| There is no better time than now to get back into | | | | there are making a huge profit on our own weakness |
| shape. Do you have extra time on your hands, in | | | | to take care of ourselves. We eat too much and |
| between jobs or just looking for ways to cut your | | | | choose unhealthy food which in turn causes all kinds of |
| medical expenses down, exercise and healthier eating | | | | medical expenses and medication to off set our |
| is the answer. Your weight does matter and it is going | | | | obesity. We cause ourselves diabetes, vascular |
| to cost you a bundle in the future if you are over | | | | problems, cholesterol problems, sleeping issues, joint |
| weight and unhealthy. I am an insurance agent and I | | | | and muscle problems, heart attacks. If we are |
| can tell you that weight does matter. This issue applies | | | | smokers we keep the cancer drugs in business, the |
| to you, your spouse and children. If you decide to cut | | | | chemo, radiation, CAT scans, PET scans, blood |
| back on good nutrition in this economy it will cost you | | | | transfusions. |
| much more in the future. | | | | In many ways we have given up our control to the |
| The new trend that is on the for front in the insurance | | | | medial and pharmaceutical companies. We as |
| industry is prevention. You will notice more and more | | | | Americans have to take it back. We have the power |
| advertising in the media focusing on lower health cost | | | | and the knowledge to get ourselves healthy and our |
| for those of us who are choosing ways to prevent | | | | children healthy. Stop eating fast food and buying soda |
| future health problems. Not only is weight an issue, but | | | | for your children we are creating a generation of |
| smoking and alcohol consumption are at the top of the | | | | obese kids that are going to create a huge medial cost |
| list for future health related problems. The other | | | | in the future. We have to make better choices and do |
| problem with smoking is second hand smoke and the | | | | what we can as Americans to get our health care |
| negative impact it has on your spouse and children. | | | | under control. We have a voice and we have the right |
| Children who breath second hand smoke are more | | | | to get our health under control and our health policy |
| likely to develop asthma as an adult or teenager and | | | | under control and the time to start is now. |
| that is going to be costly. | | | | So get off that couch, throw that beer in trash and |
| We Americans do have a responsibility when it comes | | | | take your children out for a bike ride this weekend, or |
| to our own health and our health insurance. Many of | | | | go to your market and pick out some fruit and |
| our health issues are brought on because of bad | | | | vegetables and teach your kids how to cook healthy. |
| habits and bad behavior that we have developed over | | | | Take control of your life you deserve it! |
| the years. Many of the pharmaceutical companies out | | | | |