Two beautiful women, friends of mine, got cancer at about the same time. One went to India to pray with her guru, the other went right to the hospital for surgery. Guess which one survived. An excellent lesson for me. I do my best to stay healthy, and if I get sick, I’ll rely on docs.
My doc, btw, writes me orders for several nutritional supplements instead of prescription meds, insists that I sip water with electrolytes all day, and understands that I know what I’m doing. We both go to the same gym. I am, btw, a very very old lady, jogging into eighth decade. With attitude!
Holy smokes, Veto!
I am impressed with anyone who can jog at all. I can do a ten mile walk, but my back can’t even take the smallest of jogs...
That’s great. I’ll bet that keeps your bones pretty strong, too!
As for serious health care interventions, I think it is a personal decision, and I hope I don’t have to make those kinds of decisions very soon, though if we are lucky (or unlucky, depending on your point of view) we have to make them eventually.
I have worked nearly my entire adult life in Medicine, and I think I understand the risks and benefits enough to ask the right questions without bogging myself down in hand-wringing. I made the choice years ago to spend my money and energy in Chiropractic for my chronic back issues (since I was 16 and hurt my back) and that has paid off in spades. That was about 28 years ago when I went for the first time, and I wish I had done it sooner. I would consider trying acupuncture, too. But that is about it. I have tried herbal remedies for a variety of things, but...traditional western medicine has done good by me, so I am sticking with it.
Great talking to you...Veto!