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Just the other day I posted in H&W about how statins are sucking the fat out of brains and hence the advanced dementia/alz patients in the last 20 some yrs. Our brains NEED good fats. I'm taking BP meds and thyroid and a lot of supplements for chronic arthritic issues.
Oh, great. Medical knowledge being dispensed by someone who uses the equivalent of an ersatz Ouija Board (a pendulum) to diagnose health issues.
By the way, I thought you were banned from creating any more anti-statin threads in the H&W Forums.
Well ya know...it didn't start out as statins but everything turns into that it seems.
I guess you can list the medication but best not for folks to comment on whether they think they/others should take it - the focus is on long term medication for apparently chronic conditions.
Hasn't anyone mentioned insulin yet? There must be some diabetics on here or is that not thought of as "medication"?
the single mediation i take is daily Synthroid, thyroid hormone replacement, due to removal of benign nodules in my thyroid gland years ago. since most of my gland is gone, levothyroxine replacement is for life.
there are genetic, medical, and surgical conditions that require medication for life. however, most americans choose to be overweight or obese (66% of americans), eat less than optimal diet (75%), and eschew exercise (72%) for decades. a lifetime of poor lifestyle choices are strongly correlated with health issues like hypertension, type 2 diabetes, joint degeneration, and heart disease in older age. Many americans know this, but don't seem to care!
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While it may make you feel good to believe that lifestyle determines all, each person is an individual. I have iron deficiency anemia; my father had it as well. A close friend of ours has familial hypercholesterolemia, which is a genetic defect that causes high total cholesterol and high LDLs. It has nothing to do with diet or lifestyle. He is on statins.
I agree. My thoughts when I read that post was that he never met my brother who has never been obese, never done any illegal drugs, gets TONS of physical exercise, and who barely ever drank a beer or two, and yet he has the worst diabetes of anyone I've ever known, and I've known a LOT of diabetics, since it runs in this family. There is a genetic component to even type II diabetes, and he has to take so many meds I don't even know what they all are. He is also on a continuous glucose monitor and and an insulin pump. He has to be on a very restrictive diet (very low potassium), he has to get shots in his eyeballs every other month. He is taking some sort of liquid medication that has, so far, kept him off dialysis. He's only 66. Not one ounce of his health problems were caused by behaviors or life choices.
Being smug about one's good health is not wise, it can all turn around in a heartbeat. Just be grateful if you are one of the lucky ones.
I hate kale, I don’t believe it’s that healthy honestly.
Actually cabbage and kale are both VERY healthy. Kale beats out cabbage mainly in the anti-inflammatory department where it really shines. But kale is such a great vegetable. I suggest reading the attached link from healthline. It's probably one of the healthiest foods on the planet.
I agree. My thoughts when I read that post was that he never met my brother who has never been obese, never done any illegal drugs, gets TONS of physical exercise, and who barely ever drank a beer or two, and yet he has the worst diabetes of anyone I've ever known, and I've known a LOT of diabetics, since it runs in this family. There is a genetic component to even type II diabetes, and he has to take so many meds I don't even know what they all are. He is also on a continuous glucose monitor and and an insulin pump. He has to be on a very restrictive diet (very low potassium), he has to get shots in his eyeballs every other month. He is taking some sort of liquid medication that has, so far, kept him off dialysis. He's only 66. Not one ounce of his health problems were caused by behaviors or life choices.
Being smug about one's good health is not wise, it can all turn around in a heartbeat. Just be grateful if you are one of the lucky ones.
I’m a Type 1 diabetic, so I can relate to this... I’ve never been obese, but have been T1D much of my life.
I use an Insulin Pump with a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) 24/7. Have had the shots in the eyeballs
Etc.
Thanks to current technology, my prognosis is excellent. I feel very fortunate since I have excellent insurance (Retired DoD) along with Medicare. Insulin is and will always be a necessity. I see my endocrinologist every 3 months.
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