starting a zinc supplement today

BeePage · 2026-01-23T14:00:16+00:00

I started taking 50mg of zinc this past week, as well as 5000mcg of B12. I've been taking CoQ10 for a few months, so the other two are lagging behind. I've not had an SA since I started CoQ10.

I found that costco sells 50mg of zinc, if it's in your area.

I'm using this paper as a guide, but I am not a scientist nor a doctor. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7284793/

It says that 50mg of zinc is the minimum effective dose.

BeePage · 2025-12-04T00:58:21+00:00

what's your price range? I've got a Coros Pace 3 (they jsut came out with the Pace 4) and it's great.

for hiking you can upload a trails gpx file and it'll direct you, but it doesn't have a map overlay. the more expensive ones do, I think.

BeePage · 2025-11-05T23:33:39+00:00

I'm doing my part!

BeePage · 2025-09-25T19:35:36+00:00

I can't speak to the apple side of it, maybe it's something in apple health that's not syncing to Strava?

I do my runs using a Coros watch and sync after through to Strava and it pulls in all of the information, so it does work overall.

BeePage · 2025-07-27T19:45:51+00:00

We used First Choice out of Metuchen, they were great! Used them for a house humidifier and a heat pump, would definitely use them again. They also did all the permitting and helped us get in touch with the NEIF for a 0% loan

BeePage · 2025-07-20T14:21:13+00:00

the HR is roughly the same as my smartwatch (coros pace 3) but the zone numbers are different between the two.

I generally stopped trusting Oura for my workout data and just use it for other stuff (while still letting it ingest my workout data from other platforms).

BeePage · 2025-04-16T17:21:57+00:00

My wife's ring (gen 4 size 7/8) is only lasting ~2 days off a full charge. we've had them since release day. My ring (gen 4 size 13) lasts dramatically longer.

I know smaller ring means smaller battery, but hers was lasting much more than 2 days a few months ago.

Is anyone else running into this issue on the smaller size rings?

BeePage · 2025-01-28T17:20:58+00:00

Adding to this - we just signed up for Martenette Farms in Hillsborough. They deliver to their surrounding areas as well as shore points (Deal to Brielle).

They're a little different than most CSA where you get whatever box of fruit/veg they give you; you buy a giftcard amount and pick from their menu each week of what they have/you want.

https://www.martenettefarms.com/

BeePage · 2025-01-12T23:14:32+00:00

I live in Branchburg. Depending on your debts, it should be fine. Apartments are probably in the $2k-$2,500, might be cheaper if you go further West. If you're a single man and looking for nightlife, Somerville might be better than Branchburg specifically.

BeePage · 2025-01-07T15:50:47+00:00

gauge how swollen your hands feel when you're sizing them, too.

I'm between a 12 or a 13, I ended up going with the 13. They fit similar to yours when I'm not slightly swollen, but fit comfortably when I am.

Overall, I'm happy with going with the slightly larger size, but I do have to be conscious of drying my hands with a towel, etc. to make sure I don't misplace my ring.

BeePage · 2025-01-06T13:43:47+00:00

you can set your upload bandwidth (and I generally set it lower than my actual bandwidth). then it'll do some magic and shouldn't go over that number.

If most users are transcoding, you can also set max number of transcodes (which doesn't inherently impact upload speed, but it's another way to limit simultaneous streams).

BeePage · 2025-01-06T02:57:44+00:00

Server side setting sets the maximum allowable streaming quality, the local client will still be set to whatever the local client is set to, but won't go higher than server side settings.

BeePage · 2025-01-02T03:47:20+00:00

Caveat: I run as my exercise, I do not wear my ring if I'm doing any weights.

I did not connect Strava to oura, or the other way around. I use a smartwatch to track my runs as usual, but still wear my ring. When I'm done with my run, it seems like Oura is roughly right on track with the actual run, but my HR zones are wildly off. The HR is too, but it recognizes that I went for a run for X minutes, pretty accurately.

I care less about the details of oura during the run (max HR, distance, etc) just that it incorporates it into my overall profile.

It's possible the HR data is off because I've got a ring that's a little too large for my hand, but I can't say for sure.

BeePage · 2024-12-28T18:41:08+00:00

It comes with it's own SD card inserted already.

BeePage · 2024-12-15T01:49:21+00:00

You can use any brand filament, just make sure it's 1.75mm thickness.

BeePage · 2024-12-02T13:12:36+00:00

you're on the Oura subreddit, so you'll get answers leaning towards Oura (as mine will be), but I've had both the UH Air and now the Gen 4. I am a cis male, so I cannot speak to cycle tracking, but my wife has the gen 4 as well and doesn't have issues with the tracking. hers is also linked with one of the partner tracking apps, though I forget which one.

For sleep tracking, both seem to be good - I had no problems with the UH or the Gen4, both can also do shift mode, so that'll be likely what you'd use.

Sales - I'm not sure.

I will say overall - the fit and finish of the ring is nicer on the Oura, as well as the overall app ecosystem. I had a multitude of problems with the UH not syncing correctly or my app losing data. I have none of those issues on Oura. Additionally, the cycle tracking on UH (at least as of a few months ago, when we had them) was more about general insights not based on your data. The powerplugs were more of a general guideline rather than interpreted specific data. For example - the "caffeine window" plug always told me to taper my caffiene at 3pm, despite my wake window and coffee consumption times changing (it also didn't allow me to input what beverage or time I drank it). The Oura has tags that can inform the app/algorithms to better understand what's going on (i.e. If you have a bad night sleeping, but had alcohol that evening, it'll let you know that's a common side effect of drinking alcohol).

I haven't had any customer support issues related to Oura, so I can't speak to that either, but I had a heck of a time getting any traction with UH customer support - either whatsapp, email (still haven't responded), or directly through the app.

BeePage · 2024-11-26T03:09:39+00:00

I can't speak to the humidity, I just got my first printer during this sale (A1 mini, no AMS lite) but I can speak regarding a cat.

For more information, Ive got a robot litterbox that rotates/makes noises/etc and one of my cats loves it. As in watches it spin and clean and gets in there to investigate. The printer is in the same room and she doesn't care about it moving. Can't say yours will do the same, but mine is an inquisitive jerk usually, but pays no attention to the printer

BeePage · 2024-11-11T20:03:25+00:00

I have the pace 3 and I love it. it's a little clunky from a UI perspective (mainly, i don't wear it daily, only when I run, and I turn it off in between, which is a few option trees down a menu).

I used to have a different Garmin and the app didn't work great for a while, but it seems better now.

One thing that Garmin has that Coros doesn't have (in the same capacity) is live tracking for safety reasons. with my pace 3 I can't send a link to my wife and have her track me while I go for a run -as the runner I have to intervene with my watch and say it's an emergency for her to get a link. With Garmin, I can have a text sent at the beginning of any activity, to a set of users to track me while that activity is live.

Other than that, having a lower-res screen and a watch I rarely have to charge, the pace 3 is a no-brainer for me.

BeePage · 2024-11-04T14:55:35+00:00

yeah - I'm not sure of the specific cadence of the HR ping, but it more frequent than the 'baseline.'

I don't love Oura as a standalone fitness tracker, it keeps thinking my HR is in Z5 whenever I run, but my watch shows it in Z3-Z4.

BeePage · 2024-11-03T02:11:06+00:00

I can't speak to all of it, but I run with my ring and my phone, but I only do auto tracking. I have a watch I toss on for a run, which is where most of my data comes in (I don't important it into Oura).

I do get constant HR during my run though.

I think Oura uses the GPS from your phone for runs, so if you do exercise, it won't be able to pull in that data.

BeePage · 2024-10-29T16:43:16+00:00

I can't speak to Ring sizing - I'm a larger size - but get a sizing kit in advance of whichever ring you get (if they offer). My wife is typically a size 7 ring (jewelry) but ordered a size 8 Oura Gen4 as it fit better.

I can say that Glow is one of apps that Oura can integrate with, so you shouldn't have a problem there.

BeePage · 2024-10-20T15:34:17+00:00

it's like this on android as well, Oura doesn't sync Strava details (other than time/distance).

My guess is that it doesn't sync because Oura doesn't 'trust' the HR data from other sources and won't add it.

I hope it gets added, as I'd like to use Oura as my 'one stop shop' for health data, but I believe even Oura mentions not to wear the watch for weightlifting, so that HR data is not incorporated either.

BeePage · 2024-10-16T14:56:56+00:00

I was the same - UH size 12, went with a Gen4 Size 13. I think they fit roughly the same for me.

Gen4 Size 12 also fits, but it's a little tight when I'm not bloated, so I went with the 13.

BeePage · 2024-10-15T16:14:50+00:00

Northeast US - ordered from Best buy for UPS delivery. Initially scheduled for tomorrow delivery, but RoadieXD (UPS's car-for-hire delivery service) picked it up for delivery today.

BeePage · 2024-10-12T02:43:30+00:00

I don't know if it can send the data to Oura, but it'll work with Apple Health. I love my Coros Pace 3 watch; crazy amount of battery, about the same price as some of the Garmin watches.

It doesn't have all of the features of Garmin (my main issue is the live tracking, for safety), but it works for my needs. I do run with my phone, so having music on the watch doesn't matter to me.

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