tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post1133289973839968186..comments2024-03-25T16:44:35.555-04:00Comments on Sixbears in the Woods: Cabin in the woods, then and nowSixbearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-29481140921046602282016-04-24T05:42:17.393-04:002016-04-24T05:42:17.393-04:00Exercise runs both ways. City people walk everywhe...Exercise runs both ways. City people walk everywhere. Rural people drive. That makes a difference.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-22929113816649883492016-04-23T22:40:42.015-04:002016-04-23T22:40:42.015-04:00I'm fat enough as it is. That very last thing...I'm fat enough as it is. That very last thing I need is fat making stress.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-18572758487327880392016-04-23T20:24:22.787-04:002016-04-23T20:24:22.787-04:00Although it is all interesting to me, one of the m...Although it is all interesting to me, one of the most fascinating aspects is the connection between stress and obesity. It is very specific. In one very common pattern -- mid-section obesity (abdominal) without general obesity -- the cause has been demonstrated as chronic stress. For those tempted to dismiss stress as "whining", this connection was first demonstrated in monkeys, and later discovered in large-scale human studies.<br /><br />Short bursts of stress and our reactions to it can be helpful to our survival. Near-constant lower levels of stress lead to several major diseases and are literally killing us.Yodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955078083178330883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-54868332417630278552016-04-23T19:35:38.969-04:002016-04-23T19:35:38.969-04:00Pretty sure living out in the country saved my lif...Pretty sure living out in the country saved my life.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-89363128474959871372016-04-23T19:35:16.418-04:002016-04-23T19:35:16.418-04:00Not being able to make enough money to live on is ...Not being able to make enough money to live on is one of the stressful things around here. I'm got enough to survive so I'm fine. However, it is a tough area to make a living. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-88954511244478702592016-04-23T19:33:57.961-04:002016-04-23T19:33:57.961-04:00I am somewhat familiar with the research. Makes s...I am somewhat familiar with the research. Makes sense to me. We are human animals that developed in the wild. <br /><br />Life is fatal. Nobody gets of this world alive. Might as well enjoy your time here. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-27389231940834509772016-04-23T19:32:06.905-04:002016-04-23T19:32:06.905-04:00I've gotten rid of a lot of stress in my life ...I've gotten rid of a lot of stress in my life and that certainly helps. <br /><br />Glad you moved and saved your lives. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-50607558571521523782016-04-23T19:31:11.985-04:002016-04-23T19:31:11.985-04:00Having to be self reliant must give you plenty of ...Having to be self reliant must give you plenty of exercise. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-60143338210823274892016-04-23T19:30:29.007-04:002016-04-23T19:30:29.007-04:00Doesn't surprise me at all. Hope it's tru...Doesn't surprise me at all. Hope it's true.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-70806254721605277662016-04-23T11:08:36.291-04:002016-04-23T11:08:36.291-04:00Mother Nature can be the best relaxer and tonic fo...Mother Nature can be the best relaxer and tonic for what ails you.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-15864788588487110292016-04-23T09:34:36.351-04:002016-04-23T09:34:36.351-04:00All things being equal, I'd much rather be in ...All things being equal, I'd much rather be in the country. However, more than once, living there caused economic stress, and a migration back to the city to chase dollars. Almost damned if you do, damned if you don't.Yodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955078083178330883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-41508426511213122902016-04-23T09:01:34.128-04:002016-04-23T09:01:34.128-04:00Our doctor told us moving to farm country probable...Our doctor told us moving to farm country probable saved our lives. Too much stress working and trying to keep the house we loved. Stress is a killer. I'm glad we moved.Chickenmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02978826295959619815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-39983493718698065062016-04-23T07:50:09.101-04:002016-04-23T07:50:09.101-04:00I believe I am still "hale and hearty" a...I believe I am still "hale and hearty" at 72 because I live in the country, somewhat isolated from my neighbors.Momladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511742074910407321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-4363895436536620802016-04-23T03:17:41.317-04:002016-04-23T03:17:41.317-04:00I once read about a guy whose three doctors told h...I once read about a guy whose three doctors told him that he was dying, so he went back home to Italy to spend his last days. Ten years later, he came back to the US for a visit and tried to look up his doctors for a chat, but they were all dead. It was supposed to be a true story. It wouldn't surprise me.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-7727376417630112332016-04-23T02:17:37.667-04:002016-04-23T02:17:37.667-04:00"Personally, living in town would probably ki..."<i>Personally, living in town would probably kill me quicker than a heart attack. Being out in the country is probably one of the reasons I'm not dead before age 45 -like one doctor told me I'd be.</i>"<br /><br />It's not even necessary for someone to have your medical problems for that statement above to be true. <br /><br />Over the last year or so, I've been studying the links between chronic stress and numerous very serious medical conditions. Not "theskyisfalling.com" website, but medical journals, and within those journals, articles written by people who know the most about this. In short, the links are not hypothetical. They are scientifically understood and much more serious than almost all people, and most doctors, realize. As in ... the eventual cause of death for most of us.<br /><br />Another option to put on the table besides straddling the fence or moving into town:<br /><br />Live your life the way you want to, where you want to, and if that means you'll eventually have a serious problem without medical attention, then die. Accept that. Not only is that feasible, but in some ways, very rational. It's also the way that 99% of all people have lived for most of human history.<br /><br />Not trying to be morbid. Just factual.<br /><br />By the way, an unusually good and engaging introduction to the stress-disease topic is the National Geographic 1-hour documentary from 2008 called "Stress: Portrait of a Killer":<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYG0ZuTv5rs<br /><br />Another good reference is Sapolsky's book titled "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers":<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Zebras-Dont-Ulcers-Third-Edition/dp/0805073698Yodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955078083178330883noreply@blogger.com