tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105640441732388825.post2020003693381085647..comments2023-06-21T05:16:01.002-04:00Comments on The Trials of Type 2 Diabetes: Words Matter - Let's stop saying "Lifestyle"bschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09399322458049165128noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105640441732388825.post-81388045491392476452015-11-08T17:46:48.075-05:002015-11-08T17:46:48.075-05:00I don't like "lifestyle" because to ...I don't like "lifestyle" because to me it implies it's something the person is doing deliberately, like a "flashy lifestyle." But in fact, many factors in the way we life are beyond our control. Does someone in a nursing home have a "nursing home lifestyle?" Maybe "way of living" like "way of eating" would make sense. "Deathstyle" is a horrid choice, because it implies people are deliberately killing themselves.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17019921800841883073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105640441732388825.post-47749851765225517962015-10-01T14:10:53.366-04:002015-10-01T14:10:53.366-04:00I have a difficult time with this one. I have bee...I have a difficult time with this one. I have been called out for using the term lifestyle and when a writer, author, or wanna be media celeb uses the term, they do need to identify the lifestyle changes they are writing about. I have blogged about the different lifestyle changes several times, but I refuse to use the term deathstyle as this is too negative and I feel turns readers away. <br /><br />I sometimes agree that a more forceful message needs to be used, but I disagree with using a negative message.Bob Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273528282720201489noreply@blogger.com