Struggling with High Systolic Blood pressure, and infected toe nail

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The incessant rain has brought unexpected health problems.  Unable to ride, unable to burn off excess calories. my systolic bp has been going up in the upper 140s and 150s.   The diastolic bp though is in the 70s and 80s.   Could there be anything further wrong with my health?

I do calisthenics though.  Sit ups, push ups lunges etc.  But still.  I pray I am still OK

This post afflicted with gout? or overstraining

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Is my uric acid level high?   Do I have gout?

I still was able to bike this morning up to Morong.  But this PM, before I joined the services for the interment of Marisel Genavia, my right ankle ached and had to take a ride to the memorial park.  I could not walk well.  I dont remember having a trauma and injury at the right foot

It could have been due to any of the following causes:

1.  Overstraining with climb at diversion;

2.  Joining the funeral procession of wife of Pres Luis

3.   Gout due to elevated uric acid level.

But as of now am disabled:    cant walk nor bike.   Painful right foot

When you disassemble your crank, be sure to watch your FD adjustment

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This post always neglect this and after a crank disassembly, the FD could not shift the fd to the large chain ring  More specifically the crank has not been tightened well or got loose when this post used the bike.  All this post had to do were:   1.  tightened the crank bolt,   2,  loosened the high adjustment screw of the FD adjustment screw.  

It seems that with Campy super torque crank has this common problem.  It does not fit most of the BB and there seems to be about 1 mm of play - hence the need for wave washer.  But still there seems to be some side to side movement that is why sometimes the chain falls off.   The video maker recommends using loctite to fix the crank.

Its all very detailed and all complicated that is why many just let their mechanic do the job;   pay them well and let the mechanic do the worrying.    That is why I had to bring the 10 mm hex  crank bolt tightening too.  

Bulletproof coffee advised by our family doctor for weight reduction and lower BS

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Because my blood sugar was quite high 11.00 despite vaunted advantages of biking to control BS, the good MD suggested bulletproof coffee which goes hand in hand with Interment Fasting, Keto Diet and One Meal a Day dieting practices.   

https://www.thecookierookie.com/bulletproof-coffee-recipe/

The bulletproof coffee main differentiation is the use of dark chocolate, MCT (coconut oil) and or olive oil to induce fullness so that the drinker does not get hunger pangs.   I have tried this twice and seems to work well.  However I had LBM for my first cup.  

I would adopt this.   for healthy living