Late in the afternoon on Sunday, I was going up single on Canyon Lift. The two guys to my right were talking about cholesterol drugs. Guy #1 was doing most of the talking. He was saying to Guy #2 that he was worried about his cholesterol drugs because his doctor told him that one of the side effects was liver failure. Guy #1 said he'd been taking these drugs of one kind or another for 8 years. Guy #1 said that he'd much rather not take the drugs and get arteriosclerosis, which can be "cured" with bypass surgery than have liver failure and. Guy #2 nodded in agreement.

This conversation went on for the entire 5 minute ride. Not once during that entire time did either Guy #1 or Guy #2 mention anything about watching what Guy #1 eats, such as reducing or eliminating fried food, red meat, or saturated fat. Not once. Mind boggling. These guys probably left the mountain and went right to a fucking steak house for scotch and prime rib because Guy #1 thinks his Lipitor is some kind of miracle drug. Where does this mentality come from?

I get the same exact feeling from watching heartburn medication commercials which continually pop off on the idea that it don't matter what you eat, you big, fat lard ass (implied), because if you feel like shit after eating that bucket of fried chicken, just take one of these little purple pills, and all is good. And you wonder why we have a health care crisis in this country.