just wondering on how did yous find it?

cheers

I know that this thread might be of better use in winter, but I decided to devote half of the format into prevention - not just cure.

The following is just commonsense

Prevention

* Wash hands after shaking hands (- only 30% of USA men wash their hands after going to the bathroom)

* Wash hands after holding public railings (- escalators too)

* Clean hands in public toilets by using toilet paper rather than using taps

* Use a clean towel to wipe eyes whilst at the gym (virus can enter through eyes). Assume gym equipment to be dirty > wash

* Press pedestrian buttons at the lights with a key (- girls use elbows)

* Exhale if someone around you in a confined space (like train or bus) is sneezing or coughing

Cure

(and speed is essential here)

* Shower with the water as hot as possible on the back of your neck for a few seconds before finishing

* See if you can run it off

* If your finger nails have white flecks or you have cracked lips, get a zinc supplement quick

* See an acupuncturist

* Vitamin C up to 5000mg per day in divided doses

* Echinacea and Garlic tablets

Remember, a Cold or Flu can bring the fittest man down within two days.

Or anyone not?

Maybe only some?

Jury out (due to live Vs dead type leading to side-effects)?

...fluctuate up and down according to

* how much of the precursors you manufacture

* whether or not the precursors cross the blood/brain barrier

* your diet

* allergies and sensitivities

* toxins ingested, inhaled or absorbed through the skin

* alcohol consumption

* usage of prescribed drugs

* usage of recreational drugs (which may cause a sudden spike > then often, a bad dip > further gradual dip)

When neurotransmitters are out of balance, the body and mind can complain with

* insomnia

* fear or panic

* anxiety

* depression (endogenous or clinical rather than reactive)

* absentmindedness and ADD

* ADHD

* paranoia

* headache

* compulsions

* obsessions

* withdrawal, shyness and selfconsciousness

Notable Neurotransmitters include

* serotonin

* melatonin

* noradrenalin or norepinephrine

* dopamine

* acetylcholine

* GABA

* phenylethylamine

* opiods

* adrenalin

* histamine

* cortisol

Detection and Diagnosis and Treatment

* cannot be done via blood tests

* cannot be done via urine tests

* can partially be done via hair testing

* is mostly done by quasi psych testing (Uni Saskatchewan or Uni Qld)

* is starting to be done by measuring bowel stool metabolites

* is sourced by gene tracking

I don't profess to know all the answers to any configuration of symptoms myself. But what I don't know, I have a network I trust.

I eat an egg etc sandwich at the hospital cafeteria and I got sick.

Oh the irony of it all!

What have you eaten that's 'risky business'?

Today for me, I suspect the mayo.

I'm not one for dieting or fads, but gave it a crack last year and dropped about 10kgs in a couple of months. Stopped last October and crept back up about 6kgs between then and June this year. Back on it now and 4kgs have been shed.

For those who aren't across it, the 5-2 is where you fast two days a week. Any two days are fine within a seven day period. It takes a bit of willpower but I find once I'm committed I find it easy.

The rule is you're allowed 600 calories (500 for chicks) for the whole day. The other five days you're allowed to eat whatever you would normally eat.

I find it kind of cool. At about 2pm I go through hyper mode and I can feel my core temp go right up and I start talking at a million miles an hour and can't sit down. I tend to just not eat on my fasting days (which are usually Mondays and Thursdays).

There's a bit of science behind it. Michael Mosley, the guy who came up with the concept, did so after looking for a way to improve his health and lost weight. He came to 5-2 after trying all sorts of things including four straight days of fasting!

Anyone else doing or done the 5-2? Results?

Now in Perth and Port Botany in Sydney.

How do you or would you kill off the nests?

I thought I would start a discussion on shaving. A subject that is rarely spoken about yet we all do it.

Ever since the first little whisker emerged on my chin I have always shaved with multi blade cartridge shavers. However cartridge shavers seem to pull on my stubble before cutting which was quite irritating and just thought is was part and parcel of shaving.

One day I was trolling YouTube and came across a video which has changed my shaving experience. The video was about the pros and cons of the other forms of shaving:

Cartridge

Safety or DE shaving

Shavette

Straight razor

I now use a Safety shaver and have not looked back Not only is it a nicer shaving experience with less pulling and irritation it also works out cheaper which is a nice bonus.

So Gents what works for you? What products do you use/recommend?

Eg if i eat simple carbs before would that help with energy level during a workout, but also mean i don't get into a fat burning phase?

Consider that pandemics raged after major wars around the world.

The Bible warns of plagues in end-times.

When immune systems are compromised > cancers lurk too.

Ever had food poisoning? Concerned about hygeine at work as well as in public places?

Do tell!

On the lighter side...

http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/whats-in-your-navel-hundreds-and-hundreds-of-types-of-bacteria

Some topics to kick us off...

What kind of running do you do?

How far do you run and in what time?

Running for fitness or to compete?

Upcoming running events?

Run Melbourne is on the 17th of July...who is going? Why the **** not?

Its not about dieting or looking good, its about lifting more weight CORRECTLY than the guy next to you

I know the Presidents of all 3 Feds in Australia, and the State delegates, so if you want to start lifting and youre not from Vic, I can help.

I'll let you guys know I am the President of GPC in Australia, but I have also been the State delegate for CAPO, the other Fed is PA. I have close friends in all 3.

GPC has the most states under its umbrella, with only Tassie not included

As far as PL clubs and Gyms, I can steer you guys in the right direction, let me know where you live and I'll tell you the closest strength gym. If your simply looking for a health spa, just Google it as I'm not familiar with them at all.

If you want to lift in a comp, be it novice or National level, with everything in between, just ask.

If you want to bench only, there are comps that cater for you

Questions on rules, equipment, attire, where to buy, I know the distributors.

While I own and run a specific PL forum, I understand the attraction of spending "time" with others that have similar interests, thats why I'm here

Ask anything, fire away, I'll try and assist

Obviously, all of the data retrieved is taken with a grain of salt and I consider it 'indication only', however the device has me led me to understand that I sleep terribly and don't exercise for long enough periods at a time.

Does anyone else use one? And what sort of advantages or disadvantages have you encountered?

These can hugely affect biodiversity.

How do you or would you kill them?

Now out of control themselves.

How would you get rid of them?

1) Can they be eaten after poison glands are removed?

2) Can a sound engineer find a frequency that drives them nuts or acts as a contrraceptive (since they need a certain type of call to find a mate)?

Thoughts?

Bombing Birds:- magpies and butcher birds

Thoughts?

Virus:- encephalitis, meningitis etc

Thoughts?

Bushfire:- Qld from this month, NSW from next month etc

Thoughts?

We had an allergy test conducted and she's allergic to most native grasses so of course hay fever season knocks her for 6. Over the counter hay fever medications have zero effect, trying to come into hay fever season with a healthy immune system has had no affect in the past and was not possibly this year due to having a toddler. We also eat local honey, not just because it's great but because it was suggested consuming the local produce would help, it hasn't.

Her main symptom is an extremely blocked nose/sinuses so much so that she cannot sleep, as her mouth/tongue dries out, and in turn the lack of sleep depletes her immune system and she'll catch everything under the sun.

She has had minimal success with a nasal spray, I can't remember which specific pray but the advice from the Doctor was to use it sparingly, we've found the effectiveness is already waning.

We're going to look for some specialists in Melbourne who might be able to assist so anyone who has had success please feel free to chime in, whether that's from an allergen specialist or through another means. Let me hear it.

I will reiterate, we have tried every available HayFever medication a pharmacists can supply, trying all of the differing active ingredients without ANY success.

Here's your squat thread.

not a comp.

a thread to post about your squat conquests.

go!

People can continue with the 1.5bw challenge style ,log PB's for single lifts and call out goals.

Feedback on form that is constructive.

I'll put a little disclaimer here that, any advice given in this thread (and the H&W section as a whole) should always be taken with a grain of salt and exists merely to provoke thought/possibilities. Most of us are not health professionals (though we all like to offer advice) and there is no substitute for consulting a health professional in real life who can physically test/scan for and recommend an appropriate course of action for the management of injuries.

We have a heavy focus on weightlifting here in this section; many of us able to relate to exercise specific injuries and rehabilitation methods, which means we can at least lead people in the right direction...whether it be recommending athlete-specific professionals or offering support to each other during tough times.

What are your thoughts on antidepressants? Finding it near impossible to keep my mood level these days with everything going on so was contemplating another option.

Thoughts?

Trying to help a good mate of mine out but I love what he is doing.

Basically he was sick and tired of searching for the latest supplement deals or sales.... so he has started a completely new website which enables anyone to put up supplement or fitness industry deals, discounts and coupons... Ithe end result is that we can find the best deals in one place.

Its only new but would love if you could check it out.... http://www.supplementdeal.com.au or facebok http://www.facebook.com/supplementdealaustralia

Thanks guys, its a shout out.... but I think its great

Smoking certainly overshadows everything good you do( an I do).

So......

Let's talk smoking, share our quitting progress an success stories from the past, an motivated each other for Success!!!!