tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post7306512567287244354..comments2024-03-28T12:16:58.318+00:00Comments on Paul's Beer & Travel Blog: Staying HealthyPaul Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-91051337978456521142016-07-24T23:09:48.909+01:002016-07-24T23:09:48.909+01:00Thanks for the tips, Stanley. I had the full blood...Thanks for the tips, Stanley. I had the full blood tests earlier in the year, and everything was normal, but I will look at getting a blood pressure monitor. We used to have a dog, and we occasionally look after other people’s (mainly relatives), but as they are a bit if a tie, we won’t be getting another.<br /><br />You are right Nev, about Alcohol Concern. Some sensible, non-partisan advice would be useful, instead of the neo-prohibitionist distortion of the truth which they pump out all the time.<br /><br />I’m not sure about your analogy between CAMRA members and rock stars, Mudge. I can’t speak for all, but whilst many of us enjoy listening to rock, I’m not sure where all the sex and drugs comes into the average CAMRA members’ lifestyle. The Eagles may have sung about “Life in the Fast Lane”, but I don’t think that applies to many of us.<br /><br />Martin, as I mentioned in my post, I am fortunate in not being totally deskbound in my job. My office is on the first floor, but the laboratory I am responsible for is downstairs, so I am regularly popping down to check on things, as well as going into the factory to collect samples or return finished paperwork. I also found a good method of not just reducing stress, but eliminating it entirely. (Too lengthy to describe here, but if anyone wants to know, just send me an email).<br /><br />I managed a really good walk today, right across the Greensand Ridge. More of that in my next post.<br />Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-17498314338268353972016-07-24T22:28:13.915+01:002016-07-24T22:28:13.915+01:00Good advice Paul, and you've certainly got the...Good advice Paul, and you've certainly got the hills on your doorstep. <br /><br />One of my motivations to pack in the office job was the large number of 50-60 year olds I knew who died or had strokes in the last decades. Not big drinkers, but stress and sedentary lifestyles are big risk factors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-47246724653959192302016-07-24T05:34:42.714+01:002016-07-24T05:34:42.714+01:00CAMRA deaths have a lot in common with rock star d...CAMRA deaths have a lot in common with rock star deaths. Because of the age cohort of the early CAMRA members, it's inevitable that those who die will be in their 50s and 60s and thus will appear to indicate a pattern of premature death. Those who are going to die in their 80s will still be very much alive.<br /><br />On the other hand, last year one of the founder members of our branch, Phil Levison, died in his 90s, and many people said they had imagined him to be at least a decade younger.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-58072490594212083132016-07-24T02:47:48.618+01:002016-07-24T02:47:48.618+01:00We all choose, or perhaps stumble into, our lifest...We all choose, or perhaps stumble into, our lifestyles. The problem is that those bodies that might be expected to give us impartial advice, such as Alcohol Concern, have a near-abolitionist agenda of their own, and therefore cannot be trusted.RedNevhttp://rednev-rearm.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-84245219498622462282016-07-23T21:52:51.923+01:002016-07-23T21:52:51.923+01:00I'm exactly the same age as you and by the loo...I'm exactly the same age as you and by the looks of your photograph about the same size too.<br />I also think regularly about my lifestyle as I notice things happening to my body caused by ageing.<br />I have three tips I would pass on.<br />Have a check-up including all the blood tests at least once a year.<br />Buy a blood pressure monitor - they're really quite cheap on Amazon - and use it once a day.If ever my BP strays into the higher readings,which it tends to do if I've been boozing more than usual,I pack in the pub until it comes back down.<br />And get a dog.The bugger's will soon let you know if you don't take them for a walk every day.Stanley Blenkinsopnoreply@blogger.com