Where are You on Dr.Brin's Scale?
Are you moving up or down? You can move in either direction. Part of the conventional wisdom of today is that what is going on with us is inevitable; 1-because we are getting older, 2- our genetics make it impossible for anything else to happen.
Folks, I'm here to tell you the old adage,"There's nothing inevitable but death and taxes." is much more accurate. Should you know your genetics, yes. Why? Well, it's just common sense. If you know that cardiovascular challenges run in your family, then take the appropriate preventive action. Please, notice, I said preventive, let me explain.
In most countries preventive means you do things to prevent something from happening. Websters definition of prevent is "...to keep from occuring..." As in; if you were a sailor long ago and didn't want scurvy, you needed Vitamin C. I just read an article that shows teenagers are now at risk for this disease, why, they are not eating fresh fruits and vegetables! Folks, I find this ridiculous.
OK, if you go to your doctor, preventive medicine has a whole different meaning. Blood tests, cultures, scopes. Ask yourself, is this prevention, or is it early detection. Early detection is not a bad thing, but it is poor English!
This page was last modified on 22-Mar-2008 01:01 PM