youtube or TV.

Morning on empty stomach
- one capsule CoQ10
- one capsule of electroytes
One hour post-lunch
- one capsule of heme iron
- one capsule of Estrosense
- one capsule of Allithaimine – a bioavailable version of B1
- one capsule of CuricuminUp

one capsule of blueberry extract
one capsule of Ribose
one capsule of Women’s Health / Fibro Defense / PMS Support depending on time of the month
one capsule of Ginseng
one capsule of D3 and K2

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