When Keto Diet Tried to Killed Me!

Good morning everyone,

I hope you all are enjoying your October before all of the hurrying of the holidays kicks in and getting your last taste of pumpkin spice that everyone now sells.

I was wondering what to write about and then it hit me.  Let’s talk about my life and how me trying a diet and not researching it correctly could have killed me.  Recently I said yes, I am signing up to the Keto diet because I want to eat better as I can’t outwork my bad diet in the gym anymore.  Plus, they said I could eat bacon and well no explanation there.

I jumped in eating very little carbs and protein and maybe some fats.  What I found out I was not getting hardly enough good fats and my whole body got really weak.  Evidently, I was so weak in my immunity that I contracted pneumonia.  I didn’t know it and thought it was just a sinus infection that I was used to getting.  Nope!  Three days of a fever that would go away and then come back, feeling awful, and sweating more than a work out. 

I used my live Health app and used a doctor with quite a bit of experience.  He was nice and we talked through everything to which point he asked me if I had an urgent care nearby I could go to.  He said it sounds like pneumonia and that a chest x-ray would be needed.  This is at 7:15 p.m. and the place closed at 8:00.  I called them and rushed over to which they verified at 8:45 and provided me with meds, and two shots one in each hip.  It was an awesome night.  What I am lucky to have is the ability to call a doctor at will and get prescriptions using the app easier than trying to schedule a doctor in an office.  That is a pretty great feature that I highly recommend.  They also can send prescriptions to whatever pharmacy you pick. 

As I write this I am on my second day of meds and feeling better.  As I thought about it while I travel so much that having this online access to a doctor is a must so I can get fixed as soon as possible.  I hope that you have the ability to do so as well.

I am still debating whether or not to go back on Keto.  I mean my bad diet never tried to kill me, it only encouraged me to eat more!  I probably will just because it is the right thing to do, but I will be doing more research before doing so in the future that is for sure.

Now it is time for me to go get ready to be in quarantine while I watch Michigan play Michigan State football.  I guess it isn’t a total loss :)

Have a great weekend everyone!

Sincerely,

Kevin Sidebottom

Sales and Leadership Enterprises