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  • An Update on Physical Health

    It has been a long time since I took a few moments to update the notes on my physical health.

    A few years ago I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea and put on a CPAP machine. The doctor thinks it’s because I am fat. That is probably true. The CPAP is meant to be a stopgap until I can get my weight problem under control. The CPAP has been a godsend to my quality of life. It has been responsible for so many improvements from blood pressure to energy level that I highly recommend a sleep study for everyone. Seriously. So many issues from headaches, narcolepsy, blood pressure, acid reflux and mood have improved dramatically.

    Blood pressure Calorie Diet Eating Health Created Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:40:52 +0000

  • Who Needs Doctors When the Insurance Company Knows Better?

    There is a really disturbing trend developing in health care.  I can sum it up thusly: the insurance company will decide the fate of a patient’s treatment.

    One company in particular seems to know better than any medical professional that has ever taken a medical class: Aetna.  You see, Aetna thinks that because the doctor didn’t do a sleep study on me and there is no “official” diagnosis, then he has no right to request that I obtain a prescription to fight the narcolepsy for a month while they line up some time in the clinic.  Therefore, there simply refuse to let me have it.

    Aetna Business Health Health care Health insurance Created Wed, 13 May 2009 04:25:56 +0000

  • A Nod to the Super Tired

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    An old, old friend of mine runs the website Needcoffee.com.  It’s a fun website, full of twists, turns and cunning wit.  It also centers its existence around the thesis that humans do not need to sleep.

    Two weeks ago I was in New Orleans, LA on a trip for work.  While we’re sitting at our chosen location pounding away on keyboards and debating serious elements of our system and the politics behind it, I found myself engaged in a conversation with one of my coworkers.  It was the chief engineer, of whom I highly respect.  When he speaks on all things NASA IT, I listen.

    Blood pressure Conditions and Diseases Health Lord of the Rings New Orleans Created Tue, 12 May 2009 05:05:35 +0000

  • The New Year

    So just in case you are wondering if I’m conscious of the New Year… yes, I am.  Believe it or not 🙂

    I have just three resolutions this year and they’re quite personal.  I’ll share them with you, intrepid reader, since you can keep a secret.

    • Do better at maintaining my temper, blood pressure and sanity.
    • Sleep better.
    • Lose 80 pounds by last December 2009.

    Think I can do it?  Who knows.  I have a gym membership, so I’m armed.

    Blood pressure Conditions and Diseases Gene Health Heart disease Created Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:31 +0000