Comments on: I have a cold

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:31:26 +0000

I get semi-annual blood tests to check levels of D and zinc. I had high Zn level during covid, so I backed off on the amount that I took and I am now midrange in the recommended range.

I saw a link on Instapundit about zinc impacting blood glucose and A1c levels. So, I checked my lab history. In July 2022, I had my highest zinc levels as well as my lowest A1c and blood glucose levels. Since then, my zinc levels have decreased and the glucose/A1c levels have increased. Yes, there could be other reasons, but it is something to keep checking. So, I am back to the higher intake of zinc to see if the pattern re-emerges.

I am with a direct primary care doctor, so the lab tests are at her “wholesale” price and not the suggested retail/insurance prices. But, Quest Diagnostics offers lab tests at a reasonable price and without doctor’s orders. They are actually having a sale on their lab tests!

And, if you take a bunch of supplements, be sure to review the labels since in total, you may be way over the recommended amount of a vitamin or mineral.

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 13:29:32 +0000

Speaking of health…this article may be of assistance to dog owners.

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/couple-claim-eye-antibiotic-cured-dog-mysterious-illness-sweeping-america

By: Philip Sells

Philip Sells — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 06:58:55 +0000

Jimmy, but ‘Cupric Copper-something’ doesn’t have the same smoothness; that was the whole point. I’m a chemist, I know what the adjectival forms are. I have no problem with a tinsmith being named Stan, for example. 🙂

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 04:13:35 +0000

I can’t come up with anything as clever as ‘Auric’.

Cupric, of course. Maybe Cupric Copperhead.

And Ruth, thanks for the correction–I’d mentioned Zinc interferes with something upthread, but misremembered what it was. I also have 88% Dark Chocolate, though I didn’t realize it is rich in copper. Jarrow makes a zinc supplement with copper, though I’ve even heard it’s best not to take them together. Life is too short to navigate all this stuff.

By: Philip Sells

Philip Sells — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 03:19:46 +0000

Ruth, another reason to like dark chocolate! Wonderful! The copper connects to Copper Country, too.

(If there were a copper-loving Bond villain equivalent to Auric Goldfinger, what would his name be? As lame as it would be, Cooper something, I suppose, is the closest one could realistically get. I can’t come up with anything as clever as ‘Auric’.)

By: Ruth

Ruth — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 02:33:20 +0000

Kate – I’m not sure what the problem was with your search. Here’s the link I used: https://www.lifeextension.com/vitamins-supplements/item01309/optimized-quercetin
This is what I take. They have a Bio-Quercitin with C, but i went with the optimized.
One more thing, if you take zinc for an extended period, it can interfere with absorption of copper. That’s where the dark chocolate comes in – a very good source of copper!

By: DisGuested

DisGuested — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 00:52:52 +0000

I use these when traveling, may have been exposed to sick people, or feeling run down. Seems to help.
https://www.lifeextension.com/vitamins-supplements/item02425/immune-packs-with-vitamin-c-d-zinc-probiotic
Also the Florastor immunity boost which have vitamin D hand zinc. Airborne chewables too.
All are available on amazon.

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 23:02:44 +0000

Getting colder….
“Michigan Democrats change primary election date, GOP votes may be rendered pointless;
“The primary election was originally supposed to be held on the second Tuesday of March, and the change to February 27 was led by Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. As a result and because of RNC rules, the legislature may have nullified the credentialing of Michigan Republican delegates to their own convention.”—
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/michigan-democrats-change-primary-election-date-making-gop-votes-not

Dirty political tricks tend to do that…
(Though I’m not sure why the Republicans can’t just change their own rules, too…. Gotta fight fire with fire.)

By: Barry Howard Meislin

Barry Howard Meislin — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 22:47:34 +0000

I think I’m getting a cold.
A chronic one….
“Over 20 Millions Immigrants Are Set to Vote In 2024”—
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/11/26/over-20-millions-immigrants-are-set-to-vote-in-2024-n2631633
Heh, that’s not FAIR.
(It’s not even legal….)
So what! say the Patriotic Democratic Party….

+ Bonus:
“Wait, The FBI Had 40 Confidential Informants Tracking the Biden Family’s Shady Deeds?”—
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2023/11/26/wait-the-fbi-has-40-confidential-informants-reporting-about-the-bidens-shady-deeds-n2630509

By: TommyJay

TommyJay — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 20:52:11 +0000

Enjoy your trip neo. And don’t cut corners on your sleep.
They say that quality sleep in the first half of the night is most important for maintaining one’s immune system.