General Chat

Lets be honest here ( lol ) everything we do after 50 seems to be bad for us in one way or another !
But, I would rather be bad and happy than fit and miserable.......and if I was fit I would have nothing in common with m.i.l. and conversation would cease.....lol.
So I shall
continue to be happy and moderately bad.

Lin x

Oh flipping Nora, don't tell me it's booze that will keep his cholesterol down lol

O.h. had routine blood tests taken last week as he has high blood pressure, and the doc phoned him to go in, he has to have further checks in a few months as at the mo, his cholesterol and blood sugar levels are high! That's all I need, having to try and sort him out with these problems, told him he would have to stop the secret cider drinking, so don't let on about the wine, or he will be even worse!

Lizx

Moe being a local town renowned for its ferals and bogans!
(pronounced Mowey)

Sounds like what I do - a $12 cask of delicate local red - (commonly known as a Moe Handbag around here!) - must be what made all the difference!
Our government sends everyone a free bowel cancer
test kit as a 55th birthday pressie!

xxxx mick

Can I ship some of mine over now?

See the doc on Friday ... well, my doc decided last week to take a sudden vacation, so I'm seeing somebody at the clinic named Kara. Sigh. At least it isn't Brandy or Tiffany. I dread the day when I encounter Dr. Chelsea or Dr. Tyler. I will know I am way old.

It is hereditary on my dad's side. Goes with the hypertension and arterial blockage that did him in and the cancer that was about to do him in that has so far struck my brother and sister. You had your colonoscopy yet? Oh, maybe you aren't 50.

Anyhow, my dad had his bad cholesterol under control but was having trouble with his good cholesterol being too low. Rather than starting more meds, he decided to try the red wine home remedy. But he was no drinker at all, and definitely no wine drinker. He was spending winters in Florida at the time, so he went and bought one of those big $2 jugs of domestic yankee red wine, and each evening had a lovely cocktail of half and half wine and 7-Up.

And with that nauseating thought, I leave you.

Yes - when are you coming over to iron em for me?

ya wil feel even better after 10 more ironed shirts lmao

I didnt have to - lol
I think its given me up!

Well done Mick, what you give up sex for???

its all a load of crap if you are fat or thin whatever is for is for you''

dont worry about things just live your life as happily as you can when your numbers up its up

UPDATE-
Well, after giving up sex, drugs, rock n roll, milk, cheese, fatty meat, butter, bacon,
and eating more fruit vegies and fish,
my cholesterol has dropped 2 points!

The quack is pleased and there is hope for the old bugger yet!

xxxx mick

Hi Mick, my gp is keeping an eye on my cholesterol, told him since OH had heart surgery i try to follow his diet gp says 50% is what you eat and the other 50% is what you make, as someone has said best by safe than sorry.

Sue

Mac

I dont want to upset you,
but our local equivalent of ASDI or ASBO
(I know one of those is a supermarket!)
has Jacobs Creek Shiraz Cabernet on sale
for $6.96 a bottle this week
- shall I email you a couple?

xxx mick

I think the food our ancestors ate was real plain unprocessed food without all the excess sugars and other rubbishy additives they put in these days.

Smoking certainly killed my grandfather- throat cancer at age 64.

Whatever did our ancestors do before these doctors invented cholesterol. We fried everything in lard, had fry-ups ,smoked drank did it all to excess and
lived to a grand old age .
Now we stress over our health which pushes up Bps and increases cholesterol ..........too much information is bad for your health!!!

This thread has been an interesting read! Thanks Mick!

I never knew my cholesterol level until we moved here. The first time it was done it was 6.9. I was worriedbut shortly after fell pregnant with Jamie and nothing was done. I had it re-tested about 6 months back again and this time it was 6.7. GP re-did the test (just to be sure and it was again 6.7 however he said that the 'good' cholesterol was high and the 'bad' studff was low so I shouldnt worry too much. I am a little overweight so I am tackling this burt my biggest concern was that my father died very suddenly from a massive heart attack whan he was 52. This sort of suggests that there may be a familial link but then other than war deaths and infant deaths, he was the youngest in my records to die. Both his parents were allive when he died although my Grandfather died 10 months later at 80 years of age from a heart attack....

By the way I am 37. I walk at least 2.5 miles a day and dont eat very much red meat at all!

I am interested that thyroid comes up as I am awaiting thyroid function test results as we speak!

love Theresa

Hi Maggie

You cant beat a good $2 Red from ALDI! lol

xxx mick

I'm 5'3 and weigh 9 st 5. Developed high BP after starting my present job (previously lower than average BP -yet doc can't see the link!!)
He suggested I go on statins as my cholesterol was 5.3. I asked him what the 'good average' was - he said 5. I said no thanks!!
I smoke (more since starting this job) and drink red wine - quite a lot!!!! Take sugar in my tea & coffee, drink very little water (nasty tasteless stuff) but don't drink any fizzy drinks either.
Had my heart & lungs x rayed last October (chest pains etc - probably stress) - they couldn't tell I smoked and heart in excellent condition.
Found out I had one kidney in January. Was told last week that spleen, liver & kidney (now named Kevin) in excellent health.
I shall carry on the way I have been - but must change job - can't stand my line manager (stress factor LOL)!!!!

I don't drive either so tend to end up walking miles! - but I think the plonk is the secret - the cheaper the better :o)

Thanks Mac
I know we can buy Floras other stuff
I will have a look.

Yes Blue eyes, my blood pressure has never been high.

Ah Mick I was reading up on low blood pressure problems and it's possible link to Thyroid and it said on there that you can get high cholesterol. xx