Thanks for sharing this with us, buddy.

I think the health advice you were giving her would benefit anyone. It's very close to what I try to do and tell myself. I know I could do better, but it seems to work well enough. At least enough to make me stay away from doctors and medication these days.

People are stubborn though and no matter how well (meant) your advice - drawn from your own experience - has been, she's a different person and you're right, you can't force anything on her.

As you were saying: "hope she’ll find the answers herself soon enough."

P.S. Who knows, perhaps someone might read this and decide to take their health in their own hands. That way you would have helped someone after all...