I never said it was a 'disease' in the classical sense of it being pathogenically induced. You otherwise reinforced my point - if you have the genetic predisposition for it, the best way to combat it is thru diet and exercise. And it takes a pretty radical change in lifestyle to do it - most people would rather pop pills and live a more sedentary lifestyle. But, I'm not one to do that and cry 'woe is me' over it. I knuckled down and kicked it's ass. It'll always be there, lurking, and waiting to pounce if I let my guard down, so it's a lifelong commitment. But it's a commitment that'll affect how long that life
is.
Popping the pills doesn't necessarily make it go away either. Let's not mislead anyone about that. You have to exercise and control your diet to a degree most people probably think is impossible.
If we could just clear away this civilization debris moved in around the neighborhood by the agriculturalists, and turn it back into prime pastureland like God intended, I think it'd be easier!