Hi Fast Trackers And Hello World (You All know Who You ARE) 😉
Fasting: Awakening the Rejuvenation from Within | Valter Longo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVArDzYynYc
Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant
Health Benefit’s Fast Trackers
“It is easier to avoid eating than to stop eating once started”
Peace RT

Morning/evening all,

Another monsoon has arrived but apparently dry weather starts tomorrow………..

Jo,
Have you tried a zapper for insect bites? They are little gadgets that give a small piezo-electric shock when applied to insect bites. It disperses the sting which naturally reduces inflammation and itchiness. I have been using one for years. They last for several thousand applications, no sticky cream is involved, you can carry them in hand luggage and they are much cheaper than creams and certainly quicker and easier to use. They are sold in many outlets including Boots.

As for dodgy knees, buy your husband a couple of knee supports and get him walking every day. The sooner he does the stronger his leg muscles will become.

I’ve been watching the athletics but I’m more than a little annoyed with the BBC in particular Gabby Logan and the studio guests stirring up a situation and trying to turn it into a conspiracy because an athlete who was a medal favourite has made a fuss about being excluded due to having been affected by a highly contagious gastro-intestinal virus. There may well have been a communciation problem between the officals and the athlete and his team but the way they all badgered the official who is in charge of the health and wellbeing of ALL athletes, who came into the studio voluntarily to explain what had happened was disgusting, and I don’t know how she managed to maintain her composure.

Have a good one everybody 😜☔☔☔☔

I agree regarding the poles. They are great for trekking and hill walking but OTT for dog walking IMHO.

What really irritated me regarding the sick athlete was that no consideration was taken regarding the fact that details were not made public due to patient confidentiality and Dr Venning was forced to make details of a medical consultation public in order to defend the correct decision being taken regarding him needing to be in quarantine which he ignored, risking infecting others. If the athlete/patient had been honest with his team none of it would have happened and while I understand he must be terribly disappointed, he isn’t doing himself or anyone else any favours by not being absolutely honest. Other athletes have since commented that he was unwell earlier in the week so it is obvious he’s not been telling the truth.

https://www.ntshealth.com.au/wellness/blog/remain-dementia-free.html
Information is not knowledge but this is well worth keeping in mind..A good read
In Conclusion
The simple fact that the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease has increased so dramatically in recent years highlights the fact that it is largely a diet and lifestyle disease. We are not hapless victims in the face of a brain-sapping onslaught. There is a clear course of action we can adopt to reduce our risks. I trust that you may be motivated to make a few simple changes to help us move toward a future where age brings wisdom rather than confusion.
RT

Hi all,
Ha ha RT, can just picture you in a comfy chair on the weekend with TV and radio on, shuffling the form guide and scanning the ASX! Hopefully just a few beers and not a fridge full waiting to be drained!
I think all of us that hang around here are pretty responsible re our health these days…
I dont do anything as a deliberate measure to keep my brain sharp, but I think lots of fresh air and exercise – swimming, walking and gardening, a love of reading, a very healthy diet with almost everything made from scratch, lots of interactions with stimulating friends and good luck with the genetics will all go a long way. Fasting is an added bonus of course, hopefully Walter Vongo is right about that too!
My dear Dad had read every book in his local library by 89 and was memorising long passages of poetry at 90, as he felt he was getting a bit forgetful! I am very like him and his sisters in physical appearance, hopefully I have a similar brain! They were all fit and active into their 90s.
Having nursed oldies with dementia, I like to think I would be one of the ‘happy’ ones (like Weemam’s dad), but I am an incurable optomist! Should it ever happen, my kids have strict instructions to nudge my wheelchair off the end of a pier, they know that withholding food wont work after observing my fasting!
Dont worry about me missing out on ‘date nights’ with husband Jo, as empty nesters, they can be ‘date weeks’ if we wish! (Oh how he wishes!)

OMG Nama so looking forward to Retirement
Date Weeks ??? Wow that sounds like Facebook official to me
Mr Nama did choose well all those years ago. 😉
RT

Hello Tribe,

I have to admit that this hasn’t been a very hot summer. We had I guess more rain but it’s beautiful.
Our little veggie garden is supplying us plenty of leves, herbs, zucchini and cucumbers. The aren’t ready yet. I am thinking they’ll be ready while we are in Europe.
I am still buying romaine lettuce and mixing it with the garden one. My husband’s says it’s to peppery. Must be the arugula.

One of the happiest days of my life was when I arrived and saw my husband and the doggy smiling at me. As you know the car is smashed and he is very lucky to be alive or not seriously injured.
The little doggy isn’t the same. She is most of the time quiet or sleeping. She doesn’t have the same pep anymore. Still not walking well.

Great video from Dr Longo. On my side still watching portions and not eating before 12pm.
Yesterday I stepped at the scale and gained 1lb. I am happy after the trip … could’ve been worst. Next week I’ll do better.
Also Tuesday I am going to do yard work in Florida. It’s a big job!

RT – how come the US stock market is doing so well wth so much turmoil around the world and with this horrible president?

Stay well everyone 🙏

Hi Fast Trackers and Hello World (You All know Who You ARE) 😉

Top 10 Retirement Jokes
1. Oops!
An elderly couple was attending church services. About halfway through she leans over and says to her husband. “I just let out a silent fart. What do you think I should do?” He replies, “Put a new battery in your hearing aid.”
2. Wrong Way!
An old guy in his Volvo is driving home from work when his wife rings him on his carphone. “Honey”, she says in a worried voice, “be careful. There was a bit on the news just now, some lunatic is driving the wrong way down the freeway”. “It’s worse than that”, he replies, “there are hundreds of them!”
3. Which Restaurant?
A retired couple had dinner at their friends’ house, and after eating, the wives left the table and went to the kitchen.
The two men were talking and one said, “We’ve been going to a new restaurant and it’s really great. I’d recommend it very highly.”
The other man asked, “What’s the name of the place?”
The first man thought awhile and finally said, “What are those flowers you send a woman you love? The ones with red petals and thorns?”
“You must mean roses,” he replied.
“That’s it,” said the man. He yelled to his wife, “Rose, what’s the name of the new restaurant we like?”
4. It hurts all over!
The retired guy goes to the doctor and says, “Doc, I ache all over. Everywhere I touch it hurts.”
The doctor replies, “OK. Touch your elbow.” The guy touches his elbow and winces in genuine pain.
The doctor, surprised, then states, “Touch your head.”
The guy touches his head and jumps in agony. The doctor asks him to touch his knee and the same thing happens. Everywhere the guy touches he hurts a lot.
The doctor is stumped and orders a complete examination with X-rays, etc. He tells the guy to come back in two days.
Two days later the guy comes back and the doctor declares, “We’ve found your problem.”
“Oh yeah? What is it?” asks the retiree.
“You’ve broken your finger!”
5. Getting Better
A retired lady needed some extra cash, so she got a guitar and took some lessons. Then she learned some of her generation’s favorite oldies.
Then she got herself hired by a nursing home to sing for patients by their bedsides.
After serenading one bedridden older lady, she got up to leave and said, “I hope you get better soon.”
The patient replied, “I hope you get better too!”
6. Retirement Study
I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older. Then it dawned on me … they were cramming for their finals.
7. What’s In A Name?
Four retired ladies are playing bridge.
One of them looks across at her partner and says, “I know we’ve been playing bridge every week for two years, but I can’t remember your name. Could you please tell me again?”
Her partner looks at her for a long moment and finally replies, “How soon do you need to know?”
8. Boarder
A retired man went to a doctor for a general check-up. The doctor told the retiree that everything was fine and that, in fact, he was”in real good shape for a man of 93.”
“That’s good to know because I’m getting married in two weeks,” said the retiree.
“Getting married! That’s wonderful! Who’s the lucky bride?” asked the doctor. The retiree replied, “She’s a 27-year-old bar maid I met at the local pub.”
“Only 27!” The doctor paused before he advised, “Then you will need some Viagra.” The man replied, “No way, I never take drugs of any type. It’s against my principles.”
The doctor took some more time before he responded with: “You are in good shape, but nevertheless you are 93. May I suggest that you and your wife take in a boarder?”
“Why a boarder?” asked the retiree.
“Well, you know, at your age,” winked the doctor, “you may not be able to do all the things a young woman would like a husband to do around the house. A boarder will be able to help.”
The retiree shrugged and said, “I guess you are right,” as he walked out of the office. A year later, the retiree, now 94, came back to the doctor for another checkup.
“How’s married life?” asked the doctor. “Amazing, it couldn’t be better. I should have remarried years ago.”
“How’s your wife?” asked the doctor.
“She’s doing fine,” announced the retiree, “and she’s pregnant.”
“Pregnant!” exclaimed the doctor. “I take it that you took in a boarder who has fit in quite well?”
“‘Yes, and she’s pregnant too,” grinned the retiree.
9. What Really Matters
A retiree said to his 80 year old friend, “It it true you’re getting married?”
-“Sure is.”
-“Have I met her?”
-“I don’t think so.
-“Is she attractive?”
-“Won’t win any beauty contests.”
-“Can she cook?”
-“Can’t even boil an egg.”
-“Is she rich?”
-“Rich? Heck, she’s so poor she can’t even pay attention.”
-“She must be great in the sack then?”
-“I haven’t actually found out.”
-“My God, man, why are you marrying her?”
-“She can still drive.”
10. How Do You Feel?
Two old guys from a senior center were sipping lemonade on the porch.
One asks the other, “Ralph, I’m 92 years old and even my aches have pains. You must be close to my age. How are you feeling?”
Ralph says, “Like a brand new baby.”
“No kidding! Like a brand new baby?
“Yep. No teeth, no hair, and wet diapers.”
Have A Happy Weekend All You beautiful Losers 😆

Hi Fast Trackers and Hello World (You All know Who You ARE) 😉

Hi everyone,

Happy, that is a fascinating and uplifting article. I’ve never been able to jump a high hurdle and I would hazard a guess that I couldn’t manage more than a few metres in the shot put.

RT, thanks for the Friday Funnies 😆

The weather has improved beyond measure since Wednesday and I spent yesterday afternoon at a local park in the playground and sandpit with my great nephew and his Mum. It was a lovely experience as the playground was full of children and their parents/grandparents as was the older childrens playground next door. There were also lots of families having picnics, playing ball games or just walking/running around in the fresh air 😎
My great nephew will be 2 in two weeks time and I don’t know where the time has gone….

Yesterday evening I met up with a friend in a local pub and to our surprise and delight there was a small band playing jazz. We asked the manager if the music was a regular occurrence and he said that they had tried out several groups/bands over a few months and the jazz was by far the most popular so they are now playing every week. I’ll definitely be going back 🙂

I’m fasting today and looking forward to breaking my fast tomorrow at one of the restaurants near the Queen Elizabeth stadium before the athletics starts 🥇🥈🥉 :excited:

Have a good one everybody 😜

Thanks Happy I love your work that link is just awesome so much good stuff in that.I now have my
template for retirement secure 💡 RT

An inspirational article, Happy 🙂 The World Masters Games were held here earlier in the year, and the country fell in love with a +100-year-old woman who competed in seven or eight events, and won every one! She was the only competitor 🙂

It is spring-like today, so outside has been tempting me, and I have overdone it in the garden. Lettuce and spring onions planted in my tiny shady veggie garden, and broad bean seeds sown (the packet says use til 2014, so I will report back on the strike rate).

I’m just working on the kg or two that snuck on while we were in Queensland last week. The arthritis flared up, but is easing off (apart from with too much gardening), probably with being back on a sensible diet and milk kefir.

Glad you are okay, Jo.

Hi all,
just popping in to say hello! No news, just noticing that regular fasting is a way of life now and I think I would miss it if I stopped! I love that I can change the days around to fit in with life (as in this week) and I love having ‘food free days’ when I dont have to bother about anything in the kitchen. Husband now fasts one day a week with me and he has embraced it as a healthy practice. He needs to refeed afterwards as he cant afford to lose any weight!

We are heading North on Friday for a short break, desperate for a bit of sun after very little for the past few months. We have booked a lovely apartment on the coast north of Sydney, so hopefully it will be warmer than Melbourne! I was grocery shopping today and realized that I didn’t need to buy any ‘treats’ for the 10 hour drive or any part of the holiday – they really just dont appeal as much now. That was a bit of a shock. I bought some nice fruit, some yoghurt, some coffee beans and fresh nuts (almonds and brazils) but walked past the chocolates with ease. This may be normal for some of you, but as a ‘recovering sugar addict’ is a new experience for me. Starting to believe I have actually changed after almost three years!

The hotel pool looks gorgeous, it will be nice to swim my laps out in the fresh air! Be good folks!

HH,

2lbs a week is a very ambitious target, particularly for people who aren’t very overweight and/or are quite small.

In my opinion it’s better to just get into good habits – 2 fast days and 5 sensible non-fast days, when you eat healthily and don’t overeat. This is about forming good habits for life, not just losing weight quickly and reverting to old habits.

All,

Something to hopefully motivate you! Another nail in the coffin of the ‘fat and healthy’ myth….

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40921856

Hi everyone,

I’ve been very busy socially lately so FDs have been damage limitation rather than weight loss tools. I’m away for a week from tomorrow staying with friends. They have been very supportive regarding my weight loss and will offer something once and if I say no thanks they don’t have a problem. I’ll probably be eating cake for lunch and there will be wine 😉

The forecast looks promising and I’m looking forward to the peace and quiet of the countryside 😎

And I’ve at last found a home for some of my excess kefir grains. I’ll be donating some for making kefir and some for stashing in the freezer.

Jo, the relay squadS are all doing very well and most of them are young with room for improvement so hopefully there will be more success.
Christian Malcolm who was a very fine 200m runner is now the relay coach and IMHO he’s doing an excellent job 🙂

Hi Fast Trackers and Hello World (You All know Who You ARE) 😉

The Stella Awards
It’s time once again to review the winners of the Annual “Stella Awards.” The Stella Awards are named after 81 year-old Stella Liebeck of New Mexico who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonald’s. That case inspired the Stella awards for the most frivolous, ridiculous, successful lawsuits in the United States. Here are this year’s winners:
7th Place: Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving little toddler was Ms. Robertson’s son.
6th Place: 19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr. Truman apparently didn’t notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor’s hubcaps.
5th Place: Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was malfunctioning. He couldn’t re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, and Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found, and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the homeowner’s insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.
4th Place: Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor’s beagle. The beagle was on a chain in its owner’s fenced yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog might have been just a little provoked at the time by Mr. Williams, who had climbed over the fence into the yard and was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun.
3rd Place: A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500 after she slipped on a soft drink and broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument.
2nd Place: Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, successfully sued the owner of a night club in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occurred while Ms.Walton was trying to sneak through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.
1st Place: This year’s runaway winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mrs. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, (from an OU football game), having driven onto the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the drivers seat to go into the back & make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mrs.Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising her in the owner’s manual that she couldn’t actually do this. The jury awarded her $1,750,000 plus a new motor home. The company actually changed their manuals on the basis of this suit, just in case there were any other complete morons around.
Have A Happy Weekend All You beautiful Losers 😆

Morning All I hope everyone is ok 👌
Rember to keep on keeping on
Believe you can and your halfway there
Peace
RT

Hello
We have been away for a while- in the Pyrenee mountains. Just so beautiful. It’s been easy to maintain fasting, though it’s the Non fast days that are difficult.
We did lots of walking, and my daughter and OH paraglided off the famous (from Tour de France) Tourmalet Col at 2115metres. I was the photographer.

Just organizing today’s meal (FD for me) smoked salmon, beans, carrots and a very small quantity of local potatoes.

Wiwi

HCB 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/fasting-polycystic-diseases/

Excellent article by Jason Fung

Happy Hump Day = happy fast day 😉

Peace RT

Oh RT thanks for the giggle! Now please pop over here and clean up the spilt coffee, laughing so much I tripped over the dog!
Happy weekend all!

Who knows RT! Coaches certainly get blamed for a lot…I think there is a lot of politics going on within the club!

Amazon,

I’ve been thinking of you! I’ve just bought another couple of cookbooks – A Lebanese Feast of Vegetables, Pulses Herbs and Spices and The Middle Eastern Vegetarian Cookbook. I know you’re not vegetarian, but your food influences include the middle east. OH is away for a week next week, so I’m looking forward to indulging in what I want, and no flesh.

I’ve been recently introduced to a new word ‘flexitarian’, which is definitely the future for me – someone who is primarily vegetarian but occasionally eats meat or fish.

I definitely don’t feel the need to eat meat every day. And living on a farm is actively putting me off eating meat! Calves taken from dairy cows at a day or so old is putting me off milk, and the farmer is just now separating this year’s lambs from their mums. The lambs are only four months old and, while they are eating grass, they still run to mum to suckle when afraid/ for comfort . The ewes that have had their lambs, not yet fully weaned, removed forcibly are clearly distressed. They spend the first 24-36 hours baaing themselves hoarse, roaming round the field calling for their lambs. After that, every time they hear the quad bike/tractor they run baaing in that direction.

These are sentient beings, with the same maternal instincts that humans have. It’s completely unnatural to rip offspring from mum/ the herd/ flock before they are weaned. We wouldn’t dream of doing this to humans yet we find it acceptable treatment of animals that we eat.

Some say ‘well, they wouldn’t have had a life if we didn’t eat meat’. I say the life of a dairy cow, or ewe, that has it’s offspring ripped from her every year at a day or even a few months old but always before its weaned is stressful and pretty horrific. And as for the calf or the lamb? Reared without its mum, or with its mum for a few months, and forcibly separated before facing the horror of the abattoir… is that a life worth living that justifies our lust to eat flesh?

Sorry! But I’m not in a happy place at the moment! Surrounded by distressed farm animals..,,