I guess I would be concerned that folks who "pat themselves on the back" for their great health decisions also realize that there are others who also have made the best health decisions possible, but, due to circumstances beyond their control, do have to take medicines. I cite - in particular - my own trigeminal neuralgia - and my wife's post-herpetic-neuralgia, both requiring Rx daily or we would both be screaming in pain 24 hours per day. And, the shingles vaccine was not available 7 years ago.

Also, my own atrial fibrillation - since cured by an ablation - something over which I and milllions of others have no or little control, but requires medication.

There are many other examples. Many with elevated blood pressure find that it is not responsive to diet, exercise or weight control, etc. It is a genetic factor that they can't control.

So, don't pat yourselves on the back too hard - you might break an elbow and require treatment and medication.