I don’t know why I was always exploring health alternatives, but being open to unusual opinions has shaped my life for the better. In the 80s I read Durk Pearson’s Life Extension, and though he did not get everything right, he put me on the right track in certain ways. He advocated butter and meat, for example. My mother was always fussy about what she ate–more from a quality standpoint that being a health nut. She didn’t like or trust other people’s cooking, and she bought high-quality ingredients. Also, she didn’t like or trust doctors or prescriptions. My father went to a doctor rarely. Absolutely no prescriptions, and I don’t remember him even taking an aspirin. Neither of them drank or smoked. Lots to be thankful for!
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