GUESS I WAS EXHAUSTED as I slept in. When I woke up, it was 11ish. That's late for me. Hubby allowed me to sleep in as he was assembling a new wheel barrow. When I read the time I was in disbelief, "How did I manage to sleep so late?" Still recovering from the co vid side effects. The fatigue is still present. I'm better, but I have fatigue and a cough that's lingering. Taking NyQuil before bedtime may have added to being sleepy. I have been on the go and staying busy even with being run down. Think my tired body took dominion over being busy and I slept.
Had breakfast for lunch then an early supper. We have what we call THE JACK for breakfast taken from Jack LaLanne's advice from years ago combined with a modified breakfast by what we gathered in this present day for health issues. It has become one of my favorite BREAKFAST of all times.
THE JACK BREAKFAST
Three soy-free, range free eggs for protein,
2 pieces of multi-grain toast
topped with organic butter from Ireland and local raw honey,
organic strawberries.
Water to drink.
SNACK was HOT Matcha Green Tea.
SUPPER was Organic Vegetable Stew with unsweetened Iced Tea.
EVENING SNACK will probably have popcorn with a movie.
TODAY was a take it easy day since the two previous days were very busy on the go. Thursday, I painted in the pantry. SO pleased with the results. Friday, I had a slow start then went to Manhattan with Hubby and Lil Miss.
We started out with Hubby getting a Raising Cane meal for his lunch. Grand had already eaten. I wanted a salad but changed my mind and got a Starbuck's Egg and Cheese Protein Box (470 calories) with a TRENTA unsweetened Green Tea. On our way to Starbucks, I noticed Summer Sales on Main Street. Went around the block so I could park the car and go see what they were selling 75% off.
Found the cutest Boutique called THE BOUTIQUE. Very original, huh? Went inside and looked about. Grand tried on some jeans as I sat my big body down on their cute sofa.
https://www.theboutiquemhk.com
I had no idea this boutique was even here.
IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT OUTSIDE. Our little car decided to overheat again. On came the heater and rolled down the car windows. Car's cooling system cooled off, but we didn't. We went to TARGET to look around. I drove a shopping cart. After being air conditioned and sitting while shopping, I began to feel alive again. I don't do HEAT very well these days, do you?
Then we went to the MALL. Walked by the massage chairs. Who could resist? and got a 3 minute job for a dollar. Wishing I had one of these massage chairs at HOME!!!
While we were in the neighborhood of our COTTAGE I wanted to stop by and see what gutting my HONEY had done. Very pleased with all the work he has accomplished.
Our gutted COTTAGE Bathroom. Whaalaah...
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| WHAT WILL WE DO WITH THIS? Some more scrapping up of the paper barrier on the floor then he plans to rip up the flooring out of the walk-in closet to the left. I'm excited that this much is done. As he rips, I paint the PANTRY. Coming right along. TODAY, I rested and did a great deal of reading about health issues concerning type 2 diabetes, meds that cause diabetes, meds that cause high cholesterol, etc. I'm somewhat disturbed about the medicine I take can cause high glucose levels. So if I take this medicine and it causes high glucose levels why would I want to continue taking it since I am now type 2 diabetic? I'm bothered that my doctor wants to now place me on a statin drug and statins are known to raise glucose levels as well. So I continue taking the one medicine that causes high glucose and begin taking another medicine that causes high glucose I'll end up having to take a medicine for diabetes won't I? Not too happy about this. One article I was reading says that those who know about the awful side effects from statin drugs are more apt to think because they developed high glucose have the NOCEBO EFFECT. NOCEBO EFFECT means people who have negative expectations about a medicine, report experiencing the potential side effect at higher rates than the drug should cause. In other words, the drug companies have an out on every drug they make and then the medical doctors go along with the makers of these medicines putting the blame for unhealthy side effects on the patient taking the meds. It's the patients fault that they are ill because they already had a negative expectation about the medication. Jesus says that the love of money is the root of all evils. With the pharmaceutical companies making billions of dollars off of the medicine they make, it is an excuse to not listen to the truth about their drug than to take the drug off the market. The doctor that will not listen to the patient believing the NOCEBO EFFECT over the truth is not really concerned about their patient's overall health, but more interested in pimping drugs. It's easier to prescribe another medicine to lower the blood glucose than to take the patient off the medicine that is causing the problem in the first place. What mind set is the doctor embracing? Who is behind this mindset that people should be medicated even more if more symptoms pop up forgetting to get to the bottom of the problem? Look away. What's causing the problem in the first place... just give additional medicine? Prescribe medicines that cause problems then give more medication that causes additional problems. If an ailment can be alleviated by lifestyle changes, then perhaps the patient will do lifestyle changes before going on a medicine that has side effects that are unhealthy. "Medication adverse effects gnaw away at health and are unfortunately often dismissed." ~d |
