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  1. This has links to studies and websites. I really cant believe the attitude that we can't do anything. I will be dead and gone before the crap hits the fan. BUt I still worry anyway. https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/ First ICESat-2 Global Data Released: Ice, Forests and More https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2877/first-icesat-2-global-data-released-ice-forests-and-more/ NASA Study: Human Influence on Global Droughts Goes Back 100 Years https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2872/nasa-study-human-influence-on-global-droughts-goes-back-100-years/ New Studies Increase Confidence in NASA's Measure of Earth's Temperature https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2876/new-studies-increase-confidence-in-nasas-measure-of-earths-temperature/
  2. We have a local butcher here who only uses local meat that he knows where it comes from. If you get a chance Monty try some elk....deer.... moose and reindeer. I lived up in Fort Nelson one summer and got to try all of those that were hunted for food not sport.
  3. Like I say it is personal choice. I have been eating mass produced flesh and I am 61 and in good health and good shape and go to the gym 5 times a week. I am on Vancouver Island and eat mostly chicken that has been raised here as well as only Island Farms milk. Same with beef when I eat it.
  4. A vegan/plant based diet eater is never going to change the mind of a meat eater. All diets can be healthy if you follow them in moderation. And....well just because....
  5. Good wishes to you also. I am as good now as I am going to get. I have made peace with that. I am better off than a lot of people though. I am more worried about it becoming a real problem in 10 years or so and losing my memory and ability to function. No way of saying if that will happen but its always in the back of my mind especially since I am up there in years already.
  6. No I didn't mean it that way we just misunderstood each other. I have probably had 6 or so concussions. Three serious ones in a span of about 5 years. Slipped in the shower and fell out of the tub and hit my head on the toilet. I am lucky it didn't kill me I think. I saw a concussion specialist at Victoria hospital who said the more you have the longer it can take to recover. Also age plays a big part of recovery. I would not wish a serious concussion on anyone....I know you will agree since you have experienced them also. I consider myself lucky as at the clinic in Vancouver there were people that could not remember what happened the day before. My worst times were probably the 1st month after …..laying in a dark room because light bothered me....unable to watch a whole movie at one time. I would walk down a hill and stagger and it would look like I was drunk. Not fun. I hope he can come back next year at full health. There is no reason to rush especially now that the playoffs are a pipe dream.
  7. I used to co- own a sports card store back in the late 80's more of a hobby than a business I suppose. . I have sold off most of my collection but have kept a lot of my favorite cards. Autographs....rookie cards etc. The Trevor LInden card is from a promo set that Todd McFarlane made when he was thinking about putting out NHL cards at the time.
  8. Yes....you are not a Doctor. Even a concussion specialist can’t give a timeline. Every brain injury is different . I have had 4 major concussions. Spent 6 weeks downtown in Vancouver at a clinic Worksafe sent me to in 2008. I was unable to go back to work . Still can’t go up a ladder ... driving at night is almost impossible if there are a lot of cars on the road. I had another after my injury at work and lost my balance and fell head first down some stairs and hit my head. Anyone giving a timeline is uninformed. There is no timeline.
  9. Actually strength training keeps you out of a wheelchair also. All the science of course is out there as per the links I posted.
  10. Science also says you should do both. I am not sure how old you are but after 40 focusing mainly on your heart is not the answer.. Forty isn't even old. Sorry this will be long...…. https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinseatonjefferson/2018/10/15/do-you-even-lift-grandma-why-older-adults-should-be-making-gains-its-more-than-just-bro-science/#78c344ef6911 In his article, Rizzo outlines the benefits of weightlifting, backed by studies in each of the following categories, on: Obesity, fat loss and metabolic health Preventing, slowing down or partially reversing age-related muscle loss/sarcopenia Reducing risk factors for falls and improving functional independence Quality of life Cardiovascular health Cognitive function Mental health Reducing mortality risk Glycemic control and type 2 diabetes Improving sleep Age-related mitochondrial impairment Recovering from surgery or illness https://health.usnews.com/wellness/fitness/articles/2018-03-23/11-benefits-of-strength-training-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-muscle-size 2. Better cardiovascular health. Abdominal fat (also known as visceral fat) sits in and around the vital organs, including the heart. So, preventing or reducing any excess abdominal fat through strength training can certainly improve heart health. RELATED CONTENT How You Might Benefit From Working Out With… However, studies suggest that strength training also directly impacts the heart. For example, 2013 research in the Journal of Applied Physiology demonstrates that young men who regularly strength train have better-functioning HDL, or good cholesterol, compared with those who never pump iron. Rebold explains that strength training improves blood pressure and triglyceride levels similarly to cardiovascular exercise, but it has even greater benefits on HDL. And 2015 research published in The Lancet medical journal shows that grip strength (a marker for total-body muscle health) more accurately predicts death from heart disease than blood pressure does. 3. Controlled blood sugar levels. "Resistance training is something we want anyone with Type 2 diabetes to incorporate into their routine," Rebold says. He explains that a 2013 review published in the journal BioMed Research International shows that, in addition to building muscle, strength training also improves the muscle's ability to take in and use glucose, or blood sugar. "In your muscle cells, you have these transporters that pick up glucose from the blood and deliver it to the muscle cells," Rebold says. "Strength training improves their functioning to pick up a lot more glucose from the blood and into muscle, thereby decreasing blood sugar levels." https://www.9news.com/article/life/senior-source/use-it-or-lose-it-the-importance-of-strength-training-for-seniors/73-589500188 SENIOR-SOURCE ‘Use It or Lose It’: The Importance of Strength Training for Seniors Author: Senior-Source Published: 8:34 AM MDT August 31, 2018 Updated: 8:34 AM MDT August 31, 2018 Denver, CO — By Sandra Crews, Health Strategist, UnitedHealthcare of Colorado When Patrick Mulqueen retired in 2011 at the age of 62, he found that his more relaxed schedule came with an unwelcome side effect that’s all too familiar to retirees: weight gain. No longer walking daily for his outdoor sales job, he began packing on the pounds. “I fell into a common trap. I was no longer active and didn’t change my eating habits,” Mulqueen said. Determined to fight back against the creeping numbers on the scale, Mulqueen found a lifeline by joining a fitness program tailored for seniors at the YMCA in his neighborhood, a benefit available through his UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plan. Little did he know that the two-day-a-week program would lead to much more than a trimmer waistline. With the help of a wellness instructor, he added a strength training program into his routine and became a regular in the weight room. Within two years, he shed 70 pounds, gained a great deal of muscle mass and cut down on his body fat, reversing the effects of age-related muscle loss. This email will be delivered to your inbox once a day in the morning. Submit “Feeling strong just makes it a whole lot easier to get around in the world,” Mulqueen, now 70, said. “I “It’s so critical. Resistance training protects muscle mass and joint integrity while also helping maintain bone density,” said Cliff Edberg, national program manager for personal training and nutrition coaching at Life Time, a national chain of health and fitness centers. “There’s a strong correlation between muscle mass and longevity in older adults.” According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, strength training helps reduce the symptoms of many chronic diseases and conditions that commonly afflict older adults, including arthritis, diabetes, osteoporosis, heart disease, obesity and back pain. Studies show that strength training may also help reduce depression and boost confidence and self-esteem. https://consumer.healthday.com/encyclopedia/aging-1/misc-aging-news-10/seniors-and-weightlifting-never-too-late-647213.html Should seniors lift weights? The American College of Sports Medicine now recommends weight training for all people over 50, and even people well into their 90s can benefit. A group of nursing home residents ranging in age from 87 to 96 improved their muscle strength by almost 180 percent after just eight weeks of weightlifting, also known as strength training. Adding that much strength is almost like rolling back the clock. Even frail elderly people find their balance improves, their walking pace quickens, and stairs become less of a challenge. Among these elders is Sara, 91, who had a lot of trouble walking after healing from a serious hip fracture. But after starting a weight-lifting program in which she practiced either leg presses or leg curls three times a week, she was able to walk a quarter of a mile without assistance and pedal a stationary bike. "I feel better physically and mentally; I feel wonderful inside and out," Sara told the authors of the book Successful Aging (Dell, 1999). "I must go for that exercise three times a week, I must. You have to push yourself." What are the benefits of weightlifting for seniors? Improved walking ability. A University of Vermont study of healthy seniors ages 65 to 79 found that subjects could walk almost 40 percent farther without a rest after 12 weeks of weight training. Such endurance can come in handy for your next shopping trip, but there's an even better reason to pep up your gait. Among seniors, insufficient leg strength is a powerful predictor of future disabilities, including the inability to walk. An 89-year-old senior interviewed in Successful Aging said that after two years of weightlifting, "I walk straight instead of shuffling. It gives me lots of energy. My family can't believe it." Ease in performing day-to-day tasks. By giving you the strength to handle your daily routines, weightlifting can help you maintain your independence. Researchers at the University of Alabama found that healthy women ages 60 to 77 who lifted weights three hours each week for 16 weeks could carry groceries and get up from a chair with much less effort than before. Prevention of broken bones. Weightlifting can protect you from devastating fractures in several ways. For one, the exercises boost your strength, balance, and agility, making it less likely that you'll suffer a nasty fall. A study at Tufts University found that older women who lifted weights for a year improved their balance by 14 percent. (A control group composed of women who didn't lift weights suffered a 9 percent decline in balance in the same year.) Weight training can also build bone mass in the spine and the hip, so it's especially important for people with the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis. Relief from arthritis pain. By strengthening the muscles, tendons, and ligaments around your joints, weightlifting can dramatically improve your range of motion. It can also cut down on pain by increasing the capability of muscles surrounding the afflicted joint, which eases stress on the joint itself. Arthritis sufferers should begin by using light weights and work up to heavier ones very gradually. Weight loss. Lifting weights doesn't burn many calories, but it does rev up your metabolism. Overweight seniors who combine strength training with a healthy diet are almost certain to shed a few pounds. Improved glucose control. If you are among the millions of Americans with Type 2 diabetes, strength training can help you keep it under control. In one study of Hispanic men and women with diabetes, 16 weeks of strength training provided dramatic improvements, comparable to taking medication. The study also showed that volunteers increased muscle strength, lost body fat, and gained more self-confidence. Other benefits. Studies suggest weight training can help people sleep better and even ease mild to moderate depression. How can I get started? You should always check with your doctor before starting a new exercise program -- and when you do, expect your doctor to be thrilled with your decision. If you have hypertension, your doctor may want to run a few tests to make sure lifting weights won't cause a dangerous rise in your blood pressure. Fortunately, almost all people with high blood pressure can safely enjoy the benefits of strength training. Once you get your doctor's go-ahead, you will choose your setting and your equipment. You can join a gym or a university exercise program that offers exercise machines, professional guidance, and lots of socializing, but you can also get an excellent workout at home using barbells, cans of food, or even plastic milk jugs filled with water or gravel. And get advice from a physical trainer before you begin: Instruction on proper technique is very important to help you enjoy the exercise without risking injury.
  11. Science has shown that strength training absolutely helps you as you get older. There is a difference between keeping fit and trying to be a muscle head. It helps for bone density and helps you from becoming frail as you age. I don't think I've ever worn a tank top on my life.
  12. I turned 60 last year.....I have been lifting since I was 25.....even back then I was never into the whole macho how much I can lift thing. The benefits of strength training are enormous especially as you get older. One guy at my gym is 73 and still does 450 pounds on the leg press....another is 83 and is there 5 days a week rain or shine. I look at them and think...I can keep doing this also.
  13. Ronnie Coleman is in a wheelchair now because of steroids
  14. Another song about loss from Jim Cuddy There's papers scattered on the lawn And birds up on the line There's letters left unopened here That never is the time There's messages I should return And people I should call And I'm still tripping over echoes Left lying in the hall This light comes through the darkness Slowly to my eyes You can fall back here forever I just never realized Oh, time won't let me go And every night I know That you could pull me through You could always pull me through Even when I'm lying here Drowning in my blues You take the sting out of the rain And bring the sun back up again And you could always pull me through Oh we stood outside together And we laughed like ancient friends Then we lay down in a field Just where the road begins and ends I see you in the mirror And I watch you from afar My friends all think I'm crazy But I know the way things are Outside I hear voices underneath the moon I'm grateful for whatever breaks the silence of this room Oh time won't let me go And every night I know That you could pull me through You could always pull me through Even when I'm lying here Drowning in my blues You could take the sting out of the rain And bring the sun back up again Darlin' you could always pull me through I hope you're travelling well now And there's stars over your head And I hope the river carries you Everywhere you said I miss the way you look at me The way you wear your hair And I miss the conversations we left hanging in the air Oh late at night I wake up Wonder what's been done But I know our life together will go on and on You could pull me through You could always pull me through Wrap your arms around me And chase away my blues You take the sting out of the rain And bring the sun back up again You could always pull me through You could always pull me through
  15. This song is from Jim Cuddy is about getting older and losing a best friend to a terminal disease. A true story of how when his friend was having a good a bunch of them rented a cabin for a night of drinking. Decided to name a star in the big dipper for their friend...but they were all too drunk to find the big dipper. A song about loss...great song to listen too. "Constellations" Up here it's quiet in the mornin' Just the whisper of the wind You and me lookin' out across the water Makin' plans to come again Drivin' home as the sun went down, didn't know Took our time with it too Now I'm waitin' Yes, I'm waitin' And I'm running all the things that we went through I'd like to know what you want me to do Know I'm waitin' for a sign from you Out on the lawn, lookin' at the constellations Pick a star, give it your name But we're all too drunk to make the observation We'll never find that star again Fate comes like a thief to your backdoor Steals your precious things awaaaay Now I'm waitin' Yes I'm waitin' And I remember everything that we went through I'd like to know what you want me to do You know I'm waitin' for a sign from you It's gettin' cold here in the morning's Feel the comin' of the fall And I just don't know what to do with this sorrow I really don't know much at all Life is busy now, we're back in the city It's all been normal for awhile But I miss so much, like the sound of your laughter The little question in your smile Fate comes like a thief to your backdoor Steals your precious things awaaaay Now I'm waitin', yes I'm waitin' And I'll remember everything that we went through Oh, I'm waitin' No, I'm waitin' And I'm starring at the sky so dark and blue I'd like to know what you want me to do You know I'm waitin' for a sign from you Submit Corrections
  16. We've been over and all through itNow we're finally going to do itAnd it's tougher then I thought it ever beI wish that I could hate herIf only I could break herTo see the world the way I want it seenAnd its likely she would say the same of meWhen my load gets a whole lot lighterAnd my head gets screwed on tighterAnd the time they say is required passes byWhen I won't belong to her no moreAnd I can tear my eyes from the closing doorIt's then I'll know for sure that I'll surviveWe had monentary glances, second and third chancesAnd in between they always disappearNow I find myself accepting that we've gone in two directionsAnd I question where the hell I go from hereWhen the sky above me is going to clearWhen my load gets a whole lot lighterAnd my head gets screwed on tighterAnd the time they say is required passes byWhen I won't belong to her no moreAnd I can tear my eyes from the closing doorIt's then I'll know for sure that I'll surviveThe hardest part of letting goIs that it ain't so cut and dryYou do the thing that's hard to doAnd you tell yourself its rightAnd then you second guess yourselfAnd as you lie alone at nightAnd wonder how you ever said goodbyeWhen my load gets a whole lot lighterAnd my head gets screwed on tighterAnd the time they say is required passes byWhen I won't belong to her no moreAnd I can tear my eyes from the closing doorIt's then I'll know for sure that I'll surviveI will survive
  17. Leati Joseph Anoaʻi, known around the world as WWE superstar Roman Reigns, revealed to the world on Monday night that his leukemia has returned and he’ll be stepping away from the ring for a period of time to be with his family as he undergoes treatment. Anoaʻi began his promo on Raw by stating “my real name is Joe, and I’ve been living with Leukemia for 11-years and unfortunately it’s back.” He tearfully told the crowd that he was going to be away from WWE for an unknown period of time, which meant he would be forced to relinquish the WWE Universal championship. He then shared the story of when he was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 22. Anoa’i said he was able to “very quickly” put it in remission. Anoa’i carefully laid the belt in the ring and was embraced by Jonathan David Good (Dean Ambrose) and Colby Lopez (Seth Rollins).
  18. Lower Mainland real estate 'refugees' head to Vancouver Island for better home values, quality of life http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/lower-mainlanders-moving-to-central-vancouver-island-en-masse
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