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Originally posted by Lebenz
Oh, yeah. Drugs! I take a lipitor (10 mg, I think) plus 4 time release niacin, called niaspain, plus an aspirin, a multi-vitamin and a folic acid (for a rare blood disorder called homocystine - which contributed towards one of my uncle’s demise). Drugs can enhance the effects of diet/exercise. Unfortunately for all of us, they don’t *take*the*place* of diet/exercise.
One of my recent favorite lines is that: we are all half legs. It should tell us something about how we spend our time
That reminds me, glucossamine/condroitin (spelling is wrong) is a great supplement. It works to replace some of the joint lubricant that is lost from age. I took it for a year and found it to be an excellent help.
BTW, celery has a lot of salt. Sigh.
IBU is baaaaaad for the liver. I found that by walking daily, I eliminated all but the worst of my middle-age induced aches
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Yah, I talked with the doc about my Ibu intake. He said to drink plenty of fluids(which I do), and make sure I get in for my regular blood tests.
I was wondering about glucossamine. I'll try it.
Does the time release Niacin still give you "the rush"? I was taking straight niacin for awhile, and had to give it up. I take niacinimide now, which has another ingrediant(can't remember now what it is) to counteract the rush. I saw the time release stuff, and was gonna give it a try. My doc wasn't too crazy about the niacinamide, as he wasn't sure if I would get the same benifit from it.
I'll try walking again. The worst aches I get are my knees, and it's getting into my left hip now. So I've been a bit leary of too much walking. Some days at work I'm on my feet all day long, with a lot of walking back and forth around the shop. Some days I come home and just have to play couch potato the rest of the day. I'll get some of the glucossamine and see if it helps. I'd love to give up the Ibu all together.