WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2020

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,832 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Stayed home today to write a paper ... it's coming along, I think. I'm feeling pretty good about the first section. I haven't said exactly what I want to say in the second section yet, but maybe in the next couple hours. I've got to write an abstract. All the years of writing papers and this will be my first abstract. And I'm battling word limits. But it's only 9:30 pm and the night is young.

    Update: Abstract done. :) In the computer coding world, there is no sense recreating the wheel. Therefore code is frequently and abundantly copied and modified. So I decided to adopt the same approach with the abstract. I found one I liked, copied it, and changed the words to fit my paper. :) Not plagiarism because I changed the words ... I just kept the format. :)

    Machka in Oz

    Done and submitted!! I'm not feeling comfortable with it, but then I never do with any of my papers ... so who knows.

    I can relax for a week, then next Friday (Jan 31), we will receive the final exam. Evidently we start the exam on Feb 3. I don't know how that will work ... maybe we get some information on Jan 31 and then a key piece of information on Feb 3. It will be a paper of some sort and is due on Feb 17.

    I have a suspicion that the final exam will be mainly based on the last 4 modules. My suspicion is so strong, I think I'll have a skim of the readings in those 4 modules and put together a reference page of those readings during this coming week.


    Regarding stuff in storage ... from 2004 until the end of 2014, my stuff remained in storage for all but 2 years. I put it in storage in 2004 in order to live with my parents and complete my degree, then I repacked it for my move to Australia and I didn't see it again until the end of 2010. It was all unpacked for 1.5 years, then back into storage again for about 1.5 years until we moved into that gorgeous house I posted a couple photos of. The one I loved. Unfortunately, we were only able to be there for 6 months until we were off to Tasmania, and everything went back into storage again for 1.5 years.

    I've been unpacked now for 5.5 years and I like that ... but it will be nice to have time to sort through it all when I finish my degree. Maybe I'll find my childhood diaries and I'll be able to tell you what I weighed, whether or not I did my math homework, what the weather was like on a random day in 1982. :grin:


    Machka in Oz
  • SuziQ113
    SuziQ113 Posts: 1,520 Member
    kymarai wrote: »
    SuziQ- my issues with yeast this time was a ball of mess. Migraines, Not feeling well, tired of taking lots of vitamins (my body doesn't absorb well), nails breaking, hair falling out, etc. I quit taking everything in October. Hurt my foot in November, prednisone and a shot. Holiday with lots of sugar and some wine. Body not happy. Have been under dr care after yeast mess. Trying to eat yogurt every day. Also added probiotics back in. I will ask doctor for suggestions, thoughts, recommendations. Thank you for more food for thought!

    Kylia

    Kylia,

    I am so sorry for your challenges. You certainly seem to be on the extreme side of this thing. Does your insurance cover dietitians? If so maybe you can convince the doctor to give you a referral. There is so much information out there it is very difficult for us to cull through it all and maybe a dietitian would have some type of plan for you. Heck, that's what they do. :smile:

    Sending positive thoughts to you and am hopeful you can get your body back in balance!
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,326 Member
    Rebecca - wow, cute switch plate covers! What a neat idea! All the discussion here about singing - are you still singing opera? You may have mentioned - I'm going thru the posts here pretty skip/dash, lol. Always enjoy the photos of our Athena. <3

    SuziQ - Sorry I'm so late in mentioning - how neat of you helping the gleaners. I think my calves and thighs would have been screaming the day after, lol. I'm taking pains to squat a bit rather than bend over these days. That is something about the iguana's falling! Poor things! My take on vaccinations & mammos:
    I don't get flu shots or any preventative shots for that matter other than tetanus since I'm in the garden and playing in the dirt so much. I would get a mammo for diagnostic purposes if there was a presenting problem, but haven't gotten the "recommended annual" one in years. I've had a lot of ionizing radiation in my life - X-rays, CT Scans, nuclear medicine scans. Which some research has shown can cause cancer. My doc is fine with it. That reminds me, I need to stop in the doc's and pick up the poo test. :)

    Having wi-fi and bandwidth trouble at our house this past few weeks. Cannot watch the Roku TV and a video on the tablet at the same time after about 7 pm without the TV buffering or the modem kicking off. I'm able to run bandwidth tests from my laptop throughout the day - looks like there's a big draw on it at night, likely from increased users along the line. Will take a few more readings then get after our internet provider - something has changed and I don't think it's at our house.

    So I'm watching Vera during the day B) First episode of Season 10 was very good.

    Have a wonderful day! <3

    Lanette
    SW WA State
  • SuziQ113
    SuziQ113 Posts: 1,520 Member
    margaretturk wrote: »
    We are having warmer temps for us low 30's. We are also getting duster snows. Just enough to shovel. The up side are the trees look like Dr. Zhivago. I took a painting class on painting a tree. I did choose to make it a winter tree because I wanted to try and capture how beautiful the trees are with their coatings of snow.

    I love your "Tree Draped in Snow" painting and how the different lighting effects both the tone and mood.
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 16,905 Member
    :)MIchele, I made my own applesauce for years and the reason it was so cost effective was that all the apples I used were ones that had been given to me. In Washington lots of people have apple trees that produce more apples than they can use.

    :)Margaret, I love your tree painting.

    :)Kelly and Amber, My mother told me that when I was a baby she prepared food for me by putting whatever she cooked into the food mill so I was eating food the way she mixed and season things.
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    I still have a food mill but not for preparing food for babies.

  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
    SuzieQ - I love my probiotic with cranberry fight 2 problems at once.Antibiotics lead to infections down below for me we all k ow many of those are treated with more antibiotics was a vicious cycle! Probiotic with cranberry tablets stopped that for me reregulates my stomach condition after the antibiotics are done also. I buy mine at Walmart.
    http://www.walmart.com/ip/vH-Essentials-Probiotics-with-Prebiotics-Cranberry-Feminine-Health-Capsules-60-count/34764539

    This is the one I use link for anyone needing it who shops Walmart. Hubby won’t let me shop HEB since Purse thief awhile back he doesn’t want JR to go near it now lol 😂. Not unless Navy Daughter with me...She’s 5’2 less likely to Mama Bear up so what she gonna do? I’m the one who made the last thief wet his pants y run!

    Kylia-Daughter I used Jars only to leave the house for the day rest of the time was purée homemade everything! JR refused homemade y jar foods all but 1 flavor of jar food until he could chew then it was refried beans y cheese with peanut butter pancakes 🥞. He’s my extreme to the Max picky eater!
    My body absorption also very very bad. I have been hospitalized when it refuses to absorb liquids (dehydration) y foods (malnutrition). This is the only probiotic I could handle had to try a bunch of types only found 1. You understand that risk if my body decides to stop absorbing it I’ll be back on the hunt.

    I gained a pound since yesterday. Hubby ordered pizza cause JRs refusing foods again I ate some knew better did it instead of my shake y unsweetened Apple pie filling! I’ll do better today.

    To get farm fresh I can’t do it as often as I like it’s an hour drive to get to the nearest one y big city here has one if the highest weight issues in Texas! No wonder why no health food stores with food! No farmers markets except 1 its in a rough bar police breaking up fights hubby said were not going! Best place to go here is Costco or Sam’s Club it exspensive to have both memberships so got to choose well SamsClub has cheapest y largest diaper sizes! Also less crowded so it won just cause it’s workers aren’t over whelmed so they can help you.

    Amber Tx
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,483 Member
    Basal not nasal ;}
  • JRsLateInLifeMom
    JRsLateInLifeMom Posts: 2,275 Member
    Barbie- Think I saw one of those food mills at a antique store once in a small town called Fredericksburg Tx. I just used an old fashioned potato masher y a tiny food processor for Daughter. For JR potatoes are with the food masher but he refusing to eat them now. I wish he wasn’t so picky! He refused new foods yesterday then refused anything made so Hubby bought pizza. He doesn’t like change. Daughter ate anything but meat she was my easy eater! She would drink carrot juices to eat tapioca! Offer her beets yum yum to tomatoes whole. Who knew she was the easy one lol 😂. Everyone said she was hard .Sibling rivalry always got to 1 up each other lol.

    Amber Tx
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,483 Member
    Heather Dr gives hard copies of blood work on request, will ask about the other tests.
    Welcome Brenda in VA and Happy Birthday!
    Barbara t s o c a h m o d
  • SuziQ113
    SuziQ113 Posts: 1,520 Member
    KetoneKaren wrote: »
    Vaccinations Soap Box

    Just putting this out there for information. Vaccinations recommended for seniors 65 & over and the rationale for each:
    Flu High-Dose Vaccine: Annually. It contained four times as much flu virus antigen as the "regular" flu vaccine. It prevents flu or ameliorates the severity & helps protect others by way of the "herd effect". If 80% of the population is vaccinated, the other 20% are mostly protected.

    Tetanus Vaccine: Every 10 years on general principles; within 5 years if you get cut or step on a nail. Since tetanus (lockjaw) has a very high mortality rate even when treated, this one is a no-brainer. Most seniors can just get the Td, but if you have regular child-care duties, get the Tdap at least once. The "p" stands for Pertussis, or Whooping Cough, and senior citizens are a significant vector in its spread.

    Pneumonia Vaccines: Prevnar 13 (the "new" pneumonia shot) and Pneumovax (the "old" pneumonia shot). Once-in-a-lifetime shots for most people. It's often recommended that you get Prevnar 13 first & maybe a year later get the Pneumovax. Prevents Pneumococcal (or Lobar) Pneumonia, a killer in debilitated or predisposed senior citizens. It does not prevent pneumonia caused by anything other than Streptococcus pneumoniae. In other words, it doesn't prevent ordinary community-acquired pneumonia.

    Shingles Vaccine Series: The new 2-part series for shingles (Herpes zoster) is recommended as a once-in-a-lifetime vaccine to prevent or ameliorate shingles, and especially post-herpetic neuralgia which can cause a lifetime of pain. It can be given to people who have had shingles, or have had the "old" shingles shot. It can be given regardless of whether a person has had chickenpox. Since it is a live vaccine, if a person is taking immunosuppressant drugs for conditions like Rheumatoid Arthritis or Crohn's, they should talk to their specialists first.

    If you travel you may want to get additional immunizations/boosters for diseases like hepatitis A; hepatitis B; measles, mumps, and rubella; meningococcal disease; and varicella (chickenpox), as well as others specific to the region you visit. Immunity wanes as we age, and we may think we are immune to something because we had the childhood disease or have been previously immunized. That isn't always the case. I have had rubella boosters twice as an adult (required because I am in a medical field) because my immunity wanes rather quickly for that particular disease.

    Adults have to make up their own minds about whether they want to be immunized or not. If you choose not to get immunizations as an adult, you do have some added responsibility to be very vigilant for the signs & symptoms of communicable disease so you can quarantine yourself if you think you have one. Also, even if you are only a little bit under the weather, avoid contact with immunocompromised individuals and very young babies who have not already had all of their immunizations, because you may be in the prodrome stage of a more serious communicable disease & be contagious without realizing it. Whooping Cough is not as severe in adults as it is in children and may go unrecognized. Influenza is highly communicable & kills people every year; the very old & the very young are the most vulnerable. And although Tetanus (Lockjaw) is not communicable, it is deadly, & diagnosis may be delayed because the doctor might not think of it right away since it is uncommon these days due to a large portion of the population being immunized.

    Karen in Virginia

    Karen - Thank you for the great information. And, totally agree with the added responsibility and being vigilant for any signs and symptoms. I am very in-tune with my body and very healthy. Health will decline over time and I will consider all when the time comes (I still have a little bit more time before I hit that magic number of 65). And, have already noted that during my next annual physical I must get the MMR booster because I was one of those in the "unsure" years so want to play it safe there and also need a Tetanus booster.

    My friend's long-term partner recently passed. He was rushed to hospital, was basically dead, and revived. We all knew it was congestive heart failure along with many other health issues (long term). The hospital insisted they needed to run test after test even after he was pronounced brain dead and the family wanted life support removed. Finally the family put their feet (collective foot?) down and said enough. This was after 7 days of tests. The family ask, why more tests. Response - we have to make sure he did not have the flu. We are all still wondering if the industry just wants to continue pushing the flu vaccine to the entire population and not just those at risk. Why would we need to make sure it wasn't the flu when medical issues could have probably filled an entire filing cabinet.

    Although I want to believe all things medical because there are many minds greater than mine and there are so many great breakthroughs I still error on the side of caution and do not jump on every train. It's important to be informed and take action when applicable. For example traveling to remote areas and/or other countries.

    I do believe, as you have stated, we need to make informed decisions and do what is best for each of us. Better to be informed than not.

    Again, many thanks. I have copied your great overview for future reference. :smile:

  • stltrimom1015
    stltrimom1015 Posts: 56 Member
    NYKAREN – Yep, that’s what I’m trying to do although some nights it goes better than others. The plan is always to retreat to the back rooms (without the TV) and read a book, do a jigsaw puzzle or a couple of sudokus, pay bills, anything to keep me busy for about an hour before I head down to the basement for my workout. It’s getting a little easier each week so hopefully it’s working to form a good habit.

    One good thing – I have *almost* broken my habit of having a snack every night around 7:30 or so. Used to be ice cream every night and while my DH and DD still sometimes have it (I don’t buy it every week), I just don’t do it. It got to be where I was eating even if I wasn’t hungry – I think it was more out of habit and boredom. Setting my workout time to 7-8pm has helped. So now, on the occasions when I do want something, I’ll have a couple of pretzels or a fruit cup. Satisfies me just enough.

    Regarding organic/whole foods – I would love to eat fewer processed foods and I’m trying to switch over to more natural stuff but it’s a slow process. Besides the expense, it’s a matter of time – something I’m sure those of you still working can understand. I’m trying to get better about meal planning and prep on the weekends so I can still throw together a quick meal during the week without using all the boxed/bagged stuff.

    Work calls – trying to get tax forms out before the end of the month and the system is not wanting to cooperate.

    JanetO in eastern MO
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,194 Member
    edited January 2020
    From what I have read and seen on science tv programmes commercial prebiotics are a waste of money. The stomach acid destroys them. The only thing that survived was whole milk yoghurt.
    More important than probiotics are prebiotics, such as vegetables, beans, bananas etc. This creates a healthy gut environment with lots of bacteria. Trillions. Antibiotics destroy these wonderful things.
    Of course, sometimes antibiotics are necessary, but only in extremis.
    Eat lots of green stuff! And lots of lentils! :D

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • knitski2002
    knitski2002 Posts: 64 Member
    Got an email from Garmin stating that they have received my Vivofit and will notify me when the replacement is sent. I discovered the calorie problem with Map My Walk. I had created my account when I was 30 pounds heavier and that was still in my info so it was saying I burned more calories. I changed my weight entry and voila closer to correct calorie burn. :)

    Shirley from Northern NY
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 16,521 Member
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  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,060 Member
    edited January 2020
    Michele: I do love pure honey, have it occasionally. We have a friend who has her own hives. She keeps us supplied. I have it in herbal teas.

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