Enjoy Life to the Fullest

We all tend to rationalize that we are exceptions to rules. That is, we recognize a rules' value, but somehow we don't recognize the impact, personally. Maybe some of this is because certain words become barriers to whether we seriously consider facts or not. Maybe the word 'obesity' has become such a word. That word is used often in the Healthy Links provided in the sidebar at:

http://betterhealthtmbc.blogspot.com/

For instance, consider:

The Cost of Obesity

Obesity and Cancer

Obesity by State

Obesity can take 10 Years off your Life

All of the above are good articles that have received limited readership, perhaps because they contain the word 'Obesity.' The reality is the substance of the first article above is that no matter how health care might be packaged, the cost appears to be going up considerably with time. However, for that to happen an assumption of the article, that American adults will continue the track they are on for 10 more years, will have to hold true. That doesn't have to happen. There is some indication that stating the issue in dollar cost is not effective.

More important than the cost, and how it is going to be absorbed, is that living longer can be enjoyed by most and thus cost becomes a lesser factor.

The chart shown at the link below is more important:

http://betterhealthtmbc.blogspot.com/2007/11/cooper-clinic-radio-show-archives.html

It shows that most people can remain active to near the point of death of an extended life through diet and exercise. That is more important than cost …. doing whatever they want for a longer period of time.