Reply #12: Good for you!!!!! [View All]

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You probably know I have been trying to follow a similar path ...... whole, honest, real foods. I mostly do, but sometimes find it easier to just junk out (for example, we had take out Chinese tonight ... heart attack on a plate, no matter what you get). Not often, but sometimes.

But more normally, real butter, real bread, real food, lots of from scratch stuff.

Then we also exercise. I am at the gym, religiously, 3 times a week for a good, honest workout and have a fair amount of other active activities. My BP is now in the 110s over 70s where it was up in the 150s and 160s before.

But the BIG thing was quitting smoking. That made a HUGE difference in how I feel. Probably the single biggest 'feel good' boost I got.

And 'lo and behold, ALL my blood work is well within the normal or good range. My cholesterol was sky high, as were my triglycerides and blood glucose levels. I was 'pre-diabetic', then crossed the line to a number juuuuust over the line, but am now well below that threshold.

The fun part is to get into a competition with yourself to see how you can actually gain control of your own well being.

(Disclaimer: I am also taking regular daily doses of Mevacor, Lopressor, Prinivil, Plavix, and HZT, which helps a whoooooole lot.)