dont let them uncover you

DONT LET THEM UNCOVER YOU


this is about the health insurance coverage in the united states

here are some terms defined in my words as i understand them

lifetime limit
most policies use to have a maximum lifetime limit they would pay of $1,000,000
when you reach that amount well you dont have coverage anymore

in the present law there is no lifetime limit

powers that be are trying to do away with the no lifetime limit

in my circle of family and friends i am aware of three kids that i call the million dollar babies
one being my grandson
they in the past would have met their lifetime allowance
they would not have coverage if they change the law
if the disease is ongoing like with my grandson mr h it would be a catastrophic financial disaster for them

my advice
dont let them meaning the politicians get rid of this
you and your family may be next

dont let your politicians get rid of this one even if your party supports getting rid of it

maximum out of pocket
this is the most you will have to pay out of pocket in a year
the amount is based on which policy you buy and how many are in your family
when you reach this amount the insurance pays 100%

yes
the politicians are trying to get rid of this one also
again
dont let your politicians get rid of this one even if your party supports getting rid of it


now this one is the biggie
preexisting conditions

when i think about family and friends i realize that almost all of them have preexisting conditions
eg if you have asthma
you wont be able to get coverage for any of your asthma care

yes
the politicians are trying to get rid of this one also trying real hard
again
dont let your politicians get rid of this one even if your party supports getting rid of it


preventative health care
yep
the politicians are trying to get rid of this one

for kids that would be well child care and immunizations at no extra cost
remember that cost is included in your premiums
for women that would be your annual visit with pap and mammograms and bone density and birth control
again this is figured in what you pay for your premiums
for men for those who do preventative care includes the finger test psa screening labs colonoscopy

yes
the politicians are trying to get rid of this one also trying real hard
again
dont let your politicians get rid of this one even if your party supports getting rid of it

theres more in the coverage that we all have been enjoying the last few years granted we are paying more

in the last election the majority of americans supported the health care laws and didnt want them changed

so dont let your politicians go against your own best interest
dont support them just because they are democrat or republican
think about yourself and your family and what it means

now these changes if they were voted away would affect medicare medicaid champus employee health insurance private health insurance and insurances bought on the exchanges
we all 100% of us would be adversely effected

be real real careful of buying the new crappy health policies that are now being allowed without any of these coverages above or below
youll pay less money for these crap policies each month for hardly any coverage and no protections


i just went on the coveredca website and pretended i was a 45 year old couple with two kids living in santa barbara making $75,000 a year and picked the silver ppo policy the one most folks use to compare policies

the policy would be with california blue shield the same supplement my wife she uses with her medicare
the monthly premium would be $614 a month after a $1104 tax credit
lifetime maximum no limit
yearly deductible  $5,000 family  $2,500 individual
maximum out of pocket  $15,100 family  $7,550 individual
pcp $40 copay
preventative care $0
etc etc etc

you can see what would happen to you or this family if these protections are taken away
it would take one medical event to wipe you or this family out financially

so
in summary

dont go against your best interests and those of your family and friends
dont support changing these coverages
we
all of us
will lose
big time

the organicgreen doctor

alzheimers news-ai can tell

ALZHEIMERS NEWS-AI CAN TELL

ai stands for artificial intelligence
like watson the ibm computer

i watched watson battle it out with the two top human contestants on jeopardy
watson easily won the battle
he started slow but then just rapidly started answering all the questions

the first research study i was in was the adni 2 study
adni stands for alzheimers disease neuroimaging initiative
i was in the study for 5 years
i had
serial memory testings such as the moca and mmse and neuropsychological exams
my memory tests were abnormal for a couple of years then have gradually returned to being near normal since then

serial blood test checking my dna rna chemistry profile blood counts urine tests and genetic tests
i carry the apoe 4 homozygous gene ie i have apoe 4/apoe 4 the double version
its called the late onset alzheimers gene

serial mris
mine were all normal


ucsf article on using ai
serial glucose metabolism pet scan like the one above where i was given radioactive glucose before the scan
the working brain cells took up the radioactive glucose and showed up as red highlighted areas
the nonworking brain cells did not take up the radioactive glucose and showed up as blue areas
my pet scans for glucose were normal
which is common early on in the disease
later on maybe now it will or would be abnormal

two spinal taps for amyloid protein and tau protein
these levels become abnormal in alzheimers disease
i had mine done in a private lab and it was abnormal

i had one amyloid pet scan called the amyvid pet scan
if you have alzheimers disease that scan will be positive
i dont know that result on the first one
i have had two since then
although i havent seen the last two results i know they are positive since i am not allowed in the present study im in called the biogens aducanumab study unless im positive
if my drug works my last amyvid pet scan to be done in 15 months may be read as negative

there are around 1200+ of us that were in the adni 2 study from all over the us and the world
so at ucsf
they took artificial intelligence
ie
one of watsons buddies to look at all the scans

well mr watsons buddies were able to predict with a high degree of accuracy 90+ that some folks had or would have alzheimers disease
they were able to predict this 6 years before the disease showed up
how
by recognizing subtle real subtle changes in serial scans that humans couldnt recognize using an algorithm the scientists designed

so
one day when you go to the neurologist for early memory loss the neurologist will say
well id like you to meet my friend
watson
its elementary my friend

early diagnosis leads to early treatment
we are close to having treatments soon

the organicgreen doctor

why blackeyed peas for nyd

WHY BLACKEYED PEAS FOR NYD

on nyd we were in nola for our sons wedding
we were in recovery mode but knew we had to have some blackeyed peas on nyd
yes i know the correct spelling is black eyed pea or black-eyed pea but i think that spelling it like this blackeyed peas just well should be the way its done

so
i went down to the restaurant at the hotel where we were staying
i waited for this nice dressed up young waiter who came up to ask what i needed
i said
will you be having blackeyed peas today
thinking of all places in nola they would have them
he said as he looked down his nose at me
we dont serve those here

well
i cant say what i said under my breath
use your imagination

on to emerils nola restaurant thinking surely emeril would have some
nope
his was just those little green peas
im sure if you ate them they would cause bad luck for the year
so we didnt partake

why blackeyed peas for nyd
this is the lore as told on wikipedia
when sherman made his march to the sea during the civil war he plundered and burned everything so the south folks wouldnt have anything left
the peas in the field were recognized as food for the animals by the north troops and not for human consumption
thus the southern folks many survived eating the blackeyed peas that winter
thus
it became a tradition to eat the blackeyed peas on nyd in the south
thus becoming the symbol for good luck for the year
or
the blackeyed pea represented the emancipation of the slaves on nyd
thus being a symbol for good luck for the year

the blackeyed pea is a pea from africa brought here by the slaves
its growth spread over the south
it was used as food for farm animals
it was used as food for humans also
like corn is

the purple hull pea is a variation of the blackeyed pea named for the purple hull
if you have ever shelled them using your thumb you know that its purple

so back to my story
we my wife she and i decided
lets just wait till we get home the next day and use the purple hull peas i harvested from my garden this summer and froze just for this good luck meal which we did last night

so
i did a vegetarian version in our crock pot using my frozen shelled purple hull peas
i added 1 box of vegetable broth plus sauteed onions and garlic and bell pepper plus seasoning of sea salt ground black pepper pepper flakes my cooking spice mix plus liquid mesquite smoke plus 1 can of tomatoes and peppers some know as rotel plus olive oil and a pad or two of butter
then
i cooked it for several hours

we ie my wife she made some cornbread which represents gold
she also got some cans of peas as in the picture above in case i didnt cook the peas right

we had collards the day before at nola so that represents green which is money

the blackeyed via purple hull peas thats the good luck for the year
a prosperous year is in store for us if this story is true

maybe
we all here in the us need to be sure we all ate blackeyed peas this year
we may need it this year

the organicgreen doctor