Ask Dr. Gott: Vegetarian defends lifestyle

Dear Dr. Gott: In the past, a reader of your column extolled the virtues of eating meat.

[Phillip]

Dear Dr. Gott, I am 62 years old with no health issues. I smoke cigarettes and drink 6 stiff ones a day. I can out work most thirty year olds, but I do have a weakness. If I were to live to 95, I would be a burden on my family, running out of money and wearing Depends. I chose to "juice" 4-5 times a week. Maybe this is proof I'm not ready to go and brings into question my sincerity. People make choices and I choose to continue my life style. 76 would be a good time to go. Are you aware that there was a peak in deaths before the government let the "death tax" (estate tax) come back into effect! Seems other people were making similar choices!

[Phillip]

Dear Dr. Gott, I am 62 years old with no health issues. I smoke cigarettes and drink 6 stiff ones a day. I can out work most thirty year olds, but I do have a weakness. If I were to live to 95, I would be a burden on my family, running out of money and wearing Depends. I chose to "juice" 4-5 times a week. Maybe this is proof I'm not ready to go and brings into question my sincerity. People make choices and I choose to continue my life style. 76 would be a good time to go. Are you aware that there was a peak in deaths before the government let the "death tax" (estate tax) come back into effect! Seems other people were making similar choices! By the way, I eat meat at all meals that I don't "juice."