The hypothesis of a natural life
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https://doi.org/10.30860/0023Keywords:
Prevention, Metaphysical model, Chronic disease, Magical thinkingAbstract
In our eagerness to control our health we can embrace metaphysical models that explain the vicissitudes of our lives and prescribe preventive behaviors. The model we call "of natural life" proposes that a strict life regime is capable of preventing chronic diseases and even reversing its course. It is a very widespread model and sometimes justifies the lack of adherence to chronic medications. The psychological benefit of this model is to make the future predictable. When these people face serious illnesses they are usually disappointed with this model, and sometimes they claim a hyper-technified and highly intrusive model as a guarantor of their health.
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