What's the ultimate way to defy depression, disease and early death? Exercise

Re:What's the ultimate way to defy depression, disease and e... by pjc50 on Saturday October 07, 2017 @01:47PM (#15424775)

I've heard that the UK sets its hypothyroidism threshold lower than other countries, so it's harder to get treated. But I don't have the stats to hand.

> When it comes to chronic conditions and diseases of old age, you (or nobody) are the principal investigator.

Well put. This is very important no matter what system you're in. It's a real problem when mental health conditions impair your judgement and ability to make these kind of decisions yourself.

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Re:What's the ultimate way to defy depression, disease and e... by Boothroid on Saturday October 07, 2017 @03:11PM (#15425194)

Indeed, I used to have a non-British girlfriend and there seemed to be many cases like this where they will happily treat you outside the UK, but the NHS stubbornly refuses to acknowledge that perhaps the rest of the world has it right, and perhaps the NHS has it wrong. I suspect some important prof somewhere made a call at some point and now cannot go back on it case of losing face..

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Re:What's the ultimate way to defy depression, disease and e... by DanBC on Saturday October 07, 2017 @04:47PM (#15425610)

Over testing, over diagnosis, and over treatment are significant causes of harm in any health system.

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