This week, I posted the first experiments from my attempt to reduce my blood pressure. I started by measuring the repeatability (within-instrument variation) and reproducibility (between instrument variation) of my Omron Evolve blood pressure monitor. Unfortunately, the standard deviation was high compared to my target reduction (~3 vs. 10 mmHg), meaning that I’ll need to measure multiple times per observation in order to get sufficient precision.
Lesson for future experiments: I should have measured the repeatability & reproducibility before starting any other experiments. I finished up the deep breathing study before I got these results, and from a quick look at the data, the error bars are too large to draw a conclusion and I’ll need to repeat it. Lesson learned, always run a power calculation first…
Experiments this week:
- Whole foods: none (traveling)
- Blood pressure:
- Completed the deep breathing study, started repeat with 5 measurements/observation
- Analysis of repeatability testing
Next week:
- Food effect:
- continued testing of whole foods
- Blood pressure:
- Post initial deep breathing study & continue the repeat.
- Analysis of historical data.
– QD
Active & Planned Experiments
- Blood Glucose Impact of Low-Carb Foods & Ingredients
- Goal: Determine blood glucose impact of low-carb foods and ingredients
- Approach: Protocol
- Status:
- Reported:
- Up next:
- Whole foods (vegetables, meats, low-carb fruits)
- Dietary fibers
- Miscellaneous low-carb prepared foods
- Blood Glucose Impact of Supplements
- Goal: Determine blood glucose impact and mechanism of promising supplements
- Approach: Protocol
- Status:
- This week: Initial replication
- Reported:
- Up next:
- Full meal test
- Alternate macronutrients
- Alternate acid sources
- Blood Pressure
- Goal: Identify causes & interventions to improve my elevated blood pressure
- Approach: under development
- Status:
- Reported:
- Up next:
- Analysis of historical data
- Effect of deep breathing protocols
- Improving Cognition
- Goal: Identify environmental factors & interventions to improve my cognition
- Status:
- Reported:
- Up next:
- Larger chess puzzle dataset
Let me know in the comments if there’s any other experiments you’d like to see.
– QD