I Tend To Avoid Sun, Swimming, Salt, Cold And Water
I was wondering today, if my lifestyle choices have been my problem all along.
As a child I spent endless hours in my bedroom playing with my Meccano, and in most of my working life I was programming alone in my office, often watching the television at the same time. Even today, living alone in East London, I spend a lot of time on my computer, with either the television or the radio in the background.
The difference now, is that I try to get some sun and even today, I’ve had an hour or so in the sun walking around the local area.
But I don’t eat much salt and I’ve never liked it. So could I be that rare person, who doesn’t get enough salt?
Paradoxically, although I’m not a sun lover, I do hate the cold and C used to complain that my office and car was too hot. This winter though, I’ve felt a bit better by deliberately keeping the temperature down to 20 °C or less inside most of the time. My gut, which is usually troublesome, has been perfect all the time.
I am trying to drink more water, but only in the form of tea, lemonade, milk or beer. But all I seem to want to do is pee it down the toilet!
So can I get decent health, by controlling my avoidances?
One conclusion, I’m coming to, is that when I was living with C, she used to drag me out for walks and probably curbed some of my excess.
So does that explain, why my health was better for all those years I was married?
The Anonymous Widower 
I have discovered that sometimes I feel very tired and keep yawning, but for no apparent reason, and mentioned this to my personal trainer. He suggested that next time it happened I eat a packet of crisps – not something I would normally eat. But it very quickly makes me feel better, apparently the tiredness is caused by low salt levels
Comment by Liz P | May 8, 2013 |
I felt a lot better after the pizza at Pizza Express. I also feel an improvement after an Indian meal. So perhaps, my salt levels are low, as I suspect both meals contain higher levels of salt.
Comment by AnonW | May 8, 2013 |
I was surprised at the effect of a small pack of crisps. We dont add any salt to food either in cooking or on the table, and we dont eat processed foods, so our salt intake is low. I work hard at the gym, and loose a lot of salt through that.
Comment by Liz P | May 8, 2013 |