21-08-2019, 02:34 PM
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Re: Why don't people listen to their body ?
Originally Posted by Floydy
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Well I'll be asking for a full MOT in October because I do this every five years. Even though I believe I'm physical fit who knows what is going on inside the body? It's the blood tests that are the most important.The thing that still annoys me is that the NHS are still in the dark ages when it comes to the height vs. weight test. They still believe it's the correct method to gauge obesity.
Last time I was classed as "borderline obese" because I had a waist of 37" and was 6'3" tall. They don't take into account muscle density. When I told them this and they prodded around my stomach and said it was solid they relented. It's not my fault I'm a cool hunky dude is it?
21-08-2019, 02:55 PM
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Re: Why don't people listen to their body ?
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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Because there are different levels of sensitivity to pain and discomfort. So some people don't register problems until it's quite far gone. Others go to the doctor when it's still too minor. BP can be very high before you have symptoms. Cancer is often painless.
Not too important I thought, I was always healthy. In fact I had only been to the doctors, for very minor ailments, six times in 36 years. Then I decided to move home so a new GP had to be signed up with. Not being very familiar with GPs I found out that I had to undergo a health MoT before they would sign me up.
All was OK until it came to my blood pressure. After that was taken, the nurse said she would have to ask a GP something so off she went. Minutes later she came back, with my now GP, who explained my blood pressure was so high she would be neglecting her duty to allow me to leave without medication. She went on to say she didn't very often see blood pressure as high as mine. Did I have any problems at all because of this? No, none at all. My GP told me that I was their worst kind of patient – a healthy person is seldom seen for them to check their blood pressure!
I was put on medication there and then for high blood pressure, later it went down to what it should be. A year later I had a heart attack, possibly due to having high blood pressure for so long! Had it not been for that initial health MoT for a new GP I would never have known about the high blood pressure and might not be here now, it really was that high.
On checking my medical notes, it was ascertained I could well have been walking around with high blood pressure for ten years or so with no symptoms! I now take my own blood pressure once every couple of weeks and have an annual health MoT.
I would seriously advise everyone to have their blood pressure checked once a year.
21-08-2019, 03:03 PM
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Re: Why don't people listen to their body ?
Originally Posted by Baz46
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I would seriously advise everyone to have their blood pressure checked once a year.
21-08-2019, 03:10 PM
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Re: Why don't people listen to their body ?
Originally Posted by d00d
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I used to listen to my body and it told me that food, booze & fags were all good. Now I'm listening to the latest serious health & lifestyle advice and my body's not having half so much fun.
21-08-2019, 03:10 PM
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Re: Why don't people listen to their body ?
Originally Posted by sugarbug
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Our body parts warns us and we just don't paid attention to them ..
That anywhere from the top of your head to you little toe .
..100% of us don't listen to our bodies . Yes eversingle one
of us don't .
Example : drinking , smoking , exercising, good eating
habit ., are just a few example .
Tell me why don't you listen to your body .
P.s don't tell me your deaf ..
21-08-2019, 03:22 PM
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Re: Why don't people listen to their body ?
Originally Posted by tarantula
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What is fun about smoking and drinking too much, I don't get it?
21-08-2019, 03:26 PM
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Re: Why don't people listen to their body ?
Originally Posted by d00d
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You obviously never did either, but most of the world did. Attitudes have changed over the last 30 odd years, and we are now doing far less of both. It's not because it's fun doing less, it's because these addictions are proven to be bad.
He was a teenager in the 1960's.
Even though I was only 5 at the end of that decade I now realise that it must have been the best decade to have been a teenager in. Wish I'd been there and lived that life.
Incidentally, I'm posting this whilst watching a documentary about Woodstock. Great times eh?
21-08-2019, 03:27 PM
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Re: Why don't people listen to their body ?
Originally Posted by d00d
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You obviously never did either, but most of the world did. Attitudes have changed over the last 30 odd years, and we are now doing far less of both. It's not because it's fun doing less, it's because these addictions are proven to be bad.
My idea of fun as a child was playing with asbestos dust as my father sawed sheets of it up for use in his horticultural business. I even ate the stuff, it tastes like cheap muesli!
21-08-2019, 03:40 PM
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Re: Why don't people listen to their body ?
I knew one local person who was an absolute fitness fanatic, never smoked or drank, wouldn't even touch processed food or tap water.
He sadly died in his sleep aged only 55.
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