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Wellness versus Ignorance (family health)
by Dr. Donald A. Miller
If you ask most Americans whether wellness is important,
most will agree. Parents will usually say that family health
is one of their major concerns. Yet most are rather ignorant
about nutrition information. Blame our public education
system, false or misleading reporting, and ads, ads, ads.
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!
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