Not so. But, there was an expression in my family that if a person was “doctoring” they weren’t long for this world. And that was true, for the most part.
I see the doctors annually, or whenever I have a problem. But, I’m not a person who runs to the doctor for every little thing.
I have (at least) 2 members of my family who were actually killed by their doctors, so I take what they say with a big fat grain of salt — a whole shaker full.
I guess I don’t know anyone like that and that’s why I find the attitude ridiculous. The posters on that thread both referenced relatives they considered hypochondriacs and mentally ill and so, as I said, they are painting with a very broad brush in that regard. Annual physicals with the attendant blood work are just prudent healthcare.
My commitment to natural living was made when I was in my late teens, but I do believe that if one wants to have every test, exam, intervention, take all the drugs on the market, stand on their head in a centrifuge, or whatever that is their choice-they have the right to that, just as I have the right to my lifestyle choices. We don’t ever need to impose our beliefs and lifestyle on anyone.
But others should not pay for our choices-that is why I believe we need cafeteria style insurance, not Obamascare-don’t want the dessert-don’t buy it, want a helping of Viagra-go for it, but pay for it with your co-pay...