There's a much greater chance you could die in a car accident, do you also avoid the highways?

Don't let perfect be the enemy of good. You can never 100% insulate yourself from all harm. But you can choose to reduce it where you see fit.

Personally I'd rather die than give up one of the main joys in my life.

Technically, you always have the choice to convert the latter into the former.

No thanks.

Completely fair enough. But that seems to contradict your earlier statement that you'd prefer to die.

You get used to diet modifications after a while, took me a year at least before I stopped 'mourning' my old diet so to speak. There's plenty of other delicious foods out there and it may go away eventually.

There's plenty of outdoor spaces that are treated for ticks prevention to enjoy too, to get the best of both worlds.