A few months back, finding this forum marked the beginning of a fresh phase in my life. To me, it's an unfamiliar territory, and my hope is that, thanks to the knowledge and encouragement from this community, it improves daily. My reason for being here is a desire for better health (weight loss, knee surgery, back pain, etc), so I arrived out of necessity rather than by choice, and unfortunately, where I live, the medical system is not the best.