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Re: To Your Health

Post by Webscout » Tue Feb 27, 2018 2:12 pm

From a friend...

Well, someone has suddenly realize Healthcare is a big issue and cashing in could be quite profitable. You have to balance risk to opportunity, the upside has to be better than the downside to earn a profit, and Healthcare probably is the largest expenditure segment in Society. And, this is all about a human’s quality of life. Well, what does that mean? If you’re sick you want to get better, perhaps at whatever the cost. So, healthcare has a big focus in Society.

This was posted today in the media and shows that Alphabet (Google) is edging into Healthcare and the person that does the homework best and understands the data is ready to proceed towards profit. This can turn out to be quite noble if everyone benefits, the vulnerable here is the patient, all others get paid regardless, either in socialized medicine or commercial for-profit enterprise (US&C).

For educational purposes, I’ve extracted (copy & paste) the CNBC article into a .pdf form for you to read, if you like.



Healthcare is a burgeoning industry (expanding like the Universe) very complex and costly and because of it’s nature needs a comprehensive engineering study to be effective for cost and benefit, ROI. If the Universal Patient Record had gone forward in Ontario, we could start mining data towards reengineering and restructuring Healthcare in Ontario, a $53 billion annual enterprise with poor delivery times and quality outcome opportunities (how nice did I say that, this time). I’m a patient (nothing terminal) and I’m not happy.

There’s a video at the end of the article I think you might find informative on Alphabet’s Verily approach. You’ve got to do the homework always!



Here’s the video if you can’t activate from the .pdf, it’s called "Project Baseline" and is all about data mining,

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There are a number of data mining opportunities by others. For instance, Apple has a Health app on their iOS devices, monitoring your activity and health, this could be data analysis in real time. I use iHealth in California for blood pressure monitoring, I have a their Bluetooth BP cuff activated by my iPhone, as soon as the reading appears it’s transmitted to their server and I can immediately interrogate that data base. This is all effortless the real time monitoring, it can if you pay attention improve or safeguard your health quality of life, prevent premature death. So, the data is there to be used effectively on a personal or large industry scale.
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Health Calculators for a Big Life

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Health Calculators for a Big Life

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Re: To Your Health

Post by Dude » Sat Mar 02, 2019 4:32 pm

The Wim Hof method



I am starting to try the Wim Hof method.

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Re: To Your Health

Post by Mrs Legolas » Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:29 pm

Dude wrote:
Sat Mar 02, 2019 4:32 pm
I am starting to try the Wim Hof method.
Sounds interesting. How do you wanna start? By yourself or with an instructor?
How did you become attentive to him?
It's going to get a little cold. I'm happy winter is over soon. And you are starting to jump in ice water. ;-)

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Re: To Your Health

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Re: To Your Health

Post by Dude » Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:25 am

When I go swimming the water feels very cold even though it is about 83 degrees, and it takes about 15 or 20 minutes before I start to warm up,
but if I take a very cold shower first (not sure of the temperature I need to check) then when I get into the pool it feels warm.
So that's how I am starting out, and I found out that I dislike getting into a cold pool more than I dislike taking a cold shower.

I have done the cold showers about a dozen times now and I am getting used to it, the surprising part is that actually taking a cold shower is not that bad, it's the mental process of talking myself into it before that is the hard part.

The breathing is a little more trouble to plan for me, because usually when I get up in the morning I have some things to do, so that seems like it would be the ideal time but I am pretty busy when I wake up then it's difficult to find time to come back and do the breathing exercises later in the day.
I guess I need to start setting my alarm 15 minutes earlier or something?
I have done the breathing exercises about 5 times, but I only do one set of 20 each time, he recommends 3 sets of about 30, so I am building up to that.

It's really odd but oversupplying your body with oxygen actually causes carbon dioxide to build up, and I guess I don't really like that feeling much, or it takes some getting used to it, so over the next few weeks I plan to slowly build up to the 3 sets of 30 breaths.

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The 7 Habits of Exceptionally Happy People:

Post by Webscout » Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:51 am

I realy believe that 'breathing' ..deep breathing esp if one is under stress is VERY important.

I remember doing back workouts on special back machines and the instructor had to frequently remind me to ..breathe. I believe many of us do not breathe properly. Now for me it's almost second nature.
Stress as we know is a killer. Stress deprives the body/brain of oxygen and we don't function properly.

Life...Don't talk to me about life.

Wife...Don't talk to me about wife.. :lol: Breathing here is very important. Do NOT hold your breath as your brain will be deprived of oxygen and then your brain does something weird that I am sure you will probably regret. :oh: :lol:

There is a book about Happiness that I will try and post here. Might work well with Wim Hof method.
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Re: To Your Health

Post by Neo » Sun Mar 03, 2019 5:55 pm

breathing is always good for you,

and cold water will wake you up. :D

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Re: To Your Health

Post by Webscout » Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:02 am

Neo wrote:
Sun Mar 03, 2019 5:55 pm
breathing is always good for you,

and cold water will wake you up. :D

Yes..I used 'cold showers' when I was younger :) They stop anything. Reverts to the 'main brain'

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Re: To Your Health

Post by Webscout » Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:54 pm

10 Things Doctors Secretly Wish They Could Tell You

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Why do foreign countries pay less than the U.S. for prescription drugs?

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Why do foreign countries pay less than the U.S. for prescription drugs?

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Re: To Your (Financial) Health- Alcohol spending calculator

Post by Webscout » Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:40 am

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