Two glasses of wine per night (ahem) equates to 42 units per week.
The maximum recommended is 14 units. I should reduce my intake to this level.
:hehe:
Doctors, eh?
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Two glasses of wine per night (ahem) equates to 42 units per week.
The maximum recommended is 14 units. I should reduce my intake to this level.
:hehe:
Doctors, eh?
I had this same discussion with my GP and his point was that looking at alcohol consumption in isolation is nonsensical.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
You have to consider whether or not you smoke, take drugs and...
Yup, you're f*cked. :nod:
Since I neither smoke nor take drugs, it would appear that your knowledge of my fúckedness or otherwise is as profound as your understanding of la joga bonito.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
I now have three drink free evenings per week. It's actually easier than you think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Did he take your blood pressure? If so, may I enquire into the results?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
He did. 130/85. :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Then you may want to heed his advice. Alcohol consumption raises blood pressure. As does smoking (though I'm sure you're not involved in that), as does carrying excess weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
You've quit the fags? :yikes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
I assumed you were kidding.
The other factors were size, exercise and balanced diet. Basically if you are a larger male, exercise regularly and have a balanced diet the 14 units or even 21 units is nonsense. I described something like a 40-50 unit consumption per week and his feedback was that as I exercised regularly, did not take drugs or smoke, had a balanced diet and was 6' 3" and 15 stone that there was no issue.
So I now consume about 80 units a week. :-(
Ah, but my cholestoral results were 'astonishingly good', I'm bang on the correct weight, exercise daily and don't eat processed food, so, apparently, I'm all good and will live forever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
I did notice that his medical degree was issued by the University of Addis Ababa, mind.
15 stone! :yikes: 15 stone! They're going to have to remove a wall to get the crane in to hoist out your corpse, man!Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
Are you bodyshaming WES?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
:hehe: I've consumed more than 14 units in lunch hour, ffs! These units are utterly arbitrary and largely meaningless, of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
In fact, they're widely considered to be counter-productive as, since nobody believes in them or takes them seriously, they actually discredit and undermine more sensible and realistic attempts by the medical profession to curb excessive drinking.
But of course doctors can't allow themselves to be seen as anything but finger-wagging puritans. :rolleyes:
God forbid. But 15 stone! That's getting on for 100 kg. We're in sumo wrestler territory here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
I hope his heart is good and strong :-(
My body fat is reasonable though, I think. 15% or so as I recall. Given that professional athletes are just under 10% I would have thought that was ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
I have no desire to be skinny. :nono:
Millions off self-respecting French peasants who knock off a litre and a half of rough red per day must all die at 40 years old.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Oh.
I think I told you this before. I had tests and the doctor (not my GP) called me as she was very alarmed at the results of the Liver Function tests, the results being not dis similar to a person with a drink problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Anyhow after discussions about the previous week / weekend etc. I simply told her she was wrong and we agreed to re-do the tests after a settling down period.
Guess who was vindicated?
Well, I work out four times a week and then play hockey on Saturday which gives me a seriously good cardio workout.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
And when on the bike and treadmill I monitor my heart rate which rarely goes above 140 even when peddling hard or running at 11.5 km/h.
I'm assuming that means my heart is ok. Mind you these stories about fitness nutters dropping dead of a heart attack are always a bit worrying. There was one recently, chap was the England hockey coach and a fitness addict and he had a heart attack out of nowhere.
At 46 or something. :-(
Tell me more about this 'settling down period'.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
You quit the sauce, didn't you? :-(
As any good actuary will tell you, your best guides to life expectancy are when and how your grandparents/parents died. Diet and exercise help, of course, but the underlying health issues tend to be congenital.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
I knew a chap whose father and brother both died of heart attacks in their 40s. Given which, he looked after himself scrupulously, exercised, barely drank and certaily never smoked or took drugs. Despite all this, he had a near-fatal clutcher when he was 48 and is now pretty much treading on eggshells waiting for the next one.
You can't beat genetics, I'm afraid. :shrug:
Ah, now this I like given that my father is still kicking about at 86 and my mother at 82. And my father smoked two packs a day when he was younger and basically never exercised a day in his life. His father passed at 83 and my mother's father at 75 despite being 8 or 9 stone overweight and diabetic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Genetics gives me confidence Burney, although my blood pressure, love of salty food and drinking make me concerned, if I'm honest.
2 out of 3 aint bad :hide: :fishing:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
I was diagnosed with high blood pressure in 2003, it was 150/90. They sent me away for 3 weeks and told me to be healthy, relax and come back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
I cut out coffee altogether, reduced my alcohol (although not massively), generally ate better and changed my workouts to be more cardio oriented.
3 weeks later it was 118/78 and they told me to go home and be happy.
Last time it was checked I think it was similar to yours 135/85 or so which isn't bad for people our age I think.
Heart disease almost always runs in the family. Fortunately, my family has absolutely no history of it whatsoever. We tend to die of cancer and drink.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
:( Dad died of heart problems at 50, his dad died at 50........ so I've beaten them both :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Good man. You may, of course inherited your mum's heart. It's funny how it works. My daughter - thankfully - seems to have inherited my mother's genes, which means she doesn't have the genes associated with certain health issues my ex had. That said, it does mean she's only about five feet tall and has tiny feet, but that's a small price to pay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pokster
As does being bollócks ugly
I'm sure your missus loves you anyway, Herb. :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman
At least when she's inflated.
Herb will have 1 of those new fangled sex dolls.. the ones that are putting prossies out of work in AustriaQuote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
Not at all, I simply re-tested about 5 months later when life was normal and alcohol consumption had leveled off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
My initial test was in the first or second week of January so I had the Xmas booze volumes to contend with.
I have never quit the sauce since I began.