Americans talk a good story about wanting good health, but they’re not concerned in actually achieving it! Some of the dumb things I see Americans do to themselves and their children make me wonder if they’re not on a suicide mission! For example, we have THE BIG FOUR better known as holidays, or I should say “several good reasons for knocking our immune systems out of whack.”
Let’s start with Halloween. Do you have any idea how many tons of sugar are consumed by our children in the course of about four hours? And if that’s not bad enough, here comes Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving brings alcohol, fat, grease and more sugar by the truckloads. Enough fat and grease to stop the heart in mid beat! (If you think I’m kidding, check with your nearest emergency room. They say that Thanksgiving is the one day of the year that is associated with heart attacks) not to mention all of the food dyes and additives packed in all that so-called food, surrounded by e-coli bacteria and salmonella! It’s pretty good when they tell you to make sure you wash your hands thoroughly and scour down your countertops with bleach, to kill all the bacteria put there “by something that you’re actually going to eat!!!”
Then along comes Christmas… Once again, more fat, grease, candy, alcohol, food additives, sugar, food dyes, e-coli bacteria, salmonella, and to top it all off, your biggest concern is that “oh my goodness, I’ve gained 10 pounds. I guess I’ll have to go on a diet.” What about all the damage you did to your internal parts? You know, things like your heart, your arteries, your liver, your digestive system, just little things like that!!
And now we come to the granddaddy of them all. New Year’s Eve! Millions of gallons of alcohol wash down millions of tons of potato chips, corn chips and dips. Plus we can’t forget those turkey and ham sandwiches. Now, after you and your kids come down sick, what is the first thing you think of? “What over-the-counter medication can I take to feel better, and why isn’t the government doing a better job to protect my health???”
