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Taters and pastries, of those you mentioned. And, earlier, the Nestle' corn flakes & raisins, now with oats. Get off the statins, or the imagined need for them, naturally.???? Losing weight, if you need to, is always good. Exercise is great. Some diets are better for the lipids than others, however.

OK. Now as of your last post, you still were not able to grasp that the OP wants an AIO for his wife because she wants an AIO. NOT "a PC." Reading and understanding the topic would be a notable breakthrough--and then addressing it specifically would be helpful, as I congratulated one poster. Now this indignant harrumph! after you earlier defended going off-topic: Laughable. But actually I simply followed up my earlier point: with the iPhone/Android analogy. It proved exactly what I said. When it's your wife, she gets the tech she wants, no matter if the other is cheaper across the board, "works," and is more maintainable. So it is with the OP and his wife. Why should our posters pretend they don't do the same thing when their wife's happiness is at stake? Such hypocrisy.

No. Think.

But not from eating meat. You have much to learn. And no, I'm not bothering to discuss it further. You'll bicker on and on for pages, no point.

In addition to being an investor and proponent of vegan meat, Gates also confirmed that he likes to eat plant-based food himself. --https://www.livekindly.com/bill-gates-says-eat-vegan/https://www.livekindly.com/bill-gates-says-eat-vegan/ And pushes it on the planet. Oh, I've never needed any meds, all my markers are normal or exceptional, and I keep w/ the checkups.????

Thinks cholesterol in food causes the problem.???? What year is it? Oh, my fave healthy vegan:

Good numbers, congrats. Not much fluctuation during the period, either. Peace of mind! Reminds me, I should check mine soon. Been a while. Resting heart rate (RHR) looks OK, normal (just going by the 7 am number, presumably immediately after waking), but not that great. Suggests (to me, anyway) mainly a lack of exercise, and exercise is helpful in a number of ways, as you know. I've managed to keep mine at 53 for the last 30 years. Male at the top, female at bottom If your heart is healthy, you can maintain and improve your normal heart rate through exercise no matter your age. Aerobic exercises such as running or cycling (or walking fast if you’re not able to do either) are often the best option for building cardiovascular strength. Besides exercising regularly, behaviors that support a healthy heart rate include: Drinking plenty of water Avoiding alcohol Limiting caffeine and nicotine Following a balanced diet Improving your sleep consistency Relaxation exercises such as guided breathing, meditation and yoga --https://www.whoop.com/thelocker/whats-a-normal-heart-rate-for-my-age/

Not a PC, but specifically an AIO. Strive for precision, my man. In the landscape of extinction, precision is next to godliness. --Samuel Beckett Fortunately, a couple of posters did kindly try to help the OP his quest, so I hope he succeeds. I congratulated one of them, whereupon you jumped in to schoolmarm and defend off-topic posts.???? And your 555 wasn't in reference to your belittling of 'those who bear children' but rather a smug little pat on the back at your own cleverness for the play on PC, with an implied bold sneer at Political Correctness. So that's all cleared up, a contradiction noted, and I assume we're done then.

Oh, then why didn’t you get her a cheap Android, in which you have considerable expertise from watching UK streaming TV, instead of that far more expensive iPhone? Android phones work OK. My gf wouldn’t need to, as she bought her own iPhone with her own money. Oh—she and presumably the OP’s wife would easily be able to tell the difference between an AIO and a box with peripherals attached. But that merely begs the question of what you know about those who bear children that would enable you (cough) to address the OP’s question? Not much, it turns out, given the sample you’re working from. And we can probably surmise the reasons for that necessity, but only to lead us further off-topic. Good play to our misogynistic peanut gallery, however. By this time you should be getting likes and thumbs ups.

Friend of mine has an HP for his wife and daughter, and it's been totally reliable, best of his machines. It's well put together, I have to admit. I wouldn't have one, but his wife and daughter love it.

It's a bitter pill for our egos, but the OP already knew what the other posters have said. You dunno what she'd notice and what she wouldn't. I just remembered how my old man thought that when he bought my mother the wrong brand of sewing machine. It was sad. You've arrived at a critical insight. Hold that. BTW, have you taken that iPhone away from your wife?????

Yah yah. But the experience of having a happy Thai wife trumps that of having an unhappy one--unless, of course, she's not your wife. And the OP already indicated he knows the limitations of AIOs.

It's just the harsh Darwinian wasteland of the forum. You sure about "outnumber?" There's a good reason that news items relating clear cases of suicide are closed to comments.

Wear a crash helmet whenever going out.

I think I'd strongly agree with the negative reviews. No plans to see this cr.a.p.

It was good on IMAX. Spectacular effects and not CGI. Great demo of modern fighter planes. Plot meh but good to see Val Kilmer. AI used to imitate his voice, sounded totally real. Wouldn't bother seeing again. Gf greatly enjoyed and esp. hot that night.????

Excellent! An on-topic post!

Is that why you aren't communicating in German at the moment?

Admirable, BTW. I respect that. Stay the course.

Right. White coat syndrome seems rather common. My BP gets elevated from rushing late to the appointment, lol. I'll climb the stairs to avoid waiting for the elevator. Fortunately, I usually have to sit (and sit) in the waiting room for goodly amount of time anyway. But reading all the discussions here on the forum about blood pressure monitors finally persuaded me to get one of those, since the BP only gets checked maybe once or twice a year. Good thing about having your own is that you can check BP and HR soon as you wake up. So I did that for a while and felt good about the numbers, and then they always stayed about the same, so I got bored and stopped.???? I have a little finger pulse oximeter that COVID paranoia motivated me to get. I check that once a week, since it's so convenient, and be satisfied with just the HR. And I have my fitness watch I check sometimes when out for a walk. Can't rely on the numbers, but they're not as inaccurate as I would have thought. Sheryl or someone else will be along to advise soon. If not, just start a new topic. These get discussed from time to time. Not such a bad idea to try one for a time at least, without getting a deluxe model. Yet one can be insulin resistant, and damaged, years before the usual tests finally reveal a problem. Dr. Sarah Hallberg makes this very point at her TEDx talk here: https://youtu.be/da1vvigy5tQ?t=161. 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. Dr. Peter Attia routinely advises his patients (wealthy patients, lol) to wear a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) (expensive) for a time and see how their blood glucose fluctuates after eating. (Can be a bit shocking, I imagine.) He also routinely gives them an OGTT when they start a consultation. So it might be better to take some precaution to avoid the possible cumulative ill effect of glucose spikes anyway. More details on this unpalatable kickers-twisting subject (we very much like our spikes) in some other thread.

You've received excellent advice. It's good to hear of your intention to follow it. Cardiologist, stress test, CAC scan all good. Overall, not so bad of a result and very informative. It appears you aren't much overweight. But it'd be good if you'd give the height, weight, and waist measurement (for the waist to height ratio). As I predicted, the doc suggested a statin. Wise not to take it. A couple of videos to watch here and here. Note where LDL is on this chart as opposed to triglycerides, glucose, and creatinine (also slightly out of normal on your results). -- Your HbA1c OK, FBS indicating pre-diabetes. The latter, an anomaly? Still, it merits consideration. Neither of these tests is 100% reliable. For example, HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels are commonly recognized as diagnostic indices for diabetes and glucose intolerance. However, they are not sufficient for clear detection of glucose intolerance in the early stage unless an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is performed. --https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6214468/ The test that doctors most often rely on to detect a person’s risk for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes—the hemoglobin A1c (A1c) blood test—too often delivers a poor reading, thereby missing the diagnosis in nearly three out of four at-risk individuals,1 according to research presented at the Endocrine Society meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. --https://www.endocrineweb.com/news/diabetes/61790-hemoglobin-a1c-not-reliable-diagnosing-type-2-diabetes So you might repeat the FBS test and also get the much more reliable Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT). I dunno if a public hospital offers it, however. I say that because of other evidence correlated with insulin resistance. You wanna stay on top of that at all costs. Notably, the TG/HDL ratio. Yours is 133/49=2.7. Still low risk, but probably trending. Alan Watson, @DietHeartNews The higher that ratio, the higher your triglycerides, the greater the risk. I've managed to keep mine to 0.7. So that suggests you're eating too many carbs, including sugar. “Low-fat, high-carbohydrate (LF/HC) diets commonly elevate plasma triglyceride (TG) concentrations.”[5] Key points • Eating more fat/saturated fat reduces VLDL production. • Eating more carbohydrate increases VLDL production. --Malcolm Kendrick Hence, a low carb diet would be best. and of course exercise more. Low carb means cutting out the sugars AND starches. Now we hate low carb here, and at least one member goes into convulsions at the mention of it. Part of it is disbelief that people don't have to crave ice cream, pies and pastries. But after a few weeks on low carb, those cravings go away. That is, you won't desire ice cream, beer, pizzas, fried food and 7-11 cakes. I don't. You don't have to deal with those insulin spikes and drops. Have red wine, though, and an occasional single malt.???? David Unwin's Infographics You get plenty of meat, veggies, and high-fat dairy. Here are some variations. And get this: Statin drugs for prevention of CVD are not warranted for those with elevated LDL who maintain a low TG:HDL ratio. How cool's that? And the exercise. Seems you're not doing much. So you'd start working up to a brisk walk 30 min day. When you succeed in that, come back and learn more about starting resistance exercise training and adding some intensity. (We ain't talking bodybuilding here, just achieving functional fitness.) Help your numbers, slow cognitive decline, and fight sarcopenia. Falls--amazing how many old people die from 'em. N.B. All this very much goes against received ANF Poster Longevity Science, the purpose of which is to rationalize just living with early chronic disease and chasing after docs and medications to live a supposed happy but short life, fat with beer, pies, and pastries, watching lots of footie, and mythically ending during a bonk with a smile on one's face. Excuses range from the George Burns Hail Mary (George Burns lived to 100 smoking cigars and drinking martinis) to Google Your Way To Health by Googling links (without reading the actual articles) that seem to justify one's own self-serving opinions. Yet we hear of a lot of suffering in the Health forum from those following that line of thinking. A few of us cowboys prefer a happy AND long life, postponing chronic diseases until a shorter period towards the very end. That what you want? Never too late to start, and afterwards the maintaining is pretty easy. https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Isn't that a bikini usually sold at Harrod's? Golden Egg Layers, weigh in. But could even be American. https://www.tiktok.com/@bigporkkchop/video/6950044675084438789?is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=6950044675084438789

Obvious selection bias to support the usual bigotry. But low T leads to low expectations. Now don't be TOO scared of the hubbies & boyfriends; lot of hotties out in their thongs. Grabbing a handful would probably be going too far, however.

Better manners than the Brits, far better looking, and speak more understandable English. Kids are cute, teenage daughters lovely. And the babes! OMG. Vastly improved the beach scenery. Unfortunately, TAT: ANF members don't see them checking into the fleabag hotels around Soi Buakhao with the great Golden Egg Layers; beside them also ordering baked beans on toast; or drinking Chang and blathering about footie w/ the drunks in the beer bars. So the beloved forum myth Russians only spend in 7/11s. In fact they spend good money in the better hotels, restos, and shopping malls. That's why Thailand made it a priority to get the Russians back over here, OBVIOUSLY. Welcome, Russians (especially the babes)!

I see the Tahitian Queen will be having its annual snow party on the 25th. An unforgettable experience, but not for the family. I dunno if I can handle another one. If you're around for New Year's Eve, there's also the No Knickers party.???? Now that's also fun, but Beach Rd's really hard to negotiate then.