Posted by Emme on August 29, 2004, at 13:48:32
In reply to Re: immune system/ depression » Emme, posted by Larry Hoover on August 28, 2004, at 8:32:32
> > Well, I did spend a couple of months in Ontario once. :)
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> Oh? Where? I've lived here my whole life.I did field work (Geology) in southern Ontario along the east coast of Georgian Bay. We camped in one of the provincial parks near Parry Sound and spent a fair amount of time crawling around along the shoreline. I really enjoyed the area (once the black flies went away). The level of hospitality I found there bowled me over. A mechanic installed a new starter motor in my car for free b/c he saw that I was a student. People let us walk on their shorefront property and offered us sodas, water, beer. Park staff did everything they could for us.
> About a decade ago, a proposal to create six forms of bipolar, rather than the current two, seemed to make a whole lot of sense to me. One was "normally depressed, but induced mania from antidepressants". It just didn't get past the gatekeepers at the APA.
Seems like every science goes through phases of lumping vs. splitting. The traditional unipolar vs. bipolar 1 is clearly too narrow. It's a split that doesn't include a lot of people. I'm not sure yet if I'd prefer covering the bipolar spectrum with a series of categories, or with a single broadly inclusive "spectrum lump". I can see the utility in trying to lay out a series of variations to try to be as descriptive as possible. OTOH, in my field I sometimes find too many categories cumbersome. Just thinking out loud.
> > I tolerated them as a kid b/c they were put in front of me, and were heavily breaded, seasoned, buttered, lemoned. The only things I've really liked are shrimp, swordfish and shark..
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> Of those, shrimp aren't half bad for you. The other two have high mercury content.As I understood it, swordfish and shark are okay once in a while, right?
> > Yeah. I've started to see (and buy) the omega-3 rich eggs. I could probably go ahead and eat more of them instead of forgetting they're in my fridge until I bake. :)
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> All in due time. Just make yourself remember, eh? Hard-boil a few, for a snack, anytime?I've actually boiled water several times in the last few weeks. Amazing what happens when you start to function a little, eh?. So yes, egg boiling can happen now. :)
> > It will make you smart, like me.
> > > Getting cheeky, is all.
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> > You're allowed.
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> Gee, thanks. ;-) Try and stop me, eh?Does that mean you're not feeling to bad these days? I hope so.
Emme
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