A few years ago there was a stupid movie called Dumb and Dumber. A movie about American culture today might whale be named Fat and Fatter.

A study conducted by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that obesity has climbed substantially in the last year. What is really scary, is the rising number of obese children. Almost half of Mississippi children are obese. Arkansas (37.5%)and Georgia (37.3%) don’t weigh in much better.

As healthcare continues to be debated in Washington, individual states need to take action to promote a healthier lifestyle among its citizens, particularly its children.

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Advice for setting and keeping your New Year resolutions . . .

“I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success, but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life.”
~ Madeleine Albright, Secretary of State

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“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
~ St. Francis of Assisi