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Does anyone else get fed up with this healthy living business (or am I alone)?
If you don't run, walk, cycle, etc etc every day all sorts of terrible things will happen to you (stroke, heart attack, siffness, depression, etc).
Food: few carbs, no fat, no grains, no cream, etc.
I'm sure my mother never worried about these things. Neither did my MIL (and she died when she was 96)! Both as happy as sandboys.
I worry more about these things since PMR and life isn't as pleasant. I've never been really overweight or had many illnesses - so why can't I just forget about 'healthy living'?
C. 😏😏
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andrea93419 constance.de
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your totally fed up!! Xx
Silver49 constance.de
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christine_fay constance.de
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I would give anything to run or walk a mile a day or ride my bike but PMR has robbed. Me of these things. However I would be doing it for FUN not health.
karen48559 constance.de
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Silver49 karen48559
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erika59785 karen48559
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This is a good one....I agree with you!
karen48559 Silver49
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Mrs.Mac-Canada erika59785
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You obviously survived your move. Hope all went well and you are settled and happy.
Did you know about the PMR support group in the US. Might be good for you if they have other members close by. I think you did find someone near you at one point. Did you ever meet?
Take care.
Diana
Mrs.Mac-Canada karen48559
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The expressions used in the UK are so great. They remind me of my sweet little Grandma and make me smile.
karen48559 Mrs.Mac-Canada
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EileenH constance.de
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The exercise bit is right though - it has a very beneficial effect on your mitochondria which are the power-stations for your cells. That alone will make a big difference to our long term health.
Your MIL and Nana respectively obviously had very good genes to live as long as they did! But if you look back to your mother's generation they were generally nothing like as fit as we are - my mother at 63 was an elderly lady with early cardiac problems. Those who stuck to their wartime style diet did remain fitter than the ones who adopted the increasingly processed rubbish. My MIL "cooked" herself a meat and veg meal every day - I'd done the stewed steak for her and frozen it in portions (rump steak cooked for 4 hours under her instructions!) and the veg were frozen but when she had chicken she did it from scratch - she died at 84.
They should stop going on about it though - because every week another contradictory story is in the media, people become confused and switch off altogether. However - there is utter ignorance about food and nutrition these days and it would be a good idea to overhaul good old "Domestic Science" and teach young people about proper food and not the drivel they watch on TV cookery programmes that they all are glued to but can't manage a simple meal that doesn't come out of a freezer pack!
EileenH
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lodgerUK_NE EileenH
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Off to make my crab apple jelly, from my own tree, no pesticides, no spraying it just gets on with it and I have picked 10 lb and there is more to come.
Silver49 EileenH
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Mrs.Mac-Canada EileenH
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the cholesterol thing is a mystery to me. My husbands Dr. Said you could eat rocks but if you're genetically wired to high cholesterol it won't affect your readings.
EileenH Silver49
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I love toast (especially done on the fire and I have one occasionally) but am allergic to wheat so the itch reminds me why I don't eat it more!
constance.de EileenH
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EileenH Mrs.Mac-Canada
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If you have something called congenital hypercholesteraemia your liver will make massive amounts of cholesterol - and these people do tend to die very young of heart problems. But the high cholesterol is probably not the cause but the symptom.
You can reduce cholesterol better by reducing carbs...
Visitors arrive - must go for now!
karen48559 EileenH
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ptolemy Mrs.Mac-Canada
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linda17563 EileenH
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Mrs.Mac-Canada ptolemy
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I'm tempted to have my blood work done here and reduce my dose to see what happens. I've heard it causes muscle pain and it may be that is the cause of some of the symptoms we think are PMR.
Everything is so "maybe" with this disorder It s frustrating.
ptolemy Mrs.Mac-Canada
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faye______00403 constance.de
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"fat-free" and low fat" Americans got fatter than ever.....I used to have
cholesterol a littler higher than doc wanted. Well, statins
make me feel really awful so quit taking them. I started making
just a few changes.....baked potato instead of fries, vegs instead
of anything white,...just had blood done and and my usual
reading of 200-225 went down to l61 with everything well within
range except triglycerides a little high. As for sharing a plate.
My hubby and I do it a lot and don't really care what the
waiter or owner thinks.....hubby tips on what price would be
for two full dinners. Let's face it, restarants give us way too
much food to begin with and as seniors we can't eat so much
anymore without being miserable....
Silver49 linda17563
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constance.de faye______00403
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I really find it hard to go into restaurants these days because the portions are sooooo large, and as soon as I see a full plate I lose my hunger (my husband does, too).
ptolemy faye______00403
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faye______00403 constance.de
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for lunch the next day... I think the American food industry
gives you a lot more so they can charge you a lot more. Some
places have senior portions which is nice for us. Some have
early bird dinners which are smaller and costs less.
faye______00403
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went down is because I pretty much quit eating red meat. I do
have an occasional cheeseburger (so good!!) I haven't had
a steak in years and really don't miss them. I eat a little chicken
and fish.
maid_mariane EileenH
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Me I eat the way I was raised, I use cream, cheese and butter and only like natural ingredients. I have porked on the beef over the past 4 years thanks to my husband and his love for sweets, bread and snacks. I am weak and cannot say no. Just before my pmr diagnosis we cut out our carbs and I eat 2-3 eggs for breakfast and my dr. says go for it.
It's been 3 weeks and we've lost 12 but you have to have a cheat day every now and then. I snacked on Brookside's crunchy clusters of dark choc. And berry medley.
my brother in law is a genetic scientists and your alll right what is good one day bad the next so my philosophy is try to stay away from preservatives and ssmaller portions as you mentioned.
Mrs.Mac-Canada ptolemy
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We are in Merida in the Yucatan but hear Mexico City is a must visit. Maybe we'll get there this trip. We love it here in Centro and it's a great escape from our gray, wet winters in Vancouver.
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EileenH constance.de
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