Cygnus...

Of course, it's your choice and your life, but I have to point out that carb withdrawals last but a few days, not the rest of your life. Yes, you will feel like crap for 2 or 3 days, but compared to being healthier and feeling better for the rest of your life (not to mention living longer), isn't it perhaps worth it? You're right...we're all going to die some day from something, but why hasten the process when there's something you can do about it? Nothing worth having comes without effort and sometimes sacrifice. It sounds like you've resigned yourself to an early death and that is a very sad thing to see, especially when it doesn't have to be that way...it's your choice. It doesn't take an iron will...it takes a will to live. You may not have the former, but I sincerely hope you have the latter.