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  1. On 3/2/2023 at 10:50 AM, CBR-RR-XX-CESS said:

    Good for you Chris for getting results without surgery!  Susans hiatal hernia was so severe she had acid reflux almost twenty-four seven. She had surgery to correct the problem. No acid reflux whatsoever now. She also lost over 30 pounds in the process as she was on a liquid diet for the first three weeks then graduating to soft foods for another three weeks. Three months post-surgery there are some foods that won't stay down though it is improving.

    Wow, glad to hear she is on the mend.  

  2. A lot of contradiction out there for sure.  I did hear about a human study of prolonged fasting that does show reduced white blood cell levels during, but after the fast was over the white blood cell was higher that prior to the fast.  I believe a lot of the trials on rodents don't translate to humans, so unless tested on humans I would take everything with a grain of salt.

  3. Just had another Endoscopy to check on a Esophageal Hiatal hernia that can cause Barrett's esophagus, due to acid from the stomach causing the continual damage if not treated.   The Doctor had wanted me to continue using drugs like Prilosec.  I told him I wanted to modify my behavior such as watching what and how much I ate and keep from eating up to 4 hours before bedtime.   It appears the esophagitis has healed since last endoscomy about 4 months ago, so no need to continue to use drugs to manage.

     

    I'm a firm believer if you are willing to change diet and live a healthier lifestyle you can avoid medicine and the side effects that  come with many of them.   With my Crohns in remission and no longer taking Stelara that was costing 23K every 8 weeks, after a year of medicine, and follow up after a year off of it., and after changing my diet, I have been able to avoid the need to stay on Stelara, the doctor said normally when going on a biologic that normally you will need to take it for the rest of your life.   It's sad that more Doctors don't communicate the possibility what diet may able to do for your health.  

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  4. I have my middle finger on my right hand where especially in the morning I can feel like there is a popping of the tendon when I got to open the fingers from a closed position.  Like the tendon is not smoothly opening.   Anybody with experience with such issue?  I believe it's referred to as trigger finger.  I bought a little finger  brace to isolate the finger at night to keep it extended.   

  5. 23 hours ago, SwampNut said:

    I feel like you're joking, but...  You can get an IV with a couple hundred thousand IU safely, and it's done in extreme cases.  There were some anti-viral trials doing that with people who were critically low, and seemed effective.  You'd be "done" for a couple months, but would need to get on supplements as it would drop again.

     

    Yes joking.  But at least you would know it's getting into the blood stream the most effectively.

  6. 5 hours ago, SwampNut said:

    During my recent visit my doctor suggested I do a minimum of 5k *every day* and not skip any like I was.  It takes about three months to see a major blood level effect of D, but I don't know if they can have any other immediate effects.  If you decide to test, you need to be on a regimen for at least two months first.

     

    Thanks for the update, my wife had been taking 2k and her reading was around 25.  She is now taking 4k as well as myself.  I have yet to be tested,

  7. 2 hours ago, Zero Knievel said:

     

    My last test said "71."  The scale of reference is below...
     
    Deficiency:  <20 ng/mL
    Insufficiency:  20 - 29 ng/mL
    Optimal:  > or = 30 ng/mL

     

    That is why numbers matter, a lot of the latest findings seems to indicate the ideal is around 70 to 80, then you aren't off the charts necessarily.  Just depends what science/latest studies you follow.

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