Question for only those who have not had Covid

This is never going away. There will be new variants popping up forever and I will not live my live behind a mask or social distanced. I did not get Covid and I am not afraid to get Covid.

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No one in my household has had Covid.

No, I am not afraid of getting Covid because I am vaccinated. I understand the vaccine is not 100% but I have done everything I can to mitigate my risk of severe illness or death by getting it.

I will feel better when DS can get vaccinated but there is nothing I can do to speed that up so I don't stress about it. When he is with friends they are outside 99% of the time anyway.

I am living a pretty normal life, seeing friends and family, going to restaurants and on a few trips. It feels like summer 2019 and it's lovely.

I am trying not to think about the fall because there is no point right now. Hopefully more of the Kay Iveys of our country will speak out and the vaccination rate will increase.

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I'm embracing a post covid lifestyle

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I am not yet vaccinated and I have not had it. I was really sick with something in March 2020 and the cough was awful, but I do not know if I had it.

I am not scared of getting Covid or the vaccine (going this weekend, though, I think).

What I am terrified of is getting any needle (or blood) of any kind. I have had problems with this since I was a child and I suffer from Vasovagal response. I once passed out from watching “Interview with a Vampire” in a movie theatre because of the simple idea of blood. Oddly enough, Trainspotting is my favourite movie and I was able to give my cat sub-q fluids via a needle no problem.

But a lot of times I need a support person with me and this is proving difficult because they are not really allowing that because of Covid and limiting people.

I have not been limiting myself totally and I do meet up with friends and go to restaurants. I went to a crowded beer garden last week, so there’s that. In general I have avoided alcohol (not completely, but I have drastically cut down how many days; I have drunk about 20 days this year) the past year because it is so bad for you.

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I’m not worried about getting it. My family has had the flu and my one child and my husband one year were bedridden and really sick…..but they got better. we have had other illnesses that have also kicked our butt….but we got better. We are all young and healthy and choose to look at this as any illness that may give us a sniffle or land us in bed for a couple days.

I used to worry about getting Covid and passing it on to the at-risk in our family but they are all vaccinated now. But that fear is slowly coming back with all the breakthrough / death cases. I hope there is a booster, some are almost 8 months post vaccine. I’m curious to see what the fall brings.

Question for only those who have not had Covid

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Helps Your Heart

If you're in good shape, moderate drinking makes you 25% to 40% less likely to have a heart attack, stroke, or hardened arteries. This may be in part because small amounts of alcohol can raise your HDL ("good" cholesterol) levels. Heavy drinking, on the other hand, boosts your risk of heart disease.

Gets You More Active

Moderate drinkers are far more likely to exercise than people who don't drink. And they may even get more healthy effects from it. On the flip side, the more you exercise, the more likely you are to drink now and then. Scientists don't know exactly where this link comes from.

Prevents Kidney Stones

Regular moderate drinkers are less likely to get kidney stones -- 41% less likely for those who drink beer, 33% for wine drinkers. Part of the reason may be that alcohol, like caffeine in coffee and tea, makes you pee more often. That helps clear out the tiny crystals that form stones. Drink too much, though, and you can get dehydrated, and that increases your risk of kidney stones along with other health problems.

Helps Your Brain

A drink or two a few times a week may make you less likely to get Alzheimer's disease. In fact, the MIND diet, specifically designed to lower your risk of the disease, has wine as one of its 10 "brain healthy" food groups. It also reduces risk of stroke and heart disease -- both of which can speed up the effects of Alzheimer's.

Balances Blood Sugar

That happy-hour cocktail or glass of wine with dinner may make you less likely to develop type 2 diabetes. Scientists aren't sure why exactly, but it might be that a drink or two helps your body deal with high blood sugar levels in a healthy way.

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It was recently determined that no amount of alcohol is safe. You can google “no amount of alcohol is safe.”

It is recommended in the UK (every country has different amounts) that you do not exceed 14 units per week. I think some say 7 for women (I think the US recommends this). A 750 ml bottle of wine (usual size) contains 10 units. If you have two bottles of wine a week, then that’s 20 units. I believe the standard drink size is a bit more in the US, but not by that much.

And like someone said it is hard to stop at just one glass/drink. And that one glass usually tends to be 2 units.

Really challenge yourself and add up the units, not glasses/drinks, and you will be surprised.

Liver disease is soaring in people in their 30s and 40s.

Luckily, the liver is very forgiving.

Hey, I’m not saying I don’t drink and go over the recommended units per week some weeks, but I am a lot more aware of it now. Oktoberfest here alone could easily put me over since I go at least 3-5 times a year during that time. 3-4 liters of beer per time, and yeah…

Also, ever wonder why liquor stores are considered essential businesses? They didn’t want a bunch of people going into alcohol withdrawals and clogging up the health system.

But it’s definitely not *that* good for you. You do you, I guess. But it’s very easy to come home and relax with a drink, cook, have some with the meal, maybe a little bit more, who knows? Do that 2-3 times a week, and those 7 units are way over.

And, yeah, doctors here tell you to drink a warm beer and wear a scarf with any sort of cold illness here. I also got told to wear socks in the shower when I had a UTI once. So, yeah…

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Question for only those who have not had Covid

The tangents on this site are unbelievable. Drink if you want, don't drink if you don't want. There is no link to moderate drinking and Covid so for once, maybe we can try to stay on topic.

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I am a big believer that alcohol kills many germs and viruses, so I will keep drinking

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Posted by Diane

I am a big believer that alcohol kills many germs and viruses, so I will keep drinking

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Posted by Diane

I am a big believer that alcohol kills many germs and viruses, so I will keep drinking

Re: Question for only those who have not had Covid

Posted by Diane

I am a big believer that alcohol kills many germs and viruses, so I will keep drinking

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One of the best things for your immune system is less stress so whatever you enjoy, whatever you do to relax, will alwaya be good for you. (Unless it's heroin. )

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Posted by klingklang77

Posted by Diane

I am a big believer that alcohol kills many germs and viruses, so I will keep drinking

Well, you’ll need something with at least 40% to do anything small. A study was done that said 60-80% is optimal, but you can damage the lining of your stomach.

Study

So grab your moonshine and cheers!