I’ve been under tremendous stress lately, so he was checking up on me.
While talking to his nurse, she asked about medications. I told her I don’t take any.
She asked my age. I said, “67.”
She checked my weight and blood pressure: 228 lbs — 120/80.
She measured my height: 6'2"
Then she asked about my diet, exercise, etc. So, I told her:
Diet:
No sugar, salt, dairy, bread, pasta, baked goods, or processed food. I stick to protein (meat, fish, poultry), fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, and unsalted mixed nuts. Two cups of coffee in the morning, and water all day — nothing else (no soft drinks, etc). The only salt I consume is in the organic peanut butter I refuse to live without. I don’t eat breakfast.
Exercise:
I lift weights four days a week, hike regularly, and practice martial arts pretty much daily.
I read my Bible every day and pray a lot.
She said, “That explains why you’re not on medication at 67 years old.”
To be clear, I’m fine with taking medication if I can’t address a health issue through changes to my lifestyle, diet, etc. But I always try that first. Only if that fails will I accept medication.
My cholesterol is an example. Even with my current diet and lifestyle, my cholesterol remains high. So, I agreed to a very low dose of cholesterol medication to help manage it.
Too many people in our society have become walking medicine cabinets. We can — and must — do better.
In the first half, attorney Sean Maloney from Second Call Defense joins me to explain the lessons gun owners can learn from what happened to Kyle Rittenhouse.
In the second half, I discuss a home invasion case from Oceanside California in which the homeowner successfully defended himself.
Apparently, the shooter randomly shot nine people before a police officer gave him a much-needed lead injection. According to the news story, the suspect, who survived being shot by police (at least so far) has “a prior conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.”
Three questions:
1. This joker has a violent criminal history. Why was he in possession of a firearm?
2. Why isn't Tucson Mayor Regina Romero (D) concerned about the answer to Question 1?
3. When will anti-gun politicians stop using tragedies like this to push for more gun control, which she did?
Actually, that last question answers itself.
At Lucille’s Bar & Grill, an armed citizen stopped a man who was allegedly threatening people with a knife. The attacker was shot and killed; no other injuries reported.
What I find most interest is the presence of an off-duty police officer who apparently did nothing. Thank God for the armed citizen.
"Skippy, you're not afraid of the outsider. You're afraid to hope. Giving in to fear is easy. You just accept there's nothing you can do, doom is inevitable, and there's no point in making any effort. If you dare to hope, then you risk your hopes getting crushed."
— Craig Alanson’s fictional character, Major General Joe Bishop (Expeditionary Force)
