Many people face important end of life decisions for family and themselves. Options are often confusing, but some information is clear cut.

Hospice is a good option for many, but sometimes resisted as not making use of the best that medical science can offer. This is false. A good hospice organization will only accept those who will almost certainly die in the next six months or year, no matter what medical intervention is used.

Multiple studies confirm that quality of life is much better with hospice. Hospice is not relinquishing the last few months of life. Those who choose hospice on average live a month longer than those who do not.

Other dying options including physician assisted suicide, where allowed, are also discussed by Greger.

The one he seems to favor is legal everywhere: VSED, voluntarily stopping eating and drinking. Death in 80-90% of people occurs within a week; almost everyone dies by 14 days. Surprisingly this is not an unpleasant death since the body adapts in multiple ways. ‘Primitive’ societies often used this technique- probably because it is practical and achieves an important goal the best way.