is healthy eating, exercise, not smoking etc important? of course but people will still get cancer and motor vehicle collisions and heart attacks and all sorts of stuff despite doing all the right things (which arent always easy to do) oh yeah and catch the deadly pandemic virus

@MDaware Closely related

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@MDaware @barkflight I think his point is you can prevent a lot of healthcare issues by eating healthier, & getting exercise. It would help lower obesity complications that arise from being overweight. That said it isn't a cure all.

@ChicagoMikeSD @barkflight

@MDaware I hate it here

@MDaware @7im Okay sure. He is right— exercising and eating better so that you need less healthcare is a great idea. But I don’t see why it’s an either/or thing.

@MDaware @DGlaucomflecken I suspect he has a trainer, chef, a masseuse, valet, hired friends.

@MDaware gonna start putting these high yield tips in my discharge instructions...

@MDaware @bigmakball John Mackey 🤝 Callee Shea Curing depression with kale & kombucha

@MDaware Privileged view of health

@MDaware In other words, a businessman said something questionable to sell more product.

@MDaware maybe if people could just pull themselves up by their boot straps harder they wouldn’t get congenital diseases or cancers

@MDaware it shows the false panacea of preventative care—people live longer, will require healthcare

@MDaware Let them eat not-cake

@MDaware Is it possible to sprain your eye muscles from rolling them too hard?

@MDaware I will make sure to tell this to my brother with Type 1.

@MDaware All about healthy habits, but those essential oils in the Whole Foods “pharmacy” aisle don’t quite cut it in the ICU.

@MDaware Have they tried not getting Covid19? (Hint: pay people to stay home, vaccinate, masks, distancing, outside>inside, hand washing. Oh yeah, try not being POC or from low-income family. Or ACEs.

@MDaware @Mammals_Suck What an elitist and arrogant statement. Has he not heard of food deserts? Resources and accessibility are limited.