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You should be able to get your vitamin D levels up with supplements. Take vitamin D3 for a few months which is a very cheap supplement. It's a good idea to match Vitamin D3 with a Vitamin K2 supplement. You MUST take this with a meal containing fat (even if just a little fat) as D and K are fat-soluble vitamins. It's worth noting that when it comes to vitamin D levels, 30 is considered an absolute minimum by many doctors and ideal levels may be more in the range of 60 - 80. Personally, I like mine to be 80 - 100. Zinc and Copper are a little more complicated. You can Google the foods high in these and try and consume more of said foods. Alternatively, you can supplement either - and both are very cheap in supplement form. However, there is a balance between the two. There are some supplements which contain both Zinc and Copper such as Jarrows Formulas Zinc Balance which is a good one, and inexpensive. The malabsorption comment from the hospital is prescient. If you're older and / or you have any digestive issues, you might not be absorbing much of the goodness (vitamins, minerals, protein etc.) of what you eat as well as the supplements you take. If that is the case, you need to resolve that. Unfortunately, this can be more difficult than it sounds as there are so many things it could be from low stomach acid to gallbladder / bile issues to stomach issues to bacterial or fungal overgrowth - and many mainstream doctors / gastroenterologists are not familiar with / trained in all of these. In summary, if it were me, I would take: 5000 IU of Vitamin D 3 per day (any major supplement brand ok) 100 mcg of Vitamin K2 per day (any major supplement brand ok) Jarrows Formulas Zinc Balance one capsule per day And then I would test my levels in a few months time and adjust accordingly. I would also take a digestive enzyme with every meal. A good one is NOW Foods Super Enzymes as it contains stomach acid and bile acids and digestive enzymes - and it's not too pricey.

I endorse the recommendation for Dr MacBook in Bangkok. You might also like to consider buying a new machine. At 12 years old, this is a very, old computer well beyond its reasonable expected lifetime. A new MacBook Air with an Apple M chip will be a revelation compared to your old machine. Alternatively, Apple just announced the budget model Macbook Neo which you might like to take a look at.

Season 3 is 6 episodes.

Did your friend have comprehensive insurance? Assuming he did, that should have covered any claim made against him by the other party. I don't understand why he had to pay out of his own pocket unless he had inadequate insurance to cover the loss / claim against him.

For sure, you'd expect a drop off in visitor numbers from Europe although how significant the number will be, I don't know. There are still a lot of other airlines flying between Europe and Thailand which don't stop in the Middle East. Spare a thought for those of us in Australia and New Zealand who are also seeing airfares surge. An Aussie or Kiwi who might have flown to Europe via the Middle East is now looking at the likes of Singapore Airlines, QANTAS, Thai etc and as bookings on those airlines increase, fares elsewhere on the network, such as to Bangkok, are spiking. I looked at flying to Bangkok from New Zealand in May on QANTAS and the fare was $NZ 2,700 which is $NZ 1,100 more than I paid last time. That's too much so I'll hold off. So it won't just be fewer Europeans visiting but there might be a drop in visitor numbers from the likes of NZ and Australia too.

A couple of ideas that might help. First of all, for general anxiety, there are a lot of supplements that might help. Many recommend the Ayuverdic (traditional Indian holistic medicine) adaptogenic herb Ashwagandha for stress and general anxiety. However, individual responses vary and it can take a while to feel the benefits. Rather than Ashwagandha, I'd recommend you look into L Theanine. It's an amino acid that is very well tolerated and is hugely beneficial for stress and anxiety. Do your own research - there is a lot of good stuff on YouTube. 200 mg twice a day can do wonders. As far as dehydration / thirst goes, yes, that can be related to nervous system dysfunction. Have you tried Sole water? It's something you make at home with regular water and Himalayan Pink Salt. It essentially saturates the water with minerals. (Some people can feel dehydrated because they're drinking a lot of water but are deficient in minerals / electrolytes.) Alternatives are always drinking mineral water - I personally like the Aura brand. Coconut water is also an excellent source of minerals / electrolytes. Do note that dehydration / excessive thirst can also be related to various medical conditions. It could be that the dehydration is related to an undiagnosed medical condition which in turn is causing anxiety and low resilience to stress. With this in mind, you might want to consider getting a check for "regular" diabetes type 2, which is a simple blood test. You might also consider getting checked for diabetes insipdis where excessive thirst and the inability to quench your thirst is a prime symptom. The gold standard test for diabetes insipidis is a water deprivation test which is a bit more involved and would require seeing an endocrinologist. But try all of the other suggestions first as diabetes insipidis is not common.

I hope someone passes the info of this guy's criminal history along to the Thai Police who are investigating the crime as it shines a whole new light on things!

What a nightmare! And some people wonder why some expats are saying they have had enough and heading elsewhere or back home. This is not the sort of hassle anyone wants to face, especially in retirement. It doesn't make it any more acceptable but for what it's worth, my Mrs tells me she faces similar sorts of issues when she deals with various government departments with her business as rules change from year to year, different officers require different documents etc. In other words, it's not an Immigration or anti-foreigner thing, rather it's a Thai government thing that is inherent across many government departments.

I'm mid 50s and it often feels like I'm one of the young guys around here so, yeah, the average age is probably mid 60s, at a guess, maybe higher.

I have found taxis in Bangkok are fine if you speak Thai. Any nonsense from the driver and you just tell them straight in Thai. That has always worked for me.

The owner Benjamin Hart who presents all of the firm's YouTube videos is a THAI CITIZEN, so he most certainly can practice law in Thailand!

More ridiculousness from Thai banks! What happens if you don't have a street address in your home country because you've relocated to Thailand? And what about if you come from a country like mine, New Zealand, where there is no such thing as a national ID card?

The mainstream medical profession can be quick to recommend the whipping out of a gallbladder. For sure, sometimes it is necessary - but there are many occasions when it is not. If the recommendation to remove it is based on gallbladder stones or gallbladder sludge, there are some alternatives that are worth trying before the irreversible surgical removal of the gallbladder. In the case of gallbladder stones, Chanca Piedra is worth trying. It's a herbal supplement known as a stone breaker that is used to break down kidney stones, gallstones and support liver health. It is an effective treatment but it can be slow, as in it can take a few months. If it's a case of sludge and and a congested / low-functioning gallbladder, then definitely try TUDCA. This is one of the most effective supplements prescribed by Functional Medicine Doctors and others outside of the mainstream medical profession. It has a very high success rate! I used this when my gallbladder function was low due to gallbladder sludge and doctors wanted to operate. TUDCA cleared the sludge quickly. Pairing this with Milk Thistle and a good choline supplement like Sunflower Lecithin can have an amazing effect on the gallbladder and general liver health and turn things around very quickly.

You should compare street vendors with street vendors. Still plenty of places you can get that dish on the street for less than 50 baht.

It's not a decade per se, but I thought from 1997 through to late 2001 were about as good as it got, but the reason for it is kind of sad. The economy had been smashed, the baht had plummeted and many Thai people were out of work and desperate for money. As such, many people were super nice to foreigners through that period and that made Thailand a really nice place to live and work. I was new to Thailand at the time and had no experience of the country prior to 1997. But for a few years from 1997, Bangkok was a fantastic place to be. Best years of my life.