Health Advice/Discussion

Wynter wrote:

I work at a school... and two of my three periods are in a computer lab... :sweat:

Just remember to wash your hands before touching your eyes, nose, or mouth and you should be fine. And break out the sanitizers too!

cori wrote:

Just remember to wash your hands before touching your eyes, nose, or mouth and you should be fine. And break out the sanitizers too!

To be totally honest, I don't usually care about germs. Sometimes I eat without even washing my hands. :ashamed:

But I've never gotten seriously sick. I apparently have a really strong immune system. I mean, I haven't gotten sick this entire school season, and half my students have...

Wynter wrote:To be totally honest, I don't usually care about germs. Sometimes I eat without even washing my hands. :ashamed:

But I've never gotten seriously sick. I apparently have a really strong immune system. I mean, I haven't gotten sick this entire school season, and half my students have...

You are sooo jinxed. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
You are sooo jinxed. :hehe:

I dunno...

My bro, mum, and sis have all taken turns being sick these past for months (consecutively) and I'm still going strong. :woot:

Wynter wrote:
My bro, mum, and sis have all taken turns being sick these past for months (consecutively) and I'm still going strong. :woot:

The butt creates a force field to the rear, and the cleavage creates a force field to the front. :mrgreen: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: The butt creates a force field to the rear, and the cleavage creates a force field to the front. :mrgreen: [/list:u]

So ka...

Sort of like a Romulan Neutral Zone that no life form dares enter...

gaijinmark wrote: The butt creates a force field to the rear, and the cleavage creates a force field to the front. :mrgreen: [/list:u]

Mayor Musa would know, too.

bmwracer wrote:
So ka...

Sort of like a Romulan Neutral Zone that no life form dares enter...

How I wish a life form would... :beaten:

Sonic Care toothbrush is the win!

From Yahoo! News:

Four health changes can prolong life 14 years
By Michael Kahn

People who drink moderately, exercise, quit smoking and eat five servings of fruit and vegetables each day live on average 14 years longer than people who adopt none of these behaviors, researchers said on Tuesday.

Overwhelming evidence has shown that these things contribute to healthier and longer lives, but the new study actually quantified their combined impact, the British team said.

"These results may provide further support for the idea that even small differences in lifestyle may make a big difference to health in the population and encourage behavior change," the researchers wrote in the journal PLoS Medicine.

Between 1993 and 1997 the researchers questioned 20,000 healthy British men and women about their lifestyles. They also tested every participant's blood to measure vitamin C intake, an indicator of how much fruit and vegetables people ate.

Then they assigned the participants -- aged 45-79 -- a score of between 0 and 4, giving one point for each of the healthy behaviors.

After allowing for age and other factors that could affect the likelihood of dying, the researchers determined people with a score of 0 were four times as likely to have died, particularly from cardiovascular disease.

The researchers, who tracked deaths among the participants until 2006, also said a person with a health score of 0 had the same risk of dying as someone with a health score of 4 who was 14 years older.

The lifestyle change with the biggest benefit was giving up smoking, which led to an 80 percent improvement in health, the study found. This was followed by eating fruits and vegetables.

Moderate drinking and keeping active brought the same benefits, Kay-Tee Khaw and colleagues at the University of Cambridge and the Medical Research Council said.

Hmm. I smoke. I drink (heavily). I eat my fruits and veggies. I exercise 6 days a week.

Well, I guess I'm all balanced out back to zero. No loss or gain on life years for me. :beaten:

ahochaude wrote:Hmm. I smoke. I drink (heavily). I eat my fruits and veggies. I exercise 6 days a week.

Well, I guess I'm all balanced out back to zero. No loss or gain on life years for me. :beaten:

I think the smoking puts you in the negative, bud... :sweat:

okay i think it's supposed to go in this thread.

mm... i'm kinda bored with whole wheat breads and no other source of carbs (i don't eat rice/potatoes and i don't like the taste of brown rice)

anyway, i was wondering, what would be the least fattening and healthiest replacement for rice?

i've been eating white rice flour noodles instead for a change. is it less fattening or about the same? coz when i searched the internet, there wasn't any for cooked rice flour noodles. but rice flour (raw) has less calorie than rice (raw).
but it looks like anything to do with white rice has high calories huh?


anyone have a better suggestion? baked potatoes maybe? lol, so many questions. thx

monta wrote:anyone have a better suggestion? baked potatoes maybe? lol, so many questions. thx

Whole grain pasta.

Or substitute more veggies in place of the carbs: when I eat dinner I just eat chicken/fish with veggies AND a salad.

No rice, no potatoes... Maybe a slice of two of whole wheat bread, but that's it.

bmwracer wrote:
Whole grain pasta.

Or substitute more veggies in place of the carbs: when I eat dinner I just eat chicken/fish with veggies AND a salad.

No rice, no potatoes... Maybe a slice of two of whole wheat bread, but that's it.

I agree with 'racer.....vegetables, even if just in the form of a salad, all the way.....people do not eat enough vegetables, not even close....and vegetables have virtually zero calories....you can eat a big healthy salad and/or steamed vegetables, for example, and it will not equal nearly as many calories as a potato, pasta, or rice. and the veggies will give you fiber too which makes you fill fuller and is healthy in other respects.

Tu_triky wrote:I agree with 'racer.....vegetables, even if just in the form of a salad, all the way.....people do not eat enough vegetables, not even close....and vegetables have virtually zero calories....you can eat a big healthy salad and/or steamed vegetables, for example, and it will not equal nearly as many calories as a potato, pasta, or rice. and the veggies will give you fiber too which makes you fill fuller and is healthy in other respects.

Gotta love the Big Salad...! :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Gotta love the Big Salad...! :victory:

since most people don't eat enough veggies it's the way to go...and you're getting them raw so not only are they uncompromised in terms of the their nutritional value (all cooking causes loss of nutrition to some extent) you're getting all the live enzymes too...which actually aid in digestion among other things... :bonk:

Tu_triky wrote:since most people don't eat enough veggies it's the way to go...and you're getting them raw so not only are they uncompromised in terms of the their nutritional value (all cooking causes loss of nutrition to some extent) you're getting all the live enzymes too...which actually aid in digestion among other things... :bonk:

Not to mention the E Coli, pesticides, and synthetic fertilizers... :beaten:

A veritable organic chemistry frappe... :hehe: :rofl:

bmwracer wrote:From Yahoo! News:

Four health changes can prolong life 14 years

The thing is I am not sure if I want to live 14 years longer ... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Not to mention the E Coli, pesticides, and synthetic fertilizers... :beaten:

A veritable organic chemistry frappe... :hehe: :rofl:

hehe.

I see your point...that's why I get my mixed salad greens from Costco....organic, 1lb for only 4 dollars...you cannot beat that price anywhere.....it comes in the plastic rectangular container......it goes a long way for such a small price. :victory:

EstherM wrote:The thing is I am not sure if I want to live 14 years longer ... :sweat:

That's 14 more years of dramas to watch...! :mrgreen: :victory: