Bodies are like gardens. We can put the right ingredients in the soil. We can tend to them and cultivate growth in various ways. But the ultimate success of the crop isn’t up to us. It is dependent on the temperature, water, humidity, and sunlight, all of which are out of our control. Our damaged organs or limbs cannot be replaced like a snapped fan belt. Sometimes we do all the “right” things—eat nourishing foods, exercise, reduce stress—and yet there are parts of our bodies that are not normative.
