The Coffee House

[jcdeboever]

Man them Dodgers are crazy good. Someone different every night contributing to wins. They remind me of the 84 Tigers. I don't see anyone stopping them. Every time I watch them when they're behind, I can feel a comeback win. That is what makes championship teams. Just think where Puig was at last year in August, minors, trade rumors, antics. Now he is getting some big hits and making stellar plays in the outfield. What a difference a year makes.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary is not impressed with Darvish. Gary is impressed with Puig's comeback. This time last last Puig was in Triple A ball. The Dodgers seem to Rope-A-Dope for six innings, then wake-up and play ball. Unusual team, but good to watch.

 

[Gary A.]

Buenas Dias Coffee Hosers. California is a cornucopia of sports. On the front page of the sports section: LA Dodgers and Puig, Sparks and Oqwumike, UCLA and Pabico, Lakers and Hawkins (RIP Tommy), Chargers and Oliver. Inside pages: Stanford and Wilson, Rancho Santa Margarita and Little League World Series, Galaxy and Van Damme, US Amateur and Theegala, Manhattan Beach and Volleyball, Angels and Nolasco, Kershaw, Rams and Watkins, USC and Jones. ... and this is just a Thursday.

 

[jcdeboever]

Gary is not impressed with Darvish. Gary is impressed with Puig's comeback. This time last last Puig was in Triple A ball. The Dodgers seem to Rope-A-Dope for six innings, then wake-up and play ball. Unusual team, but good to watch.

10 walk off this year, amazing. The Dodgers should have got Verlander. His nasty mound presence rivals Lackey, and Arrieta of the Cubs. Darvish can pitch doesn't have that demeanor.

 

[waday]

My take on sports:

 

[Frank F.]

I just bought half of the recommended supplements. They were nearly 300€

Either I find a cheaper supply line or I have to give up on the diet after a few weeks.

The other half of supplements I did not get in Germany. I have to order from abroad:

Microbiome Diet | Microbiome Diet Supplements

berberine, caprylic acid, garlic, grapefruit seed extract, oregano oil and wormwood

I could not find yet. The Doctors Idea is to have them all together as a capsule...

protease, lipase, amylase and even some DPP IV

My pharmacy could not even find DPPIV at all....

carnosine, N-acetyl glucosamine, quercetin

Very expensive and too low in the dosage

So the whole thing is not easy. But it seems to be easier in the USA where this stuff is available through the sources named in the book and other sources.

Sometimes I feel like an explorer exploring unknown territory.

 

[limr32 1]

That's a big assumption.

The author of the book may choose to believe that what is available to him in NYC is also available everywhere, but NYC is not representative of America. Neither are 300 reviewers on Amazon who are lucky enough to have access to decent grocery stores and who are able to afford the ingredients, as well as what seems to be a metric sh** ton of supplements. Access to fresh food is not a given in the USA, even in urban areas. This is a link to the map of food deserts in America.
USDA ERS - Go to the Atlas

If that many people have trouble getting access to or affording fresh food, imagine what it would be like if they had to buy pills, powders, and tonics on top of all that.

My guess is that there's a lot of snake oil in those supplements.

 

[waday]

My guess is that there's a lot of snake oil in those supplements.

I have friends on FB that talk up the so-called benefits of supplements all the time. It's no coincidence that they have a vested interest in said products, since they're in a pyramid scheme--wait, not pyramid, it's now called MLM--multi-level marketing.

My favorite is when the supplements must be taken with regular exercise and diet. Yep, supplements hard at work.

 

[limr32 1]

My guess is that there's a lot of snake oil in those supplements.

I have friends on FB that talk up the so-called benefits of supplements all the time. It's no coincidence that they have a vested interest in said products, since they're in a pyramid scheme--wait, not pyramid, it's now called MLM--multi-level marketing.

My favorite is when the supplements must be taken with regular exercise and diet. Yep, supplements hard at work.

If someone needs to supplement a nutrient that they are a) deficient in, and b) can't get through diet alone, then that's one thing. For example, I have been taking a Vit B complex for many years because I don't eat meat. (My doctor actually found that my B12 levels were still pretty low, so she suggested going to a liquid sublingual form that is more easily-absorbed, and my levels went up.) However, when supplements are marketed as the proverbial magic bullet? Yeeeeeeaaaaaaah, no.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Did your doctor tell you to take all that? Maybe it's worth trying for a short time if you get better (I never did quite get why you were in the hospital) but I'm not sure long term if that'll work. Is a dietician working with you at all? or did a doctor or dietician give you any info. or suggestions when you left the hospital?

Edit - Wait, the doctor wants them all in a capsule? how are you supposed to have them all in one capsule if they aren't available as one capsule? I'm confused...

 

[waday]

If someone needs to supplement a nutrient that they are a) deficient in, and b) can't get through diet alone, then that's one thing.

Totally agree.

I'm strictly speaking to MLM supplements.

 

[smoke665]

supplements must be taken with regular exercise and diet.

I find that a balanced diet of Tennessee's finest whiskey, McDonald's Big Mac with fries, the occasional bag of Krystal cheeseburgers, Krispy Kreme donuts, and lots of coffee may not guarantee I live longer, but I'm pretty d*** sure I'll die happy.

 

[waday]

supplements must be taken with regular exercise and diet.

I find that a balanced diet of Tennessee's finest whiskey, McDonald's Big Mac with fries, the occasional bag of Krystal cheeseburgers, Krispy Kreme donuts, and lots of coffee may not guarantee I live longer, but I'm pretty d*** sure I'll die happy.

I'm on the wrong diet plan...

 

[vintagesnaps]

So that's what, the JackMac Krystal Krispy diet??

What in heck are Krystal burgers anyway??

Bet they're up there with Dixie Burger, where the story was that the cook pressed the burger patties under his armpits before tossing them on the grill... That may have been a bit of uh, folklore, but if you got in somebody's car and they'd had Dixie burgers you could smell it for weeks after.

 

[limr32 1]

supplements must be taken with regular exercise and diet.

I find that a balanced diet of Tennessee's finest whiskey, McDonald's Big Mac with fries, the occasional bag of Krystal cheeseburgers, Krispy Kreme donuts, and lots of coffee may not guarantee I live longer, but I'm pretty d*** sure I'll die happy.

I'm with you on the Tennessee sippin' whiskey and the coffee! Haven't had a burger made out of any kind of land animal for 20+ years. I do still eat fish occasionally, and sometimes that comes in salmon burger form. I do enjoy a doughnut from time to time (I'm in Dunkin' Donuts territory, though) but my real devils are the savory, not the sweet, temptations. Basically just about any combinations of carbs and cheese, and I am in troooouuuuble!

I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, then, that I've recently discovered that I'm getting less tolerant of cheese. I've always been somewhat lactose-intolerant, but mostly what affected me was milk, ice cream, and really rich cheeses like brie. It seems lately, however, I am starting to react to more cheeses and to smaller amounts of cheese, and I feel noticeably better when I keep the cheese intake pretty limited. I suppose it's helpful for my waistline but it's so so so sad for the rest of me!