Re: I gamble with my money, not my health
That's a crock. You gamble with your health every time you eat barbecued food or go outside on a sunny day... a rogue particle could knock a free radical loose. You gamble every time you eat food you haven't prepared or use crockery someone else has 'washed'.
You gamble every time you play sport - a knock could detach your retina or any number of other things.
Having dental treatment has risks too. You gamble that saving your tooth or reducing your toothache is worth the tiny chance of something seriously wrong happening.
As you get older and get a cataract, you gamble that improving your eyesight is worth the small risk of making it even worse.
Heck, even contact lenses have risks.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
