I recently just saw a video where it says Coke Zero or any other sodas with artificial sugars are more harmful than they are 'helping'. Sorry can't link it since I forgot where I watched it to begin with haha. But yeah, it's the reason why we avoid all those zero sodas.
I also think this way, not going to the doctor unless it's very urgent but recently I realized that it's really worth it going to the doctors just to make sure everything's fine instead of worrying for years if you're okay or not. Hopefully it's not very expensive over there but don't wait until it's too late cos you can always earn back the money you spent on the appointment. Adds a peace of mind too for your mental health cos stress can also fuck up your physical body in different ways.
Oh I have insurance so it's not a cost thing really. I just never have a good experience with doctors. I went to one of the best hospitals here with my posh insurance to deal with my hearing (I had very strange, concerning, pulsating tinnitus outta nowhere), and they basically just dismissed it. I also had them test my hearing because I can definitely tell my left ear is slightly deaf (comparing via earphones etc), and their tacky-ass test had them conclude my hearing is perfect.
I had world class toe surgery, with like 5 surgeons and state-of-the-art anaesthetic. Forth surgery on the same issue. And yet here I am, still with this blasted ingrown nail, permanently there, mocking me. Oh, and that state of the art anaesthetic? Didn't work. They knifed my toe and I felt the whole slice -__- they had to backtrack to more O.G. methods.
They also dismissed my wife of her sudden, extreme eczema on her leg which, 2 years later is still there and scarring. When asked why it's only on her legs, they said 'oh that's just because it's not serious enough to spread elsewhere yet'
I suppose that's what you get when the entire country is trained in 'Traditional Chinese Medicine' instead of 'real medicine'.
Lost a lot of faith in it all.
What the hell that sounds horrible. No wonder ancient medicine is still popular lol. The worse thing about being sick is being gaslit. I hate that
Cheers to that! Thankfully I can now have health debates with ChatGPT instead lol