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About cityjimmy

cityjimmy
Tell us about yourself:
BS, science, ME Health & safety. 44 years environmental health and environmental protection. Retired june, 2011.
Area of knowledge and what I know well:
Environmental quality, health. Type 2 diabetes. ( 40 years)Tinnitus. ( 4 years) Lap dulcimers, Nature photography as hobby. Help my health as retired, walk, short hikes, gym use.
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Re: Are you taking care of your mental health?

I like a frequent  written or mental gratitude list.  Aside from moments of beauty and interest in nature , like animals or walk in shade or nice flowers, I recall periods  in my life of  more enjoyable  times. I also enjoy a brief time to recall a p...
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Re: How do you manage your diabetes?

You ask why more people do not make a personal effort to protect health from type 2 diabetes. I was born in 1944. Nobody at home or in school was able not even tried to tell me that  I might be eating too many carbs, especially the no nutrition value...
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Re: How I defeat panic attacks

I made progress using 1/2    , or 1 mg lorazepam. Or to do slowed measured count breathing in  & breathing out   and  a rest for  diversions    of Short meditations. Also simple prayers to repeat helped me. Become more active & less sedentary.  Mild ...
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Re: How do you manage your diabetes?

I agree the list of processed foods and junk foods or sweets and items with near zero protein  or vitamins or fiber, etc is a  very long list.  I cannot really speak  for FDA, but my guess is that companies are not truly trying to keep us healthy as ...
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Re: How do you manage your diabetes?

Ever one is victim as food  industry is marketing a great deal of unhealthy  foods just to get  a profit.  Eating a healthy  set of foods is harder and harder. Quality foods cost more, low quality fast food is often cheaper and tastes good.   Cooking...
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Re: Are you taking care of your mental health?

I like a frequent  written or mental gratitude list.  Aside from moments of beauty and interest in nature , like animals or walk in shade or nice flowers, I recall periods  in my life of  more enjoyable  times. I also enjoy a brief time to recall a p...
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Re: How do you manage your diabetes?

You ask why more people do not make a personal effort to protect health from type 2 diabetes. I was born in 1944. Nobody at home or in school was able not even tried to tell me that  I might be eating too many carbs, especially the no nutrition value...
cityjimmy 01-26-2020 09:22 AM
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Re: How I defeat panic attacks

I made progress using 1/2    , or 1 mg lorazepam. Or to do slowed measured count breathing in  & breathing out   and  a rest for  diversions    of Short meditations. Also simple prayers to repeat helped me. Become more active & less sedentary.  Mild ...
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Re: How do you manage your diabetes?

I agree the list of processed foods and junk foods or sweets and items with near zero protein  or vitamins or fiber, etc is a  very long list.  I cannot really speak  for FDA, but my guess is that companies are not truly trying to keep us healthy as ...
cityjimmy 12-14-2019 07:56 AM
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Re: How do you manage your diabetes?

Ever one is victim as food  industry is marketing a great deal of unhealthy  foods just to get  a profit.  Eating a healthy  set of foods is harder and harder. Quality foods cost more, low quality fast food is often cheaper and tastes good.   Cooking...
cityjimmy 12-09-2019 10:14 AM
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Re: Are you taking care of your mental health?

I like a frequent  written or mental gratitude list.  Aside from moments of beauty and interest in nature , like animals or walk in shade or nice flowers, I recall periods  in my life of  more enjoyable  times. I also enjoy a brief time to recall a p...
cityjimmy 06-04-2020 10:13 AM
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Re: How do you manage your diabetes?

You ask why more people do not make a personal effort to protect health from type 2 diabetes. I was born in 1944. Nobody at home or in school was able not even tried to tell me that  I might be eating too many carbs, especially the no nutrition value...
cityjimmy 01-26-2020 09:22 AM
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Re: How I defeat panic attacks

I made progress using 1/2    , or 1 mg lorazepam. Or to do slowed measured count breathing in  & breathing out   and  a rest for  diversions    of Short meditations. Also simple prayers to repeat helped me. Become more active & less sedentary.  Mild ...
cityjimmy 12-14-2019 08:01 PM
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Re: How do you manage your diabetes?

I agree the list of processed foods and junk foods or sweets and items with near zero protein  or vitamins or fiber, etc is a  very long list.  I cannot really speak  for FDA, but my guess is that companies are not truly trying to keep us healthy as ...
cityjimmy 12-14-2019 07:56 AM
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7366
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Re: How do you manage your diabetes?

Ever one is victim as food  industry is marketing a great deal of unhealthy  foods just to get  a profit.  Eating a healthy  set of foods is harder and harder. Quality foods cost more, low quality fast food is often cheaper and tastes good.   Cooking...
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