Staying Healthy in the Fast Lane

staying healthy in the fast lane

showed that you can go into a problem school (in this case an alter-
native high school in Appleton, Wisconsin), serve only whole food
in their cafeteria, and turn around the students’ behavior. This
school’s turnaround was known as the “Miracle in Wisconsin.”
This school was featured in the movie Supersize Me as a nutrition
success story.
So much good would occur if Paul and Barbara’s professional
examples of incorporating simple whole-food nutrition were du-
plicated by other American businesses, schools, and governmental
agencies.^54
Finally, children must get back to being physically active. Play-
ing outside shouldn’t be a novel idea! Physical education has to
be strongly encouraged, if not mandatory, even if it is just a walk-
ing class. And though it likely goes without saying, controlling the
hours a child sits behind a computer screen or in front of a televi-
sion is critical. That’s on you, parents!

Are You Beginning to See the Picture?

It is so obvious why we are sick and chronically ill in this coun-
try (and the world). It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure it
out. Just stop and think—and look around you! The next time you
go to a restaurant, just look at the people and what they eat. Do
it at your next family gathering, at the grocery store, or at work.
It’s not being judgmental. It’s using your brain and your common
sense. We have to stop thinking that “normal” is being overweight,
stuffed after a meal, or taking multiple medications starting at the
age of forty. It’s not!
Why do we think that three days per week of twenty minutes
of exercise is something impressive when for millennia we foraged
hours per day for food? Why do we allow highly processed foods
to be the norm of our diet when for millions of years we ate whole,
non-processed foods? Simple causes, simple solutions. We don’t
have to spend another dime of research to fix our healthcare crisis!