Well, with time I found that the less I talk about health to friends, aquaintances, coworkers and strangers, the better. First, people have a lot of misconceptions about health, and do not appreciate having their convictions challanged. Diet, exercise, drugs, supplements, vaccines, healthcare, lifestyle. It’s endless. You’ll get animosity and suspicion for your efforts. So I say nothing. “Carnivore, man, only way”, “OK”, “vegan, man, only way”, “OK”, “vaccines, government control”, “OK”. And so on.
Many people hate, hate, hate to have their beliefs questioned, some even on this site. There are some members I simply don’t engage with, because they’ll just get hostile. I don’t get it, because it seems to me your most important allies are those who are willing to ask questions about your beliefs backed by good arguments, studies, and evidence. I want someone to spot the flaws in my protocols… priceless. I have biases, and I need outside opinion to notice them. All of us have biases.
What I have learned in my 66 years on this earth, is to never give financial advice, and only provide health related opinions when specifically asked, and even if specifically asked, I may opt out. The only place I will express health related opinions, are sites like this, dedicated to the topic. By the way, more often than not, people ask only to have their biases confirmed, otherwise, they’ll ignore your advice, so all you did is waste your breath and often get hostility in return even though they asked.
So I don’t say anything about such topics IRL. It’s like religion - I’m not out to convert anyone, or convince anyone. You do you. Whatever floats your boat. Life is so much simpler and people like you a lot better when you don’t feel compelled to air your views as if you had some kind of a truth bank.
At least that’s the conclusion I’ve reached after all these years, lol🤷.
