I wouldn't say I am malnourished. I started drinking green smoothies made of fruits and vegetables.Originally Posted by cafolini
I wouldn't say I am malnourished. I started drinking green smoothies made of fruits and vegetables.
“To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.”
- Kurt Vonnegut
Oh I like real tennis, in fact I intend to play tomorrow morning with a very slight hangover via some Cumberland Ale tonight, but this monkey is done with playing article tennis about food. Not much fun there!
what kind of fruits/vegs do you mix for your smoothies?
“the sense of being which in calm hours arises, we know not how, in the soul, is not diverse from things, from space, from light, from time, from man, but one with them and proceeds obviously from the same source.... Here is the fountain of action and of thought....
Avocado, kale, lettuce, spinach, oranges, bananas, kiwis, apples.
“To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.”
- Kurt Vonnegut
Hospital ripoffs of medicare, but not to be associated with the nature of medicare or medicaid or medical. This is abuse on the part of hospitals.
I will cite just one case, although there are many similar ones. This one is about diverticulosis/diverticulitis and usually has to do with the health of the elderly.
What is diverticulosis?
Diverticulosis is a condition that develops when pouches (diverticula ) form in the wall of the colon (large intestine ). These pouches are usually very small (5 to 10 millimeters) in diameter but can be larger.
In diverticulosis, the pouches in the colon wall do not cause symptoms. Diverticulosis may not be discovered unless symptoms occur, such as in painful diverticular disease or in diverticulitis. As many as 80 out of 100 people who have diverticulosis never get diverticulitis.1 In many cases, diverticulosis is discovered only when tests are done to find the cause of a different medical problem or during a screening exam.
What causes diverticulosis?
The reason pouches (diverticula) form in the colon wall is not completely understood. Doctors think diverticula form when high pressure inside the colon pushes against weak spots in the colon wall.
Normally, a diet with adequate fiber (also called roughage) produces stool that is bulky and can move easily through the colon. If a diet is low in fiber, the colon must exert more pressure than usual to move small, hard stool. A low-fiber diet also can increase the time stool remains in the bowel, adding to the high pressure.
Pouches may form when the high pressure pushes against weak spots in the colon where blood vessels pass through the muscle layer of the bowel wall to supply blood to the inner wall.
What are the symptoms?
Most people don't have symptoms. You may have had diverticulosis for years by the time symptoms occur (if they do). Over time, some people get an infection in the pouches (diverticulitis). For more information, see the topic Diverticulitis.
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The care entails some antibiotic to prevent infection and a high fiber diet such as oatmeal.
I know this person who went to a hospital's ER with the symptoms and was confined to a room, given the antibiotic for five days and simply kept under observation. The cost of the bed was U$S1000/per day, which is already high. At the end of the 5 days, the person went home. The hospital billed Medicare for 30,000; six times as much as the cost of the bed. The person did not even had a dedicated nurse. Only the usual monitor used for anything else. There wasn't any intensive care.
How was this justified. It wasn't. Medicare paid it and the person received a duplicate of the bill, as usual. Exaggerate itemization was of breakfast, lunch and dinner, and dedicated nurses that never existed in actuality.
Be careful about the mongers who will come here trying to associate this ripoff with the programs.
Yeah that is my problem with Medicare as well. My friend had a hernia and he can't afford the surgery. And by that I mean, he can totally afford the surgery if it costed what the surgery would cost. But they charge double that just to sit in the bed and eat a few crappy meals.
I will never understand why such exorbitant charges are assessed. All it does is intimidate poor people from getting treatment, for fear that it will put their whole famiyl in a jam by being too expensive.
I could understand the hospital's viewpoint if they made the charges realistic, but they clearly aren't in many cases.
Maybe it's because they need to keep people out or it will be too crowded, who knows :/
“the sense of being which in calm hours arises, we know not how, in the soul, is not diverse from things, from space, from light, from time, from man, but one with them and proceeds obviously from the same source.... Here is the fountain of action and of thought....
I've incorporated High Intensity Interval Training into my weekly workout regimen. I sprint until I am out of breath, rest 20 seconds and then do it again. From what I've read this is the most effective exercise for losing fat. It really is intense. The endorphin rush is amazing. I love it.
“To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.”
- Kurt Vonnegut
This is why I'm glad we have the NHS in Britain.
Why won't something like that work in the U.S?
“the sense of being which in calm hours arises, we know not how, in the soul, is not diverse from things, from space, from light, from time, from man, but one with them and proceeds obviously from the same source.... Here is the fountain of action and of thought....
I have no idea. Don't many Americans dislike the idea of public healthcare? I vaguely remember there being some criticism raised at the new things Obama was doing with healthcare - Obamacare and all that
Something you should know if you have a heart condition.
Before anything else is determined and the need for it arises, if you let them, the hospitals are injecting in your tommy and then start with Warfarin. Now, Warfaring is an anticuagulant that thins the blood and prevents blood blokages or blood clots to leave a blockage and rest in the lungs, brain, or arteries, causing fatal damage like for example trombosis. Then, the hospitals order a sound scan of your arms and legs to determine is there are blockages. This way of proceeding is upside down. If it is determine that you have no blockages, what do you need Warfarin for? There are other ways of thinning your blood without drugs. DO NOT TAKE ASPIRIN. It is now well known that aspirin can cause internal bleeding over the long run.
There are two things you can use to keep your blood thin safely. Crystalized organic ginger will do that. You just chew a few little cubes every day. Combine this with some garlic oil (it comes in capsules) every other day, and you will be in good shape. Remember to refuse to take Warfarin unless you actually have blockage/s in your arms and/or legs. If you do, then you are stuck with it. You must take it and it is justified. It is a pain in the neck because the procedure needs blood testing and variation of the dosis every week. But if needed, well, what are you going to do?
Managed to get a run in tonight (fitness)
Now drinking a Smithwicke's beer (diet)
That's a great tasting beer.
Now, here are a couple of subjects that the elderly must grasp to use the ideas correctly.
1. We hear that heart disease is the silent killer. This of course is true. But what does it mean? Very seldom people die without symptoms. It is true that if you abuse your health, you will get the symptoms. But before you get the heart attack, something must happen indicating that you are going to get it. You could get things like a big pain on one shoulder, or you might feel that you have a giant standing on your chest. If so, do not wait one more minute. Go to emergency right away. Most likely, you are about to get a heart attack. But is nothing is happening like that, the silent killer might be getting ready but no symptoms are happening. The best is to have a good diet, so the silent killer gets killed.
2. There is a big difference between congestive heart failure (CHF) and a congested heart. A virus can cause a congested heart. Your heart could increase to 1.5-1.6 its normal size. Most of the goons at hospitals will diagnose CHF and propose to butcher you with invasive open-heart surgery. They ask you questions as to whether or not you are a drunkard or heavy smoker. Those two things are, of course, influential, but not enough to diagnose a difference. Things get worse because they do an EKG and they find palpitations and irregular waves. Of course you are going to have that with a congested heart. But is it failure what you have. Well, the goons think that if those are the result of the EKG, then you actually had a heart attack. They think you might be lying when you say you didn't. So they cover their congested fat asses and send you to butchery. If you have actual failure, the total anesthesia at the butcher's shop could kill you. Be careful with the goons no matter how many medical degrees they have.
kettlebells are awesome. and for some reason i feel more excited to exercise with them than traditional means. maybe because it's unique.
“the sense of being which in calm hours arises, we know not how, in the soul, is not diverse from things, from space, from light, from time, from man, but one with them and proceeds obviously from the same source.... Here is the fountain of action and of thought....
In Poland we have NHS and it doesn`t work. If you have more serious problems you have to pay and go to private clinic.
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