Health and Fitness

[HighlyIrregular II]

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/aging/re ... rcna166367

...“there’s a big shift in the metabolism of lipids when people are in their 40s and in the metabolism of carbohydrates when people are in their 60s.”

I thought there would be more worth posting but the rest of the article is practically filler. Basically, nothing else is known. Common sense recommendations.

[HighlyIrregular II]

I got a treadmill. Walking on it is unnatural. You're not really shifting your weight with your foot so it's not a complete walking exercise. I think jogging on it may be more natural. I'll look it up. Walking on it is more natural than bike riding though. Not that walking on it simulates regular walking better than stationary bikes simulate real bikes, but it simulates natural body motion better. Now, sometimes when I get out of my chair to walk around, I can play on the treadmill.

...I've noticed that my stride is longer than most people of any age, yet on my treadmill it took me about 400 steps to go a tenth of a mile which I read is twice the steps it takes the average man (avg is 2000 steps/mi).

[HighlyIrregular II]

https://www.sciencealert.com/intermitte ... mice-shows

While previous studies have linked intermittent fasting to benefits such as reductions in weight and dementia risk, new research in mice points to a potential downside of periodic food abstinences: an increase in the risk of cancer...if you're unlucky and you're refeeding after a fasting, and you get exposed to a mutagen, like a charred steak or something, you might actually be increasing your chances of developing a lesion that can go on to give rise to cancer.

"I want to emphasize that this was all done in mice, using very well-defined cancer mutations," says Yilmaz. "In humans it's going to be a much more complex state."

The research has been published in Nature.

[Catoptric]

I was looking into Xylitol because someone was commenting that it causes cancer, but the real concern was cardiovascular issues, but then I was getting into the topic of "is teeth cleaning good for you," and it seems a bit more complicated, that you are exposing your teeth and gums to bacteria that can potentially cause more issues where "bad bacteria" proliferates and overcomes your oral health.



I may look at this later.




Worth checking out (my mom most likely had unnecessary dental work done. . . Like literally having most of the teeth implanted. She's the kind of person that would be hoodwinked easily by dubious "professionals" though I suspect she also takes advantage of any insurance, which falls under Medicaid fraud.) I had a dentist lose his license due to Medicaid fraud.



Also, people turn to extremes when in desperation, such as an infection from something like popcorn kernel or beef jerky stuck under a gum line (at which point it's a good idea to also catch up on teeth brushing a little just to reduce some risk of infection,) and sometimes you just need to gargle with salt water (I use a salt mineral brine) and something like Glyoxide (basically hydrogen peroxide,) in addition you can chew clove to numb pain. I haven't had any problems since.

[Senseye]

...I've noticed that my stride is longer than most people of any age, yet on my treadmill it took me about 400 steps to go a tenth of a mile which I read is twice the steps it takes the average man (avg is 2000 steps/mi).

I think you've got that backwards. Taking twice as many steps indicates your stride is half the length of average. That would be a pretty small stride length. This could also be skewed by the nature of the treadmill.

The best way to measure your stride is to just take 10 steps of your natural gait from a fixed point and measure where you end up. Then divide by 10. Maybe pace the 10 steps a couple times to make sure you end up in roughly the same place (give or take an inch).

Fitness trackers without GPS need you to do this so they can calculate distance based on steps. For both running and walking. I've done it and I can tell you my walking stride is .70 meters and my running stride is 1 meter (metric cause Canada). I think this is a bit shorter that the average male (I think avg male walking stride is .75 meters). But all that varies by height.

[HighlyIrregular II]

...I've noticed that my stride is longer than most people of any age, yet on my treadmill it took me about 400 steps to go a tenth of a mile which I read is twice the steps it takes the average man (avg is 2000 steps/mi).

I think you've got that backwards. Taking twice as many steps indicates your stride is half the length of average.

It was a small stride length on my treadmill. I was contrasting that with my normal walking ("yet" indicates a contrast). But I fixed that. Holding the handles makes it more comfortable to take longer strides. Sometimes I walk without holding on, for a little bit at a time, which is out of my comfort zone, but I make my stride a little longer now. It's a balance thing. I have to fight my instinct to take shorter strides on the moving belt.

[Roger Mexico]

...I've noticed that my stride is longer than most people of any age, yet on my treadmill it took me about 400 steps to go a tenth of a mile which I read is twice the steps it takes the average man (avg is 2000 steps/mi).

I think you've got that backwards. Taking twice as many steps indicates your stride is half the length of average.

It was a small stride length on my treadmill. I was contrasting that with my normal walking ("yet" indicates a contrast). But I fixed that. Holding the handles makes it more comfortable to take longer strides. Sometimes I walk without holding on, for a little bit at a time, which is out of my comfort zone, but I make my stride a little longer now. It's a balance thing. I have to fight my instinct to take shorter strides on the moving belt.

I both walk and run on a treadmill at a gym to warm up for weights, and I'm able to maintain a pretty natural walking motion if I don't hold onto anything. (I swing my arms like I normally would during a real walk.) Running feels a little funny, though that has somewhat improved when I've experimented with different speeds.

However, if I grab the handles they have for checking your heart rate, my walking and especially running posture does start to feel all fucked up.

[HighlyIrregular II]

Unhealthiness ranking of cheeseburgers.

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[Madrigal]

Got a lung scan, imaging of my abdomen, EKG, all the blood tests. To my great surprise, I'm not sick yet.

[HighlyIrregular II]

I'm pretty good. From my total blood count and comprehensive metabolic panel, I just got these two yellow/orange flags (I may have enhanced the image and turned yellow to orange). I made some dietary changes.

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