Subj : Re: Health Q&A To : Daryl Stout From : George Pope Date : Wed Oct 27 2021 07:46:03 > Frequent naps prevent old age...especially if taken while driving. > I can relate to the fast heart...atrial flutter is not fun, when it > sped mine up to 155 beats per minute. Medication has stabilized it, > where I don't need ablation surgery right now. I'm glad they've got it stabilized for you. . . :) Because I have a long-QT(I told my doctor "thank you" when she told me this.) i have to call 911 any time I pop into a bit of tachycardia. Happened once so far, but things seem stable now with current regimen of pills. > The cows want you go to Chick-Fil-A...but they're closed on Sunday. > Plus, around central Arkansas, the dining rooms are still closed, but > you can eat at the outdoor tables, or get it at the drive thru. Like the cartoon(possibly "Far Side") of the cows writing on the wall aloongside a freeway: "ET MOR CHIKEN" (cows are notoriouisly bad spellers, in English) > Bottoms up?? That's when you fold the gypsies over, so their butt > cracks are above ground, so folks have a place to park their bicycles > when they're done riding them. & the Muslims these days just make it too easy for cyclists! > I'm not in the best of shape, but for the shape I'm in, I'm in great > shape. Besides...round is a shape...and I believe in the balanced diet; > balanced in the belly and in the butt cheeks. I thought a balanced diet was a triple burger in one hand and a quart of beer in the other? > GP> Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular > GP> exercise program? A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy > GP> is: No Pain ... Good! > Men are wimps when it comes to pain...and I freely admit that. I've been forced to deal with so much I don't even pay attenton too much any more, exceprt on the wekend when I hit a new "10" threshhold for pain. Passing a shgard of kidney stone the ladt two inches. It scraped & tore, but I knew the only way to be free of torment was to get it out, so I bore down & bit mty teetjh together & barely held bnack from screaming, as it shotr out full speed, followed by a stream of bloody urine. & ahhh, once that pain settled. . . Got to finally relax & enjoy the weekend. > Several years ago, when I was in the Emergency Room with a catheter > and severe bladder spasms, I was in tears, and screaming in agonizing > pain...naked on a hard exam table. Finally, these two good looking > female nurses walked in, and they said "You're not going to like us". > I replied "I'll kiss you if you make the pain go away". They said > "We have something for the pain, but it's an OVERSIZED SUPPOSITORY". > They gave a whole new meaning to the words "SHOVE IT!!" (up the > anus and rectum)...but it got rid of the pain. Ouch. I've not had that experience. So far I've been lucky & all catheter insertions have been done while I was knocked out. They forgot my sdtent from my last kidny stone blasting, so my wiofe had to draw it out (she looked it up on YouTube & did it, as directed, ever s slowly (so as to not tear any new exits) & hauled almost a yard of tubing out of my sheckle! > Nudity means nothing to the medical professionals, but I had a > friend who refused to go to the doctor, clinic, etc., because he > didn't want the folks (especially the females) to see him naked. > I could not convince him that "it's just another day at work for > them"...basically the same as a parent changing their child's diaper. Yup -- I'm used to it now, but still get nervous around the young pretty ones (I'm still a man in reasonable working order, & responding as Nature intended to such is still a lead-in to embarrassment., I'm sure that's no biggie either. Onme morning, for catheter removal, they nurse came in JUST after I woke up. I tried to stammer, "Not now, I just woke up, can you come back in a half hour?" She brightly replied, "Don't worry; that just males it easier," & reached under the covers & >plip<, out it came! > GP> Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you? A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING! Foods are > GP> fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. > GP> How could getting more vegetables be bad for you? > Only if they're vegetables you don't like. :P They're still good for you, just not "good" by you. . . I'm not a veggie fan, I admit it. I like spinach & Brussels Sprouts only. Thery're so paxcked with the B vitamins, I shouldn't eat more than once a week (B vitamins are stored in liver, so stick around for a while, unlike C) > GP> Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the > GP> middle? A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. > GP> You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach. > It's hard enough to sit up at the table to eat. Then, after you > have a big Thanksgiving Dinner, it's time for "a turkey coma". :P I do one situp a day; I did the first half already, earlier, & will complete it tonight when I got to bed. > GP> Q: Is chocolate bad for me? A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! > GP> Another vegetable! It's the best feel-good food around! > It does have caffeine...but I've heard that dark chocolate once a > month can be good for you. Yet, too much caffeine can cause a rapid > heartbeat (been there, done that, with drinking too much diet green > tea). Yup, & had it confirmed by my GP: one ounce of dark chocolate a da is good for you. As is one glass of red wine. The trick is keeping both to those limits only. I came up with putting a spoonful of mini dark chocolate chips on my breakfast cereal(cold) & taught my son the same. > GP> Q: Is swimming good for your figure? A: If swimming is good for your > GP> figure, explain whales to me. > You're just blubbering now. Sure, why not? Whale, I'll be! > GP> Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle? A: Hey! 'Round' is a > GP> shape! > That's what I noted earlier. & it seems our anonymous health writer agrees. > ... Save the whales. Collect the whole set. Bumper snicker: Nuke the gay whales for Jesus. Have you seen Star Trek IV movioe? The only one I liked from their (Original Series) movies. . . Spock was funny as all, in 1980s Los Angeles! Helps if you're familiar with the original series & characters. Q: What did Captain Kirk say to Spock who was hanging off a cliff? A: Just Klingon, I'll go & find help. Your friend, <+]:{)} Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.2) .