Footlose Old-timer
Do you want to live a healthy life? Then don’t burn your midnight candle searching for ways from the Internet. You can’t find them there. Don’t fall for things like: – Foods that Lower Cholesterol Naturally, – Super Foods that Help You Live Longer, – Walking may Reduce Cardiovascular Disease by 50% and many others. They…
Do you know that I start and end my day reciting a mantra? I am not doing it because I am into the mind-over-body thing, or I am into this “meditation.“ I do it because it gets me into a positive, hopeful mood; gives me faith that my day will always end right. But wait,…
“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are,” Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, 18th-century French lawyer, cum epicure, and gastronome. It’s been a long time since he said those words, but it was as true then as it is now. The increasing problem of obesity and chronic diseases more than says it all.
If diabetes is a boxing match, I would be at ringside. The analogy is appropriate without a reason. My younger sister and brother are diabetics, so are my remaining two uncles. More than five of the guys I play tennis with are diabetics. A cousin had his right leg amputated because of diabetes and a…
I am not a coffee junkie but I take two servings each day. First is early in the morning and the second, early afternoon. Instant coffee is my choice early in the morning to recover lost sugar from my daily exercise. In the afternoon, I take brewed coffee in Internet cafes so I can avail…
Elderly GeekYes, they can – if you live in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness with no power, no Internet and you hunt for your own food. Otherwise, these days no one, especially seniors, can do without the use of computers or any of its derivatives.
Have you experienced a heart attack, or thought you had one? Two nights ago, I thought I could not see another sunrise. I woke up in the middle of a deep sleep with extreme pain on my chest. It felt like a ton of bricks was pressing against my chest. I could hardly breathe. When…
Is there a member of your family who has had a bypass operation? A friend, or you, maybe? Then you must know it is something they (or you), don’t want to go through again, right? The entire process, from pre-op preparation to post-op rehabilitation, is a series of tests, of prepping you up before…