I said yes, she said no.
And I schooled her on what she missed on Oprah (is she not the MOST awesome chick that ever walked this earth??) that day. It seems that there are 4 places in the world that are what they refer to as "Blue Zones" and this is were folks are living the longest and healthiest lives. Most living over 100 years! Holy Moly can you imagine?!?
The first place is in Costa Rica due mostly to the magnesium and calcium in the water, home grown everything and very active lifestyles. Can you see someone you know to be over 90 and out in their yard every day hacking down vines and hand cutting overgrown brush, chopping wood, etc???? Not in this life time! Most of us are dead by then! But this is what these people are doing.
Then, surprisingly, right here in America, Loma Linda, California! Their health is attributed to a Vegan diet and a strong belief in God. These are the Seventh Day Adventists. One woman, Marge, has just turned 104 and she bikes 5-7 miles a day and lifts weights. She is an absolute power house! Dr. Oz measured her heart rate while she was pedaling and her heart rate was not even elevated!
Ok, so you get the point. Clean eating, exercise, etc. But there are 2 more commonalities.
Strong sense of community and strong sense of daily purpose. Marge volunteers for 7 different causes. All of these people live in homes and communities with all their relatives. Most of these people do not have a word in their vocabulary that says "retire". One man is a 94 year old Dr. still doing surgery!
This is not how most Americans live.......well except the Native American Indian. All one community, very spiritual, their beliefs and family are the daily purpose. Yesterday mornings paper stated that Native American children are the fatest (yeah I know, it's not really a word) in the world. What's up with that?!?
Well, I believe it is one common thread that most folks don't realize, or refuse to talk about. Poverty! And until that changes, neither will these other problems. We can teach and talk all we want, but if there is no money to buy quality food, it still won't change. If there are no programs to help fund community gardens on all this abandoned land, it still isn't going to matter. Those are just the few I will touch on today.
This has got to stop! The up and coming generations, if not too fat around the middle, are plagued by drug addictions. These generations are being wiped out daily, and I want to know what we, YES YOU AND ME, are going to do about it.
I truly believe if the world is going GREEN as fast as it is, especially in hard economic times, this problem can be changed to.
If everyone just did one thing differently today, it would have a huge impact. Teach a child how to grow organic, fresh tomatoes, or have an apple for a snack, or teach them what the food pyramid is. This is what we have to start doing.
In the next month, I will start printing t-shirts 4 sale for early childhood obesity prevention. There will be a link posted here taking you to the site were you can buy them. They will serve 2 purposes.
First and foremost, every cent of profit from every shirt, which will be approximately $10-$15 will go to fund this cause. Heck, you guys can even pick the causes if you want! And secondly, each shirt will carry an important message. You will not only be buying a shirt that will look awesome, with 100% wear-ability, you will also be helping the world to see some words that could actually change someones life for the better!
I'll even dare to take it one step further! I mean I own the joint, so I might as well dream big!
If you are some type of organization (school, church, 501(c)3, etc.) that sees a t-shirt they believe will make a difference in a child or communities future. You pay for the production of that shirt and that is all you will pay to get these shirts and spread the word. We have to keep talking about this, and working together to come up with solutions. This is mine. Well, one of mine, you will be reading many here soon.
Does anyone have a kid that is artistic and wants to design a shirt? Have them draw a picture, and if possible, add some words on this subject. If we pick that design, your child will get their picture on the website as the artist for the whole month, and we will also send them 5 free shirts that they can share with their friends.
Okay, I'm quitting here and going to design some t-shirts!
Email me, lets get this party started!
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