Just listened to Anthem
It makes you think, what is real healthcare reform? A government run program, or a reinvigoration of the individual.
I liked listening to Meme Roth of NAAO talk about how it was important for the Surgeon General to set a good example, and get her weight at a healthy level.
And last year, read this really great book, Mindless
Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think.
In the book, Brian Wansink makes a profound statement. It goes something like this: in the 1800′s, the big advance was hygiene. In the 1900′s the big advance was antibiotics and surgery. In the 2000′s, the big advance will be in personal behavior.
Let’s do something really big. Let’s do it together.
The politicians can get their win.
A national campaign to lose weight. Let’s save a lot of money and get healthy. Incentivize people to go to the gym. Guess what? Incentives work. And what do we mean by “incentivize”? Give them money.
Pay people money to exercise. Pay them to get at and stay at a healthy weight.
Healthy food costs more than junk food. Pay schools to buy more local, fresh food.
Tax junk food. Why? The carrot also needs a stick. Taxing junk food will result in people buying less of it.
Come on, politicians, stop all your arguing.
Let’s at least agree to start with the fundamentals: prevention.
Prevention is the best cure. Let’s put first things first, and get serious about getting everyone, every where, in shape. Let’s cut all the spending and get our budget in shape. It makes *us* feel good to know that our children will have a better world when they become adults. Let’s give them a clean planet, good physical health, financial responsibility, and moral clarity.
Finally, take your vitamin C. It really helps.