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Old 05-15-2015, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Villages PL View Post
No more useless medical procedures for lifestyle diseases such as heart bypass operations for coronary artery disease. This is a huge expense and is only one of many. Hundreds of billions of dollars are spent every year for diseases that are caused by poor lifestyle choices.
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OP refuses to believe any disease cannot be prevented or cured with anything other than plants. And any disease you get is your fault. It's a narrow-minded, uninformed view in my opinion.
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I think the poster comes up with pseudo-scientific sounding articles that he believes support his position. Faced with a question he doesn't understand or like, he deflects by raising another topic or by responding to your question with a question.
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Pompous is much too mild.
Someone who advocates withholding medical procedures from a patient who hasn't followed his "anointed" diet is beneath contempt.

I join you in your comments.

The OP has suggested in previous threads that medical intervention should be withheld for people who don't adhere to his idea of an appropriate lifestyle.
Death Panels? What a barbaric suggestion.
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