I like the list of tools you're using, in your tool kit.

I have the intermittent fasting chart hanging on my refrigerator. I followed that for 2 years and lost 75 pounds by eating on a schedule. I even cheated with candy and STILL dropped the pounds. It has stopped me from over-eating which was a trigger to my anxiety and depression esp. around my PMS week before my periods. I don't even diet. And I take Vit D, Iron, Vit B, K, A, E (all separately, not in one vitamin).

Also, I eat salads for lunch w/different proteins (mix of seeds w/a tomato, chicken strips w/shredded cheese, hardboiled egg sliced up with ham chunks). I love salads. And soups. I also only eat rice, veggies, and chicken for dinner and rotate the combinations. No red meat, no fish.

I'm with you. If we use nutrition and vitamins and minerals to strengthen our immune system, we can avoid getting sick.

Ugh. I avoid online message boards for health b/c everyone on them is an "expert" and you can't challenge them (or they get mad at you and ban you, haha). I only rely on peer reviewed articles now and I read those ALOT online. I trust peer reviewed medical journal articles more than message boards for health related discussions. I mean, it's good to have a support system. But, when your support system just wants to argue all day online with you, then its not helpful.

You're funny. I get my own blood work done too. I will order the tests online, then go to the assigned blood lab and pay the fee to get them done. I hate doctors.

Good luck with your decision for the colonoscopy.