What are YOU doing to try and be healthy right now?

I stay happy and worry less each single day. I boost my immune system by taking fruits and veggies naturally. As much as possible I do stay home and enjoy the day even how boring it maybe. I see to it that I sleep early. I am struggling to do exercises since I am doing a lot of things - this is something I need to improve.

 

An interesting thread.

Sorry to hear about your water issues, kathleenmariekg. Is there anyone who can help you with your water deliveries?

I need to increase my hydration also and drink too much tea so understand where you're coming from.

 

We're all in the same boat ATM and can only pray for each other.

I'm new here but there seems to be a lot of Trolls. Is this normal?

 

I have a vitamin regimen that I take - fish oil, folic acid, vitamin C, D3, "Osteo Biflex," "Centrum multivitamin,", and "Garlique"- wash it all down with a shot of "Metamucil." I also grind 3 tablespoons of chia seeds or sometimes flax seeds along with a teaspoon full of ground peppercorns with a heaping teaspoon full of turmeric powder. I mix those ingredients with a cup of very cold water and gulp down that horrible mix as quickly as I safely can.

My joints don't ache any more like they did when I was in my 40s. I am in my 60s now and feel better than I did back in those days, although I did have a mild heart attack in 2016. I now have a stent in my LAD artery. My wife once chided me for having a heart attack in spite of all the supplements I take, but my feeling is that the heart attack could have happened at an earlier age and been more severe than it was were it not for the vitamin supplements I take. When I die and get to heaven, I will need to ask if my vitamin regimen delayed my arrival at the pearly gates.

 

Some years back, a group of environmentalists in Louisiana came to see the head of the state Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, a young woman appointed by Governor Foster. They brought her a string of fish which they said were contaminated. She thanked them for the fish, took them home, cooked them and ate them.

 

My Poison of choice is coffee rather than tea. My wife and I installed a 5 stage water filtration system several years back, it was cheaper than buying purified water like we did for so many years. We've been grateful for it ever since.

If I was living on my own, my meals would probably be less healthy, but my wife is very good to me. We eat very healthy meals, rarely buy prepared foods. We also like to garden and grow some of our own fruit.

As to my vice. I'm doing better believe it or not my mom and I growing up would together drink a 50 cup pot of coffee every day. Not sure how many cups I drank for so many years . These days I try to limit myself to 2-3 cups in a day. Most of the time I do well with this, but occasionally I creep up to 4-5 cups

Even though I drink my coffee, I usually manage 5-6 10 oz cups of water usually hot water. I learned to drink hot water from my wife who is Chinese.

 

I'm working on making myself do something productive each day, even if it's small. It might be vaccuming or dusting, or it might be going through my clothes and seeing which ones I don't need anymore. Something.
I'm trying to go on walks more often. I like walking with my brother. I'm also trying to eat healthy, but.....right now I have a problem where I spend money on doordash because I have no time to cook. So to keep myself from doing that, I allow myself to eat less-than-healthy food from home. I'm trying to find a way out of this.

There are a number of people on here who don't know how to act. I've put a few people on ignore. It helps that we can block out people when we need to.

 

I agree. I haven't yet felt the need yet to block anyone, but who knows what the future holds.

As a tool though it can be quite useful especially for those battling difficulties and needing to ignore some that may not be helpful. Sometimes I believe in our zeal to do good, we offend and bring harm. Hopefully it is without intent, but perhaps sometimes it is. Hopefully there is none of that here.

 

One thing we have done in the past when, my wife and I were busy is to cook, bake or otherwise prepare more than enough for a meal. The excess we would separate as one person meals that could be quickly heated at a later time. We've done this with many types of meals. There are also some foods that can spoil quickly and we've preserved some of these, dehydrated some, and froze it. We haven't tried vacuum sealing which may be a good option as well.

It is possible in any regards to eat more healthy even when we are busy. We also have a place nearby that uses quality ingredients preparing healthy frozen meals they make themselves. Don't know if you have anything like that near you.

With a little creativity there is usually a way to stay healthy if you desire to.

 

Wonder how many others have shared your experience this holiday in particular.

God certainly has a way of filling the emptiness if we let him. Sometimes also finding other activities to do can help take your mind off of troubles. Sometimes simply sharing with others can lessen the load, more challenging of course to do right now, but not impossible. With God we have that wonderful promise that with God nothing is impossible.

Hope your day continues to improve with the process of time.

 

Well health wise the wife and I are vegetarians but since this pandemic thing we gotten kinda fat around the middle... But spiritually, I get a good dose of the Lord everyday and this old man outside is 74 but inside I feel like I'm 20 and could bench press 250... Not that could before but I feel like it!... Brother Glen

 

I am trying to be more consistent in my exercise routine - 3 days a week on my Bowflex for strength conditioning and 3 days a week on my treadmill for cardiovascular conditioning, alternating Monday - Saturday.

 

Intermittent fasting.

 

Hah, hah, hah ..... you have noticed.