Hmm, since I've tried every health supplement known to man, I'm trying to think of stuff that might help you.

What does your digestive system find least disagreeable? Does your system tolerate fluids better than solids?
A lot of people eat that whey protein powder nowadays, because it's supposed to be easily absorbed.

http://www.gotukolatea.net/

In the past week, I've started trying Gotu Kola tea instead of capsules, and have felt some mild benefits from it. I don't know which brand is best.

http://www.bilberrytea.net/

I've been using bilberry tea for awhile, and I've certainly experienced benefits from it in relation to my injury site and for my brain as well as eyes (I have severe nearsightedness, so that means the retina is weak and is in danger of tearing, but the bilberry has made my retina much healthier.)

My buddy always loves to drink the GatorAde, PowerAde, stuff, because he says it replenishes his electrolytes after he exercises. He's a health nut, and he's ridiculously healthy for a guy in his 60s.

Thanks, part of my problem is I never had any love for tea. Maybe there is something tasty out there, I just don't care to go through the frustrating search for it. In fact today I was paid to sample all kinds of premium juices. These juices are very expensive for juice. Some of the flavors I can remember were carrot, beet, pineapple, and some others that just looked like green slime. I'm glad that survey is over. I wouldn't touch any of that stuff if they didn't pay me to drink it. I do drink the calorie free Powerade though, it tastes better than the regular Powerade. I mainly use it after I perform strenuous exercise on our hotter days here. In my case it's important to keep hydrated. I've learned how easy it is for me to become dehydrated 3 times already. Going to the emergency room was my only cure for that. Dehydration is more likely for people with no colons. Every time I became dehydrated, the weather wasn't really too hot too.

Hah, like you I never had any love for tea at all. I force myself to take it, because after trying it, I found it would actually help alleviate my symptoms.

One thing though - absolutely stay away from the junk food crap. Take stuff that's good for your arteries and blood vessels, not stuff that's bad for them. Peanuts are brain food, and if you regularly have them here and there in small amounts, then your system can handle it better than if you eat large meals. Or try trail mix.

So maybe smaller and more frequent eating can work for you better than large meals. I'm fat, so people have always told me that's better for losing weight. But I find that it also helps to keep me from falling asleep. If I eat a large meal (like a large lunch) then I will unavoidably fall asleep within an hour after that. Doesn't matter what coffee or anything I take, the large meal will automatically make me go to sleep. So I go for the smaller, more frequent eating (like nuts), and then the bigger dinner meal to help me sleep for the night.

I read something about the colon mainly being used to absorb salt, so maybe you should try salty peanuts, and maybe that extra salt would help you out? Try it and see if it works, otherwise keep looking for something else.

Yes, it would be nice if I really enjoyed the taste of tea. Using tea for my therapy wouldn't be so tough then. And I wouldn;t be so reluctant to drink it and even buy it. If all it took was just one small sip of tea everyday, then I could bite the bullet and handle it. My guess is I need to absorb anywhere from 6 to 18 ounces everyday before it might make some kind of difference. Given I have no colon, makes the whole process more difficult too. I do try to eat as healthy as I can too. And peanuts and almonds are part of my diet. It helps that I love them too. Right now I am trying to eat foods that increase my iron levels. This morning for breakfast I had a mix of bran flakes, Cheerios, in chocolate almond milk. I can't drink dairy milk since I am lactose intolerant. Although I do drink dairy milk sometimes with the lactose removed. I am so happy with the taste of almond milk though, I rarely touch dairy milk. I try to exercise everyday too. Yesterday I went for a 10 mile jog. Since it's raining today, I'm just going to exercise in the gym.

You may wish to try soy-milk too, as it contains healthy soy protein. It too seems to be without lactose:

http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/lactosefree-milk-vs-soy-milk-3607.html

I also think that it's not just what you eat, but the combination of things that you take in together at the same time. For instance, they say that the body can absorb calcium and VitaminC together efficiently. The body can absorb certain things better in combination together.

Holy smokes - 10 mile jog's a lot better than what I can do. I can do the 10 mile walk, but I need it to be done leisurely, and I'm too out of shape for serious jogging. Now that the weather's getting colder, I can last longer - but usually it's the heat that makes me conk out. I guess I'm just too fat.

How are your reflexes - reasonable? I still have problems pronouncing long polysyllabic words that I used to do with no problem. But recently it's been getting better.

My guess is you can cover 10 miles easier than I can now. I'm in a lot of pain when I do it now thanks to injuries such as something called Piriformis Syndrome. I have various stretches I perform for it and sometimes I take one Alieve before I hit the outdoors. I'd use Alieve everyday if it didn't raise my blood pressure and upset my stomach. Doing 10 or more miles use to be a lot easier for me before I came down with all this pain. I have other injuries too plus my low iron count makes it tougher too. I just push myself hard and get the job done. Today was pretty painful too.

hi my name is Minnie that just happened to me , i was at therapist thought it well be OK , found out im weaker on left side i go to spine clinic on the 17 th hopefully they can help me get rid of some pain.