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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? February 25 (discuss.online)

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I have been a bit busy, and with not too much motivation to do much, so am still at the same place as last week.

Still reading Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson. Book 2 of second era of Mistborn.

I did read a bit more of it though, and it was interesting to see the antagonist and some of the other characters who appeared.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] cccrontab@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm reading Outlive by Peter Attia, MD. It's sort of scaring me into building healthier habits. It's also provided a list of things I can talk to my doctor about such as additional screenings, some meds to try, etc. The question is, will my health insurance cooperate? Obligatory FREE LUIGI!

[–] dresden@discuss.online 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am generally skeptical of books like this. But I would like to hear what your doctor says about it. In general of course. Is it just scaring needlessly, or is there something to it.

[–] cccrontab@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

For the most part he refrains from telling you to do XYZ because as he states, we're all unique, and your healthcare, and diet should be tailored so. He lays out all the strategies and the science behind them and tells you what he does and how he does it. He also tells you what he recommends to his patients. One of his main pillars is that we need to shift from this paradigm of reactionary healthcare and medicine (acting post-diagnosis) to one of active prevention and early (or earlier) screening and detection.

[–] dresden@discuss.online 1 points 1 day ago

That actually makes sense.

Thanks for the info, will check it out.