Let The Revolution Begin!

 In 1775,  The American Revolutionary war;against Great Britain,began. The history behind this war hasn't changed. The results of it have drastically changed though.

 It's hard to see this change in everyday life unless we sit down and really think the thing through. I'm not pushing a political agenda here,rather,a problem with the fiber of what was fought for and won....freedom.

 Today,we take our freedoms and all the blessings they carry with them for granted.

 A prime example is that of our health. What more precious freedom can we exercise than to take car of the bodies that God has entrusted us with?

 According to the 2000 census, childhood obesity has come to near epidemic proportions. Have we seen anybody try to rein it in?

 Despite your political persuasion, First Lady Michelle Obama has stepped up to the plate (figuratively and literally) in tackling obesity head on.

 Growing the first White House vegetable garden,in decades, Ms. Obama has been the lone American in the forefront of this crusade.

 Hold the phone though. An unlikely source has come to put an even more public face on this problem. Enter please!

 There he is,adorned in his pinstripe chefs apron, Jamie Oliver of the Food Network has started his own Food Revolution. Yes, a Brit is now coming to America to start a revolution in and of itself.

 This time it's Jamie Oliver instead of Paul Revere saying, "the British are coming,the British are coming."

  

Family or Fatty?

   Let's be realistic,the home should be the center of family life. I know,that sounds like a giant "Duh". Is it really?

   Over the years our families have had more pressure put on them by outside forces. Many of these pressures are self imposed,they exist nonetheless.

 Let's just take one example.

 The majority of families,worldwide,don't sit down and have one meal a day together. What should be a time of sharing,caring,and just discussing what is right/wrong with one of the people we are closest to has been lost.  Oh,the excuses vary. Mom or Dad had to work late. I have a game tonight or the ever popular "I lost track of time".

 All the while,we have no idea why we are raising a generation with such diseases as Juvenile Diabetes. You're probably saying, "I didn't know their was such a thing when I was my childs age".

 It's time to wake up and smell the coffee!

 We have an epidemic of childhood obesity starting in this country. Is that anyway to be an example for the rest of the world? Well,guess what? The rest of the world is following in Americas footsteps.

 So,you wonder where it all began. Just have lunch with your child at school one day.

 Processed meat,chocolate milk,etc.,etc.,etc., Then the leave it behind them,literally.

 Then when they get home it's a steady diet of video games,computer time and television.

 Fortunately this problem is starting to be addressed by the least likely of people. Discover who ,and what he's doing,next time.