Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
im still shook up about the dental hygienist . gonna send her a thank you card and an invite to go bike riding . she'll turn me down but going thru a divorce with a cheating husband she could use the boost to her self esteem . being cheated on and divorced is one of the lowest points of a persons life . ive been there ..
im not out to take advantage of her situation , id just like another female friend . the one i have is loyal enough but dumber that a box of rocks .
I saw a facebook post yesterday about making Hasselback Potatoes. I'd never heard of them but they looked and sounded good so that is what I prepared tonight. Oh yay! Another great way to fix potatoes. The rest of the meal was pork tenderloin medallions sauteed with fresh mushrooms, and zucchini with sweet peppers and Parmesan cheese.
looloo I've got seasoned meat for tacos thawing for tomorrow. Don't know whether I'll do a salad or a hot dish, or simply tacos. My bag of avocados is finally ripe (the fruit, not the bag) and that will go good with taco meat.
All the other times I was going to make the spam goulash, fave sis brought food. I'm quite good at making this - whether with Spam, or Vienna sausage or Corned Beef in a can. It came out delicious! The sourness of the canned tomato, clashed with the sweetness of the corn, and that pop of taste from the olives and the crunchiness from the onions. Aahh.. don't forget the spam dipped into Tabasco to add a little more flavor into the mix. Hmmmm... I have all those different flavors in every single spoonful into my mouth. Yum!!!
I can only buy enough for a few days because it would KILL me to waste Ice Cream.
Klondike bars were on sale today. (smile) Keep your fingers crossed that the freezer hold up till Sunday!
thats the nickname my youngest kid and i gave to the exwife when she was divorcing me , trying to make it my fault , cranked out of her gourd and bipolar as a housecat . spam .. she was a static machine ..
i usedta turn the truck radio to static and jake and i would die laughing at our inside joke .
boni,
the dental girl said a few things that trouble me such as, after 15 yrs when am i going to let someone in , shes enjoyed working on / with me , and if i get any more tanned ill have to move out of martinsville . lol
i hate a cheater and would as soon put a bullet in a liars brain stem ( metaphorically ) . we damn agree on that much ..
shes a doll . she can turn me down , im trying to be nice to her .. i can take a kick or two ..
i hope in the next life to return as ikes passenger seat . that sob has a better life than the rockefellers .. i just drive like a sap ..
male nurse is gonna treat edna for mouth rthrush again and podiatrist is going to look at her ingrown big toenail . if podiatrist dont fix it we will .. i can see where elder care requires a little bit of guts / brawn / belligerance . too much incompetance in the field .. everybody is afraid of liability ..
i cared for a diabetics toenails for 7 yrs . doc always thought they looked good ..
Quoting a few paragraphs from it:
Insulin was typecast as a regulator of blood sugar, cueing muscle, liver and fat cells to extract sugar from the blood & use it for energy or store it as fat. In the brain, it helps neurons take up glucose for energy & regulates neurotransmitters crucial for memory & learning. It also encourages plasticity - the process by which neurons make new connections. As a result, reducing the level of insulin in the brain can immediately impair cognition. Conversely, a boost of insulin seems to improve its functioning.
When people frequently gorge on fatty or sugary food, their insulin spikes repeatedly. Muscle, liver and fat cells stop responding to the hormone & don't mop up the glucose and fat in the blood. As a result, the pancreas desperately works overtime to make more insulin to control the glucose, and levels of the 2 molecules skyrocket.
The theory: These constantly high insulin levels also overwhelm the brain, which then becomes less responsive to insulin, impairing the ability to think and form memories, before leading to permanent neural damage.
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I'm already forgetful. I think I better cut back on eating ice cream daily and all those other junk food, and no more drinking soda every night. Just in case this theory has some truths to it.
I'd love to see some work on artificial sweeteners that people with diabetics use. It wouldn't surprise me if the body responds in a way that isn't healthy for the brain. Many older diabetics are addicted to sugar-free treats. I read one time a long time ago -- I don't know if it's true -- that artificial sweeteners can trigger the release of some insulin. What fooled the mouth fooled the pancreas, I guess.
Strangely enough, nicotine has a protective effect on the brain. It just has a usually-unwanted effect on the vascular system. And smoke has a terrible effect on every body part, particularly the lungs and throat. I've wondered if nicotine patches might help someone with early-stage dementia. I don't know if anyone has looked.
ive lost my fork . thats a big deal when you only have one fork ..