Missing from the Health Care Debate

Hmmmm...what to write about today? Well, the Health Care Reform debate seems to be a popular news item lately. Unfortunately none of the proposals will actually lead to a healthier society. Over 30% of the U.S. population is obese! Obesity leads to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and certain cancers (all things that drive up health care costs.) Yet the foundation of the FDA sponsored food pyramid is 6 - 11 servings of grains per day. For most people that is 6 - 11 servings too many! Grain is used to fatten cattle, yet people are surprised when that same diet leads to obesity in humans. And the result is the drug companies maintaining their control over our society while selling us drugs that only makes us sick. Here is an article detailing ten things missing from the health care debate. I admit, implenting these kinds of reforms would lead to a short term economic disaster, but isn't our health worth it? Our government subsidizes the growing of corn (and thus high fructose corn syrup, really bad stuff by the way) yet grass fed beef is not only hard to find but REALLY expensive. That would be reform #1 in my opinion. End the corn subsidies and use that money to bring the cost of vegetarian fed beef/chicken down for the consumer. My quest is to find some local farms that sell grass fed beef. I will pass along that info. In the interim Trader Joes does sell grass fed beef (along with vegetarian fed chicken.) That's my rant. Unfortunately these items are not included in the debate. But of course the fear of socialism and death panels are.

Mike