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Green tea every day for sure. Two eggs, spinach, black beans and blueberries 95% of the time. Especially spinach and blueberries, I don't like to miss those. If I don't think I'm going to get them in one of my meals I'll put them in the blender with some almond milk to drink in the morning.

Well firstly I am not elderly - don't know where that came from. And secondly you are putting words in my mouth - I didn't say anything about the RDA - I said that she told me the goal that I was trying to reach (which was about double the RDA) was not necessary.

Me either - but when I mentioned I was trying to lose weight and having a hard time hitting my protein goal she asked me why I was trying to eat so much protein and assured me that it wasn't necessary. Which is when I began to question what I was trying to do and looked into it further.

I don't think I said that higher protein diets aren't good. I think that I said I came to the conclusion that worrying about it was not required for me. 120 grams of protein per day does not fit into my preferred eating style. 75 (ish) grams does and I believe that to be sufficient for my needs at this time. Thus my…

Sounds like you are of the opinion that your doctor doesn't keep up on new research and is less capable than you of accessing said research? What make you think that your doctor isn't aware of the 2013 report? If my doctor hadn't updated their knowledge base in 40 years I think I would be tempted to change doctors.

I think it is kind of hilarious that people start threads here all the time asking for diet advice and get told they should check with their doctor - but anyone who mentions their doctor's recommendations gets told that doctors don't know anything about nutrition. At any rate - after my doctor told me that I didn't need as…

With the rabies vaccine it's because of the risk of vaccine failure. It's well documented that the antibody response is lower. (And if there is one vaccine you don't want to fail it's rabies - believe me I have had it :smile: ) ETA: I have had the vaccine, not rabies. :smiley:

You definitely can't get a rabies vaccine in the glutes, the antibody response is lessened. I don't know about other vaccines but I imagine it would be similar. Does Lupron trigger an antibody response, or is it something different? If not maybe that is why the glute is an acceptable spot for it.

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Mine was the new bivalent one, and idk she told me to wait two weeks. It was at the beginning of October so early for a flu shot anyway, so it didn't matter to me. I probably wouldn't have taken both together anyway because I was a bit nervous about the side effects since it was the Moderna vaccine and my original series…

I am in your area - care to share your restaurant so we can give it a try?

People seem obsessed with high protein now - that examine calculator up thread gave me a goal of MINIMUM 120. There is no way I am ever going to eat 120 grams of protein in a day. My doctor told me that around 60-75 grams is more than enough. I stopped worrying about it.

When I got a Covid booster recently they told me to wait two weeks before getting a flu (or any other) vaccine.

The only thing that kept me from travelling was the restrictions and testing requirements, I'm not super worried about getting Covid (I've had Covid at least once, plus 4 shots.) As long as things are open and I don't have to worry about getting stuck somewhere I would go - we took our first vacation in two years in May…

30 minute spin workout, 30 minute dog walk, 20 minute light lifting. First "workout" since my MCL tear in September. :smiley: Gotta start (again) somewhere.

I have advanced osteoarthritis in my knees. I am still working on the weight loss part of it, but did regain mobility in my bad knee last year with this physiotherapy program: https://gladinternational.org/glad-hip-and-knee/ Here is the thread I made from last year that talks about it:…

All the best - hopefully yours resolves eventually as mine did. I had a round of steroids which I think helped? Either that or it just ran its course.

Sorry to hear that you are suffering from long covid. I have a viral illness in June 2020 that resulted in post viral fatigue syndrome for 6ish months, but the illness itself was very mild. Basically a headache and extreme fatigue, which then took months to resolve. (Tested negative at the time but still think it might…

I mix about 1/3 cup of apple sauce and LOTS of blueberries in mine, and sprinkle toasted pumpkin seeds on top. Honestly I never thought that I would enjoy oatmeal without some sort of sugar/honey - but the fruit (along with a bit of crunch from the seeds) really is enough now.

This worried me at first with the vaccine. But then I realized that if it were to happen with Covid the same antibody enhancement effect would happen after natural infection OR vaccine, and my chance of avoiding natural infection indefinitely was pretty much zero. Does anyone know if subsequent infections tend to be worse?…

FYI - Dr. Fauci (the US guy) advocated taking vitamin D back in 2020 ... “If you are deficient in vitamin D, that does have an impact on your susceptibility to infection. So I would not mind recommending, and I do it myself taking vitamin D supplements,” Fauci,79,…

I tried a (custom dentist fitted) night guard for my headaches and sinus issues and after wearing it for literally 5 nights I experienced 6+ months excruciating jaw pain (on the opposite side from my usual tmj clicky/achey jaw - it actually caused me ongoing pain in my normally pain free side). My dentist's response "It…

Damn my terrible knees and bad balance ... :neutral:

Yeah I was joking - I just really hate them. My doctor already told me I need to do squats. :( Me: "But I hate them." Her: "You can hate me while you do them."

I do deadlifts because I like them - they are pretty much my favorite lift. Please tell me I don't need to do squats .... :wink:

I believe she was agreeing with me that she had never heard of anywhere for us to report it (we both live in the same area). I doubt SA Health would have much interest in our Covid cases. :smile:

We don't have to report it here as far as I am aware (Canada). We can't even get a PCR test if we wanted one, and how would they ever enforce reporting a home test? Back when my husband had it in December they were still doing PCR tests so his case is in the official numbers I guess. Mine in April was just at at home test…

Well I felt like crap when I had Covid so I didn't get dressed up. I don't wear pyjamas per se - I sleep in T shirts and shorts/trackpants so that is what I wore. When I was working from home extensively, and still when I work from home 2-3 days per week, what I wear is irrelevant to my productivity. I'm wearing a loose…

Is there a reason you don't want to reduce your sodium intake to below the recommended maximum? You don't have to answer - I'm just wondering because it seems you are saying that you are aware of the risks and continuing to keep your intake high, and utilize extensive monitoring. I'm just curious because yeah, to know you…