The Decision Tree: How Smarter Choices Lead to Better Health

January 22, 2010

Life is complicated — especially when it comes to our health. Once we reach a certain age, we start to realize that health is a variable, not a constant. Our knees ache, our pace slows, and we’re diagnosed with diabetes or even cancer. And because the stakes are so high and the options so dizzying, we may stop engaging with our health altogether. We let doctors and insurance companies decide on our care, and we focus our energies on what we can control — our bank accounts, our relationships, but not, alas, our health. (Wired)