All Things Health

My ex fil had a big belly and he always 'oofed' when he bent.

Having plus size models is wonderful.

I think because so many girls and women were suffering eating disorders and pressure from society to be thin, the fashion industry realized it has to use normal size women to sell their cosmetics and clothes. Admittedly, the thinner models do look fabulous BUT they're not the true representative of the modern woman. In fact, most women are plus size these days. Whether it's down to dieting gone wrong or Mars Bars I don't know!

Anyhow, the fashion industry have finally opened up their eyes to the real woman.

Plus size models look better anyway. 

I think you're right it is very important to understand that people do come in different sizes and that sometimes being the perfect magazine weight isn't the right weight for us personally.

When my thyroid went completely mental I lost a lot of weight and ended up in a UK size 8.. but I'm tall I have very broad shoulders so I looked like death warmed up.
Then I had radioactive treatment and my thyroid went completely the other way I gained a huge amount of weight in a very short time and felt awful but I worked hard stuck to a sensible diet and lost quite a bit of that overweight but ended up a UK size 16.

I'd love to be smaller again just a little bit but the fact is it's not going to happen so I exercise I eat sensibly I've maintained this weight for nearly 10 years now.
On Thursday I'm going for my big health check so weight, blood pressure , sugar , cholesterol everything will be tested .
I will be sure to let you know how I get on but I imagine that everything will be just perfect just like last time. Which goes to prove that slightly bigger doesn't always have to mean unhealthy.

www.businessinsider.com/boogers-snot-eat-nose-unhealthy-science-virus-bacteria-2019-1?

I didn't need a reason not to eat them before, but that's a good one.

Gross!!!

Update.

I had the first half of my health checks.
BP 110 over 80.
My weight is higher than they like but that's the way it's been for a long time in any case it is stable and the same as 5 years ago.
My heart film showed a very healthy and and reasonably slow heartbeat.

The cognitive tests also went very well which is just as well one demented old fart in the house is quite enough.

Next week I have to take in samples of urine and give blood tests I will get the results of that in a couple of weeks time but I am not expecting any nasty surprises.

A phase 2 trial of inhaled nitrous oxide for treatment-resistant major depression

stm.sciencemag.org/content/13/597/eabe1376?

And I don't drink coffee.

Stress can elevate it, too. I know you have had more stress lately. Red meats and dairy in particular are some of the common culprits... Might need to limit some of that if you are concerned it might go higher. 

I sat down last night and had a good critical look.
I noticed a couple of bad habits that have crept in and as today was shopping day I made sure those products were not in my basket..

Hopefully with a few small changes things should return to normal.

If you overload on anything it's going to be bad for you: even healthy things.

There has always been scaremongering about coffee: and other drinks. But - again - if it is consumed in moderation it won't damage you. Also, there were claims rice had arsnic in and was bad for you: this is ridiculous. Billions of Asian people consume rice every day: and there have been no deaths from doing so.

There always has to be someone - or some company - to try to frighten people away from what they know.

Yes, people can also die from drinking too much water because of it causing an imbalance of electrolytes. We can throw ourselves out of whack with just about anything!

medicalxpress.com/news/2021-06-day-chocolate-unexpected-benefits.html

I can get behind that.