"diet" wasn't my thing. this left me out of or seriously bored with many conversations.
i assumed it all had to do with some body image problem.
recently i watched a super good PBS video Eat, Fast and Live Longer with Michael Mosley (available it says until 9/7) http://video.pbs.org/video/2363162206/ and decided to try it. (except i don't really want to live with michael mosley)
now i get it! it's a way to organize your life. instead of wandering aimlessly about in life, you are on a mission, a project. you research, you devise menus, your brain has something to do when it needs distraction -- think up menus, plan new wardrobes, pat yourself on the back, plan how you'll get through a restaurant or party experience, all that kind of stuff.
Things People Organize Their Lives Around fascinates me since i quit my job. it's kind of a sub-category of my lifelong interest in What People Should Do With Their Time, other than, that is, criticize everyone else for how they're spending THEIR time.
anyway, this 5:2 diet is great, because you only do it 2 days out of 5, and on the days you are eating very little, you can just reassure your tummy that tomorrow you will FEAST!
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Aug 28, 2013
May 13, 2013
But Wait! That's ME?
a very weird thing has happened.
there's a blog called Lucy Tornado's Blog.
that's really the name of it!
and it has nothing to do with me, Lucy Tornado!
how can this happen?
the worst part is someone might go to the blog thinking i wrote all that.
what should i do?
i hardly use this blog but still would hate to have ideas and opinions attributed to me that are not like me.
what to do what to do fret fret fret.
there's a blog called Lucy Tornado's Blog.
that's really the name of it!
and it has nothing to do with me, Lucy Tornado!
how can this happen?
the worst part is someone might go to the blog thinking i wrote all that.
what should i do?
i hardly use this blog but still would hate to have ideas and opinions attributed to me that are not like me.
what to do what to do fret fret fret.
Apr 25, 2013
brown brown brown
for years i've used a particular eye medicine to control glaucoma. works fine, and has LOL in the name, so it must be good!
now comes the suggestion that i switch to a newer drug, which doesn't make your eyes dry.
and it's not a beta blocker.
and i wonder if i might have less (make it stop!!) tinnitus, fewer crazy dreams?
don't know.
here's the thing about the newer drops...
it darkens your eye color.
so me with hazel/green eyes would end up with BROWN EYES.
not reversible.
who would i even be with BROWN EYES???
one of my friends said "I've had brown eyes all my life...not a problem."
and i say "Easy for YOU to say!"
if there were a medicine that turned brown eyes green, i'll bet she be on it in a flash.
brown eyes.
yeah, right.
now comes the suggestion that i switch to a newer drug, which doesn't make your eyes dry.
and it's not a beta blocker.
and i wonder if i might have less (make it stop!!) tinnitus, fewer crazy dreams?
don't know.
here's the thing about the newer drops...
it darkens your eye color.
so me with hazel/green eyes would end up with BROWN EYES.
not reversible.
who would i even be with BROWN EYES???
one of my friends said "I've had brown eyes all my life...not a problem."
and i say "Easy for YOU to say!"
if there were a medicine that turned brown eyes green, i'll bet she be on it in a flash.
brown eyes.
yeah, right.
Feb 22, 2013
more placebos
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| mupie's pseudoceuticals |
are they taking them as directed? are they working?
or did they sit them on the shelf as a cute conversation piece (bah).
she has a brilliant idea, and several requests for ... ta da!...
assisted suicide placebos
(it being February and all)
but is nervous about actually giving them to anyone.
if you believe in the placebo effect, well, what would they do??
Jan 20, 2013
mudpie's unmeds
i mentioned briefly in a previous post that mudpie is making placebos for friends for such ailments as colds, anxiety, sleep problems, and even arthritis. she is qualified to do this because she has a nurse outfit she sometimes wears in second life on hallowe'en.
turns out she's ahead of her time. a recent article in Harvard Magazine tells of the serious research being done with placebos...why they work so well!! even when subjects know they are placebos!
or do they? it's WAY COMPLICATED and you can read it yourself if you wish to by clicking here .
one of my favorite parts is that they are also experimenting with the doctor side of things to see how different behaviors and attitudes affect the patient's recovery.
in one experiment practitioners were "...required to touch the hands or shoulders of members of the third group (of subjects) and spend at least 20 seconds lost in thoughtful silence."
the lost in thoughtful silence part amuses me no end. next time i'm at the doctor and she becomes lost in thoughtful silence as she ponders my symptoms, i'm afraid i'll start laughing!
turns out she's ahead of her time. a recent article in Harvard Magazine tells of the serious research being done with placebos...why they work so well!! even when subjects know they are placebos!
or do they? it's WAY COMPLICATED and you can read it yourself if you wish to by clicking here .
one of my favorite parts is that they are also experimenting with the doctor side of things to see how different behaviors and attitudes affect the patient's recovery.
in one experiment practitioners were "...required to touch the hands or shoulders of members of the third group (of subjects) and spend at least 20 seconds lost in thoughtful silence."
the lost in thoughtful silence part amuses me no end. next time i'm at the doctor and she becomes lost in thoughtful silence as she ponders my symptoms, i'm afraid i'll start laughing!
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| mudpie posing for her picture for the label of the pseudoceuticals | and being photobombed by her pet mouse |
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