we could become over-reliant on external aids ... and we lay lesser emphasis on building our immune system naturally

So true Sammy!

I have an extreme example of this situation. Last year we were invited to a small dinner party, and for dessert the hosts were serving a rich gateou. One of the invitees (a woman in her 50's) suffers from diabetes type 2 and, really ,should avoid eating such things altogether. However, her approach to this was: "Oh, I brought my insulin because I can never resist their desserts"

The reason why I was so shocked is because this lady was already having huge problems with her charcot foot, and was about to have a cataract surgery (all resulted from her disease)!! I actually felt a bit judgmental towards her. Oops! But, I didn't share my thoughts about it with anybody other than my husband back then!

Enjoy the rest of the afternoon my dear :*