Home › Bradley Davis33 › Posts

Posts by Bradley Davis33

103 posts shown.

How many hours of sleep do you guys actually need? in Health · Oct 1, 2007

I've been absolutely crushing it on just 4 to 6 hours of sleep for about three weeks now.
But I know it’s just a phase... I'll probably be crawling back to my usual 8 or 9 hours pretty soon... it feels totally gross when I'm running on empty for too long.
Everything feels like it's in slow motion, almost like I'm floating outside my own body... like I'm listening to someone else's voice, which is actually kinda trippy... plus, my pain tolerance is through the roof, it's like my body doesn't even belong to me anymore.

Coffee recommendations? in Health · Dec 26, 2005

nimblesurfer20 said:Totally true, those little guys were bouncing off the walls... but if I remember right, they were basically pumped full of enough caffeine to make me feel like I’d chugged a hundred shots of espresso at once...

Could be! I don't really recall that specific "little detail" 😳

Coffee recommendations? in Health · Dec 26, 2005

Skillet said:One of my exam questions in med school was about how harmful coffee actually is... and honestly, even knowing all that stuff about adrenaline and how it messes with your nerves, I just can't quit it... coffee is just too good 🙂

I totally remember back in pharmacology class, we used to inject mice with different substances to track how they acted, and the ones on caffeine were hands down the craziest little things ever 😈

Coffee recommendations? in Health · Dec 26, 2005

banderas said:Your little cup of joe could probably go head-to-head with ten regular coffees over here...😁

Honestly 😁
I feel like if I downed 5 or 6 cups of my coffee, I’d be buzzing around like a hummingbird!
Plus, drinking coffee is a whole ritual for me. I can't just grab it on the run, so having it too often wouldn't even work with my schedule...

Coffee recommendations? in Health · Dec 25, 2005

Drew Kim3 said:I’m just not a coffee person. Honestly, I don't get how people can be so hooked on it—not like an addiction or anything, but some folks literally cannot function until they've had their fix 😕

Oh man, you totally get hooked though... if I miss my cup or forget, the headache is absolutely brutal.
But hey, coffee is just my vibe, so I'm not even trying to quit...

Coffee recommendations? in Health · Dec 24, 2005

Kimberly Flores3 said:I'm basically addicted—I'll knock back 5 or 6 cups of coffee a day.
How about you guys?

Usually I just grab two cups in the afternoon... maybe one in the morning if I'm feeling it, but rarely.
I definitely can't do coffee on an empty stomach!

Quick weight loss tips? in Health · Dec 21, 2005

Auh, wait, I read somewhere that you lost about 70 pounds in two months... are you telling me you did that in just one month!?
No way!

Quick weight loss tips? in Health · Dec 21, 2005

Robin Myers91 said:Back in the day, I dropped about 70 pounds in just one month

Are you kidding me right now?
Is there maybe a zero missing before or after that 2?

I mean, how are you even supposed to lose weight that fast... it's not like you gained all that weight overnight, it took actual sweat and hard work🙂 😁

Looking good and feeling healthy in Health · Nov 30, 2005

vividseal16 said:Tips for living your best, healthiest life

* Get those 7-8 hours of sleep regularly
* Move your body for at least 30 mins every day
* Don't skip breakfast
* Chug about 8 glasses of water daily
* Eat five smaller meals throughout the day
* Skip the snacking, greasy stuff, salt, and sugar
* Load up on fruits and veggies every single day
* Keep your weight in a healthy range
* Dodge stressful situations and learn how to chill out
* Don't smoke Marlboros
* Drink alcohol in moderation or just skip it entirely

Anyone actually sticking to these little tips I listed?

- Sometimes I only get 4 hours, or even pull an all-nighter (which means I totally crash during my finals 😁), then other times I'll sleep for 10 hours straight... but let's just say I average about 8 hours.
- If you count vacuuming, doing dishes, ironing, and sprinting to catch the bus... it’s definitely more than 30 minutes! 😁
- I skip breakfast
- I usually only eat twice a day
- I don't really like greasy food, I don't add extra salt, and I can go a long time without sweets—but once I start, I'm unstoppable...
- I can't live without apples, and fresh cabbage is my jam
- My weight kind of fluctuates, so I have to watch it
- It's hard to avoid stress, but I'm pretty good at handling it (mostly)
- I don't smoke
- I've never been an alcohol drinker.

I really need to be better about what I eat (since I forget to eat all day and then overdo it in the afternoon), and I feel like I need more exercise too. It also bugs me that I need so much sleep... if I don't get enough, I'm useless, and sometimes even 8 hours isn't enough... so, yeah, that's where I'm at.

Dry / Chapped Lips in Health · Nov 10, 2005

Honestly, Neven's salve is my absolute lifesaver every single winter... I feel like using all those different lip balms like ChapStick or Burt's Bees just makes everything worse.
Vaseline is alright too... but I just can't stand the smell.

Tahitian Noni juice in Health · Aug 20, 2005

Gotcha, thanks 🙂

Tahitian Noni juice in Health · Aug 20, 2005

So, what's the deal with noni juice?
(like, what even is "noni" 😕 )

Food poisoning or what the hell is going on? in Health · Jun 13, 2005

Arthur Barnes says:
Nah, I handed a microbe to my prof during the first semester and still pulled an A,

B]

The microbes strike back... you really thought you could build a reputation on them without consequences!

Seriously though, stop trying to play doctor with yourself and go see a physician tomorrow.
And for that butt soreness? Just grab some almond balm.

Food poisoning or what the hell is going on? in Health · Jun 13, 2005

Arthur Barnes said:Doesn't Shigella cause bloody stools too? And isn't C. Perfringens what triggers gas gangrene? 😲

Okay, come on... just admit you're actually studying for a microbiology exam and this is just your way of testing yourself! 😁

Question regarding SIDE in Health · Jun 13, 2005

Sandra Lewis51 said:But why wouldn't that flu I caught that one night be linked to the virus finally kicking in? Honestly, it was that sickness that made me suspicious enough to actually go get tested...

It's just because I don't buy that the virus suddenly woke up after a month and a half and immediately tanked your immune system like that.
Anything from five years ago is a whole different story... and it doesn't mean you'd feel symptoms right away—the virus can stay dormant for years.
But right now, we're just guessing--there isn't much you can do besides wait for the results, keep testing, and try your absolute hardest not to freak out (which I know is basically impossible) because stress totally wreaks havoc on your immune system. That just makes you worry more, and then you're stuck in this endless loop...
Fingers crossed for the best.

Question regarding SIDE in Health · Jun 13, 2005

Look... there’s definitely a chance you could have caught something, especially since you already went in for testing—just try to stay chill until the results come back (the thing is, you're probably looking at waiting a few months before you know for sure).
And Rachel Brooks63 was totally right about the fever and chills thing—they don't actually mean anything specific... honestly, it might just be in your head at this point.
Good luck.

(really hoping you'll be more careful with future partners, though!)

Question regarding SIDE in Health · Jun 13, 2005

With a condom or without?

Putting ash on a wound? in Health · May 28, 2005

Melissa Kim45 said::

Anyway, back to the wound stuff. I heard that back in the day, people out in the rural areas used to let their dogs lick their wounds to help them heal faster.
😲

Ugh, you and your crazy home remedies!😁
I don't know... I grew up in a small town too, but I've never heard of that one.
I *do* know about stopping a nosebleed by stuffing a little bit of cigarette tobacco up there, though.
And I heard that for a toothache, you're supposed to shove a clove of garlic in your ear (I was way too scared to ask how that even works!).

I also knew this girl who had some seriously nasty burns on her arm (like, really bad), and her mom used to rub this mixture of olive oil and lime water on it—it turns into a kind of gel—and she doesn't have a single scar now!👍 (Meanwhile, I've been stuck with a scar for years just from a tiny burn from an iron...)

Putting ash on a wound? in Health · May 28, 2005

Melissa Kim45 said:Basically, you were rubbing it on your face using a baby pipette😁 (I'm not totally sure, I think it wasn't even yours, maybe a baby's?)

Oh my god... well, at least you weren't drinking from some virgin spring in the Rockies where they only pee after midnight 😁
Seriously though, my mom always says—beauty is pain!

Putting ash on a wound? in Health · May 28, 2005

Gary Miller61 said:...and when you slice it open, this white liquid just oozes out of it.
Plus, it shows up on pretty much everything else besides carrots and parsley

I honestly can't remember if it was white... maybe from the stem? I usually just crush the whole plant—mostly the leaves—so I mostly get a green juice.
And yeah, it definitely pops up on all sorts of crops.
But man, it really works, so I don't mind the extra effort at all...😁