True, but I'd still go as far as to say the majority of illnesses western people in their 40's are suffering from could have been avoided with different lifesty

True, but I'd still go as far as to say the majority of illnesses western people in their 40's are suffering from could have been avoided with different lifestyle choices. If I hadn't kept fitness and eating healthy as a priority for the last 15 years, my health would've been in complete shambles by now. I was pretty lazy and self-destructive through my early adolescence, and in my early twenties I was in terrible shape physically and had a lot of severe mental problems that I no longer struggle with. I'm extremely grateful to my 22-year old self that decided to try and turn things around, it didn't happen overnight.