"perceived health was a better predictor of mortality than actual health. "
I find this statement nonsensical. Perceived health is closer to the reality of one's health than whatever process was used to determine "actual health". If you feel vital, energetic, lucid, and fully alive you perceive yourself as healthy, and you can't be in failing health (except for rare instances like an aneurysm about to burst). I can only presume "actual health" in the above statement must be determined by test results, like blood panel, BMI, etc. If your test results indicate health but you feel like crap, the tests are, obviously, missing something crucial.
The whole thing reminds me of several years ago when we got a call from a local clinic trying to schedule my wife and I for physicals. We're vigilant about our health, but avoid the system like the plague it is. So, I declined and told her we're healthy and don't need their services. She replied "you're not healthy unless the doctor checks you out and says you are". I think she was so stupid she actually believed that. What are the chances she's a Biden voter and jab pusher? - 100%. This seems to be the mindset of many in the medical system.
"perceived health was a better predictor of mortality than actual health. "
I find this statement nonsensical. Perceived health is closer to the reality of one's health than whatever process was used to determine "actual health". If you feel vital, energetic, lucid, and fully alive you perceive yourself as healthy, and you can't be in failing health (except for rare instances like an aneurysm about to burst). I can only presume "actual health" in the above statement must be determined by test results, like blood panel, BMI, etc. If your test results indicate health but you feel like crap, the tests are, obviously, missing something crucial.
The whole thing reminds me of several years ago when we got a call from a local clinic trying to schedule my wife and I for physicals. We're vigilant about our health, but avoid the system like the plague it is. So, I declined and told her we're healthy and don't need their services. She replied "you're not healthy unless the doctor checks you out and says you are". I think she was so stupid she actually believed that. What are the chances she's a Biden voter and jab pusher? - 100%. This seems to be the mindset of many in the medical system.
Mind over matter. Some call it creative visualization. There is a great little book by Shakti Gawain about it.
Perhaps mind over matter is a thing.