[snarkpup]

Talk show host Bill Cunningham needs to hear this. He has claimed that illness doesn't just happen; and if you get sick, it's your fault. At least three times, I've turned his show off in disgust when he tries to establish some sort of moral equivalence between people who get sick and drunk drivers.

[Pining_4_TX]

There are many like that. Healthy living has become a religion. There was an article in the WSJ about some guy who exercises 4-6 hours a day, and pushes his family to emulate him. He also eats and drinks these odd concoctions that probably taste awful. It reminds me of medieval monks whipping themselves to do penance.

When something bad happens, people want to find a cause so they can protect themselves from such a fate. If you live a “good” life, once meaning you lived a righteous life, you were blessed with health and prosperity. People still want to believe the same thing, except they now put their faith in vegetables and exercise.