^^Hi All. I'm sitting here wondering if what I think happened is true. I had cancer back in 2007/2008 and went thru the whole treatment (surgery, kemo, radiation) and since then have had a big problem w/fatigue/sluggishness. I have been a tea drinker with no fatigue problems before cancer but just recently switched to strong coffee and what a difference. Before I would be spending half my time trying to stay awake and getting exhausted doing everyday things. I have been hoping to re-start my music doings but even had trouble playing the keyboard(my fingers got in the way)I'm not a keyboardist by the way. The past few days my fingers seem to be doing much better. Could it be so simple as COFFEE???

Coffees bad , coffees good. It goes back and forth but if you feel better go for it. Great that you found something that gives you a boost. Keep it up.

Coffee gud.

Coffee is a great metabolic stimulant that cranks up the heart rate and metabolism with just a few sips. Coffee is also very high in antioxidants, which are vital to good health. The following is a list of benefits of drinking one cup of coffee a day:

1. Cut the Pain. ...
2. Increase your fiber intake. ...
3. Protection against cirrhosis of the liver. ...
4. Lowered risk of Type 2 Diabetes. ...
5. Lowered risk of Alzheimer's disease. ...
6. Reduces suicide risk and Depression. ...
7. Protection against Parkinson's. ...
8. Coffee drinkers have less risk of heart disease

Glad you discovered the benefits first hand.

All the best,

Gary

Cancer, operation, treatments – they all take a toll on your body. Doctors, books, I did everything I could think of – I needed/wanted more energy. I even tried super energy pills, they helped, but very little. After meals my lack of energy increased. The things I enjoyed began to look like a Job. Taking a nap during the day was not an option.

After six months I started walking to the club house after my meals – felt better. I enrolled in LA Fitness – work out five times a week. There are days that start at 7am and go to 10 pm without a nap. My energy is up. Please start slow and let your body dictate. At the beginning getting to the gym was difficult, but the reward is far beyond the effort.

John C.

PS, I have a cup of coffee before tuning a piano or going to a meeting – it takes me through without any bad effects.

This post follows a similar vein to the smoothies one and I will say again, consume what your body feels happy with but don't do it to excess.
I believe our bodies absorb what they need or expel what they do not but I do realise that sometimes this is not the case, as in diabetes etc.

Eat/drink what you want but don't overdo it.

Alan

Forgot to mention in my last post that approximately 25 years ago I was diagnosed with Supraventricular Tachycardia (rapid heartbeat). Was put on beta blockers and also calcium channel blockers and took those for 15 or so years.
I decided in the end that I would like to give them up so went to the hospital and saw a heart specialist who said they did not believe I had this condition and from my notes had ever suffered from it.

Now, what have those tablets done to me over those years. Maybe nothing or maybe I have yet to see.

Alan.

Beta blockers and calcium channel blocker really would not have much of an adverse effect on someone that didn't suffer from the initially diagnosed problem. Both will slow the heart rate, but the benefit is that they maintain a fairly steady, sinus rhythm even during periods of stress and exercise when the heart would normally speed up. When a patient is on beta blockers and calcium channel blockers is placed on a tread mill for a cardiac stress test, it is very difficult to get their heart rate up to the highest possible level because the medications prevent this from happening. In some instances, we had the patient discontinue the medications for 48 hours prior to the stress test so we could obtain accurate results. Now, this is unnecessary because the stress can be induced chemically, which is also beneficial for those who have physical disabilties that preclude them walking briskly on a treadmill. In my case, my lung disease makes it nearly impossible for me to use the treadmill, so I usually have a thallium stress test performed. At this stage of life, though, I just hope that I DO die from a massive heart attack. Beats the Hell out of slowly suffocating to death.

All the best,

Gary

As morbid as it sounds I knew someone who recorded a CD of their favorite song music playing arranger keyboard so that at his funeral they played it on a loop during the wake...over and over again...