Book recommendation:
Dirk Benedict
Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy
You can't put this book into any category, and its originality alone makes it worthwhile reading. I at once could identify several times with experiences the author had with the medical profession, and I already had come to similar conclusions. For example that it is important to become your own doctor (except in cases of injury), especially concerning your general well-being, because you know yourself best. But to do this, you have to listen to your body and understand its real needs. Therefore it is also important to understand the relationship between diet and health.
The book includes a at times beautifully poetic description of self-healing and self-discovery after a diagnosis of cancer. I do not agree with every point the author makes. But you don't have to. And even the author does not want you to. He wants you to find your own way by yourself, by starting to discover your own self and what really is best for you. He just wants to give an example how he did it in his case. Everyone has to find his own solution. I hope that this will become a well known truth for some future generations. Apart from that, modern medical research starts to see how right he was decades ago about nutrition and cancer.
And by the way: Since my childhood I've been a big fan of "The A-Team" in which Dirk Benedict starred in: individuals working as a team for a good cause, freeing people from suppression so that they can regain control of their lives. But each team member still is a strong individual based on his own needs and wishes. And watching it still is a lot of fun.
