There is definitely truth here. I've had a weight problem all my life, smoked off and on for 40+ years, drank far more than I should have, ate way, way too much garbage food and got little physical activity (outside my job). And when I retired 3 years ago I really started to slide, despite heart disease, high blood pressure, Type 2 Diabetes and recurrent gout. It wasn't until I started having knee problems and facing potential knee replacement (along with hitting my 60's) that I have started to take my health seriously. I quit smoking for good, started exercising more, cut my drinking to almost nothing and started really watching what I eat, especially in terms of sugar and carbs (still a serious daily struggle). In the past year I have dropped some weight, gotten fitter, lowered my BP to the point I'm almost entirely off BP meds and I'm am within a whisker of going off diabetes meds (which will likely happen in the next 3 months). And I may be able to keep knee replacement at bay for the rest of my life. Still working on that 4 orgasm thing though....Other than age associated aches and pains I feel the best I have in years. All the preventative medicine in the world doesn't do shit if we don't make an effort to take care of ourselves and too many people have the same outlook I used to have, namely "I'll eat, drink smoke and sit on my ass all I want because doctors and medicines will save me". I think we owe it to ourselves to help those who genuinely can't help themselves, but people who can help themselves but won't should be left to sink or swim.....
Two things I don't agree with as far as the ACA goes are;
Requiring people to have health care. If they don't want it, so be it. They're on their own.
Requiring parents to provide insurance for their 26 year old "children". These are adults who should be treated as such. I can understand if the kid is living at home and is a full time student under the age 23. Otherwise, I call bullshit.
