by baldilocks
So, this is how I’m maintaining my physical health during the LA lockdown.
My daily intake:
- Calcium 1000 mg
- Vitamin D 3000 units
- Zinc 15 mg
- Aspirin 325 mg
- Old person multivitamin (age 50+); two things of special value in this: vitamins B6 and B12
Home juicer squeezed fruit juice consisting of:
- Strawberries or beets
- Orange
- Lemon
- Grapefruit
- Tomato
- Apple
- Ginger
- Lime (sometimes)
- Kiwifruit
Home juicer squeezed juice consisting of:
I drink that last concoction when I’m not going to be near anyone for a bit. A friend told me that it knocks down cold/flu symptoms, but I haven’t had either one since I started drinking it … that may or may not be proof of its effectiveness.
(Disclaimer: I am not a vegetarian and have no plans to become one.)
Nighttime: big glass of water with a spoonful of food-grade diatomaceous earth. Allegedly this stuff does a lot of things, but it does one very important thing: it makes everything come out right in the morning, if you get my drift.
Daily output:
Recently I was diagnosed with a condition called spondylolisthesis. It is literally a pain in my butt on the right side, but that wasn’t what caused me to have it checked out. It was this: if I lay on my back for more than about a minute, my right foot starts to tingle.
It stems from an injury I received many years ago while helping someone move a heavy object. So, that diagnosis has resulted in three things.
The first is physical therapy, during which I learn how to strengthen my core, how to properly stretch and where a cute young guy gives me a back(side) massage twice a week. And, yes, they are open during the lockdown.
The second is power walking; 45-60 minutes, roughly 3 miles, 5-6 times a week. When I reach a speed that puts me under 45 minutes, I increase the distance the next day. It’s a good time to listen to audiobooks, but I don’t do it that often. I get out and walk very early and I like the sound of silence.
I’ve been doing this for about a month and I had thought about doing some jogging, but because of the spondy-blah-blah, that’s out. Good thing, too. In spite of my Kenyan heritage, I hate running.
Walking while wearing a N95 mask: I keep it on the tip of my nose unless I’m near someone. It’s more for their peace of mind than mine.
The third thing: planking. This practice has greatly increased the length of time that I’m able to lie my back before my foot starts to tingle. And it has noticeably decreased my computer hunch.
I feel really great after I finish, both physically and emotionally.
No claims on whether this regimen cures or prevents anything, but it can’t hurt.
I was taking almost all the vitamins and the home-juice long before the onset of COVID-19, so I’m not making any claims on effectiveness against that or any other virus. Mostly I began taking these things to ward off pain, anxiety and lethargy. I have only one prescription – the vitamin D – and I plan on keeping it that way for as long as possible.
And I top all this off with a big dollop of prayers for success. God rewards action.
Juliette Akinyi Ochieng has been blogging since 2003 as baldilocks. Her older blog is here. She published her first novel, Tale of the Tigers: Love is Not a Game in 2012.
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