"far too many doctors continue to promote a genetic etiology of lifestyle diseases to their patients — mostly, I would argue, because it’s easier than confronting them about lifestyle choice" - yes! This! 👍🇨🇦
and of course, even if they did, how many of us would listen, unless we are very, very sick? Don't we all have a sweet tooth? How many of us drink a glass of wine with their meal. Do we want to give up the spaghetti with meatballs? As long as I feel good, I won't. But I do keep books and articles just in case.
I think it might also be of interest, that doctors used to come home, and see the circumstances their patients lived in.
A friend's husband who had TB long ago was told that his (not eating but) drinking was the cause of it. Thankfully he recovered completely.
"far too many doctors continue to promote a genetic etiology of lifestyle diseases to their patients — mostly, I would argue, because it’s easier than confronting them about lifestyle choice" - yes! This! 👍🇨🇦
and of course, even if they did, how many of us would listen, unless we are very, very sick? Don't we all have a sweet tooth? How many of us drink a glass of wine with their meal. Do we want to give up the spaghetti with meatballs? As long as I feel good, I won't. But I do keep books and articles just in case.
I think it might also be of interest, that doctors used to come home, and see the circumstances their patients lived in.
A friend's husband who had TB long ago was told that his (not eating but) drinking was the cause of it. Thankfully he recovered completely.