gallantlady

You're a cool guy. I love your optimism and cheer. Also your music. Your music is good. I've loved it since I was knee high to a penguin.

It's not politically incorrect, it's very important information that the public should be aware of. You weren't being disrespectful or rude.

As a dental hygienist I agree with the poster above me, dentures are NOT something you want. Food tastes different, and if you do full dentures your bone levels degrade over time and you will need them refit until eventually they won't fit anymore. Think of the bone that holds your teeth in as a little ridge or hillside of earth and your teeth are trees and roots. When you take trees and root systems out, the hillside will crumble. Even implant supported dentures can have issues like that.

I would also recommend crowns or veneers. As long as your roots and bone levels are in good shape, I would keep as much natural structure as you can. Yes, it's more expensive than dentures but so worth it.

I recommend On Death and Dying by Elizabeth Kubler Ross (she's written several other books on the subject) and Staring at the Sun by Irvin D. Yalom.

I can't speak to the "bullshit" claim that some people make regarding chiropractic treatment, but in my experience it has been the only thing that helps my back pain and stress. I chronically carry stress in my back and neck, and it tightens all my muscles so much I feel like my spine is in a vise grip top to bottom. I saw a chiropractor (after my physician told me they don't recommend it but I can try) and it was amazing. The first day without back pain (without having to take rx pain meds) was absolutely incredible. I felt free and loose and able to MOVE again...and then I left my job and started school and am poor :( so I'm back in pain again. But I know when I am working I will absolutely go back to my chiropractor. He helped me to understand how my daily habits and stresses were affecting me physically, and gave me methods to control it at home. I'm so for chiropractors, but I guess I had an experience with one of the good ones. Nothing works for EVERYBODY, so even if you've had a bad experience I don't think it's fair to call bullshit on an entire profession.