Everyone scrambling. It’s so oblivious how corrupt our government is by their actions before truth seekers take over. Wait till the curtains are ripped completely down. It’s going to be scary what we find out
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I don't think it was a coincidence that Israel agreed to the deal just before Trump is coming in. And I say that as one who did not vote for him. I just call them as I see them, not caring who it is. I do the same thing regarding Clemson football, whom I obviously don't support (saying Dabo hired an excellent new Defensive Coordinator). So, when I criticize Trump as President, it will be done honestly.
BTW, I'm so glad the inauguration is only one week away. Why we have to wait 2 1/2 months after an election, is needless imho. Let's get it going.
If Newsome had thoughts about running for president in four years, his leadership and reactions to the fires in Cali has derailed that ambition.
FYI: I read today that a new study finds that eating a greater amount of red meat increases the likelihood of cognitive decline and dementia. I significantly reduced my red meat consumption a couple of years ago based on my doctor's recommendation for other health reasons.
That's why you guys are trying so hard to pin the California fire on him, you're afraid of having to run against him in 2028 after people remember what it was like living under Trump.
While I like Newsome, I prefer Beshear and Shapiro, and maybe, maybe Murphy and Buttigieg.
Ha. Stop trolling Stock and eat some red meat if you don't have iron overload issues you Vegan.
Hey, I do like Trump's Treasury pick (Bessent) which is the most important selection and Rubio at State. Vegan??? Bite your tongue. I love a good steak (large Outlaw rib eye) at Longhorn's. And being that my late Dad for 20 years had a retail business, selling, among other things, hot dogs,....I love hot dogs.
Did any of you know that Trump's Treasury Secretary (Scott Bessent) was born in Conway, South Carolina and was at one time, an assistant to the Athletic Director at Yale? He interred with one of my all time favorite investors, Jim Rogers. After graduation, he worked for investor Jim Chanos, whom I greatly respect. And, I know some of you won't like this but, he worked for Soros Fund Management and was the leading member of the team when they broke the British Pound making over $1 Billion for the firm. I, for one, hope Trump takes his advice. Bessent seems reasonable.
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We shall see.
Trump bungled a global pandemic and caused thousands of people to die and he won the presidency 4 years later.
Would you or Gamecock Stock like to explain exactly how Trump bungled it since he was recommending the medications that are being used today to treat it which are both effective and don't have horrific side effects?
Or since he didn't lock anyone down?
We'd all love to hear what you both have to say on the matter.
While you're at it, care to explain this since you're the self-appointed advocate for women?
He also knew where it came from…….CHINA! Hopefully he’ll prove who spearheaded the whole scam and handle em appropriately. The gigs up time to pay.
Ward, I'm not going to get into a back and forth with anyone on past history. Right now, I'm pissed off with myself for missing out on an entry into a particular stock while waiting on a pull back. This I will say and say no more about it: the PERCEPTION is that Trump bungled it. You and anyone else can pooh pooh the data if you prefer. BUT, the Real Clear Politics site, which is a moderate conservative-leaning website, during Trump's first term had it that the U.S. had 20% of the world's covid -related deaths. The U.S. has only 4% of the world's population. That was their data. Covid was why he lost the election in 2020. You and others can have the last word on this. Have at it. I got to go.
Record keeping be damned since every death in America was coded as “covid”. It’s so oblivious what they did. What a very down year for every other diagnosis from cancer to flu since they all plummeted 99% across the board. Funny thing about manipulated numbers. You can make em say whatever you want.
I’m with you on Bessent. Really like his stances. Very interesting and intelligent guy.
Ha. I'll give you space to operate, Stock.
You're too important to the bigger picture of things.
Here's one Dementia parachute if you need it. (though there's plenty of options.)
A little ironic this unique anti-inflammatory is also the one Trump recommended.
Good to see the purge begin before he even takes office. Hopefully it’ll be gone completely from all of Government within a few weeks. DOGE saving money already. Good job!
Burgum putting a wooden steak in the heart of ev’s as well! Things are really looking up! Those tax cuts biden put in for the rich about to bite the dust.
Ward and All,Ha. I'll give you space to operate, Stock.
You're too important to the bigger picture of things.
Here's one Dementia parachute if you need it. (though there's plenty of options.)
A little ironic this unique anti-inflammatory is also the one Trump recommended.
Anti-inflammatory medicines are OK. The bad thing about them is they cause bleeding. My orthopedic physician prescribed the neuromed Gabapentin, and the anti-inflammatory Meloxicam for lower back pain. Within a couple of weeks, for the first time ever, I bled from brushing my teeth. I stopped taking Meloxicam last week. The bleeding stopped immediately; now taking only Gabapentin. That's my PSA today, free of charge.
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Ron Wyden went after Bessent asking him if he was on the side of the clean energy race. Bessent replied its not a clean energy race since china is building 100 coal plants this year. It’s a ENERGY race. Period.
Those meds are awful, Stock. Ivermetin is almost like a sugar pill. If you don't want to use that, take higher doses of Vitamin D/K2 and get a red light to offset all of the blue light from indoor living.
Dementia is basically a Vit D, UV light and full-spectrum sunlight deficiency. Chronic pain shares many similarities but it also requires a good amount of movement each day. If you can't do that, get a nice infared sauna to stimulate exercise in the morning. A good sweat each day can do wonders for pain and sleep.
Here's a writeup on Vitamin D in Dementia by a PHD:
Vitamin D isn't just a vitamin—it's a hormone that controls thousands of genes in the human body, many of which are in the brain.
The primary source of vitamin D is UVB radiation from the sun—which our skin uses to synthesize vitamin D3. Insufficient sun exposure, season changes in UVB, aging, and body weight can all affect our ability to produce vitamin D and its bioavailability. Because nearly 70% of the population has insufficient levels of vitamin D (blood levels <30 ng/mL) and a large percentage have deficient levels (<20 ng/mL), supplementing with vitamin D makes sense for most!
This might be especially true if you're concerned about dementia risk (as we all should be).
In a study of over 12,000 dementia-free adults, those who used vitamin D had a 40% lower risk of dementia over a decade.
Remarkably, 84% of supplement users were dementia-free after five years, compared to just 68% of non-users. The benefits of vitamin D even extended to high-risk groups: In adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and those who carried one or two copies of the APOE e4 allele—a major risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases—the risk of dementia was 33% lower compared to adults with MCI/APOE e4 carriers who didn't use vitamin D.
While vitamin D reduced dementia risk across the board, some groups benefitted more.
Women, adults with normal cognition, APOE e4 non-carriers, and those without depression saw the greatest brain-protective effects from vitamin D supplementation.
Regardless of sex, genetic risk, or baseline cognition, the evidence is clear: Vitamin D is a powerful ally in reducing dementia risk. Though dosage details and optimal blood levels remain unknown, the link between vitamin D and brain health is too significant to ignore.
In today's email, we'll explore the importance of vitamin D for brain and body health and break down this study in more detail. I'll also provide some practical takeaways about vitamin D supplementation.
Why Vitamin D Benefits the Brain
Vitamin D is linked to several benefits for human health.
Supports neurodevelopment: High-dose vitamin D supplementation in early childhood reduces the risk of internalizing behaviors such as depression and anxiety, especially in children with low prenatal vitamin D exposure.
Enhances brain function synergistically with exercise: Vitamin D supplementation combined with exercise improves functional brain connectivity in regions associated with memory and cognition.
Improves muscle strength and mass: Higher vitamin D levels enhance muscle strength and mass while reducing fat mass, likely through metabolic and hormonal pathways.
Promotes tooth remineralization: Vitamin D supplementation increases calcium and phosphorus in teeth, reducing the risk of demineralization and cavities.
Supports healthy aging: Vitamin D maintains genomic stability, mitochondrial function, and reduces cellular senescence, mitigating the hallmarks of aging.
Facilitates calcium homeostasis and bone health: Vitamin D regulates calcium absorption and bone remodeling, reducing the risk of osteoporosis and fractures, especially in aging populations.
Higher levels of vitamin D have also been associated with lower odds of dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), better cognitive function, a reduction in Alzheimer's disease risk, and larger total brain, gray matter, and hippocampal volumes.
How might vitamin D protect against dementia and Alzheimer's?
Vitamin D helps clear amyloid beta aggregates which are considered to be one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. It also appears to target another hallmark of Alzheimer's disease—tau protein hyperphosphorylation. These effects have been attributed to less reactive oxygen species production, greater immune system clearance of amyloid beta proteins, and an increase in glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor or GDNF—a brain protein that helps neurons survive and regenerate.
A 12-month randomized controlled trial found that vitamin D supplementation improved cognitive function, intelligence quotient scores, telomere length, and lowered oxidative stress markers in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (compared to placebo), suggesting that not only does vitamin D supplementation improve biomarkers of aging, but also functional outcomes.
Even though the study we'll discuss today didn't investigate these mechanisms, its results are still a testament to the importance of vitamin D for neurological health, especially later in life.
Supplementing with Vitamin D Reduces Dementia Risk
The study included 12,388 adults who were divided into two groups: Those who reported using vitamin D supplements in any form (calcium-vitamin D, ergocalciferol/vitamin D2, or cholecalciferol/vitamin D3) and those who didn't.
During the 10-year follow-up period, supplementing with vitamin D was associated with a 40% lower incidence of dementia: Over 2,000 participants who reported never using vitamin D supplements developed dementia compared to just 679 of those who used vitamin D.
Supplementing with vitamin D was also associated with a greater 5-year dementia-free survival—84% of adults in the vitamin D group were free of dementia during this time period while only 68% of the non users were dementia-free.
This was also true regardless of whether or not the participants had baseline MCI or normal cognitive function—vitamin D provided a benefit in both cases. While dementia prevalence was higher in adults with MCI, it was around 15% lower in this group for adults who supplemented with vitamin D compared to those who didn't.
Some populations benefit more
Although vitamin D supplementation reduced dementia risk among all groups, there were several interesting findings regarding the benefits of vitamin D for certain populations:
Women derived a greater benefit from vitamin D: They experienced less dementia compared to men who supplemented. Furthermore, while vitamin D-using men had a 26% lower dementia incidence than non-using men, vitamin D-using women had a 49% lower incidence compared to non-using women.
Adults with normal baseline cognitive function had a 56% lower dementia incidence if they supplemented with vitamin D; however, adults with MCI had only a 33% lower incidence if they supplemented.
Among APOE e4 carriers, supplementing with vitamin D reduced the incidence of dementia by 33%, and among non-carriers, vitamin D reduced the incidence of dementia by 47%. Furthermore, among APOE e4 non-carriers, vitamin D use was associated with a 47% reduction in dementia incidence, while among carriers, vitamin D only mitigated dementia incidence by 33%.
Supplementing with vitamin D wasn't enough to outweigh the effects of carrying one or two copies of the APOE e4 allele—these participants still had a 16% greater risk of dementia than non-carriers, even non-carriers who didn't use vitamin D. The same was true for another risk factor—having MCI—which elevated dementia incidence by nearly 400% compared to having normal cognition, even in the presence of vitamin D supplementation.
Slowing the Decline for Those with Cognitive Impairment
Participants with MCI who didn't supplement with vitamin D had more than a 600% increase in dementia risk compared to adults with normal cognitive function, even those who didn't use vitamin D. But having MCI and supplementing with vitamin D offered some risk reduction—these participants' dementia risk was 390% higher than adults with normal cognitive function—still high, but not as bad as having MCI and not using vitamin D!
It didn't matter the form of vitamin D used—all of them were associated with a lower dementia risk. Specifically, using calcium-vitamin D was associated with a 44% lower dementia risk, using cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) was associated with a 37% lower risk, and ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) was associated with a 50% lower risk. Using combined forms of vitamin D was associated with a 50% lower risk.
Bessent, like me, is a moderate. I believe, like me, he is pragmatic. I really believe behind the scenes, he will TRY TO steer Trump away from doing some wild and crazy things. I am worried about this economy. I think Trump made a wise selection there. I don't like most of Trumps high profile selections. But he made some good choices. Hoping for the best.
Way too low. When you were young and tanning in the sun, 40 minutes of full body exposure got you 30,000IUs of Vitamin D.
The medical apparatus intentionally lowered Vit D recommendations in the 1980s to get more patients.
They used to recommend up === wait for it -- 250,000 IUs a day.
Give a me a few days and I'll put together a full supplement and eating plan you can run by your doc.
It will be complete with medical studies so he won't be able to rebuke.
The main issue with the meds you are taking is that they are chemicals which destroy your gut and intestinal lining over time and make the situation much worse.
Also, they have additional side effects.
Modern medicine is good at triage. They are terrible at chronic issues by design because they love repeat customers.
Kennedy will change all of this.
I appreciate it but, don't go to that trouble. I'm doing fine right now as is. I take a lot of supplements in addition to D3 and just a few prescribed medicines. I have been taking supplements for a long, long time. Consequently, I am outliving a lot of friends, male and female. Hate that for them.Way too low. When you were young and tanning in the sun, 40 minutes of full body exposure got you 30,000IUs of Vitamin D.
The medical apparatus intentionally lowered Vit D recommendations in the 1980s to get more patients.
They used to recommend up === wait for it -- 250,000 IUs a day.
Give a me a few days and I'll put together a full supplement and eating plan you can run by your doc.
It will be complete with medical studies so he won't be able to rebuke.
The main issue with the meds you are taking is that they are chemicals which destroy your gut and intestinal lining over time and make the situation much worse.
Also, they have additional side effects.
Modern medicine is good at triage. They are terrible at chronic issues by design because they love repeat customers.
Kennedy will change all of this.
Glad I'm still going though.My Grandmother made it to 103, her son, my dad died at 52. Life is unpredictableI appreciate it but, don't go to that trouble. I'm doing fine right now as is. I take a lot of supplements in addition to D3 and just a few prescribed medicines. I have been taking supplements for a long, long time. Consequently, I am outliving a lot of friends, male and female. Hate that for them.
Everyone should have ivermectin stockpiled. It’s good for so many different illnesses and has been used to treat cancer with success .Ha. I'll give you space to operate, Stock.
You're too important to the bigger picture of things.
Here's one Dementia parachute if you need it. (though there's plenty of options.)
A little ironic this unique anti-inflammatory is also the one Trump recommended.
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The reason 145 voted against it is because they want their votes. They’ll kill for votes and undergo any measure to get them. Votes are all that matters to them - keeps them empowered and able to enrich themselves. Not much different than a lot of “leaders” nations.
That’s true. My Grandmother was ready and willing to go for some time but it’s not up to us.
YES!!!! I keep telling people not to base their life expectancy on how long their relatives lived. You are so SPOT ON. But a lot of people do just that. My Dad lived to 50. His brothers lived to 83 and 91. His sister who I never met died, I think, in her 20s.
Its all relative to each individual for sure. My Grandmothers 8 siblings ranged from 60’s to her at 103 so thats a pretty wide range. Better just embrace each day with everything ya got and enjoy
