The Health and Fitness Thread - Page 3

estranged4life · #31 04-20-2005, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Put on Dark Side of the Moon and check out for awhile my friend. I ALWAYS does it for me.

have been listening to WASP's "The Neon God-Part 1-The Rise" & Dream Theater's "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence"...And occassionally the song "F**k You" by Damageplan, Which is how my mood is this evening!!!

SuzeQuze · #32 04-20-2005, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

heart monitor last summer which the results were 'inconclusive'. The stress test (ie-Treadmill from hell!!!) did not show any abnormalities, But 2 separate EKG's showed some type of heart problem and the stress test & heart monitor were applied afterwards...Chest X-Rays showed nothing out of the ordinary & my blood work was normal.

I also gave my primary physician my family history...but I think he needs to investigate what is causing me the pain more throughly, I dont want to have to end up in the same situation that I just dealt with last month (The f**ktards of MRMC thought my Mother was having a heart condition after her initial surgery, and treated her for such, All the while ab-so-lute-ly F**KING overlooking a perforated bowel for 1 week (!!!) which caused septic shock which in turn caused my Mother to suffer complete heart failure...She died EXACTLY the same way Pope John Paul II died, Septic shock!)

Unfortunately the Dr. who performed those procedures on me is no longer employed at the hospital, So I am planning to see my Dr. yet again on Friday to see what the f**k is wrong with me...

Let's just say I am agitated to the point that if anyone gets on my nerves I will make an example out of them without a care

It is likely the extreme stress that is causing your pain. Your doctor may want to prescribe some anti-anxiety medication which I wouldn't discourage you from taking. You have suffered plenty.

I'm so sorry you are going through all of this, Brian. I wish there was something I could do. You and your family are often in my thoughts and prayers. Take care of yourself as best you can right now.

strandinthewind · #33 04-20-2005, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

have been listening to WASP's "The Neon God-Part 1-The Rise" & Dream Theater's "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence"...And occassionally the song "F**k You" by Damageplan, Which is how my mood is this evening!!!

Well those will work too - next time I wanna transcend in the music, I will check them out

amber · #34 04-20-2005, 08:19 PM

oh, another very important thing if you want to lose weight - BE SURE AND TAKE CALCIUM!!!!
kay -

EveryHour · #35 04-20-2005, 08:23 PM

I just discovered an incredible book called Eat Fat, Lose Fat and I can't recommend it enough. Even if you're freaked out by the title (can't blame you since the government has brainwashed us all into being phobic of consuming fat), I encourage you to check it out! Lack of QUALITY fat in the diet has slowly led to a number of health problems, most notably decline in mental health since cell walls are composed of fat and brain messages need fat to travel. Over a period of about 2 years, I have remarkably recovered from anxiety, depression, skin and digestive problems, and also lost about 30 pounds I didn't even realize I had on me! There is another book almost as good called The Good Fat Cookbook (which is actually more information than recipes). I tried Atkins for awhile to help with these problems, but it is so extreme that it is nearly impossible to stick to (therefore you end up in a terrible-for-you yo-yo situation as you continually try to return to the program only to fall of again), and I don't like the use of artificial sweeteners.
Hopefully I can help at least one Ledgie out there!!!

Virgin coconut oil is a miracle, no joke. Check it out:
http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/vi...oconut_oil.htm

Two other amazing books are The Mood Cure and The Diet Cure by Julia Ross, especially if you have food/sugar addiction, eating disorder, thryoid or hormonal problems.
http://moodcure.com/
http://dietcure.com/

EveryHour · #36 04-20-2005, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by amber

oh, another very important thing if you want to lose weight - BE SURE AND TAKE CALCIUM!!!!
kay -

Yes!!! Especially coral calcium. It is an amazing product that helps alkalize your body, which is very important. Cancer cannot grow in an alkaline environment.

amber · #37 04-20-2005, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by EveryHour

Yes!!! Especially coral calcium. It is an amazing product that helps alkalize your body, which is very important. Cancer cannot grow in an alkaline environment.

Excellent. Your previous advice was very sound, as well. I always knew, but I shall seek those books. I've never really taken up coconut milk...lots of avacadoes, olives, olive oil, salmon, mainly. (in unfortunate addition to chip fat

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xxxmx · #38 04-20-2005, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by EveryHour

Virgin coconut oil is a miracle, no joke. Check it out...

anything virgin is good in my book...

EveryHour · #39 04-20-2005, 08:37 PM

For those of you watching the sugar, I also have to recommend a natural sugar substitute called xylitol, which actually has health benefits:

www.xylitol.org
www.xylitol.com

A sweet herb called stevia (

not a joke!) also works well in beverages:

http://www.stevia.net/

Sincerely,
Dr. EveryHour

EveryHour · #40 04-20-2005, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by amber

Excellent. Your previous advice was very sound, as well. I always knew, but I shall seek those books. I've never really taken up coconut milk...lots of avacadoes, olives, olive oil, salmon, mainly. (in unfortunate addition to chip fat

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Way to go, amber!

(I agree that the occasional...okay, sometimes frequent...binge on chip fat is essential to everyone's existence!!!

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EveryHour · #41 04-20-2005, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by xxxmx

anything virgin is good in my book...

Well, perhaps ideally you'll someday slather some virgin coconut oil all over a virgin............

GardenStateGirlie · #42 04-20-2005, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by gldstwmn

Funny you should ask. I am going to the doctor tomorrow because of chronic hip/knee pain. Also, I suspect my thyroid is out of whack. I haven't been feeling right.

It is 44 degrees and hailing here right now.

My mother has an underactive thyroid--definitely get that checked out, Chris. Nothing to fool around with.

SuzeQuze · #43 04-20-2005, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by amber

Excellent. Your previous advice was very sound, as well. I always knew, but I shall seek those books. I've never really taken up coconut milk...lots of avacadoes, olives, olive oil, salmon, mainly. (in unfortunate addition to chip fat

)

I never seem to get enough of the good fat. But if I eat salad I get the balsamic vinigarette which has olive oil. Also, I eat sardines (boneless). I also buy omega 3 eggs. But maybe I will start a fish oil supplement. I also eat salmon occassionally but have been freaked by the whole mercury thing. Although apparently it's in sardines too. And I concur regarding the chip fat.

I hardly ever eat them but when I do I certainly enjoy them!

SuzeQuze · #44 04-20-2005, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by gldstwmn

Funny you should ask. I am going to the doctor tomorrow because of chronic hip/knee pain. Also, I suspect my thyroid is out of whack. I haven't been feeling right.

It is 44 degrees and hailing here right now.

44 and hailing? Gah. We're getting rain right now. It will be 30 degrees cooler tomorrow.

I'm sorry to hear about your pain, it so sucks to be in chronic pain. I get so moody it's awful. But I haven't had back pain for a long time now and am so grateful for that. I hope that they figure out what is wrong so you can get it corrected asap.

Oh yeah, and Amber I do take calcium because my doctor told me to when I told her my grandmother has osteoarthritis.

amber · #45 04-20-2005, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

I never seem to get enough of the good fat. But if I eat salad I get the balsamic vinigarette which has olive oil. Also, I eat sardines (boneless). I also buy omega 3 eggs. But maybe I will start a fish oil supplement. I also eat salmon occassionally but have been freaked by the whole mercury thing. Although apparently it's in sardines too. And I concur regarding the chip fat.

I hardly ever eat them but when I do I certainly enjoy them!

Don't forget nuts!