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# Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer

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- **What is this?** Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer by barbara ehrenreich
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A Terrific Dose Of Realism For Modern Health Perspectives
  

*by P***L on Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2023*

This is easily my favorite book by Barbara Ehrenreich, having already read 'Nickel and Dimed' and 'Bright sided'.  In 'Natural Causes' this former biochemist exposes the body's own complicity in rendering the disease of cancer almost undefeatable. She reveals the body's own macrophages as the ultimate 3rd column enemy.  In normal conditions they act the body's 'blue collar workers' - disposing of dead and injured cells, acting as a vanguard of defense-  but they could also quickly deviate into a more sinister role. This occurs when they aid and abet any cancerous growth. In that case,  "they served as cheerleaders of death accumulating at the site of cancerous tumors and encouraging their growth".  And no amount of positive self-jabber, babbling happy talk or using glow globes stopped the disease and made you live longer. This was also one big reason she confessed in the book that after age 75 she'd submit to more cancer screening: no more mammograms, no more colonoscopies, nothing.  She had come to the philosophical stance that 75 years was enough of this life and whatever happened, so be it.Beyond a certain age, in fact, the battle against mortality becomes essentially futile. In the case of prostate cancer it arrives with what's called "castration resistance".  (As it has for me) That is, despite the fact testosterone levels have plummeted naturally - or from hormone therapy, the PSA continues to rise (Mine is now 16.1 even after high dose brachytherapy and focal cryotherapy). No further PSA testing will provide any useful info, say to save your life. (One of the reasons for this resistance is that prostate cancer cells are capable of making their own testosterone, hence driving prostate specific antigens higher. Macrophages in action!)In this respect, Ms. Ehrenreich's book has been of great value to me in seeing that chasing the next round of therapy or treatment can be self-defeating. All you are doing is exchanging quality of life for the years you may have remaining - for misery resulting from treatment side effects.To counter this, Natural Causes' beckons the cancer patient to question the “constant exhortations to be positive about the disease, to be cheerful and optimistic.”  Why? When the bloody disease is eating you away from the inside out, and the medical cognoscenti push you to endure ever more outrageous treatments and therapies that'd make a Navy Seal cry?This book in my opinion may well be Ms. Ehrenreich's last, best legacy for those of us confronting cancer - or for that matter any other serious, life-threatening health issue.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Are we killing ourselves trying to live?
  

*by K***E on Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2022*

Do all the testing and wellness examinations we put ourselves through enhance our lives or take away valuable time? How do you ‘eat right’ and ‘ exercise ‘? What does it mean to be healthy?These are the kinds of questions this book seeks to answer. It’s filled with research and Barbara’s usual wit and sense. I found parts of the more science-heavy chapters a bit dragging but all in all it’s tightly written and well done.I find myself thinking that there is not one way to eat right or exercise enough but rather I find myself looking for activities that I enjoy and found that is of higher quality. I won’t live to be 100 but I’m not sure that’s a bad thing. I’d rather have 70 or 80 fun years than make myself sick trying to be healthy.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Fascinating, but depressing
  

*by S***. on Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2019*

The science about macrophages and such was more than fascinating. When she discusses the "intelligence" on the cellular level, though, has she ever considered that God might have designed  that very intelligence for a reason? The information about the history of medicine and the way that people used to treat doctors as MD-deities rang true, but is not necessarily so today. People now can and do "fire" their doctors if they are treated with condescension and arrogance. The notion that older people are superfluous in the evolutionary scheme of things and would have to be euthanized if they did not die off is cruel and nihilistic, to put it mildly All human beings have inherent worth and value because they are creations of God, not because they can "produce" anything, even if they are bedridden, severely disabled, or in the end stages of dementia. Ehrenreich is right that some people do go too far in thinking that they can fend off death and the decline that accompanies aging for most people. But it is not wrong to choose life, nor ways to extend it through medical means. She can choose to passively shorten her life, but there are many of us for whom every day of life is truly a gift, even with some of the infirmities that *may* accompany aging. God gave us modern medicine for many reasons. One of them is to love others and serve them until He calls us home. We can even do that from hospital beds and in long-term care. It is tragic that Ehrenreich, a gifted writer and person dedicated to improving the welfare of others, cannot see that.

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