Obesity Out Of Control
Posted by Janice Vaughn Knox on Sat, Jul 09, 2011 @ 12:30 AM
Who saw the local newspaper today that had a first page ad announcing that 1 in 4 Oregonians obese? OMG! Despite all of the weight loss programs, despite Michele Obama, despite doctors and holistic medicine, we are getting fatter by the year. The annual obesity report by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Foundation found adult obesity rates increased in 16 states.
Colorado had the least increase at 19.8% and Mississippi the worse at 34.4%. Oregonians came in at the 35th most obese state. Oregonians obesity rate grew at 80% over the last 20 years. The increase in obesity rates are blamed on soft drinks and inactivity. REALLY? The article also cites poverty and environment as contributors to the increase in obesity rates. 1 in 4 eighth and eleventh graders are obese.
Here is my take on it. I appreciate the statistics. They are startling and frightening. Yet, still putting the blame on just a couple of things is ridiculous. Tell the truth! Then problem is multifactorial. Food, drink, lifestyle are the broad categories at the root of the problem. Go deeper to see the truth. We will continue to get fatter and sicker until people understand the nature of the problem. Look to the cellular level of obesity. Treating at the cellular level with hormonal balances, look at food as a medicine as well as being enjoyably savoring to the appetite. Moderate physical activity is always warranted for one's cardiovascular health, flexibility and weight control. What personal responsibility. Yup, that too!
Instead of treating or eradicating the problem, our society adapts to the problem. Hospitals, ambulance companies, airlines, restaurants all adapt to accommodate obesity with bigger beds, chairs, lifts, scooters, elevators. The cost of health care escalates, the obese are more expensive to treat. There goes the health care budget. So, WHAT, is the answer? RE-EDUCATION for everyone, the obese, the non-obese, doctors, naturopaths,allopaths, chiropractors, dentists, teachers, mothers, fathers, the dogs, cats and yes.....everybody!
We all need to learn how to heal, cure and stay healthy at the cellular level. Looking at the science of cellular metabolism, hormonal ratios and balancing, handling stress and taking responsibility. This is not a rant against large people, but the frustration of the same old treatment processes that are NOT helping the problem. (to be continued...)