Recent news increasingly reports that obesity is epidemic in



the United States, and that it is the major cause of early

death, after tobacco. Yet the solution is really simple.

It used to be that people who claimed the simple life is the

key to anti aging would be met with a big yawn, or strong

doubt, or rude noises. Now, such reliable sources of health

information as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

are saying that good diet and moderate exercise really are

the keys to long life.

The same ad blasters who helped get us into health troubles

are eager to sell us pills, potions, books, quack cures that

dance all around the truth. After all, folks really want

magic bullets to fix problems, so they won't have to take

responsibility for the consequences of their own choices.

It's not the merchants' fault if they get rich off public

stupidity. Or is it?

People, WAKE UP!

America is a country in which even the poor people are FAT.

History tells us that this is a very unusual situation.

It is a principle of physics that matter-energy can neither

be created nor destroyed. Therefore, if our weight exceeds

the medical ideal, it can ONLY be from consuming more

calories than we need. The only healthy solution is to be

more careful of what we eat, and to increase our exercise.

Drugs or surgery to cheat on this equation are life

threatening. Wild claims to "turn up your fat burners" are

total NONSENSE, even though some of the "experts" telling

this are physicians and nutritionists who really should know

better.

One advantage of wise food choices is that we can eat as

much as we want and still not get fat. Another is that good

diet can help protect us against common scary diseases that

can lower quality of life and cause early death.

"Low Carb diets" are a red herring. Taking the hamburger out

of the bun, but keeping the fatty meat and oily toppings, is

utter madness.

The other part of the story is that even easy exercise can

stimulate the body to health, help prevent those scary

diseases, and make us feel better, while helping us to live

longer.

* If you don't like army calisthenics, at least walk

1 to 2 miles a day, 5 to 7 days a week.

* If back pain or shoulder aches plague you, do some simple

exercise routines at home, workplace, or while walking.

* Head off wrist problems by frequent breaks to stretch them

in all directions.

* If you don't have time or money for a gym membership, buy

a twelve foot piece of rope for isometrics and skipping.

"We don't stop exercising because we get old. We get old

because we stop exercising."

The CDC tells us that 7 out of 10 deaths are caused by

chronic diseases, 1.7 million per year in the USA, and that

these early deaths can be prevented by good diet and easy

exercise. We can save billions of dollars per year just from

good diet and moderate exercise. Now that's a bargain!

** Diet with FACTS, not MYTHS. **