@heyjoe415 Hello Joe! Thanks for the reply—hope all is going well for you. I’m a few months away from turning 73, and I understand exactly where you’re coming from. It’s always paramount to investigate as many—if not all—factors when it comes to our health and any surgical procedures.

I also have many things swirling around in my head. I was blessed—or perhaps cursed—with a higher-than-average IQ, and I grew up immersed in two family-owned businesses from a very young age. I was constantly surrounded by adults—mostly business owners and professionals from the local community—many of whom were doctors, lawyers, pilots, pharmacists, surveyors, electricians, telephone repairmen, and other technical or professional people. I absorbed a great deal of information well before first grade. Those conversations shaped the way I think and approach problems.

My father was a self-employed businessman in the electronics and electrical field, primarily TV, radio, and appliance repair and sales. I learned many things hands-on from him. It became clear early on that when a problem occurred, you first had to diagnose it and then have the knowledge to treat—or fix—it.

I started playing the piano at age three, and by age five I was reading, writing, and doing some math. I did my first solo flight in an airplane at age twelve.

Needless to say, I didn’t have much in common with most other students in school.

One of the greatest influences in my early life was a first cousin who was a medical doctor and epidemiologist. That exposure is what initially sparked my interest in studying diseases of the body, and for the past 25 years, that has been my primary focus.

In closing, I attribute my health to diet and supplementation of the 13 vitamins along side essential minerals that were published in 1910.

Glad to hear from you,

Regards