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Ultimately related to cardiovascular condition, not age per se. That condition can and usually does degrade along with other biomarkers as people age, to the delight of the medical and pharma industries. The rate of inevitable decline into morbidity is the issue at question--or should be, IMO. So one can maintain, and enjoy, a condition more typical of youth for a longer time, say a decade or more, by a healthy lifestyle or choose to treat the symptoms via beta blockers etc. and prolong the period of medication and, ultimately suffering that often begins in the 50s nowadays.

Me, I need no meds and take only a few vitamins, protein powder, and creatine (recommended). So I had to look these up. ‘Course, I’m a year younger than you, after all. Correct me if I’m wrong. Amlodepine – needed to lower otherwise high blood pressure. No wonder your BP’s only slightly elevated and check it morning and night. Sorry, but that indicates worry. Mine’s around 108/70, and I check it maybe once every couple months if I happen to think about it . Normal blood pressure is defined by pressure below 120/80, whereas an optimal and healthier blood pressure is closer to 110/70. --Optimal blood pressure helps our brains age slower Bestatin – needed to reduce worry over high cholesterol. Baby aspirin – previous stroke or heart attack? Micardis, Doxadozin – also antihypertensive drugs that may affect BP. Your RHR seems quite low for your age. Is that natural, or a side effect? Always been that low? Mine’s been around 53 for the last 40 years. And you’re somewhat overweight but aren’t worried about that. I’d suggest the worry about LDL is misplaced relative to what should be more worrisome: the high triglyceride/HDL ratio. A low ratio of triglycerides/HDL means a low risk of heart disease even when LDL is high. If you have a high ratio, you have higher risk even with low LDL. Triglyceride/HDL ratio is strongly related to insulin resistance. --Low Triglycerides–High High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease And so that’s why I keep my ratio below 1:1, latest .71. --Alan Watson And you see where you are at 3.3. This study used 3.5 as a cutoff: --Triglyceride–to–High-Density-Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Ratio Is an Index of Heart Disease Mortality and of Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Men And related it to diabetes. Not coincidentally your FBS suggests prediabetes, another worry. Note that even people without diabetes, in the top quartile (fourth) of fasting insulin, had about double the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, --Plasma insulin and cardiovascular mortality in non-diabetic European men and women: a meta-analysis of data from eleven prospective studies I’d suggest you get an OGTT, as things may be worse than they seem. Evidence implicates insulin resistance at the root of many lipids issues (and more). In one study, a single glucose tolerance test predicted major coronary heart disease events over 22 years. A normal score on a fasting glucose test or even an HbA1c doesn’t actually confer a high degree of certainty. In fact, one can be insulin resistant years before tests finally reveal that the ol' pancreas can no longer deal with all the glucose. Dr. Sarah Hallberg makes this very point at her TEDx talk here. https://youtu.be/da1vvigy5tQ?t=161. (Sadly, Dr. Hallberg lost her 5-year battle with lung cancer on March 28, 2022.) Somewhere between 16 – 25% of normal weight American adults are insulin resistant without even knowing. More than 80% of those with prediabetes don’t know they have it. Common sense would dictate that it’d be better to avoid the cumulative effect of glucose spikes and stress to one’s pancreas in the first place. More details on this unpalatable kickers-twisting subject in some other thread. Ironically, just as an aside, higher TC looks better than lower, come to the all-mortality rate: Well, folks tend to think getting older means you inevitably have all these lipids issues (metabolic syndrome) and need to start running to docs and get on the usual meds starting in your 50s or 60s to deal the symptoms rather than underlying causes. Not so, lifestyle can make all the difference. For anyone. In fact those worries could be mitigated and ended, mortality compressed, via the ol’--wait for it--diet & exercise. A low carb diet’s particularly good in this respect, with cardio and resistance training. So that’s the help. It'll have to do for now--from me; no doubt our Nutritionists will be along soon with their own expert assessments.???? Parenthetically, I’d up the tea and coffee by another cup a day, hit the dark chocolate daily (Hershey’s Natural cocoa, Lindt 85%), and get in the sun (UV > 3, around noon) for around 15 -20 min a few times a week, shirtless. I find regular walks on the beach helpful, fine scenery out there. Yeah, sun, steak, and steel, as P. D. Mangan says. And sex, my Thai gf always adds. So cute. We'll probably have a recommendation for apple cider vinegar soon.???? Never did a thing for me. BTW, there’s also the issue of blood clots in the sedentary, notably those sitting around watching footie. Oh—aspirin, right? I wouldn’t. New research found that the risks of daily aspirin begin to outweigh the benefits starting at age 60. Specifically, the risk of aspirin causing potentially life-threatening bleeding in the brain or gastrointestinal tract increases with age. --Daily aspirin no longer recommended for some Clot risk needs to be taken seriously, though, as you know. One of the easier issues to prevent, fortunately, without any of the risks of aspirin. Maybe stop using the treadmill as a clothes hanger. I congratulate you on your honesty and candor, @KannikaP, after an initially somewhat misleading post. Too often in these threads we have smug epicureans waddle in clutching a totemic bottle of Chang and a strip of street Kamagra to pooh-pooh the need for any dieting or exercise. But they also refuse to reveal--and to stop taking-- the meds they depend on to keep them still alive. Now we did have a case recently of swaggering beer and sex turning into—fasting, LOL. Not surprisingly, some will show up in the Pub later on confessing despondency ("somber thaughts") and in the Health forum seeking advice before they . . . vanish . . . .

We in primary school now? Show of hands? Yeah, that'll help. ???? Let's try to think for ourselves, shall we? So you didn't look at all the other experiences in the reddit discussion. Here's the reddit support forum w/ 86k readers and maybe 150 online at any time. Windows 11 Where you'll find (cough) more than one experience. Besides things that often don't work well for many people (Bluetooth), and the myriad annoyances (right-click), calendar, one overarching complaint relates to the further general dumbing down of Windows, such as with the taskbar, requiring more clicking and bother to get at a setting. For example, the swallowing of the Control Panel into the Settings app that started in Win 10 is worse in Win 11. 'Course if M'soft didn't continue, then fans of the dumbing down and critics alike will complain of an inconsistent UX. Which it still is in 11, just not as much as in 10. Not to say that Win 11 doesn't improve some things. There's an older review in The Verge, summarized here, that lists out a good selection, but Win 11 ends up with 10 Pros vs 13 Cons, even counting the improvements in Start menu. Unfortunately, I don't see any Pro I'd find particularly useful and didn't think some Pros are really Pros for me. For one, being herded to the App store and, if not now, eventually needing to login to get an app as part of M'soft's new business model.

Colostomy bag was in a discussion on Ars Technica, if you want to find it. Funny and appropriate. M'soft finally got some of the message. Onward and upward! The redditor is the OP in the thread I gave the link to. Wedding_Worth is his username, if that helps. Just left-click on the title of the reddit thread, and you'll be taken right there. ???? Funny, the OP himself described a problem w/ the taskbar. In fact the taskbar has other problems of which you're blissfully unaware, IF one wants the full functionality available in the Win 10 taskbar--which I'd want. We might call it a downgrade. But hardly the only problems users have w/ Win 11. The uptake for Win 11 has been surprisingly slow, but part of that is of course the TPM. Which I suppose can still be worked around, but why bother. ???? Go read some experiences. I tried Win 11 for a couple of days until it crushed itself to become literally unusable (minor windows update resulted in all USB ports not working anymore). I had removed the Bing part oft the search via Winaero Tweaker and that made it a lot more usable than on Win 10. Now I'm back on 10, waiting for 12.

Reddit has an extensive discussion w/ over 400 comments here, covers it pretty well. Is windows 11 worth upgrading to? What’s have you all decided to do with regards to upgrading? Started by a redditor who confessed: I updated it as curiosity got the better of me and I thought how bad could it be… It lasted two hours before I reverted back to windows 10! Seems the Start menu has been improved somewhat over Win 10's, which has been compared to a colostomy bag. I'd still use third-party apps to get it and the taskbar (major source of complaints) really useable again. Not seeing any reasons for me to "upgrade" yet.

Suggest OP look at Aliexpress. They've got quite a few HP keyboards, probably batteries as well. I bought a battery for my laptop there, very reasonable price.

Seems to me that @Jingthing bought one some time ago. Maybe he'll check in.

Slight elevated BP. Could be something is bothering you. We could help you more if you'd provide these numbers: RHR (resting heart rate), FBG (fasting blood glucose), HbA1C, Triglyceride/HDL ratio, waist-to-height ratio, and a list of the meds you're taking.

iHerb: 21st Century, Sentry Senior, Multivitamin & Multimineral Supplement, Adults 50+, 265 Tablets x 2 = B716, throw in a few other things to get the flat ฿135.00 shipping for orders ฿1,350.00+, cost of Sentry + shipping falls to B779.

That most pros take supplements of some kind.

Probably greater than the odds of intellectual conversation in English with an expat. Or in Brummie or Geordie.

One o' the lads having a bit o' fun:

Let's not forget all the man boobs.

You don't until you do. It's unquestionably best to upgrade for reasons given and more, given that it's so cheap and easy to do so.

Question arises, what and why? Hmm. To give a different spin on the OP's question: I think it's to slowly get you used to the idea of Windows as a Service (WaaS). Microsoft has been moving users to this Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) model for years now. . . . With all this in mind . . . I see clear signs that Windows 11 is the Trojan horse bringing WaaS to everyone — whether you want it or not. First, Microsoft sneaked a Microsoft subscription manager into the February 2022 Windows 11 update. . . . Windows 11 Settings menu > Accounts and you'll find a new section called "Your Microsoft account." . . . --Windows 11: The end of the old-school Windows desktop Uh huh.

Firefox. It seemed not to like Chrome for some reason, as I recall. I wouldn't mind running a VPN on the box if needed. Some free ones out there; our VPN experts can advise.

Did you try https://ustvgo.tv/? Works fine on my Android box, no VPN, but the channel sometimes needs a refresh.

No, just as M'soft isn't forcing anyone to upgrade XP or 7. But it will certainly try to scare you into Win 11. I'm not scared.????

I believe @RocketDog probably knows all about Linux. After looking at what Win 11 offers, I can't see I'd have any need to "upgrade." My lean & mean Win 10 does everything I'll need for the foreseeable future. I'll do just fine after it reaches end-of-life. For that matter, I could even use 7 w/ some good third-party utils. And another thing: Win 8.1 was pretty d_amn good. For the record. ???? And I could switch to Linux for most things these days. I'd do so if M'soft tries to force Win 11 on me--which it won't, of course. Reminds me of an old discussion wherein our techies were all jumping on the advanced Windows Vista bandwagon. I waited, correctly figuring it'd be another Windows Me. Skipped it entirely.???? I keep a Mint installation updated and use it esp. when traveling. Like it a lot; I'm not going to fool around w/ Arch, btw. However, I'll probably move to a rolling release model and avoid the version upgrades. They aren't that bad w/ Mint's upgrade facility but nonetheless time-consuming and sometimes offer a bit of drama. Thought about Manjaro, but I'm currently trying out OpenSUSE Tumbleweed in a VM, and it's looking mighty fine.

It appears many members aren't aware of all the gaming Linux supports nowadays. Quite a lot, actually, possibly even some faves. Being Linux, there may be some fiddling around. More info: https://www.protondb.com/ https://linux-gaming.kwindu.eu/index.php?title=Should_you_switch_to_Linux_gaming%3F https://reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/

Made an appt w/ him about a month ago and waited 2 weeks. Usual w/ Warin. He charges a bit less and makes it up on volume. Very busy, very efficient. Too good for mere teeth cleaning, anybody can do that; save him for real work. Kind of a man's man, Warin. Not a very friendly office, no moo baan atmosphere, no beauty contests, no hand holding, no BS, all business. I like that.

Warin's the man. Has a certificate in implantology from UCLA hanging on the wall.

Or pharmacy first for the small routine stuff. Probably where the OP should have gone. Find the most knowledgeable pharmacist in your neighborhood: choose the pharmacist, not the pharmacy. ???? No relief, lighten your wallet further at a clinic or hsp. Still waiting to hear the name of this 100-baht cream to be used ONLY for life-threatening conditions. Might be good always to have on hand--just in case, kind of like a fire extinguisher or fire hose box. Yeah, read the brochure w/ the instructions accompanying a medicine. Look on the 'net where you don't need a magnifying glass. Now that has been valuable new information to come outta this thread. Who knew? 'Course every med may likely have possible side effects and contraindications and testimonials attesting to disastrous experiences. You may scare yourself into not taking it, esp. if you can't read well and misunderstand what you read. Happens occasionally, no? More seriously, the forum is a great resource for getting recommendations for the best docs. Use it. Dr. Anna at BPH, for example, will explain ALL about any skin condition you'd like to show her. And biopsy it! Well, let's get out the popcorn. Should be a long thread as our members all enjoy relating their horror stories and get in their whinges about supposed bill padding and having to pay.

It's time to watch a Bruce Willis movie. Nothing like Pulp Fiction, but I've seen it too many times. Ended up watching Looper, being SF, and it was quite OK. Emily Blunt's always nice to look at. She didn't get naked or anything, so don't get too excited here.

Depends on the doc and the condition. Mothering, they don't do. Getting into a debate over the diagnosis over a trivial skin rash w/ some farang wouldn't be particularly productive. Instructions for taking medications are typically given by the pharmacist at receipt. You also have the enclosed instructions. Take it or leave it. Personally, I've no complaints, even at gov't hospitals. Don't like the diagnosis, want a 2nd opinion, do the same as in the West: go elsewhere. Prices for medicines are higher at private hsps than at pharmacies. Didn't you know? Insurance helps. What was the cream exactly, and what were the instructions? A 100 baht cream to be taken only for life-threatening conditions. Hmm. You may have a case here: the doc probably should have told you that your life was in danger. That would indeed have been of interest. Still, having to spend only 300 baht for the meds needed to save your life--quite a bargain, son.