I’m going to step aside and let someone else take center on my little stage this week.

An article appeared in my daily Medium.com feed this week on a topic I’ve riffed on repeatedly across the near six-year life of this blog:

Our hosed-up medical system.

Published in the Nuance publication and written by veteran writer Markham Heid (323,000 followers on Medium), the article is an interview of a cardiologist and medical director of a major American health system who unpacks his take on how the incentives in our health care system are “messed up, meaning they’re not always aligned with patient welfare.”

The physician talks about “the unprecedented and recent drop in U.S. life expectancy, the rise of non-communicable diseases, and the need to take control of our “toxic” lifestyles.”

Topics near and dear to my heart – and yours, I hope.

Finally, someone in the “system” that understands and can spell “prevention.”

Here’s a link to the article. I hope you’ll take the time to read it (6 minute read).

One caveat: you may discount the validity since the cardiologist is not named – and we are now aswhirl in ChatGPT written articles. I trust the author and understand the physicians posture on anonymity. Regardless, the content is undisputable.

I encourage you, dear reader, to absorb and take to heart what we are up against in enhancing our ability to achieve healthy longevity.

A Giant Conflict of Interest: A Doctor’s Views On Our Flawed Medical System and Toxic Lifestyles

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