Especially if your health is at issue.

Best of luck and stay healthy. Or as healthy as can be expected!

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that probably identifies you in many dimensions. Usually you can just delete everything after the question mark ("?&quot .

Same working link without the tracking info: https://www.coursera.org/enroll/learn/the-science-of-well-being/paidmedia

Will do!

Sorry, just joking. If it helps your health, do it. We'll still be here.

It's entirely possible to make issues worse if you're bottling up tensions and not receiving valuable info.

I had a heart attack 2 months ago and the journey is hard. I limit to 30mins but your care team is right keep that BP low. I really embraced the cardiac rehab and it has helped my mind too. I had/have stress cardiomyopathy. My pump is good (EF at 65 or higher). It’s hard but slow it down and keep chipping away!
Regardless of the election life will go on. I’ve voted and donated. Hope to hear President Harris announced next Tuesday night !!

We’ll be here.

If you don't have to go outside in the storm, you shouldn't.

The process has been made overly dramatic and overly stressful by media who wants to profit from our disagreements.

Every once in awhile a political post slips through in The Lounge but I end up trashing it.


Continuing to send you healing vibes, Iggo. Here's to a splendid recovery!

Something very satisfying about destroying a bunch of virtual Nazis.

They all wanted me on heavy BP meds. Stopped taking them and my BP is fine now.
but that's just me and I jog a few miles 5 days a week and eat healthy.

keep in mind that some people do need BP medicine. My blood pressure was a constant 180/100 and I lost weight and started running and after hitting my weight goal and exercising 5 days a week, my BP was still like 170/95. I ended up having to take five meds before my blood pressure came down.

There is a correlation with that and AFib. That's why they put me on the meds. After all the test, stress test and monitor by my bed, there is no sign of AFib. In the mean time I developed orthostatic hypotension..every time I stood up I felt like I was going to pass out. One doctor gave me a chemical stress test and no AFib so he reduced the med. Still had the O.H. Went to another one and he reduced it more. Still had it. Went to a NP and she listened to me and put me on the lowest doze they had and it greatly improved, but still had it. So I stopped it too and take my pressure twice a day and it's always in the normal range.
I'm 75 and don't expect to live forever, but intend to enjoy what I have left. My mother died from vascular dementia. I feared that those fainting spell have a correlation with with dementia. I'm just playing it safe for me.
Best of luck to you.

I’m one of many here who look forward to your posts AFTER this nerve-wracking election is finally (and I hope COMFORTABLY) decided.

I think I'll emerge on Wednesday.
I couldn't take the stress!
So I get it. Do what the doc says and we'll see you after the election.

I get it. I'm trying to only click on positive threads, articles, and videos.....

I guess we'll see ya on the other side...

And do all kinds of things that you really like to do!

that he RETIRED! I'm going to stay with the same practice so hopefully I'll be assigned to the other cardiologist I met this summer.

Staying off DU isn't going to help when I live with a MAGAt brother. I've already had to back away from his nonsense worship of the cult leader.

I'm not a believer in "doctor's orders", preferring to think of them as recommendations.
It's just that some recommendations should be heeded. Like the one you just got.

Trying to thin out our numbers.



Just kidding. Follow his/her advice. Be well, Iggo! (You shouldn't see this post because you stopped checking DU, right?)

I'd have a few questions about the doctor's agenda.

Still, it won't hurt you too much to watch a few really silly disaster movies on YouTube. Not only do they abound with unconscious humor, they're all told from the point of view of the survivors and that can be comforting.

(Funny, I worked in cardiac units for years and we never gook anybone's political BS away from them because removing it was more distressful than letting them have it and besides, there were always benzodiazepines.)

And may there be much reason for joy, celebration, and revelry! 🍾🥂

it won't matter when Kamala wins and you're not here to revel in it.

My Democratic husband and, very involved Democratic brother, and Democratic mother are all deceased. You guys (along wit my daughter) are my Democratic family. Believe me, I need you.

We ARE your Democratic family, with bells on!

Honored to be viewed as such!

or is he concerned about your health

Frankly, I think he thinks I’M a magat…..lol.

Shh…don’t tell anybody I was here.

I don't currently take anything, but I've been thinking of calling for an appointment and a prescription. This is a very stressful time!

I can appreciate your cardio MDs suggestion. Did they tell you to avoid social media and the TV too? Probably a good idea. I don't watch TV or do social media, except DU and YouTube videos, but political ads are everywhere.

Hope you have a relaxing few days!

Me: "Doctor, it hurts when I do this."

Doctor: "Don't do that."

Instead of the greatest and latest ones there are the cooking forums and pet forums and sports forums…
There is nothing like driving to work or the stores that get my BP up.
But then again this election is critical; everyone is on edge…
Take care of yourself…see you soon (drink some calming teas?

I really like the passion flower drinks and tea. Passion flower brings me down a few notches and helps!!)