Thank you. My mother will turn ninety next year. She only takes thyroid and estrogen which she has been on since she had her hysterectomy due to massive fibroids when she was 28. He has an old school GP who also did surgery. He told her she would be on estrogen the rest of her life. But, it was not Premarin - it was injectables. I think the estrogen, contrary to what the narrative says, has keep her good all these years. She is mentally sharp and very mobile. A great grandmother that even a couple of years ago was playing soccer with her great grandchildren in the yard. We should all be so blessed.

Anyway, I have had her on a supplement regiment focused on inflammation for over 4 decades that has kept her healthy. She ate what I ate - gluten free and organic. She only sees a doctor to get her scripts. All they can regurgitate is their scripted narratives and they call that science. It has been a pain in the butt when she moved to Ca to get her estrogen. They all want to give her a bad time about it and she has had to doctor shop just to get her prescription. They quit making the injectables, probably a good thing, and now we have her on a patch. Estrogen going through the digestive system really messes up the stomach and is not metabolized well through that pathway.

Another one is when at almost 90, they see something like "elevated" cholesterol and immediately want to put her on a statin. She has been well educated on the drill and they get quite upset when she refuses. Seriously... she is almost 90, normal BP, normal labs, no heart attacks or strokes, no broken bones, and they still want to tell her she is at cardiac risk if she doesn't take their damn drug. These people cannot think! With her medical profile at her age.... she must be doing something right. These people are stupid. Actually, longevity is associated with higher cholesterol - which the brain and cells need to properly function. Want to know why we have this massive increase in dementia? Jabs, omeprazole, and statins. But who actually reads the damn research besides me and few others?

It broke my heart to see the degradation of elderly patients put in a nursing home after they started statins. Every time I would see them, medical at the home would have them on another med - and it would all start with a statin. I would not give you two cents for most of the medical staff at these places. Honestly, most of the time, their so called treatments hasten their demise. Sadly, many of them end up in a wheelchair drooling on themselves before they pass. I only managed to get things turned around when I could get family involved. So, there is the importance of the family that you speak of. Our elders should not be warehoused. They need to be with family. We have lost something very fundamental to our humanity when we cannot take care of our own.

Anyway, I will get off my soapbox now. Thanks again for the blessing. I take them anytime. : )