Help Is On the Way!

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., age 70, keeping in shape.

Three weeks ago my older sister died from obesity. Okay, she was about to turn 84 so Death was certainly lurking around her neighborhood. But weighing about 300 pounds and hardly moving every day, she was an easy mark. While many people live to be much older than that, none of them are overweight. Actors Clint Eastwood, 94, Joan Collins, 91, and Jane Fonda almost 87, are all in great shape, i.e. not fat. (Ditto a personal friend of mine, Ron Holley, who at 87 is stronger than many men half his age.)

Obesity kills in many ways, with heart disease, stroke and diabetes among the leading causes. Most often obesity is caused by taking in more calories than the body needs, which then are stored as fat. Put more simply, it's from stuffing your face with processed foods laden with tasty and addictive garbage that contain no nutritional value. Added to this is a lack of exercise, a.k.a sitting on your fat ass playing video games or watching Netflix.

The good news for those humans paying attention is that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promises to be somewhat of a savior, having been tasked by President-elect Trump with making Americans healthier. This is a worthy goal and everyone who values living a long, healthy life should applaud his efforts and spur him on, instead of parroting that he's against vaccines, which by the way he is not -- he's just against vaccines for himself, you can do whatever you want. This is still a free country despite the past four years of government-sanctioned censorship and woke rulings by the misguided Democrats. 

So don't worry, be happy: Help is on the way! You don't have to shoot yourself up with costly chemicals every month to lose weight; all you have to do is eat well and get some exercise.