@AuntyRach yes it's tricky but having fought cancer twice (& won so far), I don't want to keel over with CHD at a young age like my brother, but they neglect the fact that he was a very different build to me and had other (unrelated) chronic health issues. I don't know enough to be confident to go against them. If I could afford a private MRI scan to see exactly what state my internal organs & blood vessels were in then I could make a truly informed decision.
I suppose health advice from the medical profession is based on best available data and is a generalisation. Individuals will, by definition, sometimes not fit the standard. Always a tough one making a decision where all the facts aren’t truely available. I hope you can enjoy good health from now on @Allotment Boy, and all others too.
Medical advice can differ from one specialist to another. I had an operation and beat Cancer four years ago, that year my Doctor upped medication on advice from the hospital. One year later I was in Hospital again with various infections, I got every scan and test possible and the specialist a Lady came in and asked how I wanted to die? What? she said the heavy medication was going to ruin my liver and kidney functions, she threw out all the medication apart from two tablets a day. The improvement was instant and now two years on back doing things that once caused me pain. That Lady specialist had an almighty row with my own Doctor who two weeks before Christmas this year at a check up told me she had been right but he could only go on advice and his medical books, nice of him to explain. We are in their hands and they are Human, we all make mistakes only sometimes it can be lethal. Frank.
Hello Forkers and a very happy and healthy new year to all.
Possum is now on her way back to Namur but will be back again on the 25th after the January exams and project assessments are over. She's planning to go vegan for the rest of the month which will be interesting - doesn't like pulses except for chick peas, doesn't like brassicas except broccoli, doesn't like mushrooms.........
After an early start with a sliver of moon and Venus shining in clear skies it is very sunny here and very cold with a penetrating NE wind so OH can do walkies on his own while I nurse the remnants of the cold she brought me and start undressing the tree. That'll leave tomorrow free for a thorough clean and thus a weekend free to get things ready for resumption of patchwork and mosaic classes and start thinking about decorating projects. Busy busy this retirement lark.
Go for it Fairy. If you can afford it you'll certainly be healthier and happier and there are bound to be some part-time jobs you can pick up if you need an injection of funds. Joyce - I was wondering how you are. Good to see you. Had to google SLE. Anything that can help has to be good so best wishes to your daughter.
Fidget - does your OH like avocadoes? They reduce cholesterol levels without side effects and have all sorts of other nutritional value. OH's family are all on statins and blood thinners and so on. He had very high BP at one point cos of work stress so was put on statins but, thanks to retirement and a good diet and plenty of exercise is now on the minimum dose. Neither of us has naughty cholesterol.
Glad OH is home safely Pat and that he's taking a day off. Greetings to all I've missed mentioning. May 2019 bring us all lots of love and laughter.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Have been out and cut off some hellebore leaves but there's a dampness in the air that's making it feel colder than yesterday when it was frosty. It's lovely to see the spring flowering bulbs poking through.
But chicky- you're only 27. You can't have been working there that long... I watched that prog that was on last night - think it was The Big Fat Lies about Diets [or similar] and it was very interesting. Most of it came as no surprise, but there was a section about cholesterol. They also talked about diabetes and the ever increasing amount of people with it. Another prog recently was showing how people could reverse or reduce the symptoms with diet, to the point where they were taking no medication. It was lovely to see how it affetced them in a positive way. Food for thought, if you'll pardon the pun... I've been sanding, hole filling and painting, and also watching, and laughing at, the blackbird and dunnock who are sharing the food with the little mouse who is quite happily zipping in and out of his lair for some lunch. You can't buy that enjoyment.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I think genetics has something to do with cholesterol. Some people naturally have a higher cholesterol than others and it doesn't necessarily matter, their bodies manage it.
I hope Possum doesn't like sugar!
Went to hypermarket, did ironing in front of Michael Portillo's railway journeys. Then we went for a short walk. Colder today than yesterday, still ice on horses' water. Gave horses some apples, have several boxes in the stable.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
My genetics and my thyroid conspire to give me raised cholesterol ... and then forced inactivity when my knees join forces with them just makes matters worse. I have to see the nurse next week ...
In the meantime I can see a new career as a consultant heading my way ... I’ve been asked to help a local festival with their lottery funding bid .... it’s the sort of thing I did in my career before last ... Ive been doing some refresher reading and have signed myself up for a seminar/workshop next month ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Although he had a heart attack nearly 20 years ago, he doesn't have heart disease. They kept telling him to give up smoking. He has never smoked. Finally they agreed to an angiogram. Surprise surprise, he does not have furred up arteries. They did it twice because they didn't believe it the first time. Finally he got signed off to go back to diving. However, once they have you on the cardiac register, they don't give up easily.
Today we have been to Attenborough to see the Starling Murmuration. We were directly underneath them. Unfortunately they like to go to the loo before bed. Fortunately I wear glasses, and had a spongeable coat on. It's supposed to be lucky , you know.
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That Lady specialist had an almighty row with my own Doctor who two weeks before Christmas this year at a check up told me she had been right but he could only go on advice and his medical books, nice of him to explain.
We are in their hands and they are Human, we all make mistakes only sometimes it can be lethal.
Frank.
Possum is now on her way back to Namur but will be back again on the 25th after the January exams and project assessments are over. She's planning to go vegan for the rest of the month which will be interesting - doesn't like pulses except for chick peas, doesn't like brassicas except broccoli, doesn't like mushrooms.........
After an early start with a sliver of moon and Venus shining in clear skies it is very sunny here and very cold with a penetrating NE wind so OH can do walkies on his own while I nurse the remnants of the cold she brought me and start undressing the tree. That'll leave tomorrow free for a thorough clean and thus a weekend free to get things ready for resumption of patchwork and mosaic classes and start thinking about decorating projects. Busy busy this retirement lark.
Go for it Fairy. If you can afford it you'll certainly be healthier and happier and there are bound to be some part-time jobs you can pick up if you need an injection of funds. Joyce - I was wondering how you are. Good to see you. Had to google SLE. Anything that can help has to be good so best wishes to your daughter.
Fidget - does your OH like avocadoes? They reduce cholesterol levels without side effects and have all sorts of other nutritional value. OH's family are all on statins and blood thinners and so on. He had very high BP at one point cos of work stress so was put on statins but, thanks to retirement and a good diet and plenty of exercise is now on the minimum dose. Neither of us has naughty cholesterol.
Glad OH is home safely Pat and that he's taking a day off. Greetings to all I've missed mentioning. May 2019 bring us all lots of love and laughter.
I watched that prog that was on last night - think it was The Big Fat Lies about Diets [or similar] and it was very interesting. Most of it came as no surprise, but there was a section about cholesterol. They also talked about diabetes and the ever increasing amount of people with it. Another prog recently was showing how people could reverse or reduce the symptoms with diet, to the point where they were taking no medication. It was lovely to see how it affetced them in a positive way. Food for thought, if you'll pardon the pun...
I've been sanding, hole filling and painting, and also watching, and laughing at, the blackbird and dunnock who are sharing the food with the little mouse who is quite happily zipping in and out of his lair for some lunch. You can't buy that enjoyment.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I think genetics has something to do with cholesterol. Some people naturally have a higher cholesterol than others and it doesn't necessarily matter, their bodies manage it.
I hope Possum doesn't like sugar!
Went to hypermarket, did ironing in front of Michael Portillo's railway journeys. Then we went for a short walk. Colder today than yesterday, still ice on horses' water. Gave horses some apples, have several boxes in the stable.
forced inactivity when my knees join forces with them just makes matters worse. I have to see the nurse next week ...
In the meantime I can see a new career as a consultant heading my way ... I’ve been asked to help a local festival with their lottery funding bid .... it’s the sort of thing I did in my career before last ... Ive been doing some refresher reading and have signed myself up for a seminar/workshop next month ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.