I suspect this is going to sound a bit bonkers, but I have been thinking about it and wanted to canvass opinion.
Okay, starting by saying I've previously been an absolute health nut, strict vegan for 3 years and vegetarian for 15 years. I am not really into healthy eating any more, since before any of this occurred to me.
My concern is this. In the past few years I have known several people have serious illnesses. One was a friend who had cancer, she had chemo, survived - she was around 40 at the time. she lives a very healthy lifestyle with organic food and such, growing her own food, low stress, no alcohol or smoking etc.
the second person was my dear friend who sadly didn't survive cancer. She was in her early 30s. She was also a vegan, ate organically and grew food. Rarely drank, never smoked etc.
Yesterday I met a friend from school who told me her sister had tragically passed away a few years ago, also from cancer, also in her early thirties. and she was also like this - grew her own vegetables, never smoked or drank.
We spoke about how maybe there was no protection in living so healthily. But I am seriously wondering now whether there is a link. I have not got a great many friends and certainly don't know a great many who have or had cancer - but the ones I know to have had it, are the same ones who live in this way.
I just can't think what the link might be. I wondered about vitamin D, that's all I can think of...or maybe just total coincidence. But after yesterday I feel I need to look further into it as it's too much to ignore.
has anyone else had this experience? I'd be interested to hear what people think.
Thankyou.