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Following a gallbladder removal, taking an ox bile supplement will help to digest foods high in fat. You can Google "ox bile supplement" for more info.

19 hours ago, ignis said:

trying to follow a health lifestyle  gets confusing

 

Diabetic since Feb 1991 [at that time Dr said I could have been diabetic for many years before this] as very high BS + very high BP

So so control on healthy lifestyle + Med's for years

2015 very bad = ER - outcome was Stage 5 CKD. worked hard on lifestyle change  No Salt, No Red Meat No Diet drinks = down to between stage 2 and 3 for a few years

about October last year things not right, Dr added Vitamins of all kinds... Last Friday not good on my normal 90 day Dr Visit, Low BP + Low BS + Stage 4 CKD !   extra blood tests ordered = will get full result this Friday  [Little Village Hospital so for extra test blood must go to big Hospital]

 

Low Red Blood Cell Count !!  appears healthily eating not correct ?  looking on web eat more Red Meat ??  the odd thing is Dr said do not take any more Vitamin B12, yet web shows many different places and Countries to increases Vitamin B12  ??   gets confusing

 

Dr also told  me to drink a glass of milk a day....  years ago told no dairy products !!

There are very confusing messages about what we should eat to be healthy, and this is especially so for those who have chronic health conditions like diabetes.

All of the research I have done suggests that low-carb is the way to go (for both good general health and especially for those with blood sugar control problems / diabetics). Think keto or carnivore.

And the healthiest food you can eat? Red meat! Yes, it goes against the message that it is the mainstream media but this really does seem to be the healthiest way to eat.

There is a lot of really good information FROM DOCTORS on YouTube. As someone diagnosed diabetic, you might like to check out Dr Ken Berry or Dr Jason Fung or Dr Aseem Malhottra on YouTube as a good place to start.

"over 3 million monthly users"

I'd love to know what this means, and what the source of this is. Monthly users is a strange metric. Does this mean 3 million people tune in every month? I can't imagine that to be the case.

So what's the plan?

Will the server get an overhaul? It really is very slow.

Will there be a rebranding? ThaiVisa was generally well-regarded while I think the rebranding to ASEANNow didn't work out so well and has been fraught with technical issues.

What about moderation? Will this be a place where jokers are encouraged? Will the moderation be heavy-handed? Will it be a place for freedom of speech?

Or will it just be more of the same....?

13 hours ago, jas007 said:

Has anyone ever hired a moving service for a move?  Either within Pattaya or between Pattaya and Bangkok?

 

I’m thinking about moving.  Not much stuff, really, but it’s now more than the two suitcases I came here with this time.  An office chair, a computer monitor, some smaller miscellaneous items, and a few pots and pans, some small kitchen utensils. Anyway, assuming the cost of movers isn’t too high, that might be the way to go.

It sounds like all of that stuff might fit in a taxi / private car. That might be a cheaper way to go than hiring a moving service.

5 hours ago, Andre0720 said:

What do you man by 'sugar'.

Refined white sugar?.

Or carbs and sweet fruit, which are not the problem.

 

With regards to diabetes, carbs and fruit are most certainly a problem. Diabetes is essentially carbohydrate toxicity. Eat enough high-sugar fruit and you will become diabetic!

The problem with fruit is that some varieties are very high in sugar. A little fruit is fine. A lot of fruit most certainly is not, especially if you are already consuming a high-carb diet.

I take Stinging Nettle Root Extract when I suffer from allergies. Coincidentally, my prostate health is all good. Is it related to my use of Stinging Nettle Root? I honestly don't know - but one of the things it says on the bottle is "For Prostate Health". It's a good supplement and very cheap so it's certainly worth trying!

26 minutes ago, SmartyMarty said:

Let me guess, retired accountant or school teacher.

Neither.

On 4/16/2024 at 1:33 PM, SmartyMarty said:

I’m slightly incorrect, but so is the information posted. Kiwis automatically get a free 30 day tourist visa on arrival in Thailand. The fee listed on the embassy website is for longer visas (which fact it omits).

Once again, you're wrong. New Zealanders get a 30 day visa waiver.

3 hours ago, SmartyMarty said:

That information is incorrect. 

Really? That is the information currently posted on the Thai embassy website. Do you know better than they do?

31 minutes ago, drgoon said:

Show us the proof please.

 

I have always entered visa free at no cost. Last visit January, no charge. Maybe other nationals are getting paid to enter Thailand 🙄

This is the visa fees schedule at the website of the Thai Embassy in Wellington. Pages 1 and 2 are in Thai. Pages 3 and 4 in English. Compare them with the prices any other nationality pays for a visa.

https://image.mfa.go.th/mfa/0/Ty8J7f4hKr/Consular_service_fee_2024.pdf

23 hours ago, jts-khorat said:

 

The reason for the prevalence of diabetes in Thailand is the rice. Maybe a shock for some, but polished white rice is really unhealthy.

 

In our village, there is not a single older person without diabetes.

 

Why was this not an issue in the past? Then, price was not polished by modern efficient machinery and people ate a lot less -- at least in the Isaan I know, people were that poor, that they had a single bowl of rice and whatever plants could be gathered on the paddy edges.

Possibly the reason is because more Thais did physical labour in the past.

It's slow for sure, so it can be an idea to open multiple pages at once and then when you've finished reading one, go to another that is already open.

As for the ads, there are many different ad-blockers and browser configurations that can reduce the "psychedelic look" that ASEANNow favours.

A lot of people have managed to reverse their type 2 diabetes by adopting a keto or carnivore diet. There's a lot online about this so anyone can do their own research and make up their own mind about whether it's something they'd like to try.

5 hours ago, JensenZ said:

Diabetes Type 2 is a complex disease and is hard to quantify. What tests did they do? 

I always understood the diagnosis of diabetes was easy with an A1C test.

An A1C below 5.7 is normal. 5.7 - 6.4 is pre-diabetes. 6.5 or higher is diabetes.

6 hours ago, advancebooking said:

Dont be rediculous. You do not have to pay taxes on rent here. Do you think rich Thai people who own multiple properties do that. This is not a western country. Rev dept here is incompetent. 

 

My accountant says as long as in a 12 month period.... theres not more than 200 transaction and/or greater than 1 million deposit to a bank account then dont have to pay tax. If you get close to this criteria just go open an account at a different bank and start again. Nuff said. 

And what happens when you have a dispute with your tenant and he visits the Revenue Department with his girlfriend and shows all the transfers he has made in to the account of the landlord who just happens to be your wife. I guess your accountant would say mai pen rai!

16 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said:

What are you talking about, if she is a personal owner the received rent simply becomes additional income and she will be taxed according to her income. Due after one year? Of course not, you are due every calendar year to report your income, even you only rented it for 1 week.

 

A company can deduct expenses, a person can not. This is why being a employee sucks too with taxes. Income = Income. The Thai way? Just get your rent in cash. It can be so worth it having a company in Thailand, you can deduct endless things and even buy a company car etc etc to make taxes little to zero.

My understanding is that what you say here is wrong. I was always of the belief that rental income is taxed at a fixed 15% tax rate.