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feeling much better now.
for the past couple of days,i was not feeling well...my son and i had the flu,thanks be to God we are much better. 
Put your money where your mouth is...
Let's say someone was boasting and you didn't believe the story they were telling. You could suggest a wager... bet money against what they say is true. Put your money where your mouth is would be a common saying.
This blog is not about boasting or betting. It's about a trip to the dentist.
Earlier this year, I had some food trapped between 2 crowned teeth and was heading to a client appointment. Within a few hours I had some serious pain coming from the outside just below the gum line. Lucky for me, the dentist was able to see me without much wait. X-rays didn't show anything but the area was red so the doctor prescribed antibiotics and very slowly the pain subsided, but not enough to be considered gone.
The dentist referred me to a specialist who probed around and pulled out what appeared to be a tiny filament lodged deep in the gum line that didn't come out from daily waterpik rinses. I believe it came from the dental floss. I persisted and the pain was nearly gone. If I pressed on the jawbone near the area I could feel pressure.
Unhappy, the next trip was to the primary doctor who referred me to an ENT. From that visit got me a CT scan that showed negative. However, he prescribed Naproxen to reduce swelling. Within a week, I began to feel human again.
Fast forward and eventually, the pain/pressure returned. My trip to see my brother was booked so I saw the primary car who prescribed Naproxen and some antivert in-case I got dizzy from the flight.
Next stop: Dentist.
More inclusive x-rays and a prescription for antibiotic.
While I was there, they wanted to book a cleaning, but I had issues with the hygienist and told them I planned to go elsewhere for a cleaning. Within seconds another person came into the office and sat down. She must have overheard me and asked why. Not wanting to go into too much detail, I said it's wasn't sufficient to be called a cleaning. Introducing herself as a hygienist, she had a cancellation and asked if I wanted to book with her. Now?
Yes...
Okay, this must be my lucky day.
I said hand scaling only... no cavatron.
She said okay.
(this blog is running longer that I thought)
Something I've never seen before is she had a tiny rubber-tipped probe with graduations that is used to measure the gap between teeth and spaces at the gum line. Basically, mapping out the entire mouth and entering this information into my chart.
I rarely fall for gimmicks (like nitrogen filled tires) and was a little skeptical about the service/procedure she suggested. It's a deep cleaning and injecting antiseptic gel between the teeth/gums. It lasts for weeks. Okay, let's do it.
The cleaning was the best I've had in more than 20 years and injecting the gel into the gums was painless. The cost combined with the cleaning was a few hundred, but I'm at the point (despite a few crowns) I still have all my teeth and hope this treatment helps to keep it that way!
Already the antibiotic has started to 'kick in' and the swelling is down.
I think it was a good idea to put my money where my mouth is...
This blog is not about boasting or betting. It's about a trip to the dentist.
Earlier this year, I had some food trapped between 2 crowned teeth and was heading to a client appointment. Within a few hours I had some serious pain coming from the outside just below the gum line. Lucky for me, the dentist was able to see me without much wait. X-rays didn't show anything but the area was red so the doctor prescribed antibiotics and very slowly the pain subsided, but not enough to be considered gone.
The dentist referred me to a specialist who probed around and pulled out what appeared to be a tiny filament lodged deep in the gum line that didn't come out from daily waterpik rinses. I believe it came from the dental floss. I persisted and the pain was nearly gone. If I pressed on the jawbone near the area I could feel pressure.
Unhappy, the next trip was to the primary doctor who referred me to an ENT. From that visit got me a CT scan that showed negative. However, he prescribed Naproxen to reduce swelling. Within a week, I began to feel human again.
Fast forward and eventually, the pain/pressure returned. My trip to see my brother was booked so I saw the primary car who prescribed Naproxen and some antivert in-case I got dizzy from the flight.
Next stop: Dentist.
More inclusive x-rays and a prescription for antibiotic.
While I was there, they wanted to book a cleaning, but I had issues with the hygienist and told them I planned to go elsewhere for a cleaning. Within seconds another person came into the office and sat down. She must have overheard me and asked why. Not wanting to go into too much detail, I said it's wasn't sufficient to be called a cleaning. Introducing herself as a hygienist, she had a cancellation and asked if I wanted to book with her. Now?
Yes...
Okay, this must be my lucky day.
I said hand scaling only... no cavatron.
She said okay.
(this blog is running longer that I thought)
Something I've never seen before is she had a tiny rubber-tipped probe with graduations that is used to measure the gap between teeth and spaces at the gum line. Basically, mapping out the entire mouth and entering this information into my chart.
I rarely fall for gimmicks (like nitrogen filled tires) and was a little skeptical about the service/procedure she suggested. It's a deep cleaning and injecting antiseptic gel between the teeth/gums. It lasts for weeks. Okay, let's do it.
The cleaning was the best I've had in more than 20 years and injecting the gel into the gums was painless. The cost combined with the cleaning was a few hundred, but I'm at the point (despite a few crowns) I still have all my teeth and hope this treatment helps to keep it that way!
Already the antibiotic has started to 'kick in' and the swelling is down.
I think it was a good idea to put my money where my mouth is...
Have You Ever...
Have you noticed that, in this age of information and disinformation, you can find an article, video, statistic, "scientific review", chart, or blog to support any and all of your personal biases?
I would like to see critical thinking skills come back into vogue.
Questioning ones beliefs and biases is the only way one can truly break through self imposed limitations and fears.
Ancient wisdom has a philosophy that states, "watch your loyalties and your prejudices"
Any thing, including ideas that you attach to, have the potential to cause you suffering.
Best question in the world?
Why?
Why do I believe that?
Why do I need to cling to that thought?
Why do I have that fear?
Etc....
I would like to see critical thinking skills come back into vogue.
Questioning ones beliefs and biases is the only way one can truly break through self imposed limitations and fears.
Ancient wisdom has a philosophy that states, "watch your loyalties and your prejudices"
Any thing, including ideas that you attach to, have the potential to cause you suffering.
Best question in the world?
Why?
Why do I believe that?
Why do I need to cling to that thought?
Why do I have that fear?
Etc....
Is loneliness a health epidemic?
Part 1:
Is Loneliness a Health Epidemic?
By Eric Klinenberg
Feb. 9, 2018
Last month, Britain appointed its first “minister for loneliness,” who is charged with tackling what Prime Minister Theresa May called the “sad reality of modern life.”
Public-health leaders immediately praised the idea — and for good reason. In recent decades, researchers have discovered that loneliness left untreated is not just psychically painful; it also can have serious medical consequences. Rigorous epidemiological studies have linked loneliness and social isolation to heart disease, cancer, depression, diabetes and suicide. Vivek Murthy, the former United States surgeon general, has written that loneliness and social isolation are “associated with a reduction in life span similar to that caused by smoking 15 cigarettes a day and even greater than that associated with obesity.”
But is loneliness, as many political officials and pundits are warning, a growing “health epidemic”?
I don’t believe so, nor do I believe it helps anyone to describe it that way. Social disconnection is a serious matter, yet if we whip up a panic over its prevalence and impact, we’re less likely to deal with it properly.
Anxiety about loneliness is a common feature of modern societies. Today, two major causes of loneliness seem possible. One is that societies throughout the world have embraced a culture of individualism. More people are living alone, and aging alone, than ever. Neoliberal social policies have turned workers into precarious free agents, and when jobs disappear, things fall apart fast. Labor unions, civic associations, neighborhood organizations, religious groups and other traditional sources of social solidarity are in steady decline. Increasingly, we all feel that we’re on our own.
The other possible cause is the rise of communications technology, including smartphones, social media and the internet. A decade ago, companies like Facebook, Apple and Google pledged that their products would help create meaningful relationships and communities. Instead, we’ve used the media system to deepen existing divisions, at both the individual and group levels. We may have thousands of “friends” and “followers” on Facebook and Instagram, but when it comes to human relationships, it turns out there’s no substitute for building them the old-fashioned way, in person.
In light of these two trends, it’s easy to believe we’re experiencing an “epidemic” of loneliness and isolation. Surprisingly, though, the best data do not actually show drastic spikes in either loneliness or social isolation.
The main evidence for rising isolation comes from a widely reported sociology journal article claiming that in 2004, one in four Americans had no one in their life they felt they could confide in, compared with one in 10 during the 1980s. But that study turned out to be based on faulty data, and other research shows that the portion of Americans without a confidant is about the same as it has long been. Although one of the authors has distanced himself from the paper(saying, “I no longer think it’s reliable”), scholars, journalists and policymakers continue to cite it.
The other data on loneliness are complicated and often contradictory, in part because there are so many different ways of measuring the phenomenon. But it’s clear that the loneliness statistics cited by those who say we have an epidemic are outliers. For example, one set of statistics comes from a study that counted as lonely people who said they felt “left out” or “isolated,” or “lacked companionship” — even just “some of the time.” That’s an exceedingly low bar, and surely not one we’d want doctors or policymakers to use in their work.
One reason we need to be careful about how we measure and respond to loneliness is that, as the University of Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo argues, an occasional and transitory feeling of loneliness can be healthy and productive.
Is Loneliness a Health Epidemic?
By Eric Klinenberg
Feb. 9, 2018
Last month, Britain appointed its first “minister for loneliness,” who is charged with tackling what Prime Minister Theresa May called the “sad reality of modern life.”
Public-health leaders immediately praised the idea — and for good reason. In recent decades, researchers have discovered that loneliness left untreated is not just psychically painful; it also can have serious medical consequences. Rigorous epidemiological studies have linked loneliness and social isolation to heart disease, cancer, depression, diabetes and suicide. Vivek Murthy, the former United States surgeon general, has written that loneliness and social isolation are “associated with a reduction in life span similar to that caused by smoking 15 cigarettes a day and even greater than that associated with obesity.”
But is loneliness, as many political officials and pundits are warning, a growing “health epidemic”?
I don’t believe so, nor do I believe it helps anyone to describe it that way. Social disconnection is a serious matter, yet if we whip up a panic over its prevalence and impact, we’re less likely to deal with it properly.
Anxiety about loneliness is a common feature of modern societies. Today, two major causes of loneliness seem possible. One is that societies throughout the world have embraced a culture of individualism. More people are living alone, and aging alone, than ever. Neoliberal social policies have turned workers into precarious free agents, and when jobs disappear, things fall apart fast. Labor unions, civic associations, neighborhood organizations, religious groups and other traditional sources of social solidarity are in steady decline. Increasingly, we all feel that we’re on our own.
The other possible cause is the rise of communications technology, including smartphones, social media and the internet. A decade ago, companies like Facebook, Apple and Google pledged that their products would help create meaningful relationships and communities. Instead, we’ve used the media system to deepen existing divisions, at both the individual and group levels. We may have thousands of “friends” and “followers” on Facebook and Instagram, but when it comes to human relationships, it turns out there’s no substitute for building them the old-fashioned way, in person.
In light of these two trends, it’s easy to believe we’re experiencing an “epidemic” of loneliness and isolation. Surprisingly, though, the best data do not actually show drastic spikes in either loneliness or social isolation.
The main evidence for rising isolation comes from a widely reported sociology journal article claiming that in 2004, one in four Americans had no one in their life they felt they could confide in, compared with one in 10 during the 1980s. But that study turned out to be based on faulty data, and other research shows that the portion of Americans without a confidant is about the same as it has long been. Although one of the authors has distanced himself from the paper(saying, “I no longer think it’s reliable”), scholars, journalists and policymakers continue to cite it.
The other data on loneliness are complicated and often contradictory, in part because there are so many different ways of measuring the phenomenon. But it’s clear that the loneliness statistics cited by those who say we have an epidemic are outliers. For example, one set of statistics comes from a study that counted as lonely people who said they felt “left out” or “isolated,” or “lacked companionship” — even just “some of the time.” That’s an exceedingly low bar, and surely not one we’d want doctors or policymakers to use in their work.
One reason we need to be careful about how we measure and respond to loneliness is that, as the University of Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo argues, an occasional and transitory feeling of loneliness can be healthy and productive.
Mac Orgone
Mac orgone is a company, specialized in creating orgone generators. We’ve started to create the orgones actively since 2012 and the company named Macedonian Orgon (Mac Orgone ) exists since 2014.
Orgone or orgone generator is a part of orgone energy which is also called life energy. Orgone energy is universal energy, discovered by Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957). He discovered this type of energy in 1930. This energy is also known as Chi, Prana, Mana, and it originates practical examples such as reiki, acupuncture, chiropractic, Feng Shui and more. This universal energy is applied in everyday life to many people who have orgone generators or orgone pyramids and other types of orgones. Its work it’s based on taking positive ions from the environment and converting them into negative.
This is how all orgone generators from Mac Orgone work. What orgones do to us? Reaction of the orgones could be different, it ranges from very mild to severe and profound, someone improves his financial situation, someone improves his mood and life energy in his body,his physical energy, his health or dream. There are very harmful influences everywhere around us, such as TVs, computers, electronic devices, microwaves, power lines, transformers, various repeaters, antennas, geo-pathogenic and cosmic radiation and also groundwater and many other harmful influences. Also, we are exposed to everyday stresses, worries, grief, sorrow and other difficulties which affect human health. This should be mentioned, because orgones are fighting against these negative influences and they keep clean our aura which is very important for our well being.
Properties of the orgonites:
• Collection of negative energy and radiation
• In the presence of a negative energy it activates and converts it into positive
• The orgone effect usually feels like a pulse, vibration, lightness or heaviness
All these features are individual and depends of the person who wears it. If you don’t feel anything, that doesn’t mean that orgone doesn’t work, it means that you don’t have much negative energy, coating your aura. It’s very important to get connected with your orgone. Some people use it while meditating, but that’s not necessary, it is enough just to turn your thoughts to it and to accept it with respect and love. It’s also very important, in a case that you can’t wear it, not to forget it somewhere thrown away, but simply give it to someone or leave it by your valuable item, in order to wait for the right time when it would work for you again.
The duration period of orgone is unlimited and according to some researches, its effect ends after 80 years. Orgone doesn’t require cleaning or charging, it’s enough to take it and put it in a particular place, and it will start to work immediately. The scope and quality of the orgone, depends of the person who creates it. It’s also very important for orgones to be created in a beautiful place, filled with beautiful energy.
Orgone should be placed at a height of 50 to 70 cm, or if you put the pyramid in the bedroom, it should be placed with its top below the level of bed. If the pyramid is placed in the living room where you spend the most of the day, the height of the pyramid should be placed with its top below the level of the heart, when you sit on the sofa.
Orgonite coasters, which orgonize the water and make it alkaline should be placed in the kitchen. It’s important to note that water should be poured into a glass bottle, which must not be covered with metal lid, on the top of the orgonite coaster. One liter of water should stand on the coaster for about one hour, and if the amount of the water is bigger, the standing time would increase. You can also put food which you consume in a deep glass bowl on the coaster. Everything which is in the glass bowl should be perfused with orgonic water, and you can also add one tablespoon of baking soda and half a cup of apple cider vinegar.
Orgone or orgone generator is a part of orgone energy which is also called life energy. Orgone energy is universal energy, discovered by Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957). He discovered this type of energy in 1930. This energy is also known as Chi, Prana, Mana, and it originates practical examples such as reiki, acupuncture, chiropractic, Feng Shui and more. This universal energy is applied in everyday life to many people who have orgone generators or orgone pyramids and other types of orgones. Its work it’s based on taking positive ions from the environment and converting them into negative.
This is how all orgone generators from Mac Orgone work. What orgones do to us? Reaction of the orgones could be different, it ranges from very mild to severe and profound, someone improves his financial situation, someone improves his mood and life energy in his body,his physical energy, his health or dream. There are very harmful influences everywhere around us, such as TVs, computers, electronic devices, microwaves, power lines, transformers, various repeaters, antennas, geo-pathogenic and cosmic radiation and also groundwater and many other harmful influences. Also, we are exposed to everyday stresses, worries, grief, sorrow and other difficulties which affect human health. This should be mentioned, because orgones are fighting against these negative influences and they keep clean our aura which is very important for our well being.
Properties of the orgonites:
• Collection of negative energy and radiation
• In the presence of a negative energy it activates and converts it into positive
• The orgone effect usually feels like a pulse, vibration, lightness or heaviness
All these features are individual and depends of the person who wears it. If you don’t feel anything, that doesn’t mean that orgone doesn’t work, it means that you don’t have much negative energy, coating your aura. It’s very important to get connected with your orgone. Some people use it while meditating, but that’s not necessary, it is enough just to turn your thoughts to it and to accept it with respect and love. It’s also very important, in a case that you can’t wear it, not to forget it somewhere thrown away, but simply give it to someone or leave it by your valuable item, in order to wait for the right time when it would work for you again.
The duration period of orgone is unlimited and according to some researches, its effect ends after 80 years. Orgone doesn’t require cleaning or charging, it’s enough to take it and put it in a particular place, and it will start to work immediately. The scope and quality of the orgone, depends of the person who creates it. It’s also very important for orgones to be created in a beautiful place, filled with beautiful energy.
Orgone should be placed at a height of 50 to 70 cm, or if you put the pyramid in the bedroom, it should be placed with its top below the level of bed. If the pyramid is placed in the living room where you spend the most of the day, the height of the pyramid should be placed with its top below the level of the heart, when you sit on the sofa.
Orgonite coasters, which orgonize the water and make it alkaline should be placed in the kitchen. It’s important to note that water should be poured into a glass bottle, which must not be covered with metal lid, on the top of the orgonite coaster. One liter of water should stand on the coaster for about one hour, and if the amount of the water is bigger, the standing time would increase. You can also put food which you consume in a deep glass bowl on the coaster. Everything which is in the glass bowl should be perfused with orgonic water, and you can also add one tablespoon of baking soda and half a cup of apple cider vinegar.
Organ donor's right to choose
As everyone has the right to choose to be a donor
What is your opinion of the donors right to choose who gets the donated organ
Would you want your lungs to be given to a chain smoker or your liver to an alcoholic
After all if you have chosen to treat your body with respect and your organs are healthy enough to be considered suitable ...
Should you not have some say in the use of them
What is your opinion of the donors right to choose who gets the donated organ
Would you want your lungs to be given to a chain smoker or your liver to an alcoholic
After all if you have chosen to treat your body with respect and your organs are healthy enough to be considered suitable ...
Should you not have some say in the use of them
online today!
Diabetes......14 November......
World Diabetes Day Saturday 14 November 2015
World Diabetes Day .... is celebrated annually on November 14. Led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), World Diabetes Day was created in 1991 by IDF and the World Health Organisation in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes.
Healthy Living and Diabetes is the theme for 2014 – 2016..... ... ..Diabetes Type II.......What is Diabetes?
Type 2 Diabetes is a chronic and life-long disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood. Also called adult-onset diabetes, Type II diabetes is the most common form of this increasingly common health ailment, representing 90-95 percent of the better than 350 million worldwide cases of diabetes. The condition is characterized by high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia) as a result of the body's resistance to insulin or inability of the pancreas to create that sugar metabolizing enzyme.
Symptoms of diabetes include persistent thirst, frequent urination, excessive hunger, sudden weight loss, fatigue, issues with vision, sores that heal slowly, and irritability. In the long term, the presence of excess glucose in the blood can create additional diabetes symptoms due to cumulative damage to your health including eye damage, kidney disorders, nerve damage including neuropathy, circulatory issues, gangrene, and heart disease.
The causes of diabetes are not perfectly clear, but certain risk factors can substantially increase your risk of developing pre-diabetes and eventually a diabetic condition. Obesity and carbohydrate-heavy diets are the clearest triggers for diabetes. Conversely, regular exercise can improve the body's sensitivity to insulin and lower your risk for diabetes. The condition does have a genetic link, is increasingly likely with age, and strikes races other than Asians and whites at greater rates.
World Diabetes Day .... is celebrated annually on November 14. Led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), World Diabetes Day was created in 1991 by IDF and the World Health Organisation in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes.
Healthy Living and Diabetes is the theme for 2014 – 2016..... ... ..Diabetes Type II.......What is Diabetes?
Type 2 Diabetes is a chronic and life-long disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood. Also called adult-onset diabetes, Type II diabetes is the most common form of this increasingly common health ailment, representing 90-95 percent of the better than 350 million worldwide cases of diabetes. The condition is characterized by high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia) as a result of the body's resistance to insulin or inability of the pancreas to create that sugar metabolizing enzyme.
Symptoms of diabetes include persistent thirst, frequent urination, excessive hunger, sudden weight loss, fatigue, issues with vision, sores that heal slowly, and irritability. In the long term, the presence of excess glucose in the blood can create additional diabetes symptoms due to cumulative damage to your health including eye damage, kidney disorders, nerve damage including neuropathy, circulatory issues, gangrene, and heart disease.
The causes of diabetes are not perfectly clear, but certain risk factors can substantially increase your risk of developing pre-diabetes and eventually a diabetic condition. Obesity and carbohydrate-heavy diets are the clearest triggers for diabetes. Conversely, regular exercise can improve the body's sensitivity to insulin and lower your risk for diabetes. The condition does have a genetic link, is increasingly likely with age, and strikes races other than Asians and whites at greater rates.
Hospice Volunteer Spiritual Nourishment
This has been a long and winding road,sadness and pain but most of all gratefulness that a beloved has been spared for yet another day. My voluntary caregiving is not over yet as I have taken a few hours to come up take air and rejuvenate.Hospice volunteer work is not about death. It is about life. It is about the moment, the hour, the time you spend serving. When I signed up to train as a volunteer, I did not know if I could do it. Our society does not spend much time, money, energy, or thought on our last days, thus my knowledge of the process was minimal. Having trained and experienced firsthand the process, feelings, and journeys of others’ ultimate passage has made me a much more thoughtful and wise person. What is really important has surfaced. My life has more value.As my life and schedule have changed during my volunteering, people ask me if I plan to continue to volunteer, or if I have time to volunteer still. My answer is that I cannot imagine not volunteering. It is a part of me. It is an intricate part of my life--my spiritual nourishment. It is a great gift to me. My greatest hesitance or fear is that I am getting more out of it than I am giving.Hospice has clearly put so much into their organization, and that makes me feel as I do about volunteering. The training is thorough, and the staff is superb. The best part of my day is when I meet someone and share that I am a volunteer at Hospice. There is usually a pause, a clarity in their eyes, as if refocusing, and then the conversation continues almost on a different level. They automatically know something about your heart and about who you are. They know you are real.I was not able to wish anybody for the festive season as I would have`loved to but the blog I posted became nasty and I did not want this to effect me in anyway as to rub off on the patients I was going to give my love and attention to.I now wish each and every living being,be it human ,animal,friend,acquaintance or those that dont like me
“Follow your passions, believe in karma, and you won’t have to chase your dreams;they will come to you.
Dancing away the blues…
I don’t purposely exercise like I used to, but living in a townhouse and tending to Sweetie gives me apt opportunity for daily physical activity, at home. However, I need to do other things to get my daily dose of happy hormones, so I’ve decided to return to an old habit of adding ‘dance’ to my daily activities. Nothing formal though, just me, fun music and fun movements – turn on the radio, find something upbeat and ‘shake what my momma gave me’. LOL!
Sweetie probably needs some of that too...
Psychologists say that it’s not only great for the body, but for the mind as well, as it helps people who may be dealing with depression. I believe them. Whenever I’ve had a good dance session, it made me feel better physically and mentally; it puts a smile on my face and good thoughts in my head, every time.
Had a frustrating day at work? Having challenges with a relationship? Feeling lonely, sad or depressed? Try dancing your blues away.
Sweetie probably needs some of that too...Psychologists say that it’s not only great for the body, but for the mind as well, as it helps people who may be dealing with depression. I believe them. Whenever I’ve had a good dance session, it made me feel better physically and mentally; it puts a smile on my face and good thoughts in my head, every time.
Had a frustrating day at work? Having challenges with a relationship? Feeling lonely, sad or depressed? Try dancing your blues away.
Interacting
Turns out that communicating with others literally affects our health more than diet, exercise, even our addictions.
Seeing my interaction in Spain mainly consists of a cheery 'hola!' and cheesy grin while I'm marching my dog round the streets, or going into shops with a hesitant 'necesito ...' + point / mime, I guess I am stuck with popping in here every now and then. Biggest incentive I have yet for learning Spanish and getting out and meeting more people, mind
I will be logging back in to make health-improving comments (#HIC) at regular intervals on this and other blogs. I wonder what the best dosage is? Make 3 comments, 4 times a day?
Here's that study
If you don't or can't follow the link - the lassie postulates that social intergration is more important to longevity / quality of life than family, quitting smoking / drinking, de-stressing, doing exercise, maintaining healthy weight, diet, even clean air. Scary thought.
Seeing my interaction in Spain mainly consists of a cheery 'hola!' and cheesy grin while I'm marching my dog round the streets, or going into shops with a hesitant 'necesito ...' + point / mime, I guess I am stuck with popping in here every now and then. Biggest incentive I have yet for learning Spanish and getting out and meeting more people, mind
I will be logging back in to make health-improving comments (#HIC) at regular intervals on this and other blogs. I wonder what the best dosage is? Make 3 comments, 4 times a day?
Here's that study
If you don't or can't follow the link - the lassie postulates that social intergration is more important to longevity / quality of life than family, quitting smoking / drinking, de-stressing, doing exercise, maintaining healthy weight, diet, even clean air. Scary thought.
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