OTCs and other easy health tips - Page 2

Ginger · 03-30-2014, 09:39 PM

I recently started taking more OTCs (Over-the-Counter drugs), and building a few more easy steps into my self-care routine. I'm not looking to set the HIPAA rule back 50 years (don't want to violate anyone's privacy), but what little things do you do, to support your health?

I'm lazy about researching this stuff and mostly do things because my sister and mom do. So now I'm adding you guys to my resource pool. And maybe I can contribute to yours.

Here's what I do/take:

Calcium
Vitamin D (last doctor's visit, she said I'm low)
Fish oil (because my sister and mom take it)
Baby aspirin (again, because my sister and mom take it and because my mom has had three small strokes since January)
Try to be in bed by 10:30 (tonight I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep though)
Increased my exercise to an hour on the exercycle at least five times a week, instead of half an hour, plus yoga and free weights (all at home)
Stopped drinking altogether (it was easy to quit, I literally just forget if I don't have a bottle of wine on the counter)
Added turmeric and cayenne pepper to my list of spices/foods
Increased garlic, ginger
No more muffins, sweets, high-carb foods
No more red meat
No more diet coke
Teeth stuff: I use the waterpik twice a day now plus sonicare, floss, prewash, hydrating post rinse (it's faster than it sounds)

I realize this is not the most exciting thread anyone has every started.

But maybe we'll get some ideas from each other.

03-30-2014, 09:39 PM	#1
Ginger Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme lesbian Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: East coast Posts: 2,416 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,829 Thanked 12,296 Times in 2,057 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	OTCs and other easy health tips I recently started taking more OTCs (Over-the-Counter drugs), and building a few more easy steps into my self-care routine. I'm not looking to set the HIPAA rule back 50 years (don't want to violate anyone's privacy), but what little things do you do, to support your health? I'm lazy about researching this stuff and mostly do things because my sister and mom do. So now I'm adding you guys to my resource pool. And maybe I can contribute to yours. Here's what I do/take: Calcium Vitamin D (last doctor's visit, she said I'm low) Fish oil (because my sister and mom take it) Baby aspirin (again, because my sister and mom take it and because my mom has had three small strokes since January) Try to be in bed by 10:30 (tonight I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep though) Increased my exercise to an hour on the exercycle at least five times a week, instead of half an hour, plus yoga and free weights (all at home) Stopped drinking altogether (it was easy to quit, I literally just forget if I don't have a bottle of wine on the counter) Added turmeric and cayenne pepper to my list of spices/foods Increased garlic, ginger No more muffins, sweets, high-carb foods No more red meat No more diet coke Teeth stuff: I use the waterpik twice a day now plus sonicare, floss, prewash, hydrating post rinse (it's faster than it sounds) I realize this is not the most exciting thread anyone has every started. But maybe we'll get some ideas from each other. __________________ Reach out.