Maybe, just maybe those squirrels would come down here if I stand on two legs and wish it long enough and stare at them hard enough…
The other day I found out my mom suffers from arthritis. So I sent her the names of the supplements that should help in slowing down its progress and ease the pain – glucosamin, chondroitin, MSM, vitamin C and fish oil. The reason I know about these supplements is of course because of Georgia’s arthritis. Then I remembered that I completely forgot about Apple Cider Vinegar, which I shall refer to as ACV so that I don’t have to type all that every single time. Yes, I am that lazy, why do you ask. Anyways, I had known that ACV helps arthritis in people and I planned on researching it for Georgia, but I never did. Since I wanted to send mom the correct dosage and usage instructions, I jumped on it right away to get the information.
I gathered all I needed and sent the information off to mom, which, if anybody else is interested, can be found in Earth Clinic ACV page. I was looking around Earth Clinic to get more information for Georgia other than the correct dosage of ACV since, on top of arthritis, she has allergies and is prone to yeast infection and of course has anxiety issues. And you know what caught my eye?
People take ACV to lose weight! Say what? Really? Seriously? Holy crap! Really? Seriously? Really? What baffles me is that there are so many people who obviously are not selling ACV are claiming it works. Out of those who either said Yea they lost weight or Nay they didn’t, about 80% said Yea and 20% Nay. Are these people joking? Are they delusional? One person actually wrote that he lost 12lb, from 193lb to 181lb, in 15 days by taking apple cider vinegar! Excuse me? Come again? Just by taking ACV? Unfuckingbelievable! Are you sure? Are you slightly loopy?
I’m very skeptical doesn’t even cover it. Don’t get me wrong. I’m all for ACV. There are just too many health benefits well documented to push it aside as some humbug. I know a lot of people are not keen on remedies from “alternative medicine,” which by the way, seems like a misnomer to me because in fact, these remedies have been in existence way waaaaaay before what we now call “conventional medicine” at present. So basically what we call “alternative medicine” really is conventional and vice versa. And I know many opponents of these remedies give an example of somebody’s experience in which a certain remedy has not worked. But people should keep in mind that what works for many doesn’t mean it will work for EVERYBODY and what doesn’t work for many doesn’t mean it will not work for ANYBODY. But I digress. I seem to digress a lot these days, but it’s my blog and I can digress if I want to, kk?
So… where was I? I think I was at skeptical but all for ACV status above. Yeah, and as I read more about ACV, it sounded more like a cure-all miracle substance that could be taken orally or topically on skin. At least according to the ACV enthusiasts, that is. A lot of side effects and warnings were posted as well, but after reading through a dozen or so pages, it seems they were mostly the results of incorrect usage or just plain stupidity. For example, some airhead said she wouldn’t recommend it because her kitten cried in pain and walked around howling when she scrubbed (SCRUBBED!!!) undiluted ACV to a sore with a toothbrush, the practice, by the way, she continued for a whole fucking week! Yes, there are people THAT stupid! But 80% of people who lost weight by taking ACV is too hard to ignore. Either ACV really does help you lose weight, or ACV makes you delusional and loopy.
So after looking at pros and cons, as a community service to you all at the risk of becoming delusional and loopy, because I’m just so wonderful like that, I decided to be the guinea pig and try it out for myself. I’m going to go get some ACV and start taking it. I’m very skeptical, but you know that if anything sounds too good to be true, I’d probably jump on it and try it. No, you don’t? Should I remind you of that gadget I once bought that you wear around your waist and the gadget itself does all the work for you and you get fabulous abs in no time without you moving a muscle yourself? I will record my weight and report back on my weight change if there is any, but there is a great chance of me gaining weight than losing because that has been the steady trend the last four years or so.
Cross your fingers for the day I announce I have lost weight, no matter due to real weight loss or due to delusional and/or slightly loopy tendencies because I’d be happier either way as long as I think I look fabulous.
how my babies are doing, and also equally dying to see some pictures of them NOT peeing or pooping. There is nothing much to report, but here you are.
Georgia is doing OK. I had a big scare when I took her to the vet for checkup in May when the vet diagnosed her as having level 2 heart murmur. Since she did not have it last fall, we were alarmed when 2 months later even I could hear the swishing noise by just putting my ear on her side. After echocardiogram and EKG, it was determined that the murmur is at the beginning stage brought on by old age, and even though by sound it has become level 3 murmur, the sound is loud because the dent on her heart valve was small compared to the high velocity of the blood circulation. The cardiologist’s suggestion is to do nothing.
Summer in New York doesn’t agree with Brooklyn very well because of the moisture on the ground even when it hasn’t rained. She’s been pooping only once every 3 or 4 days out of absolute necessity. She was absolutely miserable during June when we had maybe 3 or 4 days without rain. She was also diagnosed with heart murmur during her checkup, but the vet could only hear very slight noises. I had not known old age can bring on heart murmur until then.
Brandy’s been doing fine, considering… I hate to acknowledge the fact but I have to admit the side effect of megaesophagus is getting worse slowly over the years. And there is nothing I can do about it. Other than that, she was given a clean bill of health during her checkup.
Foster has not bitten himself and punctured himself this summer! Yet. *knocks on wood* Not only that, I haven’t had to rush him to an emergency vet. *knocks on wood harder* He was also given a clean bill of health.
Now please leave some love for my babies!
I dropped off Georgia at the vet this morning for echocardiogram. She was especially freaked out from the time we came out of the house, so I was feeling quite uneasy. It’s not like she would be put under or anything, so I don’t know what I was uneasy about except that I’m always uneasy when I have to drop off somebody at the vet. Especially Georgia, who would do anything to escape the present situation by running away. Anyway, I was very uneasy.
Around two o’clock, the vet called saying echo result is good meaning it’s not that bad but the technician seemed to see some irregular beats which the vet couldn’t detect with the stethoscope. The reason the murmur sounds level three is that the defect on the heart valve is very small and the velocity of the flow is great compared to that defect, it makes more swishing sound. But because of the concern for the irregular beats, EKG was done and I had to wait another 4 hours for the cardiologist to go over it.
The prognosis, when the vet called me again, is that it’s the very beginning stage of heart murmur brought on by old age, and we should do nothing at present. I was like, NOTHING??? For a while, I couldn’t decide if I should be glad because her murmur isn’t that bad as we thought, or upset because there is nothing that CAN be done. I know, I should be jumping up and down or something. But for the first hour or so, I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. I wonder if I’m that negative about everything…
Anyway, thank you for the good wishes. We decided that the reason for her lack of activity these days must be from her arthritis instead of her heart, so when I picked her up, I also picked up anti-inflammatory. Now she’s on 4 different meds with 3 different supplements. I need to make an appointment to extract the cracked tooth. It just never seems to end, but hooray all the same.
Serious Stuff. Seriously
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