From: bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com   
      
   On 02/25/2013 01:29 PM, Jim Beard wrote:   
   > On 02/25/2013 03:04 PM, Moe Trin wrote:   
   >> On Mon, 25 Feb 2013, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandriva, in   
   >> article   
   >> , TJ wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Moe Trin wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>> Both of us got pneumonia shots in late 2011, but our primary cares   
   >>>> (different ones) didn't recommend it this year.   
   >>   
   >>> IIRC from my parents' care, unlike the flu shot the pneumonia shot   
   >>> lasts several years. Let me see... Yes. WebMD says you may need a   
   >>> booster in five years, but that's it.   
   >>   
   >> You may notice they make a big-to-do about flu shots in the fall, with   
   >> ads all over the place. _LAST_ year, we saw a similar amount of ads   
   >> and noise about the pneumonia shot, but this year I'm seeing virtually   
   >> nothing about them,   
   >   
   > I have been keeping an informal eye on this for maybe a decade, and   
   > there is rhyme and reason to it.   
   >   
   > The CDC looks at the threat they perceive (nasty variety, percentage of   
   > population not vaccinated, expectation of result if nothing is done vs   
   > if something is done), and if the decision is made to make noise they   
   > make as much noise as they think they can get away with. Never let a   
   > crisis/opportunity go to waste!   
   >   
   > If everything seems on an even keel, and little to be gained by kicking   
   > up a fuss, better to leave it alone than have cynics point out the   
   > (actual, and potentially demonstrable) foolishness of a PR campaign.   
   >   
   >>> I haven't been given one myself because I don't fit in the recommended   
   >>> recipient list - yet. Not yet 65, and I'm in very good general health.   
   >>> (knocking on as much wood as I can reach)   
   >>   
   >> Another one getting big play here is the 'shingles' vaccine.   
   >   
   > If they get an outbreak in an area, they flog the vaccine hard. It   
   > normally is so rare that it probably is not worth the effort of mass   
   > vaccination, but with a few cases around that people can point to among   
   > their friends (shingles is nasty, even though rarely permanently   
   > damaging) they will go for it.   
   >   
   >>> Won't be long, though. I turn 65 in a year and a half.   
   >>   
   >> "End of the world coming - film at 11" Yeah, I passed that milestone   
   >> several years ago. Usual problems, but I'm still ticking and the   
   >> primary care didn't report anything that far out of tolerance (other   
   >> than the usual "you can loose a few pounds" - gee, I'm so glad I'm   
   >> allowed to do so).   
   >   
   > My opinions on health care are strongly held, but somewhat complicated.   
   > Every person is different, and sorting out pros and cons is the very   
   > first and most important task.   
   >   
   > That said, for myself, I show up for a physical every 3 to 5 years, just   
   > to see if there is visible reason I should make extra preparations for   
   > my death in the next 3 to 5 years. Beyond that, there are some things   
   > the medics do well (stitches, minor trama, most bacterial infections)   
   > and some major catastrophies that require a pay-the-money or   
   > accept-death-or-severe-damage decision. I will happily go in for the   
   > former, and promise to think it over carefully (if I can think at the   
   > time) for the latter. If I cannot think, next-of-kin has instructions to   
   > let me die rather than spend huge amounts of money for heroic efforts to   
   > save me.   
   >   
   > Weight control (and consequent to that, blood pressure control) is not   
   > easy for me. My choice of exercise is walking supplemented by weight   
   > machines at the rec center, and when I need to lose weight the walks   
   > have to be in excess of 15 miles minimum and the weight room is   
   > worthless. Given that I hate the cold, my weight tends to rise in   
   > winter... Where is global warming when I need it? (Or even local   
   > warming. I would settle for either!)   
   >   
   > Cheers!   
   >   
   > jim b.   
   >   
      
   	The weight room should not be worthless in weight loss.   
   Using progressive weights should curb appetite.  Further if you   
   change the routine of the use of the weights you should be able   
   to get the sort of exercise that will help you lose weight.   
   	That sort of routine is very high repetitions with   
   lower weights so that you are building endurance.   
   	As for walking 15 miles seems extreme.  If I could   
   still walk 60 blocks I am sure I could lose weight without   
   the sort of dieting that i have to endure.  Of course in   
   San Francisco to walk 60 blocks you must go up and down   
   hill walking in the flattest parts of town.  No matter.   
      
   	I blew up to 225 a couple of years back so   
   I got serious and cut my animal protein ration in   
   half and reduced my carbohydrates by a similar amount   
   so that after a year or two I am down to 175 which   
   is still 20 lbs higher than I would prefer but my   
   friends tell me not to fret as I have big bones.  This   
   loss was without the sort of exercise i would prefer   
   to be doing but which is impossible for someone with   
   refractory fatigue syndrome.   
      
   	Take care   
   	bliss   
      
   	   
      
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