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Travelinglady · Jul 28, 2022 at 11:13 PM

Cocoa Might Help Lower Blood Pressure and Reduce Arterial Stiffness, New Research Suggests

That's great news!

I often have a cup of hot chocolate before I go to bed at night.

eskielover · Jul 28, 2022 at 11:30 PM

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Is It Safe To Eat Food After Its Expiration Date?

I do quite often. If it doesn't smell bad & a quick little taste isn't bad, I will eat it. I can usually smell when something is bad & dump it out into my woods to compost

Travelinglady · Jul 29, 2022 at 04:33 AM

This Blood Type Puts You at Risk for Dementia

pachyderm · Jul 29, 2022 at 02:09 PM

The cataract thing coming up for me next month.

Travelinglady · Jul 29, 2022 at 10:13 PM

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The cataract thing coming up for me next month.

Me, too, pachy. I go to see an eye doctor about getting surgery on mine. What fun!

Travelinglady · Jul 29, 2022 at 10:38 PM

Study casts more doubt on use of high-dose vitamin D pills

Oh, well. I'm now trying to get out into the sun more.

nonightowl · Jul 30, 2022 at 11:43 AM

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Me, too, pachy. I go to see an eye doctor about getting surgery on mine. What fun!

I'm scared to death of that!

Surgery of any kind freaks me out, but my EYES???!!! I don't have cataracts and I know not everyone gets them. But they are common......And I don't have anyone to drive me.

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Study casts more doubt on use of high-dose vitamin D pills

Oh, well. I'm now trying to get out into the sun more.

I don't know what's considered "high dose" but my own doctor said for me to take OTC supplements because my Vit D level was so low. Well it improved a lot now!

After all those years of hearing avoid the sun because it causes skin cancer, I still avoid the sun. I wear a big hat or use my umbrella, wear sunscreen, and usually long sleeves. Plus, the sun is HOT here where I am, not mild and soothing. If exposes without sunscreen I keep it brief, just a few minutes not hours. Sun exposure is cumulative in how it damages, as I have sun damage now from my years of sunbathing as a teenager!

In those days, there was no talk of skin cancer.

Used to get Coppertone's dark tanning lotion and lay there and bake, like chicken! I cringe when I think of it now.

nonightowl · Jul 30, 2022 at 11:47 AM

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Cocoa Might Help Lower Blood Pressure and Reduce Arterial Stiffness, New Research Suggests

That's great news!

I often have a cup of hot chocolate before I go to bed at night.

You've reminded me to drink hot chocolate sometimes instead of coffee, LOL. But I keep thinking of it as a "cold weather drink" and we don't get enough cold weather there.

Plus it says "MIGHT" help.

I don't drink any liquid before bed as that means more bathroom trips. As a kid hot chocolate didn't keep me up or have that effect.....It does have sugar which hypes me up. It's richer made with milk instead of hot water too.

On the subject of cocoa and chocolate, I know the dark chocolate is better since it's not so sweet. But it doesn't taste as rich and creamy.

Travelinglady · Jul 30, 2022 at 02:18 PM

My house's air conditioner works well enough that I can drink hot drinks.

I don't mind getting up at night to go to the bathroom. But maybe I should drink the hot chocolate as my dessert after dinner.

nonightowl · Jul 30, 2022 at 02:37 PM

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My house's air conditioner works well enough that I can drink hot drinks.

I don't mind getting up at night to go to the bathroom. But maybe I should drink the hot chocolate as my dessert after dinner.

Some of us can't afford to run the a/c or it's one of those "room" a/c's so one room is cool but the rest of the place is scorching.

Getting up is disruptive to sleep and sometimes it's not easy to go back to sleep.......Really, it's a nuisance.

No liquids after 6pm, certainly not caffeinated ones.

Travelinglady · Aug 03, 2022 at 07:09 PM

Aspirin and beta-blockers linked to higher heart attack risk in hot weather, study suggests

Keep cool, dear ones.

Travelinglady · Aug 08, 2022 at 01:43 PM

Tips to Feel Better All Day

Travelinglady · Aug 09, 2022 at 12:32 PM

Never Take This Vitamin in the Morning, Say Doctors

Oops, I just took my Vitamin D on an empty stomach--so I ate a cookie.

eskielover · Aug 09, 2022 at 02:23 PM

In summer when I am outside a lot, I don't take any vit D. Only in winter

Travelinglady · Aug 09, 2022 at 04:38 PM

I'm trying to get out in the sun more, too. I was prescribed the Vitamin tablets, so I take them sometime.

eskielover · Aug 09, 2022 at 06:40 PM

So hot & humid out this summer I can't tolerate being out much but my new neighbor bought 3 horses & I am caring for them while they are gone for awhile. Getting my lawn tractor back from repairs this week. Has been in the shop since fathers day so lots of mowing needs done. So will have to force myself outside more now.....bugs have been bad too in the heat & humidity. Kinda glad I could hibernate more this summer

Travelinglady · Aug 10, 2022 at 10:46 AM

For Older Americans, Health Bill Will Bring Savings and 'Peace of Mind'

I pray it passes.....

Travelinglady · Nov 21, 2022 at 12:46 PM

Somethings to think about:

A New Study Says Beer May Protect You From Alzheimer's, but There's a Catch

pachyderm · Nov 21, 2022 at 01:34 PM

I have a health issue:

"Transesophageal Echocardiogram" tomorrow.

Travelinglady · Nov 26, 2022 at 03:29 PM

Hope it goes well, pachy.

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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 49,197 (SuperPoster!) 14 23.3k hugs given	Jul 28, 2022 at 11:13 PM #341 Cocoa Might Help Lower Blood Pressure and Reduce Arterial Stiffness, New Research Suggests That's great news! I often have a cup of hot chocolate before I go to bed at night.
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 49,197 (SuperPoster!) 14 23.3k hugs given	Jul 29, 2022 at 04:33 AM #343 This Blood Type Puts You at Risk for Dementia
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pachyderm Legendary Member Since Jun 2007 Location: Washington DC metro area Posts: 15,865 (SuperPoster!) 17 2,857 hugs given	Jul 29, 2022 at 02:09 PM #344 The cataract thing coming up for me next month. __________________ Now if thou would'st When all have given him o'er From death to life Thou might'st him yet recover -- Michael Drayton 1562 - 1631
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 49,197 (SuperPoster!) 14 23.3k hugs given	Jul 29, 2022 at 10:38 PM #346 Study casts more doubt on use of high-dose vitamin D pills Oh, well. I'm now trying to get out into the sun more.
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 49,197 (SuperPoster!) 14 23.3k hugs given	Jul 30, 2022 at 02:18 PM #349 My house's air conditioner works well enough that I can drink hot drinks. I don't mind getting up at night to go to the bathroom. But maybe I should drink the hot chocolate as my dessert after dinner.
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 49,197 (SuperPoster!) 14 23.3k hugs given	Aug 03, 2022 at 07:09 PM #351 Aspirin and beta-blockers linked to higher heart attack risk in hot weather, study suggests Keep cool, dear ones.
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 49,197 (SuperPoster!) 14 23.3k hugs given	Aug 08, 2022 at 01:43 PM #352 Tips to Feel Better All Day
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 49,197 (SuperPoster!) 14 23.3k hugs given	Aug 09, 2022 at 12:32 PM #353 Never Take This Vitamin in the Morning, Say Doctors Oops, I just took my Vitamin D on an empty stomach--so I ate a cookie.
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eskielover Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Oct 2004 Location: Kentucky, USA Posts: 24,931 (SuperPoster!) 20 14.9k hugs given	Aug 09, 2022 at 02:23 PM #354 In summer when I am outside a lot, I don't take any vit D. Only in winter __________________ Leo's favorite place was in the passenger seat of my truck. We went everywhere together like this. Leo my soulmate will live in my heart FOREVER Nov 1, 2002 - Dec 16, 2018
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 49,197 (SuperPoster!) 14 23.3k hugs given	Aug 09, 2022 at 04:38 PM #355 I'm trying to get out in the sun more, too. I was prescribed the Vitamin tablets, so I take them sometime.
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 49,197 (SuperPoster!) 14 23.3k hugs given	Aug 10, 2022 at 10:46 AM #357 For Older Americans, Health Bill Will Bring Savings and 'Peace of Mind' I pray it passes.....
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 49,197 (SuperPoster!) 14 23.3k hugs given	Nov 21, 2022 at 12:46 PM #358 Somethings to think about: A New Study Says Beer May Protect You From Alzheimer's, but There's a Catch
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pachyderm Legendary Member Since Jun 2007 Location: Washington DC metro area Posts: 15,865 (SuperPoster!) 17 2,857 hugs given	Nov 21, 2022 at 01:34 PM #359 I have a health issue: "Transesophageal Echocardiogram" tomorrow. __________________ Now if thou would'st When all have given him o'er From death to life Thou might'st him yet recover -- Michael Drayton 1562 - 1631
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 49,197 (SuperPoster!) 14 23.3k hugs given	Nov 26, 2022 at 03:29 PM #360 Hope it goes well, pachy.
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