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Shocked by aging process

Posted by seniormiz @seniormiz, Jan 25 8:54am

My fingernails and toenails stopped growing and just keep breaking off. My hair is falling out. My memory is not as sharp and sometimes I feel a little woozy. I hate this. I want my body and my senses back.

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shmerdloff | @shmerdloff | Feb 11 11:48am
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There are two ways of dealing with this. One is, since it's inevitable, accept it, be grateful for all of it, figure out if it's absurd or not, lift other people's spirits instead of weighing everyone down with prophet of doom. It's gonna happen and you have the choice as to how you want to deal with it. OR
Cling, rant, feel cheated, be angry, sad, morose all of which will make it harder on yourself and everyone around you.
Does anyone really want to live forever? The best you can hope for is to die in your sleep.

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@shmerdloff
aging:
will this help?
see if you can upload it from YouTube. "92 year old woman (Lorraine) advice on aging"
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nycmusic | @nycmusic | Feb 11 7:32pm

One would imagine you are considering how diet and natural things can help, usually very old and safe ones.

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elisabeth007 | @elisabeth007 | Feb 12 7:57am
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1. Studying what you eat and drink . How they affect your feeling of movement.
2. Focusing very hard on the steps to any action you take.
3. Creating friends as you move from one thing to another
These 3 actions (to me) seem to remove or avoid built-in issues of any age.

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@chanemann1
best to find dr and possibly registered dietician who you trust

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chanemann1 | @chanemann1 | Feb 12 8:54am
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@chanemann1
best to find dr and possibly registered dietician who you trust

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@elisabeth007
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
ONLY TWO OF THE DOCTORS I'VE MET EVEN KNEW THAT FOOD IS MEDICINE. ( A DIABETIC DOCTOR AND A HAND SPECIALIST)
1.THE " MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT" HAS NO FORWARD THINKING HOLISTIC CARE. THEY KNOW NOTHING OF FOOD INTAKE AS "MEDICINE".
2. (SECOND )EACH OF US IS UNIQUE. WE HAVE TO STUDY AND LEARN WHAT WORKS FOR EACH OF US. DOCTORS GIVE BROAD GENERALITIES, UNFORTUNATELY .
3. NO ONE NEEDS AN "AUTHORITY" FIGURE TO TELL THEM HOW TO EAT AND DRINK. EACH PERSON HAS TO DETERMINE THAT , EACH DAY.

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nycmusic | @nycmusic | Feb 12 11:51am
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@elisabeth007
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
ONLY TWO OF THE DOCTORS I'VE MET EVEN KNEW THAT FOOD IS MEDICINE. ( A DIABETIC DOCTOR AND A HAND SPECIALIST)
1.THE " MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT" HAS NO FORWARD THINKING HOLISTIC CARE. THEY KNOW NOTHING OF FOOD INTAKE AS "MEDICINE".
2. (SECOND )EACH OF US IS UNIQUE. WE HAVE TO STUDY AND LEARN WHAT WORKS FOR EACH OF US. DOCTORS GIVE BROAD GENERALITIES, UNFORTUNATELY .
3. NO ONE NEEDS AN "AUTHORITY" FIGURE TO TELL THEM HOW TO EAT AND DRINK. EACH PERSON HAS TO DETERMINE THAT , EACH DAY.

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@chanemann1 I have an osteopath/MD and he is very helpful with things other docs don’t do.we have the great 50-50 relationship which is great for a proactive patient and can help the doc as well…as it turns out, he’s also a medical school professor and students come to our sessions…everyone learns, love that !

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elisabeth007 | @elisabeth007 | Feb 12 1:22pm
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@elisabeth007
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
ONLY TWO OF THE DOCTORS I'VE MET EVEN KNEW THAT FOOD IS MEDICINE. ( A DIABETIC DOCTOR AND A HAND SPECIALIST)
1.THE " MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT" HAS NO FORWARD THINKING HOLISTIC CARE. THEY KNOW NOTHING OF FOOD INTAKE AS "MEDICINE".
2. (SECOND )EACH OF US IS UNIQUE. WE HAVE TO STUDY AND LEARN WHAT WORKS FOR EACH OF US. DOCTORS GIVE BROAD GENERALITIES, UNFORTUNATELY .
3. NO ONE NEEDS AN "AUTHORITY" FIGURE TO TELL THEM HOW TO EAT AND DRINK. EACH PERSON HAS TO DETERMINE THAT , EACH DAY.

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i'm so grateful that i've apparently had a different "breed" of physicians than you. None of them are "food dictators" but they have been able to point out important information about my changing needs as i age. For example, i habitually am inclined to eat insufficient protein. having really smart, attuned long term doctors has been so valuable. I don't rely on PCP's and appreciate having physicians who respect my intelligence and need to not be treated like a cog in a manufacturing process. Glad you have found what's best for you

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Ray Kemble | @ray666 | Feb 13 8:41am

Good morning,

I've noticed what I'm calling a "trend" in the past few years: my doctors, of just about every specialist type (even my podiatrist!), reserve time in our visits to talk about nutrition. I've taken to calling it a trend because of a suspicion that this emphasis on nutrition must be the result of a higher-up influence, a doctor's professional assciation or some such. Whatever the influence, I'm grateful; I've learned a lot and am healthier for it.

Here's wishing everyone an injury-free Friday the Thirteenth! 🙂
Ray (@ray666)

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dederickve | @dederickve | Feb 15 1:51pm
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@ray666 I have a beautiful crooked cane that was cut down from a staff length root. It is my "go to meetin'" cane. I'm thinking about taking my dremel and carving some details on it.

My aluminum canes also squeak and give away my presence. Hard to sneak up on the cat that way!

Having to make a decision to have a mobility aid can be difficult. But, that we can still "movitate" is the most important part of it all.
Ginger

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@gingerw My cane, which I haven’t had to use, yet (thankfully) was made by husband. It is a crooked stick, and the wood turned at an angle to make a natural handle. Reminds me of the nursery rhyme, “There was a Crooked Man . . .”. When I ever do have to use it, I will love it because it is so unique.

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Ray Kemble | @ray666 | Feb 15 3:46pm
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@gingerw My cane, which I haven’t had to use, yet (thankfully) was made by husband. It is a crooked stick, and the wood turned at an angle to make a natural handle. Reminds me of the nursery rhyme, “There was a Crooked Man . . .”. When I ever do have to use it, I will love it because it is so unique.

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Hi, @dederickve. That's one nice attribute of canes: they can often be homemade, rustic hand-me-downs, souvenirs of some woodland trek you or some grand uncle made eons ago. I'm afraid we can't say the same about walkers. Walkers tend to be matter-of-fact aluminum contraptions, online ordered from some local big box store. Where's the nostalgia in that? 🙂 –Ray (@ray666)

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