Comments on: 3 Reasons Why I Never Get Sick http://www.gregthompson.org/3-reasons-why-i-never-get-sick/ World travels, weird experiments, and ramblings of a modern day scoundrel Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:03:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Greg Thompson http://www.gregthompson.org/3-reasons-why-i-never-get-sick/comment-page-1/#comment-933 Greg Thompson Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:29:54 +0000 http://www.gregthompson.org/?p=301#comment-933 Hi Jay, Yes I do try to spread them out during the day. I get a lot of things from Vitacost.com - they seem to be one of the best places to get high quality stuff at a low enough price, and reordering from them is very simple since they keep a log of all past purchases in your account - just check off the boxes and they send more. It's pretty cool. Some of the stuff I originally wrote in this post is now kindof out of date - I've been planning a new post where I share all the updated information I've experimented with since then. I made some awesome discoveries :)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('933','Greg Thompson'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('933','Greg Thompson','Hi Jay,\n\nYes I do try to spread them out during the day. I get a lot of things from Vitacost.com - they seem to be one of the best places to get high quality stuff at a low enough price, and reordering from them is very simple since they keep a log of all past purchases in your account - just check off the boxes and they send more. It\'s pretty cool.\n\nSome of the stuff I originally wrote in this post is now kindof out of date - I\'ve been planning a new post where I share all the updated information I\'ve experimented with since then. I made some awesome discoveries :)'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hi Jay,

Yes I do try to spread them out during the day. I get a lot of things from Vitacost.com – they seem to be one of the best places to get high quality stuff at a low enough price, and reordering from them is very simple since they keep a log of all past purchases in your account – just check off the boxes and they send more. It’s pretty cool.

Some of the stuff I originally wrote in this post is now kindof out of date – I’ve been planning a new post where I share all the updated information I’ve experimented with since then. I made some awesome discoveries :)

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]]> By: Jay http://www.gregthompson.org/3-reasons-why-i-never-get-sick/comment-page-1/#comment-931 Jay Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:58:08 +0000 http://www.gregthompson.org/?p=301#comment-931 Great article! One quick question though: At what times during the day do you take your supplements/vitamins? I know you mentioned a "buck-shot" load of nutritional supplements after your whey shake, but do you take all of your supplements during this time? I know some health experts say that spreading out the intake of supplements over an entire day allows your body to better absorb everything. Is this what you do? Also, could you mention the brands of supplements that you use? As much as I would hate for supplements to be 'regulated' by the FDA, it has always worried me that there is no overseeing agency which ensures that when I take a Vitamin C pill, I am actually taking a Vitamin C pill and not just a sugar pill. Also what websites do you use to order your supplements? Thanks, Jay<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('931','Jay'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('931','Jay','Great article! One quick question though: At what times during the day do you take your supplements\/vitamins? I know you mentioned a \"buck-shot\" load of nutritional supplements after your whey shake, but do you take all of your supplements during this time? I know some health experts say that spreading out the intake of supplements over an entire day allows your body to better absorb everything. Is this what you do?\r\n\r\nAlso, could you mention the brands of supplements that you use? As much as I would hate for supplements to be \'regulated\' by the FDA, it has always worried me that there is no overseeing agency which ensures that when I take a Vitamin C pill, I am actually taking a Vitamin C pill and not just a sugar pill.\r\n\r\nAlso what websites do you use to order your supplements?\r\n\r\nThanks,\r\n\r\nJay'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Great article! One quick question though: At what times during the day do you take your supplements/vitamins? I know you mentioned a “buck-shot” load of nutritional supplements after your whey shake, but do you take all of your supplements during this time? I know some health experts say that spreading out the intake of supplements over an entire day allows your body to better absorb everything. Is this what you do?

Also, could you mention the brands of supplements that you use? As much as I would hate for supplements to be ‘regulated’ by the FDA, it has always worried me that there is no overseeing agency which ensures that when I take a Vitamin C pill, I am actually taking a Vitamin C pill and not just a sugar pill.

Also what websites do you use to order your supplements?

Thanks,

Jay

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]]> By: Clark http://www.gregthompson.org/3-reasons-why-i-never-get-sick/comment-page-1/#comment-618 Clark Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:34:21 +0000 http://www.gregthompson.org/?p=301#comment-618 From what you have said about your dietary and lifestyle habits there are a few things i picked up on which may explain why you don't get sick. You seem to eat a low carb diet. Sugar and refined carbohydrates are known to suppress the immune system and make you more suceptible to disease, so on a low carb diet your immune system should be stronger. Your vitamin D3 intake would also help strengthen your immune system, but im surprised your didn't mention its effects on telomeres, as some studies i have seen report that vitamin d3 can reduce biological aging by 5 years. 2 things that did concern me though. First is the amount of msg you must be consuming from the gelatin capsules and the binders and fillers in your supplements, and also your intake of omega 3 which is an immunosuppressant, although this may be balanced out by your other activities. You may want to look up calcium supplementation and increased risk of heart attacks.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('618','Clark'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('618','Clark','From what you have said about your dietary and lifestyle habits there are a few things i picked up on which may explain why you don\'t get sick. You seem to eat a low carb diet. Sugar and refined carbohydrates are known to suppress the immune system and make you more suceptible to disease, so on a low carb diet your immune system should be stronger. Your vitamin D3 intake would also help strengthen your immune system, but im surprised your didn\'t mention its effects on telomeres, as some studies i have seen report that vitamin d3 can reduce biological aging by 5 years.\r\n2 things that did concern me though. First is the amount of msg you must be consuming from the gelatin capsules and the binders and fillers in your supplements, and also your intake of omega 3 which is an immunosuppressant, although this may be balanced out by your other activities.\r\nYou may want to look up calcium supplementation and increased risk of heart attacks.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> From what you have said about your dietary and lifestyle habits there are a few things i picked up on which may explain why you don’t get sick. You seem to eat a low carb diet. Sugar and refined carbohydrates are known to suppress the immune system and make you more suceptible to disease, so on a low carb diet your immune system should be stronger. Your vitamin D3 intake would also help strengthen your immune system, but im surprised your didn’t mention its effects on telomeres, as some studies i have seen report that vitamin d3 can reduce biological aging by 5 years.
2 things that did concern me though. First is the amount of msg you must be consuming from the gelatin capsules and the binders and fillers in your supplements, and also your intake of omega 3 which is an immunosuppressant, although this may be balanced out by your other activities.
You may want to look up calcium supplementation and increased risk of heart attacks.
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]]> By: Gary Lussog http://www.gregthompson.org/3-reasons-why-i-never-get-sick/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Gary Lussog Mon, 03 May 2010 05:15:05 +0000 http://www.gregthompson.org/?p=301#comment-533 I am interested in what people "normal" people do. I have not been noticeably sick since 1990. I know for sure because I get flight physicals every year. Plus my doctor knows I never come in for anything more than lavitra refills and high blood pressure worries. I am rellay curipous how many people stay hhealthy, without any traceable efforts? I don't take supplements, diet, or go to the gym. I do stay active bicycling but not all the time. How am I doing it?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('533','Gary Lussog'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('533','Gary Lussog','I am interested in what people \"normal\" people do.\r\nI have not been noticeably sick since 1990. I know for sure because I get flight physicals every year. Plus my doctor knows I never come in for anything more than lavitra refills and high blood pressure worries.\r\nI am rellay curipous how many people stay hhealthy, without any traceable efforts? I don\'t take supplements, diet, or go to the gym. I do stay active bicycling but not all the time.\r\n\r\nHow am I doing it?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I am interested in what people “normal” people do.
I have not been noticeably sick since 1990. I know for sure because I get flight physicals every year. Plus my doctor knows I never come in for anything more than lavitra refills and high blood pressure worries.
I am rellay curipous how many people stay hhealthy, without any traceable efforts? I don’t take supplements, diet, or go to the gym. I do stay active bicycling but not all the time.

How am I doing it?

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]]> By: manu http://www.gregthompson.org/3-reasons-why-i-never-get-sick/comment-page-1/#comment-463 manu Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:38:53 +0000 http://www.gregthompson.org/?p=301#comment-463 Prevention is better than cure—and less expensive than cure.We can prevent a lot of diseases by living a healthy lifestyle.
The very essence of healthy living is simply to do the things that are good for our bodies and avoid the things that are bad for our bodies; it is that simple. However, since there are many things that are good for our bodies and many things that are not, let’s list the main ones:
Things that are good for our bodies
• Regular exercise
• Proper nutrition
• Routine physical examination
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]]> By: ANSH http://www.gregthompson.org/3-reasons-why-i-never-get-sick/comment-page-1/#comment-461 ANSH Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:33:40 +0000 http://www.gregthompson.org/?p=301#comment-461 I Know it can be possible because i am also one of them. I think this is only because of your disease resistance power. How much you have, you are able to fight with diseases.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('461','ANSH'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('461','ANSH','I Know it can be possible because i am also one of them. I think this is only because of your disease resistance power. How much you have, you are able to fight with diseases.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I Know it can be possible because i am also one of them. I think this is only because of your disease resistance power. How much you have, you are able to fight with diseases.
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]]> By: David http://www.gregthompson.org/3-reasons-why-i-never-get-sick/comment-page-1/#comment-457 David Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:39:31 +0000 http://www.gregthompson.org/?p=301#comment-457 I liked your story, and I am glad that you got an amazing experience back there, and you should learn our language too, its seems complicated but is very easy to learn If you can afford it, try the cordyceps http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_fungus#Traditional_Chinese_medicine The ultimate chinese herb, for everything lol<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('457','David'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('457','David','I liked your story, and I am glad that you got an amazing experience back there, and you should learn our language too, its seems complicated but is very easy to learn\r\n\r\nIf you can afford it, try the cordyceps http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caterpillar_fungus#Traditional_Chinese_medicine\r\nThe ultimate chinese herb, for everything lol'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I liked your story, and I am glad that you got an amazing experience back there, and you should learn our language too, its seems complicated but is very easy to learn

If you can afford it, try the cordyceps http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_fungus#Traditional_Chinese_medicine
The ultimate chinese herb, for everything lol

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]]> By: Greg Thompson http://www.gregthompson.org/3-reasons-why-i-never-get-sick/comment-page-1/#comment-456 Greg Thompson Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:00:39 +0000 http://www.gregthompson.org/?p=301#comment-456 Hi David, That's a very good idea. It just so happens I'm leaving for China again here on the 5th and I'll see if I can try something like that for awhile. By the way, if you haven't read the story of my first trip to China, look back in the Archives for it here on my site. It was earlier this year :) --Greg<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('456','Greg Thompson'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('456','Greg Thompson','Hi David,\n\nThat\'s a very good idea. It just so happens I\'m leaving for China again here on the 5th and I\'ll see if I can try something like that for awhile.\n\nBy the way, if you haven\'t read the story of my first trip to China, look back in the Archives for it here on my site. It was earlier this year :)\n\n--Greg'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hi David,

That’s a very good idea. It just so happens I’m leaving for China again here on the 5th and I’ll see if I can try something like that for awhile.

By the way, if you haven’t read the story of my first trip to China, look back in the Archives for it here on my site. It was earlier this year :)

–Greg

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]]> By: David http://www.gregthompson.org/3-reasons-why-i-never-get-sick/comment-page-1/#comment-455 David Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:00:08 +0000 http://www.gregthompson.org/?p=301#comment-455 You should try the chinese diet, but not the one you find in the restaurants but the genuine homemade food, The meals are very simple and quick, we stir fly and boil everything, we avoid milk, not because we are intolerant but for some reason most chinese dislike it but we drink a lot of soy milk instead. And many traditional families make medicine soups that are very healthy with many herbs (the best are ginseng and cordyceps) and exotic animals (alligator, turtle, pigeon, even some insects too, all of them with proven medicinal properties, I swear lol) The soup is better than pills because the body absorbs the nutrients better. And of course dont forget the tea!!!! many kinds exists but green tea and oolong are the best after the meal, it aids diggestion and prevents disease, My uncle smokes 2 packs everyday but he drinks tea alot and thats why he is very healthy Thats the lifetyle I got and I havent been sick for more than 10 years<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('455','David'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('455','David','You should try the chinese diet, but not the one you find in the restaurants but the genuine homemade food, The meals are very simple and quick, we stir fly and boil everything, we avoid milk, not because we are intolerant but for some reason most chinese dislike it but we drink a lot of soy milk instead. \r\nAnd many traditional families make medicine soups that are very healthy with many herbs (the best are ginseng and cordyceps) and exotic animals (alligator, turtle, pigeon, even some insects too, all of them with proven medicinal properties, I swear lol) The soup is better than pills because the body absorbs the nutrients better.\r\nAnd of course dont forget the tea!!!! many kinds exists but green tea and oolong are the best after the meal, it aids diggestion and prevents disease, My uncle smokes 2 packs everyday but he drinks tea alot and thats why he is very healthy \r\n\r\nThats the lifetyle I got and I havent been sick for more than 10 years'); return false;">Quote</a></div> You should try the chinese diet, but not the one you find in the restaurants but the genuine homemade food, The meals are very simple and quick, we stir fly and boil everything, we avoid milk, not because we are intolerant but for some reason most chinese dislike it but we drink a lot of soy milk instead.
And many traditional families make medicine soups that are very healthy with many herbs (the best are ginseng and cordyceps) and exotic animals (alligator, turtle, pigeon, even some insects too, all of them with proven medicinal properties, I swear lol) The soup is better than pills because the body absorbs the nutrients better.
And of course dont forget the tea!!!! many kinds exists but green tea and oolong are the best after the meal, it aids diggestion and prevents disease, My uncle smokes 2 packs everyday but he drinks tea alot and thats why he is very healthy

Thats the lifetyle I got and I havent been sick for more than 10 years

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]]> By: Protein Supplements http://www.gregthompson.org/3-reasons-why-i-never-get-sick/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Protein Supplements Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:51:54 +0000 http://www.gregthompson.org/?p=301#comment-454 Finally - someone who talks sense about whole milk and doesn't demonize it. Whole milk tastes much nicer, too wouldn't you agree? Much more creamy. I find skim milk to be more watery in taste and unless you are absolutely hammering milk pint after pint day in day out, people shouldn't worry about the additional fat - fat in reasonable amounts is good for you.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('454','Protein Supplements'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('454','Protein Supplements','Finally - someone who talks sense about whole milk and doesn\'t demonize it. Whole milk tastes much nicer, too wouldn\'t you agree? Much more creamy. I find skim milk to be more watery in taste and unless you are absolutely hammering milk pint after pint day in day out, people shouldn\'t worry about the additional fat - fat in reasonable amounts is good for you.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Finally – someone who talks sense about whole milk and doesn’t demonize it. Whole milk tastes much nicer, too wouldn’t you agree? Much more creamy. I find skim milk to be more watery in taste and unless you are absolutely hammering milk pint after pint day in day out, people shouldn’t worry about the additional fat – fat in reasonable amounts is good for you.
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