Izinguquko eziyinkimbinkimbi endleleni yokuphila, ikakhulukazi, ukushintshela ekudleni okucebile kwezitshalo kanye nokwanda kwemisebenzi yezemidlalo, akubonakali nje ekubukekeni kwethu, kodwa nasezakhini zethu zofuzo. Bakhuthaza izinguquko zofuzo ezisheshayo nezijulile. Abaningi sebenesikhathi eside bekwazi lokhu kwaziswa, futhi abaningi namanje, besabela ezinkingeni zabo zempilo, bathi: “Konke kuhlobene nezakhi zami zofuzo, yini engingayishintsha?” Ngenhlanhla, kuningi okungashintshwa. Futhi yisikhathi sokuyeka ukusebenzisa ifa lakho “elibi” njengezaba zokukhuluphala ngokweqile, isibonelo.
Eqinisweni, ezinyangeni ezintathu nje, ungakwazi ukuthonya amakhulukhulu ezakhi zakho zofuzo ngokushintsha nje ezinye zemikhuba yakho yokudla nendlela yokuphila. Esinye isibonelo sivela kuphrojekthi eholwa nguDkt. Dean Ornish, umqondisi we-Preventive Medicine Research Institute eCalifornia kanye nommeli owaziwayo wokushintsha indlela yokuphila ukuze kuthuthukiswe impilo.
Njengengxenye yocwaningo, abacwaningi balandele amadoda angu-30 anomdlavuza wendlala yesinye ayeka ukwelapha okuvamile okunjengokuhlinzwa, ichemotherapy, ngemisebe noma i-hormone therapy.
Ezinyangeni ezintathu, amadoda ashintshe kakhulu indlela yawo yokuphila:
- waqala ukunamathela ekudleni okucebile izithelo, imifino, okusanhlamvu, okusanhlamvu nemikhiqizo yesoya;
- bajwayele ukwenza umsebenzi womzimba olinganiselayo nsuku zonke (ukuhamba isigamu sehora);
- ukwenza amasu okulawula ukucindezeleka (ukuzindla) ihora ngosuku.
Njengoba kwakulindelekile, isisindo sabo sehla, umfutho wegazi wabo wabuyela esimweni esivamile, futhi kwaphawulwa nokunye ukuthuthukiswa kwezempilo. Kodwa ngalé kwalokho, abacwaningi bathola izinguquko ezijulile lapho beqhathanisa imiphumela ye-prostate biopsy ngaphambi nangemva kokushintsha kwendlela yokuphila.
Kwavela ukuthi phakathi nalezi zinyanga ezintathu emadodeni kwaba nezinguquko emsebenzini wezakhi zofuzo ezingaba ngu-500: izakhi zofuzo ezingu-48 zavulwa futhi zavalwa izakhi zofuzo ezingu-453.
Umsebenzi wezakhi zofuzo ezibhekene nokuvimbela izifo uye wanda, kuyilapho inani lezakhi zofuzo ezibangela ukuqala kwezifo, kuhlanganise nalezo ezihambisana nokuthuthukiswa komdlavuza wendlala yesinye kanye nomdlavuza webele, ziyekile ukusebenza.
Yiqiniso, ngeke sikwazi ukushintsha izakhi zofuzo, ngokwesibonelo, ezibangela umbala wamehlo ethu, kodwa kungaphakathi kwamandla ethu ukulungisa izakhi zofuzo eziningi zezifo. Ziyanda izifundo eziningi ngalesi sihloko nsuku zonke.
Umthombo olula nothakazelisa kakhulu wolwazi ngalesi sihloko kungaba incwadi ethi “Yidla, Hambisa, Ulale”. Umbhali wayo, uTom Rath, unenkinga yofuzo engandile eyenza amangqamuzana omdlavuza akhule emzimbeni wonke. U-Tim wezwa lokhu kuxilongwa eneminyaka engu-16 - futhi kusukela lapho ubelokhu elwa ngokuphumelelayo nalesi sifo ngokusebenzisa indlela yokuphila enempilo.