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Old 09-13-2011, 09:36 AM
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Buy Dr. Life's book and read the first 30 pages. If that doesn't make a believer of you about the importance of eating right, exercise and related life style choices, nothing will.

http://www.drlife.com/
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Old 09-13-2011, 09:44 AM
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Default high BP

Past few medicals my BP was not too high to pass but somewhat borderline.

So, I stopped using table salt. I used to salt everything even before tasting it first.

I'm sure everybody knows someone like this.

Went cold turkey. At first, all my food tasted like cardboard. But I got used to it and food tastes good again.

My BP took a nose dive! It only took a couple of months.

Just my experience.

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ps: I'm 59 and I could stand to lose 10-15 lbs.
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Old 09-13-2011, 09:54 AM
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Default Pilot health

Wow, All good information leading to good pilot health. I think we all know what we need to do, just need the will to do it!

Reminds me of a doctors appointment I had about 25 years ago when I was, can we say "a little chunky" Not that I was over weight or anything like that but it really got me moving in the right direction, biking, running, walking, hiking, well you get the story. Today I am much lighter and healthier.

One thing the doc said is that I have the "hand to mouth desease" Basically I was overeathing and eating the wrong stuff. He made it very clear that you can't get fat without putting it in your mouth first, and it's your own hand doing the lifting! Can't argue with that.
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Old 09-13-2011, 10:58 AM
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Exercise is good no doubt about it.

Just make sure you are also monitoring your BP (Really monitoring it not just taking it when you are resting or almost asleep, remember it is the average that matters) and Lipid profile.

You can be in race horse condition and still have problems with those things and it can kill you just as dead. There are vegetarians with high cholesterol. Great diet and excercise alone does not guarantee these things will be in check....

Again don't fool around within the borderline ranges of these things. Diet and exercise goes a long way to help get these things in check but if you are doing that and are still in the borderline ranges go see a good Heart Specialist....
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Old 09-13-2011, 12:10 PM
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High BP can also be a result of "White Coat Syndrome" - where normal BP spikes when the BP cuff goes on. A good doc can help.

For exercise - I agree with Pierre. Rowing is the stealth exercise. For those interested in getting back into running, check the Couch to 5K programs (http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml ) There are apps for iPhones to get you going.

I wonder if instead of cutting away a little circle of aluminum to save weight on the plane, maybe I should skip that Oreo cookie.

Hmmm, if I lose 12 pounds, that's 2 gallons of fuel...
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Old 09-13-2011, 12:27 PM
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Buy Dr. Life's book and read the first 30 pages. If that doesn't make a believer of you about the importance of eating right, exercise and related life style choices, nothing will.

http://www.drlife.com/
They are "Age Management Medicine Doctors" located in Las Vegas? C'mon now!
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Old 09-13-2011, 01:14 PM
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When I have my exam my blood pressure always will go up. The Nurse told me to sit there for five minutes and relax with your feet flat on the floor and it was amazing how much it dropped. I'm more nervious taking a phyisical than anything else I do.
One thing for sure if two people take your blood pressure they will have two different results.
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Old 09-13-2011, 02:13 PM
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........One thing for sure if two people take your blood pressure they will have two different results.
We have a BP machine at home and one night, just for the heckuvit, I checked my left arm and it was way lower than my right! Tadaaaa...so now I position myself in the doctor's office with my left arm most accessible when the nurse arrives Try it for yourself.

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Old 09-14-2011, 07:59 AM
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Default Some of these 'diversionary' threads make the best reading...

Over 11 of the past 12 years, we've lived (not just visited on vacation) in 53 countries, some relatively poor (Haiti, DR, Tunisia) and some much wealthier than the U.S. (Norway is good example). With only a few exceptions (the Samoas & Tonga come to mind), one consistent difference between all others and we Americans is portion size. That's not to argue against exercise or being nutrition savvy...but universally, one of the first things other foreign nationals comment on re: America are the size of our meals.

Thread comment I enjoyed reading the most:
"Just say no to all you can eat buffets. You are a human being, not a tick! "

And one observation I haven't seen made yet: Establishing a new exercise regimen gets harder with each additional year of age. Failing to develop a regular regimen in one's 40's (e.g.) means an even lesser likelihood of doing so in one's 50's, and so forth. All of the typical impacts of aging (reduction in range of motion, cardiovascular efficiency, muscle mass, pulmonary efficiency) can effect one's flying ability and are at least mitigated by exercise. (But altho' a bike rider by nature - hey, I even rode my bike in London's traffic two winters! - bike riding in many parts of America is IMO terribly unsafe).

Jack, 172# & 6' with good lab numbers at 67...but finding the need to fight the effects of aging, each & every day
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Old 09-14-2011, 01:34 PM
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A lot of good advice in this thread - hope you don't mind me chiming in with my experience.

I was able to get the cholesterol, BP, and weight down by doing the following:

1) stop eating any kind of sugar - except fruit and sunday morning real maple syrup on my pancakes
2) stop drinking any kind of soft drink - i have learned to love water and green tea
3) stop eating any kind of processed food - just eat real food - nothing from a can or box. It's amazing how we are brainwashed into buying all that junk. Cooking is easy - particularly if you have someone else do it for you!
4) don't eat at fast food places - only "real" restaurants - ok, you never really know what's in there, but this is my only vice, and only a couple of times a week or so
5) try to golf 18 holes a week minimum - this is hard here in the winter!

Best thing you can do for your health is eat real food, and eat less. Easier said than done, but you've done more difficult things.

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