Staying Healthy in the Fast Lane

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staying healthy in the fast lane

ity, quality of life, and environment, we (the United States) can be
the world leader we should be. In this free market system full of
positive, health-promoting entrepreneurship, in conjunction with
“lean” government, we can show other countries how to help their
own people be healthy and productive and reduce this needless
toll of suffering and cost that comes from chronic diseases related
to the modern lifestyle. The message in this book is not just meant
for the individual or even for my own country; it is meant for the
whole world.

Staying Healthy in the Fast Lane: “You Can Do It!”

My mother was a wonderful and inspiring woman. Even in the
days before she passed, she never lost her positive spirit or her
will to succeed. One of my favorite memories of her is huffing and
puffing, attached to her oxygen tubing and using her walker as she
slowly crossed my dance floor, cheering herself on. “You can do it,
Del,” she would say. “You can do it!”
My message to you is that “You can do it!” The time is now to
change the way we practice medicine and the way we maintain
our own health. The nutrition and exercise data are there; the ex-
amples of successfully aging cultures living with minimal chronic
disease are there. All that is left is for us to just do it! I know you
can! Come join me!