| Author | Message | ||
| terryc
Advanced Member Username: terryc Post Number: 271 Registered: 11-2004 |
I posted a thread that I was 50 this year, okay it has it's advantages..cheap bike insurance, wisdom but it has a lot of disadvantages too. Have to have reading glasses and now I have hypertension(High blood pressure) and raised cholesterol.. My lifestyle is very good, non smoker, good diet but I have to thank my late father for implanting those genes in me. They say age is only a number but unfortunately some other numbers come with it...160/100, 6/1 mmol/l. Could anyone direct me to the Fountain of Youth please if not I will continue taking the medication. Sympathy please..lots of it!! | ||
| groovelines
Senior Member Username: groovelines Post Number: 492 Registered: 4-2003 |
Oh man, you mean I could have waited until I was fifty?! | ||
| xlrogue6
Intermediate Member Username: xlrogue6 Post Number: 132 Registered: 8-2002 |
The route to the Fountain is uphill. The problem with hitting the half century mark is that good diet and being a non-smoker isn't enough, although it puts you ahead of some of your contemporaries. Add 30-60 minutes of hard aerobic exercise (swimming or bicycling or other low impact stuff so you don't injure those aging joints!)6 days a week and your cholesterol and BP will drop--I promise. Plus, you'll feel like you dropped a decade or three as well. Works for me anyway.... | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2622 Registered: 7-2004 |
You want the fountain of youth? Open your case, pull out your instrument and PLAY IT! Nothing better for the soul. A good body needs a good soul. Let it be known there is a fountain That was not made by the hands of man. Bill, tgo | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1609 Registered: 6-2002 |
If you're taking statines for cholestorol, and you start dropping things, then discuss other options with your doctor. The effect of statines on cholestorol levels is actually a side-effect of this drug, which was intended for other problems than cholestorol. That is why you may experience side-effects that are actually the regular workings of statines. Lowering or stopping your statine intake will not have an immediate effect, but it would show in a couple of months. | ||
| terryc
Advanced Member Username: terryc Post Number: 272 Registered: 11-2004 |
I refused ther statines because this happened some years ago when I was a shift worker and I was eating junk food, chips, chocolate biscuits, take away meals so I declined the medication, I am on anti hypertensives. I trained very hard in taekwon do some years ago but stopped because of knees hurting(kicking into air is not good!) I aim to get the BP sorted then take up the exercise regime. I have stopped the after gig meals now so I my blood lipid profile will be re assessed in three weeks. The Alembic gets played every day so I hope it helps. Age sucks but it is better than the alternative, thanks for the sympathy AND the advice, just goes to show, the members of this club have experinece in all walks of life | ||
| bracheen
Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 1267 Registered: 11-2003 |
The Fountain of Youth is at 11 Magnolia Avenue in St. Augustine Florida. Been there many times but I gotta say, I don't think it's working  | ||
| ctjim
Member Username: ctjim Post Number: 74 Registered: 4-2005 |
FOY = Diet& Exercize. Can never overdo fruit & veggie intake. It's all the "good stuff" we need to watch out for. Welcome to the 2nd half... | ||
| keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 1283 Registered: 12-2002 |
All you need is a 23yr old girl & you'll be fine! | ||
| terryc
Advanced Member Username: terryc Post Number: 273 Registered: 11-2004 |
Got a 38 year old girlfriend who is a runner, does that help(or not)!!! | ||
| chuck
Advanced Member Username: chuck Post Number: 207 Registered: 3-2005 |
It all depends.Can she catch you? Chuck | ||
| artswork99
Intermediate Member Username: artswork99 Post Number: 106 Registered: 7-2007 |
Great thread bringing smiles as I also am hitting the number 50 this year. I'm sharing in your sympathy! Art | ||
| gare
Senior Member Username: gare Post Number: 402 Registered: 11-2003 |
Aww come on Terry..50 aint so bad. If you wake up in the morning it's a good day ! My girlfriend is 11 years younger than me and I can still move better than her. Since taking my pension last November I've found a little more rest and less stress are beneficial, the blood pressure went from 161/110 to 110/60. Remember, you're not old, just a little older. But I want to know where the thinning hair gene came from. Now 60..well that'll be a whole nother thread when it comes up. Gary | ||
| terryc
Advanced Member Username: terryc Post Number: 276 Registered: 11-2004 |
Gare - yes better than the alternative and yes Chuck - she can catch me!!! Anyway I have eating more veg and bran but the gas production has gone up(oops). I do have a moderate metabolic rate so I know my lipids will drop without statines. I will get it done at work when I go back as I have been off for a week. Artswork99 - oh yes welcome to the half century club | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 543 Registered: 11-2004 |
30 Years Difference 1973: Long hair 2005: Longing for hair 1973: KEG 2005: EKG 1973: Acid rock 2005: Acid reflux 1973: Moving to California because it's cool 2005: Moving to California because it's warm 1973: Trying to look like Liz Taylor 2005: Trying NOT to look like Liz Taylor 1973: Seeds and stems 2005: Roughage 1973: Hoping for a BMW 2005: Hoping for a BM 1973: The Grateful Dead 2005: Dr. Kevorkian 1973: Going to a new, hip joint 2005: Receiving a new hip joint 1973: Rolling Stones 2005: Kidney Stones 1973: Passing the drivers' test 2005: Passing the vision test Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will certainly change things. The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1985. They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up. Their lifetime has always included AIDS. Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic. The CD was introduced the year they were born. They have always had an answering machine. They have always had cable. They cannot fathom not having a remote control. Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show. Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave. They never took a swim and thought about Jaws. They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are. They don't know who Mork was or where he was from. They never heard: "Where's the Beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a Camel", or "de plane Boss, de plane". They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J. R. even is. McDonald's never served food in Styrofoam containers. They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter or a rotary phone. Do you feel old yet? PS - Save the earth. It's the only planet with chocolate | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Advanced Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 203 Registered: 10-2006 |
I always like that one Toby, but it needs updated - the kids born in 1985 aren't starting college this fall, they graduated this spring (just to make us all feel a little older) Peter, whose youngest was born in '85 - and is now back from college & living in the basement with his drums and guitars and pool cue. | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1581 Registered: 2-2006 |
I played a 2 1/2 hour gig last night with a 30 minute break in the middle. MAN I don't know how in the world I ever did those 5 hour nights. My back was killing me half way through the gig and I'm only 44 (well 45 next month). On an up beat though I was happy with my playing though. My fingers never cramped or got tired. My ears aren't what they used to be though. Peter, my youngest graduates this spring BUT she 's getting married in March so I'll have one big EMPTY house. Olie | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2628 Registered: 7-2004 |
I still can play a couple of hours non-stop, but I try to have a stool by my rig. To paraphrase Al Pacino: "SCIATICA"!!!! Long live Jeff "Skunk" Baxter! Bill, tgo | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1224 Registered: 9-2002 |
I'm 52. I LOVE it. My hormones are no longer on fire. I'm not in the big rush I was in my 20's, I've learned patience. I SAW the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. I have my health and age is just a number: I probably would feel differently if I were battling some ailments. I enjoy life now for what it is, not what it was supposed to be in my twenties. And though I bitch about it, I'm actually liking that my body now reminds me my candle doesn't have two ends anymore. I get to remind the 'kids' I work with of David Crosby's quote: "I came along AFTER the Pill and BEFORE AIDs!" They roll their eyes, albeit with some envy. I lived long enough to have some miles on me and I have no regrets that haunt me. My sister reminds me at this age I know what I like and know how to steer clear of everything else that is just a waste of time. I like that. Believe me, 'old age and treachery' IS everything it's cracked up to be! J o e y | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 2211 Registered: 9-2003 |
I wise man once said: "We don't get old and then stop riding (motorcycles), we stop riding and then get old!" Get up off yer arses and ride, LOL! Cheers, Kevin | ||
| howierd
Member Username: howierd Post Number: 70 Registered: 8-2004 |
I turned 55 in June 2007... On Mother's day 2002 I was home with only days to live, with family visiting. After years of treatments for Hep-C..... more than a year on transplant list....6 months at # 1 on list... My wife brought me home from hospital days earlier so I could die at home. .... When the phone rings.....UVA hospital .... New Liver!!! Now 5 yrs 4 Mons. 12 days later I am enjoying life to the fullest. Both kids have graduated College. However I did miss my son's graduation in May 2002..( I was preoccupied) but got go to his graduation from Law School in 2005. I started playing bass again in 2004. Of course I'm now retired after 30 years with Va Power. Now I play with 3 different groups just about every weekend. I have a big wood shop and do lots of wood turning and build custom birdhouses and other items.....Now I'm busier than I was when I was employed....... Ain't Life Great.. | ||
| bracheen
Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 1268 Registered: 11-2003 |
Howard, life is great. It seems you and I have more than Alembic in common. Thanks for the uplift this morning. Sam | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5518 Registered: 5-2002 |
Terry; to add to the list .. Vegan diet Daily Yoga | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1584 Registered: 2-2006 |
While I'm not down with the "Vegan" diet I do agree that eating sensibly and a daily exercise regimen is a must for “kids” of ALL ages. And Sam is right, life is good! The best part of “growing older” is that it beats the alternative! Good health and cheers to all, Olie | ||
| alembic_doctor
Advanced Member Username: alembic_doctor Post Number: 338 Registered: 8-2002 |
I eat vegans for lunch | ||
| byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 768 Registered: 12-2004 |
I'm an ovo-lacto-chickeno-beefo-vegetarian, is that like being a vegan? Wait, I like pork, too. At least I'm not protein deficient. | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2552 Registered: 9-2002 |
Since I try to be back I can as well chime in here too! So 50 huh??? I am 52 now and of course things changed a lot in my body! Me too have inherited a cholesterol anomality (from my mum). Unfortunately a diet is not an option! For two reasons: it will noet have enough effect! And a diet would bring me into an eating scheme that is in no way social acceptable for me. Brother Joey said wise words. I don't intent to look back. I don't compare to what was. I understand the melancholic feeling. I can still be excited for what is in the future for me! I still love to meet new people, man and women, musicians, singers, writers, scientist. OK ...age put limits ...but then there is something to push. My limits are more musical now. I am with Bill on that (well on more than that. I am quite Billish tough no guitarplayer). About food? If you have no ethical problems with it: eat what you like. But (there is always a but) to quote an old latin saying: "quantum est venenum". Paul TBO Oh BTW Joey: did you receive my mail package???? (Message edited by palembic on September 29, 2007) | ||
| byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 778 Registered: 12-2004 |
Quantity is poison? Quidquid latine dictum sit altum videtur, ma il maledizione più orrendo in italiano suona bello | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2556 Registered: 9-2002 |
Litterally yes! It means "it's the quantity that you take of something that makes it bad! There are as such no bad things." In a way being addicted to water is as bad as being addicted to whisky! Addiction is about wrong quantities (in time). A sport bicyclist ovehee in Belgium has had a water addiction. He drank 10 liters of water a day! There has been a time that smoking tobacco (I don't say cigarettes) was a relaxing thing. Again ...it is about quantity in unit of time! As I may believe the lancet, scientifically one measure (15cc) alcohol a day lowers the risk for arteriosclerosis. Autopsy done on a finnish lady who drank herself to dead revealed that her veins were smooth as silk but she had a liver the size of a head of a grown up man. Well ...well ...excuse me my rambling. It's about "quantum est venenum". Paul the bad one |
