I don't write as one of Oprah's devotees but the shot of her pulling 60lbs of lard on to her T.V. set, gladdened my heart.
She was making a sincere effort to speak to America's number one health problem, obesity. This has been her own life-long battle.
What would 60lbs of excess weight do to a person over fifteen years?
Strain their heart, rocket their blood pressure, exhaust their pancreas, wear out their hip, knee and ankle joints, deplete their energy, throttle their libido, double their clothing bill and rob them of joy in life.
The gravitationally challenged Miss Piggy quipped to Kermit the frog. "Never eat more than you can lift." quite the opposite to the Bible which has a succinct solution to the matter of obesity.
"When you dine in the presence of Kings put a knife to your throat."
To our chubby friends. If you find a knife to your throat too drastic a solution, at least reduce the frequency of the fork to your mouth.
Guaranteed you will lose the pounds and add years to your life!
Enjoy your salads.
Ian
This morning I was watching my favorite sport, tennis, at Wimbledon.
Astonishing that "Grey Goose" Vodka was one of the main sponsors of this world renowned event.
Perhaps not.
With fresh supplies of Eastern bloc tennis stars arising and widening Russian followers of the sport it makes sense that they would market the national Russian drink.
Don't be carried away by the "Grey Goose" and shots of willowy Russian Olgas sipping their vodka on ice.
This stuff has succeeded in knocking out a large part of the Russian economy and filled Moscow's streets with inebriates.
Yet, to listen to the vodka commercial you could believe that success, glamour and joy is awaiting you in every bottle.
Like the lie of the devil in the Garden of Eden, heaven comes in the sweetest of voices but not in a relationship with God.
"Grey Goose" vodka.
Drink enough of it, or any hard liquor, and it will rot out your guts, crash your marriage, burn your money and leave you with a home under a bridge.
Here's to your health or, as they say in Russian, "NOSTRAVIA."
Ian
Today two young ladies approached me as I was walking down a narrow lane in my city. Both were smoking.
What an opportunity!
I stopped them in mid puffs. "Ladies. Did you read your papers today. Australia has taken the manufacturer's names off cig' packets and replaced them with pictures of cancer. There couldn't be a better day for you to quit."
They looked startled at first and then scared.
One said: "I'm planning to quit" The other said she was thinking about it too.
My final shot was: "I hope you do, other wise you might not live to see your grandchildren!"
Was I too hard?
The government of Australia dosn't think so. Look at the photos they passed into law yesterday.
Today, why don't you throw away your Marlboro's and take a deep breath of Jesus?
O the gift of fresh air.
Ian
There was a man in my city who was a motivational speaker.
He also juggled balls.
On the subject of "Goal Setting" he would start juggling coloured balls.
One had "finances' written on it; another "hobbies" and another "relationships". One of the balls had "HEALTH" printed on it.
Greg would juggle the balls, purposely drop one but continue with the rest. However, when he dropped the "HEALTH" ball he let all the balls fall down.
The point was simple but effective. Success, wealth, joy, the pursuit of dreams and goals in life are supported and enabled by one salient factor: good health.
Small wonder then that the media made much last week of a poll result that said ' North American men will have their cars checked out once every six months but see the doctor for their own check-up once every six years'
Do yourself a favour folks' pick up the phone and make that appointment.
If you do, this little message may quite possibly save your life.
Ian
My friend Bob Deakin has hooked me up with the ' On-line doctor'.
I went to the link and scared the wits out of myself.
I didn't know that there were that many ailments in the medical journal.
On closer analysis I saw that most of these afflictions were preventable. Many were the result of nothing more than wrong life-style and unhealthy habits.
An old English physician said "Robust health comes down to three simple things: good diet, regular drainage and exercise"
Ponder these three points.
If you apply them you may be able to throw away your pill bottle.
The joy of the day.
Ian
