tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22979093.post8296114678373421428..comments2023-09-29T02:09:55.035-06:00Comments on Denver Doc Online: denverdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22979093.post-270033952126277452007-09-17T18:34:00.000-06:002007-09-17T18:34:00.000-06:00Hi MM: I think this study is saying that normal g...Hi MM: I think this study is saying that normal genes are abnormally expressing inflammatory proteins and cytokines in the lonely. The same situation, they postulate, is true for the metabolic syndrome and the alarming trend towards diabetes, namely good genes built for famine, cold, and obligatory physical exertion are expressing in haywire ways under the abnormal (for the human genome that is) modern environment.<BR/><BR/>MG: My mom, after all the agony of the move to the nursing home, is functioning better with more socialization. Too late, however, for her cerebrovascular system--her brain vasculature is already toast, perhaps accelerated by years of living alone. I hope your aunt thrives near her sister.denverdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22979093.post-2210176191055396082007-09-17T14:02:00.000-06:002007-09-17T14:02:00.000-06:00Very interesting. My aunt, who has lived alone fo...Very interesting. My aunt, who has lived alone for the past 25 years since my grandmother died, is the one with the cardiovascular disease and everything else wrong with her. Her sister, my mother, is 100% fine. Up until 2 years ago my mother had my father, plus she just isn't the type to feel isolated; she is very actively mentally involved in politics and other issues. I'm hoping my aunt, who is moving into the same apartment building my mom is in, may benefit from increased social interaction.Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22979093.post-84476362138292491422007-09-15T21:21:00.000-06:002007-09-15T21:21:00.000-06:00But which came first, the chicken or the egg? Did...But which came first, the chicken or the egg? Did they become lonely as a result of their genetic code or did the genetic code come as a result of the loneliness?Midlife Midwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03405697747288370189noreply@blogger.com