What's your HEALTHCON Status?

[Runum]

What's your HEALTHCON?

Like DEFCON which states a military condition, your HEALTHCON is your Health Condition.

This might be a bit neurotic but I look @ my health condition like a DEFCON military status.

It is something that I pay attention to, and treat very seriously.

HEALTHCON5 - Perfectly fit, zero medications, zero ailments, not actively treating any condition.

HEALTHCON4 - Good health, but dealing with sleeping issues, ocassional mild fatigue, slight weight issues, 1 or 2 ailments or conditions, such as acid reflux, slight depression, stomach and digestive issues, addictive issues (phone/drinking/video games) back pains, or other chronic conditions. These issues are more NAGS and reduce quality of life, but don't necessarily stop you from living your life.

HEALTHCON3 - OK health but dealing with mild to moderate obesity, chronic fatigue and/or insomnia, several ailments and conditions often requiring several medications. Often sick. Sometimes your health conditions stop you from doing what you want.

HEALTHCON2 - Poor health, dealing with moderate to morbid obesity, many ailments, including aches/pains, trouble walking, struggling to do the basics in life like climbing a flight of stairs, jogging for 1 minute. Medications are part of life. Sickness is a regular, monthly occurrence.

HEALTHCON1 - Sickly. Everything above but worse, chronic, and your life is actually in danger from heart attack, stroke, or any other ailment, such as COVID or the flu.


For most of 2022, I considered myself at HEALTHCON5, in perfect health and not dealing with any type of ailments. Everyone in my life who is my age are struggling at HEALTHCON 2 to 4.

However for the last two months I've been dealing with a nagging itch on my foot that would not go away. At first I thought it was athletes foot or something like that, but the itch did not respond to any type of treatment, including fungal treatments.

This itch, caused me to go to HEALTHCON4 and it was annoying the heck out of me.

So for the last 2 months, it has been my objective to SOLVE this itch and rid myself of it. My wife who is a nurse said it was likely neurological or nerve related since intense scratching only delivered subtle relief, and the itch seemed to be deep in the foot, not on the skin's surface.

My home is full of all types of therapeutic tools, from a massage gun, to an infared sauna, to a ultrasound tools and electric stimulators, to a hot tub.

NOTHING WORKED.

And the itch was starting to effect my work, and my sleep.

Guess what solved it?

This did.

I'm not sure to the exact modality, but doing this morning and night must have did some type of nerve stimulation and I went from hours of itches per day, to just minutes.

I'm back at HEALTHCON5.

Interesting, I spent most of my 30's and early 40's between a mix of HEALTHCON 3 and 4, never getting to 5.

So, what's your current HEALHCON?

What were you for 2022 as an average?

What's the plan to get to 5? Is there a plan? Or is it, "Oh, this is just how things are."

In January I considered myself at 5 for 63 years old. No meds or health problems. It all changed January 14. I am at level 2 now and determined to get back to 5. You can go down much faster than you would expect and it's tough to get back up. The current status quo is unacceptable.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

What's your HEALTHCON?

Like DEFCON which states a military condition, your HEALTHCON is your Health Condition.

This might be a bit neurotic but I look @ my health condition like a DEFCON military status.

It is something that I pay attention to, and treat very seriously.

HEALTHCON5 - Perfectly fit, zero medications, zero ailments, not actively treating any condition.

HEALTHCON4 - Good health, but dealing with sleeping issues, ocassional mild fatigue, slight weight issues, 1 or 2 ailments or conditions, such as acid reflux, slight depression, stomach and digestive issues, addictive issues (phone/drinking/video games) back pains, or other chronic conditions. These issues are more NAGS and reduce quality of life, but don't necessarily stop you from living your life.

HEALTHCON3 - OK health but dealing with mild to moderate obesity, chronic fatigue and/or insomnia, several ailments and conditions often requiring several medications. Often sick. Sometimes your health conditions stop you from doing what you want.

HEALTHCON2 - Poor health, dealing with moderate to morbid obesity, many ailments, including aches/pains, trouble walking, struggling to do the basics in life like climbing a flight of stairs, jogging for 1 minute. Medications are part of life. Sickness is a regular, monthly occurrence.

HEALTHCON1 - Sickly. Everything above but worse, chronic, and your life is actually in danger from heart attack, stroke, or any other ailment, such as COVID or the flu.


For most of 2022, I considered myself at HEALTHCON5, in perfect health and not dealing with any type of ailments. Everyone in my life who is my age are struggling at HEALTHCON 2 to 4.

However for the last two months I've been dealing with a nagging itch on my foot that would not go away. At first I thought it was athletes foot or something like that, but the itch did not respond to any type of treatment, including fungal treatments.

This itch, caused me to go to HEALTHCON4 and it was annoying the heck out of me.

So for the last 2 months, it has been my objective to SOLVE this itch and rid myself of it. My wife who is a nurse said it was likely neurological or nerve related since intense scratching only delivered subtle relief, and the itch seemed to be deep in the foot, not on the skin's surface.

My home is full of all types of therapeutic tools, from a massage gun, to an infared sauna, to a ultrasound tools and electric stimulators, to a hot tub.

NOTHING WORKED.

And the itch was starting to effect my work, and my sleep.

Guess what solved it?

This did.

I'm not sure to the exact modality, but doing this morning and night must have did some type of nerve stimulation and I went from hours of itches per day, to just minutes.

I'm back at HEALTHCON5.

Interesting, I spent most of my 30's and early 40's between a mix of HEALTHCON 3 and 4, never getting to 5.

So, what's your current HEALHCON?

What were you for 2022 as an average?

What's the plan to get to 5? Is there a plan? Or is it, "Oh, this is just how things are."

 

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[polaroid22]

I always thought due to my ilness I would pass in my early thirties. (not fat by any means)
Then I stopped eating candy/sugar/soda's/processed foods and started eathing healthy and drinking only water and wine, and what do you know all my troubles went away. But doctors were determined I needed to take medication for 15 years, the medication did nothing. Changed my diet and BAM my body was great again... Lost too much time of my life, so glad I found the millionaire fastlane, trying to make up for lost time.

 

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[heavy_industry]

Time and health are our most precious assets and we need both in order to enjoy life. If you are in bad health, you time here on earth becomes a curse.

Making your health a top priority is a very wise choice, and a militaristic approach to preserving and improving it seems appropriate.

The single best thing that I ever did for my health was training hard. Exercise is nothing less than a miracle for the human mind and body.

 

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[Arithen]

I just returned from a family dinner that was hosting around 20 people. It's the first time in a few years that I had anything that was deep-fried (because everything was deep-fried or covered in oil, including the salad). The pandemic has prevented me from going to these family outings for those years and I can honestly say it's been GREAT!

I've always been very health/fitness conscious, but it's been extremely easy to accomplish when you're not constantly exposed to awful habits or placed in a situation where temptation or anything else could otherwise drive progress/preferred lifestyle off the road.

100% HEALTHCON 5!

I actively see progress on a monthly basis and am healthier and more fit than I've ever been and will continue to be. I've always struggled to put on weight, but I'm up 10 lbs of lean muscle mass this year, my nutrition is the most refined it's ever been, and I no longer suffer from asthma.

Meanwhile, I've watched the overall waist span of the public inch ever longer. My family, no matter the age, seems to be deteriorating. I'm constantly being asked by friends and family about what they can do as well.

Looks like the market has some problems that need solving

 

[S.Y.]

HEALTHCON5 on average for 2022, with bouts in HC4.

My plan is to continue what I have been doing:
1. eating healthy most of the time (including proper hydration)
2. Proper sleep
3. movement-first approach to physical activity
4. Bodyweight training.
5. Regular cardio (Zone 2 training mostly) - Addition this year.
6. Owning my stories - significant impact in my life

But also to add more play in my life. I have been reading a lot about play recently, and it has been both fascinating and eye-opening.

 

[steve schweitzer]

Between a 4 and 5 for me throughout this year.

Been lifting consistently and eating healthy for the most part. I've actually lost a bit of weight unintentionally because I've been so busy starting my business I naturally eat less. Planning to increase my calories and lifting volume in the coming months to put on some lean mass.

I take one med that keeps my hair from falling out (so not really a health issue), and I'm feeling good and sleeping good. I actually had some stomach issues for a while and figured out I was getting too much fiber.

Areas for improvement going forward are reducing saturated fat and sugar
as I increase my daily calorie intake. I'm also planning to do more cardio / mountain biking, which has become a lower priority the last few months because of business. Definitely need to schedule this back in.

I've also become really interested with nutrition recently and found that there's so much conflicting information and a lot we don't know. People in different diet camps can find studies that support any of their claims, and it's hard to find people who are trustworthy.

The two main sources I've ended up primarily following are Peter Attia and Layne Norton, who seem to be very data driven and mostly unbiased. They have a history of changing their views on things over the years as new data comes out and calling out BS.

Do you guys have any recommendations for sources of information about nutrition?

I have found nutritionfacts.org to have tons of real information. Not just opinions but real scientific facts from peer reviewed studies. This is run by Dr Michael Greger and he has a lots of Youtube videos.

I eat only real, whole food vegan with all meals made from scratch and that has really helped to reverse a debilitating GI issue without drugs or surgery.

This site really helps with understanding exactly the mechanisms that exist for processing of food into energy down to the cell level and how that correlates with the health issues you are working on.

I realized that the number one impediment to my success was my health and ability to function without health issues.

Hopefully Dr Gregers site will help like it did for me.

 

[Runum]

Well no sooner than a few days after I posted this I picked up Covid from my wife who had to do some emergency traveling. First day out of bed in days... HEALTHCON4.

Sorry to hear this. Hope you get well quickly.

 

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[mikecarlooch]

The Andrew Huberman podcast got me to level 5

 

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[Choate]

HEALTHCON 5 more or less. Finished up a half marathon earlier in the month and back to weightlifting with the ergometer (rowing) as my main form of cardio. This year I've eliminated video games and all social media accounts. Next, I want to reduce general surfing and focus my mind in a bit more. Been listening to the Kill Bigger Podcast a couple of times at the gym to start my session before transitioning into more intense music. Trying to kill off any Reddit use at all, so it'd be better for me to come here and browse this and contribute than scrolling Reddit. Have 0 wasteful apps on my phone, screentime is blocking websites I don't need.

I think my obsession with fitness carries everything else. It's a 24/7 war, not only with yourself but against big businesses trying to sell you their sugar loaded crap and social pressure trying to get you to have that one more drink or eat dessert with dinner. Resolve yourself against these modern pressures and it gives you the strength to do pretty much anything else. I agree with @heavy_industry on taking a militaristic approach to defending it.

 

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[AmazingLarry]

Between a 4 and 5 for me throughout this year.

Been lifting consistently and eating healthy for the most part. I've actually lost a bit of weight unintentionally because I've been so busy starting my business I naturally eat less. Planning to increase my calories and lifting volume in the coming months to put on some lean mass.

I take one med that keeps my hair from falling out (so not really a health issue), and I'm feeling good and sleeping good. I actually had some stomach issues for a while and figured out I was getting too much fiber.

Areas for improvement going forward are reducing saturated fat and sugar
as I increase my daily calorie intake. I'm also planning to do more cardio / mountain biking, which has become a lower priority the last few months because of business. Definitely need to schedule this back in.

I've also become really interested with nutrition recently and found that there's so much conflicting information and a lot we don't know. People in different diet camps can find studies that support any of their claims, and it's hard to find people who are trustworthy.

The two main sources I've ended up primarily following are Peter Attia and Layne Norton, who seem to be very data driven and mostly unbiased. They have a history of changing their views on things over the years as new data comes out and calling out BS.

Do you guys have any recommendations for sources of information about nutrition?

 

[Goodfella999]

5, 3 months ago was diagnosed with high cholesterol (genetics) and cut my cholesterol in half with red yeast rice instead of statins.

 

[ZF Lee]

HEALTHCON4 for me.

Mostly I can run about fine.
I do have eczema, but they can be kept down as long I hydrate skin with lotion and do cold baths.
Hot baths are nice, but they actually dry out the skin and agitate shit.

I still avoid seafood as it came up as a potential trigger in past blood tests.
Dust is also an eczema trigger. But it can't be avoided especially when you know, everywhere can't be 100% clean. So best I can do is to clean and wash up after extremely sweaty/dirty jobs.

There are times I feel some fatigue in the evening-- and I crash in bed even though there are urgent deadlines that usually would rile me up to action.

One too many folks tell me to just 'do more sports'.
I find such remarks silly and somewhat unempathetic...you are telling easily-tired people to burn out FURTHER through sports? Even gym routines need recovery days. And I think a lot of them DON'T even do sports themselves.

So what I've done so far is to cut down on sweet drinks like coffee at evenings.
And switch to green tea. I had been eating quite a bit of sweet stuffs and drinks to get me by work-- and the sugars might have messed up with things.

So far I had fewer fatigue moments.
I think the rest needs a reshuffle of the work schedule.

 

[Antifragile]

Bump.

Thanks for the bump. Good idea to reflect.

In my 20s I went from 5 to maybe a 2…
In my 30s, I climbed back to 5.
Now in my 40s… kicking a$$, fit, racing - the whole thing. But this year was a shit show. It took a “David Goggins” in me to race again. Because I can’t recall another year where I was sick with flu/covid/whatever the F*ck, as often and as bad before. Training took a lot of discipline (that honestly, if not for previous version of @MTF discomfort club newsletter - I didn’t know I had in me). Ending the year strong. Looking forward to 2023.

 

[Kak]

I’m a 4. I don’t take anything, but vitamins and supplements. I don’t know where glasses/contacts fall, but I’d like to get lasik soon.

My complaint is that I’m not in awesome shape and I would like to be. I guess I define that as better than where I am.

Every once in a while I have a sore shoulder/neck from competitive golf growing up and my super hippy dippy chiropractor fixes that up pretty well.

 

[S.Y.]

Any resources or materials you recommend that have benefitted you most?

So far, these two books have resonated the most with me:

Most of all the other resources are covered in those two.

For the longest time, play and fun were the same for me. I remember listening to Indistractable by Nir Eyal. At one point he talks about play in the context of work. Work and play? what? I was confused. Few months later, I am reading the Almanack of Naval Ravikant, and I stumble upon this:

Any end goal will just lead to another goal, lead to another goal. We just play games in life. When you grow up, you’re playing the school game, or you’re playing the social game. Then you’re playing the money game, and then you’re playing the status game. These games just have longer and longer and longerlived horizons. At some point, at least I believe, these are all just games. These are games where the outcome really stops mattering once you see through the game.

It is one thing to hear it from Nir Eyal. It is a whole different idea when it comes from Naval, who I respect far more. And as usual, Naval has a way of explaining things that make them clear to me. The bolded sentence above is by far the most important thing I have read about play. It changed my perspective and the way I view it. The books help by showing describing forms of play, toddlers making sense of the world and learning through a form of play for example.

General rules of thumb which seem to work for everyone: move more, eat things that were around 50-100 years ago, target calories to your goals. That will get you 80-90% of your improvements. The rest will be optimization based on your specific genetics/physiology.

Movement is one of the most underrated things in life! We have such a powerful tool for free. Yet it is underutilized by most.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9yFKPmPZ90

 

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[Train]

Current: HEALTHCON 4 (Currently on an IV drip from dieting plus overtraining). Late 20s. Seems the excess caloric deficit (-1400 calories) plus daily strength training (1 5-rep heavy set a day) and cardio (1 hour brisk walk) was too much for me.

Year 2021 average: HEALTHCON 5

• My physical and mental health was great. Barely any issues aside from weight increasing.

Year 2022 average: HEALTHCON 3

• Gallbladder sludge caused me to lose ten pounds, along with daily fever, malaise, intense abdominal pain until removal.
• Entry in and out of hospitals left me with panic attacks that afflicted me for months until I found a 99% cure (i.e. TRE).
• Couldn't leave the house for a few months because of the sheer dread I got from meds or trauma.
• Adjustments to life without the gallbladder which has left me with recurring minor symptoms (acid reflux, fasting is a no-go).
• Got hit with a few colds this year.

Current plan is continuing TRE for anxiety/panic prevention, eating whole foods to satiety, strength training twice a week, cardio twice a week, and mobility work twice a week.

I also have daily routines for gratitude practice and breathwork. Breathwork did wonders for increased stamina and easier breathing. It's easier to breathe and workouts don't make me mouth breath as much. And I credit my improved blood pressure to Buteyko breathing (136/75 to 126/62) as it is not due to weight or dietary changes in my opinion.

In short, a mix of mental therapies, whole foods, and reasonable physical training to fix and maintain health. Age is catching up to me and I'm realizing what a dumb-*** I've been doing unsustainable diets and training. Less is more.

 

[Private Witt]

Healthcon3 for me ending 2022 but feel can get to 4 in a few months of new year. Was a horrific year for a few one off health issues added to others I've had that pushed my business progress back but happy to say still in game and growing.

I started year with COVID and it attacked an old injury leaving me bedridden for all of January. I was bitten by a friggin Brown Recluse Spider and become a medical journal poster child for the bad reaction in June which rearranged my life. Was rammed from behind at a stop light in early November to add some body pain but came out okay.

The shocking part is I found a new low impact sport during all of this that I've been playing competitively a few days a week and my diet is so much better and feel at my age of 50 can be a cornerstone of much better overall health so have a lot to look forward too after a chaotic health year.

 

[ZackerySprague]

I would have to say HEALTHCON4.

Everything for me has really been mental. I recently found out that I have emotional loneliness. The idea that I have created this illusion or mirage just to gain attention, love, and acceptance from my family and friends except for the that fact I wasn't being my truthful to who I really am.

There seems to be this huge family estrangement that is happening between my immediate family and I. The emotional loneliness seems to be legit and makes sense. I am having a therapy session tomorrow with my therapist. Though however, when I told her what I wanted to do. She called the FASTLANE method of selling a business later down the line in 10 years "magic voodoo" or "Wishful thinking". Which I wasn't too happy about, I believe in it even though I didn't see it.

The only reason why we talked about was because she wanted to talk about my social relationships and how I figured out that I was in a burnout with what I am currently doing and how I apparently wasn't staying True to to myself to which I wanted to talk about with her about.

I figured this out by reading a book called "The Joy of Burn Out" by Dr. Dina Glouberman. Though it feels liberating to not hide your trues elf or at least when speaking to people and saying your truth.

I don't take any medications, nor had I had any surgeries for many year's. Though I am sure I am way overdue for a check up.

Death itself has been on my mind though, and is changing my view about my health and getting more serious about it. A family friend that I recently visited (he's in his 60's) almost died twice last year and has only 40% capacity of his heart. UT Southwest Hospital down here in Texas billed in $1.4 million dollars for all of his medical expenses. (To which I have a very deep hate view, but will not express haha) but just goes to show how health is very important and is wealth.

A close friend of mine's grandfather is dying, C0VlD-19 ruined his lungs and he has yet since to recovery. As he states he's on borrowed time.

So with everything, I have been questioning what I have been questioning very deeply about what I am doing and was just reminded how little time we have ever on Earth because who knows what's on the other side.

This is a cool video about death as well the Famous Prince EA explaining how he's quitting social media and was questioning about whether he's making the most of his life.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=bCeWncuIfoc&fbclid=IwAR0V4VO0H6FulHtb4zEtI3uGNGOVsSec93WxkdOD1JUqDqtmb8qkpluDhb8

 

[EmotionEngine]

HEALTHCON 4 (due to hereditary issues, just had my full bloodwork done after Christmas) and attempting to improve with diet changes. The major exercise change has happened fortunately. I bike and do resistance training 1 hour a day 6 days a week and already see major improvements after 8 weeks. My gut disappeared and nurses commented that I look really good and not fat. I was never even close to obese but in my mind I knew I could be better.

 

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[kendamakid]

What's your HEALTHCON?

Like DEFCON which states a military condition, your HEALTHCON is your Health Condition.

This might be a bit neurotic but I look @ my health condition like a DEFCON military status.

It is something that I pay attention to, and treat very seriously.

HEALTHCON 3

It's hard to imagine that a 4 years ago I was at HEALTHCON 5. I was near the peak of my fitness physically. The past few years has been challenging with a chronic condition that's supposed to heal in 3-5 years but I'm not there yet. Looking for the opportunity to get back to 4 and ultimately 5.

Being at HEALTHCON 5 all the time is probably unrealistic. There will be occasional drops to 4 - which is no different than having to go thru pains to reach your goals.

As I get older, I realize more and more the importance of health. I, like MJ DeMarco, have also adopted a plant based diet. Scientifically this seems to be the based backed diet. Diet has to be balanced with exercise which can be a de-stressor and I tend to go for bodyweight exercises mixed in with kettlebells. Exercise helps clear the mind and it also gets boosted by reading.

HEALTHCON 5 process : Plant based diet, regular exercise, read regularly and adopting the principles from "The Great Rat Race Escape" to achieve the goal.

 

[Kirby73]

I've gone beyond HEALTHCON 5, I am now optimising my health to live to over 100 years old by reducing my biological age to mitigate against age-related disease.

We are living longer but our health span is deteriorating quicker than at any time in history. The are are now more people over 65 that kids under 5 this means we will start to see a reduction in the size of the global population and so imperative we improve our health span

 

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[JAJT]

Ugh, dealing with some type of carpel tunnel in my wrist. Healthcon 4.

Something that helps me when mine flares up is to take every finger, and bend it back towards the back of your wrist as far as it will go until it's stretched and uncomfortable without being painful and hold it there for a few seconds. I do this a few times a day and it usually starts feeling better in very short order.

That said, I'm no doctor - I've just found this is the only thing that works for me consistently.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Something that helps me when mine flares up is to take every finger, and bend it back towards the back of your wrist as far as it will go until it's stretched and uncomfortable without being painful and hold it there for a few seconds. I do this a few times a day and it usually starts feeling better in very short order.

That said, I'm no doctor - I've just found this is the only thing that works for me consistently.

Next time I see you, remind me to kiss you, lol. Been doing this every hour for the last few and I feel 100% improvement.

 

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[Matt Sun]

Current: Healthcon 5. No health issues at all. Triying to get my phisique from okay to awesome, so started lifting weights 3x a week almost a month ago.

Passed my adolescence and 20s in healthcon 2-4: As a teen was always with cronic sinusitis, amigdalitis, taking anti biotics. the 2 being in 2017 with severe depression. Then I went plant based diet.
Have been pretty much in healthcon 5 ever since, just a twisted ankle playing football and a mild shoulder injurie for doing dips without warming up the articulation are all I can recall as health struggle.

Covid made me feel awful for 3 days in the first days of 2022 but I recovered fine.

Traveled to Brazil at the end of the year and got a let's called "toilet covid", took my natural health stuff and was fine in 24 hours.
Lo and behold now many tourist in that beach area of Brazil are having this same sickness in the middle of high season. Seems lots of rain f*** up the water supply.

It was crazy that in christmas we celebrated with music with my family (it was also my fathers birthday) and jumping somewhat energetic and that was enough for my sister to break her knee's menisci. That is some healthcon 2-3 for her when you can't do some jumps without breaking a joint. She wouldn't even give me the time of day when I told her to supplement magnesium. Seems we need the hard way to learn.

I know a guy in my city that is also plant based and he claimed it cured his psoriasis.
If you are strugling I see no negative to triying it for a few months, as long as you do it well without deficiency. For this I use a free and amazing app called cronometer.com , no, they don't pay me, they are a productocracy.


I wish you all do great health wise in 2023.

 

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[Spenny]

2020, healthcon 3: minorly obese, lost two stone in a month from intense exercise
2021, healthcon 4: cycled everyday to work, burnt the equivalent of something like ~300 McFlurries in Calories
2022 - present: healthcon 5: strong, athletic & really watch what I put into my body

Life is great

 

[andyhaus44]

What's your HEALTHCON?

Like DEFCON which states a military condition, your HEALTHCON is your Health Condition.

This might be a bit neurotic but I look @ my health condition like a DEFCON military status.

It is something that I pay attention to, and treat very seriously.

HEALTHCON5 - Perfectly fit, zero medications, zero ailments, not actively treating any condition.

HEALTHCON4 - Good health, but dealing with sleeping issues, ocassional mild fatigue, slight weight issues, 1 or 2 ailments or conditions, such as acid reflux, slight depression, stomach and digestive issues, addictive issues (phone/drinking/video games) back pains, or other chronic conditions. These issues are more NAGS and reduce quality of life, but don't necessarily stop you from living your life.

HEALTHCON3 - OK health but dealing with mild to moderate obesity, chronic fatigue and/or insomnia, several ailments and conditions often requiring several medications. Often sick. Sometimes your health conditions stop you from doing what you want.

HEALTHCON2 - Poor health, dealing with moderate to morbid obesity, many ailments, including aches/pains, trouble walking, struggling to do the basics in life like climbing a flight of stairs, jogging for 1 minute. Medications are part of life. Sickness is a regular, monthly occurrence.

HEALTHCON1 - Sickly. Everything above but worse, chronic, and your life is actually in danger from heart attack, stroke, or any other ailment, such as COVID or the flu.


For most of 2022, I considered myself at HEALTHCON5, in perfect health and not dealing with any type of ailments. Everyone in my life who is my age are struggling at HEALTHCON 2 to 4.

However for the last two months I've been dealing with a nagging itch on my foot that would not go away. At first I thought it was athletes foot or something like that, but the itch did not respond to any type of treatment, including fungal treatments.

This itch, caused me to go to HEALTHCON4 and it was annoying the heck out of me.

So for the last 2 months, it has been my objective to SOLVE this itch and rid myself of it. My wife who is a nurse said it was likely neurological or nerve related since intense scratching only delivered subtle relief, and the itch seemed to be deep in the foot, not on the skin's surface.

My home is full of all types of therapeutic tools, from a massage gun, to an infared sauna, to a ultrasound tools and electric stimulators, to a hot tub.

NOTHING WORKED.

And the itch was starting to effect my work, and my sleep.

Guess what solved it?

This did.

I'm not sure to the exact modality, but doing this morning and night must have did some type of nerve stimulation and I went from hours of itches per day, to just minutes.

I'm back at HEALTHCON5.

Interesting, I spent most of my 30's and early 40's between a mix of HEALTHCON 3 and 4, never getting to 5.

So, what's your current HEALHCON?

What were you for 2022 as an average?

What's the plan to get to 5? Is there a plan? Or is it, "Oh, this is just how things are."

Hey @MJ DeMarco , I just read your newsletter about you having a really bad itch on your foot - try using mouth wash. Sounds odd but it has been a Godsend for me when it comes to intense itching.

 

[Bigguns50]

As I was reading your condition, I immediately thought "nerve issue". I'm glad the mat helps. I have the same mat. Love it!

Psoriasis is my ONLY issue. I spent 6 years trying to solve this myself. I now take Humira, which I hate taking, but for now, it is under control. My insurance pays $11,000/mo for 2 injections! Stupid.

 

[jhoover]

I'm at healthcon 4. Considering I'm 22 I should be at 5. The biggest concerns are chronic backpain, all year allergies, and a weird lump in my throat that the ENT thought could be scarring. I've already implemented exercise (3 days of weight lifting, 2 days of BJJ training, and 1 day of stationary biking with a day off). I have a followup appt. with the ENT next month where I will probably be put on vocal therapy. I've been doing research on stretches for my lower back, and been considering picking up an inversion table. Daily cold exposure has also drastically increased my immune system.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Bump.