I got the flu about 10 days ago. I contacted my PCP by email and he did the diagnosis based on a list of symptoms I told him about. I complained that I had no appetite. He said, "You don't need to eat, you need to drink." Even after all this time I still don't feel 100 percent. I lost 6 or 7 pounds. Want to lose weight? Get sick.
On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 2:35 PM Roger Critchlow <r...@elf.org> wrote: > There was a hacker news item this morning about maintaining hydration and > chronic illness: > > > https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(22)00586-2/fulltext > > those who exceeded 142 mmol/l of serum sodium in middle age got sicker > more often later in life. > > It's the first measurement on my comprehensive metabolic panels. > > It would be really funny if there actually was "One simple trick to > staying healthy!", but it was only discovered after we had conditioned > ourselves into never reading any article with such a title. > > -- rec -- > > On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 2:04 PM glen <geprope...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I think a mobility checkup would be more useful than blood tests. See if >> you can stand on one foot for 10 seconds. Spin you around and measure eye >> wobble. Measure joint angles in a sit-to-stand test. Etc. Strength and >> reflex tests would also be useful. I *suppose* cognitive testing trends >> would be useful. I'd love to see, eg how my performance varies on something >> like a memory test or some logic puzzles. With the covid loss of smell and >> taste thing, it would even be cool to have a battery of sensory stimuli of >> some kind. If the personality tests had any credibility, they'd be >> interesting to track over time as well. Would you learn anything? IDK. But >> it would be more interesting than the typical test results. >> >> On 1/2/23 12:01, Marcus Daniels wrote: >> > The last time I went in for a wellness check, the doctor seemed annoyed >> that I was there. I left, humiliated. >> > >> > But it has been a while, and I am wondering what it would take to >> actually learn something from a checkup. Is there some standard package of >> broad blood tests and/or MRIs that would be a clue I was becoming gravely >> ill? I was just shopping for new insurance and was excited to learn all >> the things I can prepare for (Aflac's various products). What would I >> even ask for? >> > >> > A few years ago, I had a car accident on the snow in Santa Fe and had >> to have quite a bit of work done on my car. I have to say billing the >> insurance for that was very satisfying. I had been paying all these years >> and had nothing to show for it. It is especially true for my medical >> coverage. >> > >> > To me going to the doctor is just an opportunity to get COVID-19 in the >> waiting room. How can I get more from this experience? >> >> -- >> ꙮ Mɥǝu ǝlǝdɥɐuʇs ɟᴉƃɥʇ' ʇɥǝ ƃɹɐss snɟɟǝɹs˙ ꙮ >> >> -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom >> https://bit.ly/virtualfriam >> to (un)subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ >> archives: 5/2017 thru present >> https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ >> 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ >> > -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom > https://bit.ly/virtualfriam > to (un)subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: 5/2017 thru present > https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ > 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ > -- Frank Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz Santa Fe, NM 87505 505 670-9918 Research: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2
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