Wow! Thanks much Bob. You are right-on with your comments. Key indeed. Glad
your serious health issues have been worked out. So far, knocking on wood here,
all is good.
73, Jim N3BB.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 22, 2022, at 10:28 AM, kq2m@kq2m.com wrote:
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> Don't forget the two most important things of all:
>
> 1) Adequate sleep each night (most often dismissed and/or neglected by busy
> people)
>
> 2) Adequate hydration each day - drink plenty of water 4 - 6 large glasses
> per day + whatever you need to take with medications
>
> If you are not getting adequate 1 and 2 each day, your list, as important as
> it is, won't do a lot of lasting good. Nothing impairs memory faster than
> lack of sleep, especially as you get older. And inadequate hydration is very
> impactful on cognition and memory as well, far more than most people realize.
>
> Regarding neutraceuticals (vitamins, minerals, digestive enzymes, etc). their
> potential value to your performance (especially in a contest) depends on your
> underlying health issues, what you take and when you take it, the dosage you
> take and whether or not it is additive to a good diet or in place of an
> adequate diet. It also matters what medicines you are taking (and whether or
> not they are creating or exacerbating enzymatic or nutritional deficits), how
> bioavailable the supplements are (what they are packaged with) as we as their
> proximity to any medicines, antacids, and foods that you take. It is a VERY
> complex!
>
> Many people think that taking something either helps or not and then makes
> generalizations based on their experience. That's not how it works. Using
> a contesting analogy, you can have a stack of well designed monobanders, but
> if the stacking heights are chosen poorly, you use lossy coax with unequal
> lengths, and you have other antennas interacting with them, you might come
> away with the impression that monobanders are overrated. But if you space
> your monobanders properly, phase them properly, keep the guy wires broken up
> with non-resonant lengths and keep the tower clear of clutter, you will
> discover just how amazing and transformative using monobanders can be.
>
> Our health is no less different - we are insanely complex organisms with
> incredibly complex dynamic feedback pathways affecting more aspects of our
> daily (and contesting) performance than we can possibly imagine. That gives
> us great resilience and ability to compensate and adapt or it can crush us if
> we screw up what we are doing.
>
> Having survived four agonizing near-fatal auto-immune diseases and multiple
> surgeries over the past 14 years, I can personally attest just how much a
> good diet, proper hydration and adequate sleep can profoundly impact your
> life and memory. And the RIGHT, carefully chosen, neutraceuticals taken the
> correct way can help to stabilize and what medicines harm. Finally, it
> should be remembered that as we age, and regardless of the level of
> conditioning and care we take of our bodies, there are many essential enzymes
> and functions that our bodies stop providing. And we don't heal as fast.
> Here again is where the RIGHT supplements, taken in the RIGHT way, can make a
> BIG difference. And no two people will have the same metabolic response
> because their health profiles and biochemistry differs as does the
> functioning of their bodies!
>
> I never realized when I was young and a student earning a degree in
> Nutritional Biochemistry from Cornell Univ. how my life would be prolonged
> and positively changed as a result of my knowledge and training. Sometimes
> you get lucky!
>
> 73
>
>
> Bob, KQ2M
>
>
>
>
>> On 2022-10-22 08:16, James George wrote:
>> Good article. Thanks! For me, an excellent take-away near the end
>> listed three factors in maintaining a healthy memory: (1) performing
>> cardio-vascular activities. (2) eating a healthy diet. and (3) staying
>> cognitively active. I need more of (1) and will work on that through
>> biking and walking/jogging. My wife and I are very good with (2) as I
>> do the cooking and we use a service called “Hello Fresh.” In term of
>> (3), I try hard with (no joking) CW, German translation daily,
>> crossword puzzles, and lots of reading. A men’s book club helps a
>> great deal in this last one.
>> Trying hard, especially CW at 30-35+ WPM. :-)
>> Jim N3BB.
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> On Oct 22, 2022, at 7:15 AM, Larry K4AB <k4ab@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> These "brain supplements" are dubious at best.
>>>
>>> https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/fulltext/2019/04040/fda_warns_companies_to_stop_false_claims_about.1.aspx
>>> FDA Warns Companies to Stop False Claims About Supplements for Memory Loss
>>> - LWW
>>> The Science Explained Article In Brief. Alzheimer's disease specialists
>>> applauded the US Food and Drug Administration action warning companies to
>>> cease making false marketing claims about the efficacy of dietary
>>> supplements for dementia.
>>> journals.lww.com
>>> GL to everyone in CQWW!
>>> 73,
>>> Larry K4AB
>>> From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+k4ab=hotmail.com@contesting.com> on
>>> behalf of James George <n3bb@mindspring.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 7:46 AM
>>> To: Joe <nss@mwt.net>
>>> Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com <cq-contest@contesting.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Aging Contesters
>>> I’ve wondered. Prevagen advertises constantly. Our family doc recommended
>>> something named Neurogen. I take it. No real effect plus or minus but am
>>> conscious of failing memory issues, especially when it was really a strong
>>> point all my life.
>>> Jim N3BB.
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> > On Oct 21, 2022, at 11:45 AM, Joe <nss@mwt.net> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > The other day the use of changing elevation desks was discussed.
>>> > This can greatly help us aging Contesters. The old bodies are not like
>>> > they used to be.
>>> >
>>> > Here's something wild, has anyone tried and if yes, did you notice if it
>>> > helped you at all in Contesting.
>>> >
>>> > Those Brain Supplements you see on TV all the time?
>>> >
>>> > https://prevagen.com/
>>> > https://www.amazon.com/Neuriva-Plus-Capsules-Neurofactor-Vitamins/dp/B07PBZRDJN
>>> > https://bit.ly/3D0lGVs
>>> >
>>> > Joe WB9SBD / W9ET
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