A friend of mine recently picked a new primary care doctor. After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said that he was doing "fairly well" for his age. A little concerned about that comment, my friend couldn't resist asking him, “Do you think I'll live to be 80?" He asked, "Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer or wine?" "Oh no," replied my friend. "I'm not doing drugs, either." Then his doctor asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?" My friend said, "No, my former doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!" "Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?" "No, I don't," said my friend. He asked, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of casual sex?" " No," he said. "I don't do any of those things", said my friend. His doctor looked at him and said, "Then, why do you care?
