Your Health is Now the National Conversation
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Aging is a challenge and I enjoy writing about and sharing the (sometimes hidden) angles and agency that can change our trajectory. It’s rewarding to see the national conversation finally discuss an underlying problem that accelerates disease as well as the aging process. Sunday Night’s 60 Minutes is worth sharing and repeating. Former FDA Commissioner, David Kessler said “Over the last 40 years, the United States has been exposed to something that our biology was never intended to handle. Energy-dense, highly palatable, rapidly absorbable, ultraprocessed foods that have altered our metabolism and have resulted in the greatest increase in chronic disease in our history, type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, hypertension, abnormal lipids, fatty liver, heart attacks, stroke, heart failure.” Bill Whitaker: “From our food.” David Kessler: “From our food.” Here are some highlights. Please excuse my novice editing.
This is more evidence that lifestyle and daily choices can either build or impede health. The entire story is worth repeating over and over!! Stay Well Friends! Read more on Substack. Gert in touch with your ideas, suggestions and comments. Forward this newsletter to anyone you know who may enjoy it. |
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