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Surely one of Ray Peat's most counter-intuitive ideas is that a generally high pulse rate is a sign of good metabolism and good health.
So much of what Ray Peat says makes intuitive sense to me, but this is one idea I'm still resistant to. My pulse is usually in a range between 65-70. I don't often have problems with cold hands or feet. I can't imagine what it would take to increase my resting heart rate to 80+ or what this would feel like.
Perhaps it's because I associate high heart rate with anxiety or panic; it's almost impossible to conceive of a state in which my heart is beating much faster but I'm CALM.
Is it possible to have good health without a pulse-rate in the range RP talks about? Can you direct me to a passage in RP's writing which convincingly explains WHY high pulse is good? Because I still don't understand it.
So much of what Ray Peat says makes intuitive sense to me, but this is one idea I'm still resistant to. My pulse is usually in a range between 65-70. I don't often have problems with cold hands or feet. I can't imagine what it would take to increase my resting heart rate to 80+ or what this would feel like.
Perhaps it's because I associate high heart rate with anxiety or panic; it's almost impossible to conceive of a state in which my heart is beating much faster but I'm CALM.
Is it possible to have good health without a pulse-rate in the range RP talks about? Can you direct me to a passage in RP's writing which convincingly explains WHY high pulse is good? Because I still don't understand it.