STOP Taking That Calcium Supplement (Need to Know) 2022

I sincerely hope everyone will give both of these videos a complete viewing at a time when they can have your full and undivided attention.

 

I have actually experienced some of what he says. I've found that if I regularly take the "recommended dose" of Calcium, in supplement form, after a while I start to feel a small pain indicating that a kidney stone is forming (location confirmed with my primary care doctor). Furthermore, that pain begins to subside soon after I stop or reduce my calcium supplement intake.

 

Some of the information provided here sounds kind of scary, at first "glance". But I'm of the opinion that is because it goes firmly against the False Information we've all been fed since birth. But don't blame your parents or even the media. They were misled as well. If you must assign blame, place it on whoever decided that a consensus of doctors' opinions should be considered fact. I'm choosing not to place blame though.

The one thing that is not mentioned, that I strongly believe is important to note here, is that Protein will be needed if you begin to do more Weight Bearing exercise. The simple consequence of weight bearing exercise is muscle development. If you fail to include enough protein in your diet, you just can not support building new muscle. And it is my experience that building muscle is the very best most sustainable way to lose weight and reshape your body.

Over all, I believe the information provided in these videos to be valid. And besides that, I believe that following this advise would make us all healthier and less prone to other common ailments as well. Cancer included! I personally have been trying to work towards a more natural diet for years now. More or less since my own cancer diagnosis.

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Yoga Workouts for Me

It occurred to me that some folks might actually be interested in what I'm up to lately. 

I have been under a great deal of stress recently. More even than normal and for extremely personal reasons. Many times, over the course of the last several years, I have seriously considered trying yoga. 

I remember a program, that I saw several times, when I was quite young, The female instructor seemed kind, gentle and patient. And that is exactly what I need. So I decided to go with Hatha Yoga. 

Quit recently, something in my head just kind of clicked into place. Shortly after that, I began searching Hatha Yoga for beginners, on YouTube. Of course, that brought up a lot of results, some of which were not suitable. I managed to mentally filter out most of the ones that didn't look like they were really for beginners, or at least were not for me.

I decided my best course of action was to create myself a playlist. On one hand it is easier that way for me to go back to videos I like. It also allows me to add a bunch of videos, that appear to have potential and go through them as I have time.

So here's what you've been waiting for:   Yoga Workouts for Me

As my notation in the playlist says;  This is a "work-in-progress". It is planned to change and evolve, as my journey progresses.  So, if you find something that you love, be sure to "like" it yourself, in case it fails to be useful for me. 

I should probably mention that the account this playlist is created on is connected to an email I don't look at often at all. In fact it's mostly just for junk mail.I will gratefully accept comments about the playlist here though.

And for this next bit, I want to start by saying that I actually expect nothing. However, in the event that someone wants to be particularly generous to me, I have a registry at Walmart. As they say: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

Specifically for the purpose at hand, I am adding yoga equipment, to make my journey easier and hopefully help me progress more efficiently. Obviously, the other items are also welcome.  My registry is publicly listed with the name; 

"Help A Kitty Out"

For my personal safety, I prefer that people search for it, on Walmart, rather than copying and pasting it from my login. I hope everybody can understand that security precautions.

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Migraine Again

Yesterday, I woke up feeling kind of crappy. I had fairly indistinct symptoms, with mild nausea and associated lack of appetite. Needing to take my med's, I managed to eat some breakfast. Later on, I started noticing more classic symptoms of a migraine. As soon as it became clear, that it was in fact a migraine, I went ahead and took my normal migraine "cocktail"; 1 Midol, 1 Naproxen & a regular dose of  buspirone. As usual, it took a while, but it did finally kick the migraine to the curb.

Unfortunately, as sometimes happens, the migraine came back today. At least so far, it's been less intense than yesterday. And apparently the full normal dose of buspirone, that I took earlier for my anxiety, seems to have been enough. At least for now. 

I wish I could say that I had any idea what brought on yesterday's migraine. Unfortunately, I do not. Today's migraine, on the other hand, I suspect was simply the result of  some kind of biochemical instability relating to yesterday's migraine, as well as insufficient restful sleep last night.

About all I can do now is keep my fingers crossed, for a migraine free day tomorrow. 

Stuck In My Own Head

For those of you who've never gotten completely lost in thought, yes, it's a thing.  I tend to think of it as hyper-focusing on my own thoughts. Sometimes just one thought or problem. I'm going to include as thorough a description as possible here.  It is as much for medical personnel as for anyone else dealing with something similar. 

It actually happens to me quite often.  I think of something I want/need to fix, solve, make, etc. And then it just goes from there. It doesn't even have to be anything big or important.

Unless I figure it out/solve it, in less time, it can go on for hours. I've had it go through multiple tangents and/or double back, to explore  branches previously not taken. And it's so engrossing that I lose track of time completely.  I have even lost hours of sleep, because of this issue. That frequently happens, when the process begins soon before I was supposed to go to bed.

You might think that I should have control over this. Unfortunately it seems to be quite the reverse. The only "control" I seem able to assert, is if I'm able to solve it. Then it just comes naturally to an end. And that's when I see how much time I've lost.

I even tried making a note about such things. But instead of being able to just put it away after that, My mind starts going immediately. IF I catch it, right as it starts, I have a chance to push it away. But that is pretty rare! Perhaps kind of like trying to dodge rain.

To be perfectly honest, I don't know if another person could help me get out of it. Since it  doesn't seem to occur around other people. It's pretty much always when I'm home by myself.

I'm sorry to say that this particular issue, as well as a couple of others, has been responsible for my lack of posting recently.  I do hope it has not caused anyone too much  concern. And in case anyone would like to connect with me, I get notifications for comments.

What Everyone NEEDS to Know About AVOCADOS

I had no idea how much I didn't know about Avocados, until I saw this video (Not an ad);

An Avocado A Day 

My mother would be so pleased to know that I have developed a taste for them. She was a big fan. I'm going to have to see if they are reasonably priced, where I shop. They are usually a bit expensive. Especially to be eating a whole one every day.

It does occur to me that, with the offered benefits, it might even be worth cutting back on meat. It would help me to afford them.

Suffice to say, if I can afford them, I'll be adding more of these to my regular menu!

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​Message Well and Truley Received

Quite freakishly, today, while I was cooking breakfast, all my radio stations went on commercial breaks at once. So, on a whim, I tried going to the beginning of the dial and finding the first station that was playing music.

It happened to be WSIE 88.7. And, after a few minutes, it started playing the following song below. 

Although this is a song I don't recall ever hearing before, it really resonated for me. I find it to be at least as relevant today as it was when it came out. And I really hope, when you hear it, you will share it as much as possible. I think this country could stand to hear this song a lot.

In fact, if anyone seeing this post is good at promotion, please consider promoting this song to every radio station you can find, as far across the country as possible. Who knows, perhaps such a thing might push us a little further in the right direction, socially and politically.

And, just an interesting side note, the same station later played a lovely instrumental smooth jazz version of "I'll Be Home for Christmas". It had a muted horn instead of vocals. I don't think I've ever heard the song ​done better.

So, my doctors keep asking if I've fallen recently

This post is at least as much for the record, as it is to share and commiserate.

Yesterday afternoon, I went to pull the trash and recycling rolling "dumpsters" back up to the top of the driveway from, the curb. While doing so, my right ankle went out from under me.I fell, as gracefully as possible. Which mostly means not. I did at least manage to land without breaking anything. However I scraped my knee a bit ...

 

Not to mention ...

I'm not sure how, but I also seem to have sprained two of my smaller toes. Second and third, for the record. 

In the secons pic, it's difficult to see the bruising on the second toe. But the swelling shows in this shot, And there isn't any, of either, evident on the middle toe.

 

 

In the third pic. the bruising shows more, right on the second joint of the toe. Sorry but lighting in my house, for pics and video, is always a challenge. 

Due to Covid, I'm choosing to stay home and do my own diagnosis and treatment. I have has a sprain before. And I know the difference between that and a break.

So anyway, this is what I came up with to protect my injured foot. It consists of a regular stretchy joint wrap, a medium size padded shipping envelope and an old ankle sock.

 

I'm also using a crutch, that I already had. Walking is fairly painful just now. But this set up helps ... a little. It's more about how I walk.

Wish me luck, that it will heal quickly!