Traits of a happy person

[LAJ12345]

Why not try and fit any of these you can manage into your day

bestlifeonline.com/morning-...

[MBAnderson]

Good subject matter.

1) Don’t watch news & stay off social media in the morning, especially Instagram.

2) Spend time with your pets in the morning, especially your dog (my emphasis.)

“… pet owners exhibited greater self-esteem, were more physically fit, were less lonely, were more conscientious, more socially outgoing, and had healthier relationship styles (they were less fearful and less preoccupied) than non-owners... Pet owners were happier and healthier than non-owners."

3) Go outside, commune with nature. "... Forest bathing…” I kill 2 birds with one stone. I walk my dog first thing on a path through the woods that crisscrosses back-and-forth over a creek (we often see deer.)

4) Have sex. Yeah, right. Easy for you to say.

5) Have coffee and exercise while the coffee is brewing. I have my coffee in the car on the way to the dog path. (3 birds with one stone.)

Then the article got mushy -- laugh, plan your good deeds, meditate, be positive, be thankful, set goals, blah blah blah

[LAJ12345 in reply to MBAnderson]

Well maybe force yourself to try the mushy stuff too , it might be what you’re missing!

And as for 4), I did tactfully say where you can manage, but maybe a nice mushy cuddle instead😆. With the dog maybe, there you are 4 balls with one ball thrower.

[MBAnderson in reply to LAJ12345]

ha

[LAJ12345 in reply to MBAnderson]

You know laughing and smiling might not just be about being happy. Try stretching your face into a fake laugh or smile even if you don’t feel like it. Force your mouth corners up and as wide as possible. I am pretty convinced this stretches glymphatic channels in the face, head sinuses etc and helps sinuses drain and helps waste products drain from the head. When I do this I can actually feel slight popping of liquid or air bubbles and feel liquid running down the back of my throat. It helps clear my inner ear when it gets blocked. We do a lot of trying chemicals that might dissolve or stope waste products building up in brain but then they actually need to drain out of the head into the body’s waste system.

Also try the myofascial release I have posted on before. Search glymphatic.

The reason some of these things might work is probably not because of the mushy feelings but some actual physical process that happens when moving in a certain way or forcing your brain to plan something or meditate etc.

[park_bear]

My list of what makes a happy person:

1. Be a keen observer of what makes you happy or unhappy

2. Do not take other peoples' lists of what they think you should do to be happy seriously

3. When viewing news choose items that interest you. Do not use media that thrust news at you willy-nilly.

4. Wish for all beings to have happiness and the causes of happiness, be free from sorrow and the causes of sorrow, and never be separated from the sacred happiness which is sorrowless.

[LAJ12345 in reply to park_bear]

Only problem with that for my husband that has meant deciding he will only do what he enjoys and what makes him happy but that list has kept shrinking to the point where the only thing he enjoys is playing bridge. So he will not do anything else. By not doing things he found not enjoyable he has limited his range of movements And confidence to tackle anything else and I think it is making his movements worse so in pursuit of only doing the enjoyable he hasn’t found happiness.

I think he would have found more happiness in doing as many things as he could, pushing his boundaries and trying to find some enjoyment amongst the drudgery.

[park_bear in reply to LAJ12345]

Yes. With Parkinson's it really takes a push to get up off of our rumps and get moving. I make myself do it because I know I feel better overall when I do. But I can well understand why someone would just want to sit.

[GymBag]

Traits it said , not things that you should do

MBA does not have these traits, he will always be a bit grumpy

But did you notice that it made no mention of the trates

that most people think will bring on happyness.

Happyness is a state of mind , and you can be happy if you have a mind to. Do it Do it Do it

Marc, stop for a minute at the Dog Park and smell the roses.

Jim

[PalmSprings]

As long as the list doesn’t make you feel unhappy. Like MBA, I think I’ll pick my list out of the list .......and there, I’m smiling.

Actually, I think it had a lot of truly good points. And if people are having trouble with happiness, even just adopting a handful of these ideas would probably help.

[LAJ12345]

I think another is enjoy today, whatever you can find in it to make you happy , even if it’s just a beautiful flower. And try not to look ahead too much at what might happen.

[bepo]

Three years ago, George didn't laugh.....at all. His humor was gone. He worked with a Va social worker who suggested he watch sitcom. That's not him. We tried the fake laughing, and it ended up being really fake, 'ha ha ha'. Bingo! We got a puppy. George laughs everyday with him. His humor seems right on, ever since. He laughs socially, and with the two of us together. He has totally resolved that issue. I don't know what has changed other than getting him a puppy. He is not on any medication, but takes mucuna and amino acids. The HDT seems to be helping. He is recently taking 1 mg a day. He has also started slowly taking Zeolite Clinoptilolite, at 1/2 dose for 2 weeks. Now he started taking it 2 xday. Other than a slight right tremor, one would know he had PD. ( He was diagnosed in 2013 or 2014.) Everyday we are grateful for what we have in a strong, supportive relationship, living in the woods with the creek off our deck, and the beauty surrounding us.

[LAJ12345 in reply to bepo]

Sounds idyllic. Yes we got a puppy 18 months ago and he seemed to perk up with that but now he finds him a bit full on when he is anxious. Well the puppy is nearly 2 so hopefully it will calm down this year. He really loves that dog. I have seen him sitting with his arm around him saying I love you albie. I don’t know what I’d do without you🤣🤣.

[LAJ12345 in reply to bepo]

What brand is the zeolite. Do you think it helps?

[MBAnderson in reply to bepo]

Getting a puppy cures everything. Getting the right puppy will even cure Covid.

[bepo]

That's wonderful the dog has seemingly helped! George also takes 1 lithium orotate a day. Maybe that would help. Play music he likes.

[LAJ12345 in reply to bepo]

He finds music, people, and the dog over stimulating when he is agitated. So he shuts himself away in the quiet. But I will try just putting it on quietly “for me” so he can just hear it.

Thanks for the ideas.

[bepo in reply to LAJ12345]

No side effects with mucuna if you take it with trosine, 5-htp, L-cystiene. He found he has to eat something when he takes mucuna, otherwise, he can get sick. He also uses a PEMF mat, and has used ozone sauna. Was your husband exposed to heavy metals, like mercury? Was he exposed to toxins like glyphosate?

Our doctor told us he has had good luck with his PD patients using the Zeolite Clinoptilolite. He uses the clear Pro. We figure it's safe, and could possibly help George a lot. He will take it for 3 months or so, and then be retested for toxins through Great Plains Lab.

[LAJ12345 in reply to bepo]

He has mercury fillings, a dental plate, we have used flea products on our cats, no glyphosate here but who knows what he has been in contact with in the past. He had hair analysis and mercury and arsenic were on the higher end of low so not in the danger zone

[LAJ12345 in reply to LAJ12345]

How td you get the zeolite product? Is it online?

[bepo in reply to LAJ12345]

You can get it through HealthNutNews or through Dr. Sherry Tenpenny. They sell the spray. We are taking drops from the same manufacture. All the above are patented. Make sure it is Zeolite Clinoptilolite.

[LAJ12345 in reply to bepo]

Thanks

[park_bear in reply to LAJ12345]

Permethrin is a common household flea insecticide that is associated with tripling the risk of Parkinson's. I believe I got my Parkinson's due to exposure to it. See my writing here:

Parkinson's and Pesticides

tinyurl.com/y8tckmx4

Scroll down to the heading "Protective glove use and hygiene habits modify the associations of specific pesticides with Parkinson's disease"

[LAJ12345 in reply to park_bear]

Yes we stoped using it immediately we realised much to the vets horror, and no worming tablets now either but the animals all seem healthy enough without them and no fleas.

[Bolt_Upright in reply to bepo]

How is the Zeolite Clinoptilolite working? I am very interested in trying this.

[LAJ12345 in reply to Bolt_Upright]

He took Toxaprevent for 3 months January - March. We have had several experiments on the go over the year and I’m pleased to say this winter he has not gone into the dive he would normally do . Tonight he mentioned he thought the dog smelt bad. He doesn’t usually notice the dog smell. Over all he is much improved with only his not so dexterous hands being an issue now.

I am not sure how much the toxaprevent helped to be honest but it might have taken away a bit of the toxins in his system and helped him to heal a bit more. Latest experiments are cinnamon and ambroxol and red light helmet.

Went to the dr today who was happy with his progress.

[LAJ12345]

Yes, bassofspades has suggested that too so I gave him one yesterday and will keep on with that. He has dropped down to 2 madopar , was 4 then 3, and that might be helping. I seriously think it is the madopar causing the agitation. Without helping anything else.

[Parkie- in reply to LAJ12345]

Did dropping down to 2 madopar stop his discomfort?

[LAJ12345 in reply to Parkie-]

Yes I think so. I really don’t think any of the medications doctors prescribe help him. In fact every time I think well they are the experts it would be irresponsible not to take what they recommend he ends up much worse.

[Parkie- in reply to LAJ12345]

I hear you!

[bepo in reply to LAJ12345]

Doctors are the experts in surgery and in prescribing pharmaceuticals. Why do we need foreign chemicals in our bodies? They all have unwanted side effects. Be your own doctor.

[ddmagee1]

Excellent advice! The news and social media stories, we have in the USA, these days, are real downers, sometimes. So, starting out the day, like that, when I make that mistake, usually makes me feel so bad, that it’s hard to come out of the down mood! Doom and gloom is way too prevalent! So, instead, I usually spend my mornings with my dog! He takes my mind off the troubles, of these days of COVID-19, political and economic instability, divisiveness, hatred, out-of-control forest fires, hurricanes, crime, killings, and a general overall feeling that another disaster, is just around the corner, in this unsafe world, of 2020!

[bepo in reply to ddmagee1]

The unfortunate thing about all of this, starting early 2020, is that we have been given a pack of lies, all around the world. The censorship is pervasive. The media and social media have all been bought out by pharma, as have the "independent" "fact-checkers", snopes, google, facebook, etc.

[GymBag]

So that is it then . Look at how many posts had the word dog in them.

It seems that dogs make people happy.

who knew

[Parkie- in reply to GymBag]

They do! My one-eyed, 3-year old Charlotte, has my husband and I smiling every day, despite my serious pd condition.

[LAJ12345 in reply to Parkie-]

They have me chattering away all day too, absolute nonsense but it might count as social interaction🤣

[LAJ12345]

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