| I know, the world is coming to an end. President | | | | kinds and getting out and helping their neighbors... |
| Obama is single-handedly attempting to destroy the | | | | perhaps. |
| US economy and gold is where the smart money is | | | | Now, I am not so thick as to believe that healthy folks |
| going... but catch your breath. You need to take care | | | | (those who avoid tobacco and drugs, exercise |
| of some more important things first! I might be wrong, | | | | regularly and eat their vegetables) don't ever have a |
| but I have to wonder why all of those folks on the | | | | serious accident or wake up some morning with |
| radio are clamoring to have you buy their gold. | | | | cancer, it happens. I realize that, but if you could just |
| Why are they in such a hurry to sell if it is so important | | | | make the effort to stay clear of activities and habits |
| for you to buy? Don't they want their gold anymore? | | | | that are known to kill you, I think that would be a good |
| Or, is it as I believe just another opportunity to scare up | | | | idea. In the process you may even be fortunate |
| some sales. I bet those folks on the radio will make | | | | enough to avoid diabetes, lung cancer and heart |
| money both ways when you buy and when your | | | | disease, etc. Remember most of the cases of |
| neighbor sells. | | | | diabetes, lung cancer and heart disease are caused by |
| Just step back for a minute, take a breath. Unless you | | | | doing things to ourselves that just aren't that smart. |
| have over $500,000 in extra cash handy, no consumer | | | | We often eat and drink the wrong things. Or we eat |
| debt, a storeroom full of food and a really healthy | | | | and drink too much of everything. |
| in-shape body, you should be spending your money on | | | | Now is the time to get our behaviors in line. |
| other things first. What good is gold if you are too sick | | | | Given that this country seems to be rushing headlong |
| to enjoy it? Money is not the problem, keeping yourself | | | | into some form of rationed medical care with a federal |
| healthy is the problem. With an increasingly stress filled | | | | control board of bureaucrats deciding whether you will |
| life, your health will probably be the first thing that you | | | | get that new liver, perhaps we should take Thomas' |
| will lose. | | | | counsel to heart. If we all did a little more to protect our |
| Thomas Sowell, renowned economist, social | | | | own health we would be able to avoid being at the |
| commentator and all around consensus smart guy, | | | | mercy of some bureaucracy making those decisions |
| recently said something that caught my attention: | | | | for us. |
| "... The confusion of "health care" with medical care is | | | | That is something to think about. If you don't want to |
| the crucial confusion. Years ago, a study showed that | | | | have to pay for really expensive events that might |
| Mormons live a decade longer than other Americans. | | | | occur in your life perhaps you should take better care |
| Are doctors who treat Mormons so much better than | | | | of yourself now. Let's call it personal care health |
| the doctors who treat the rest of us? Or do Mormons | | | | insurance. |
| avoid doing a lot of things that shorten people's lives? | | | | I have done some research and I have reviewed |
| (Emphasis mine) | | | | some well known products; take a look and see if |
| "The point is that health care is largely in your hands..." | | | | they might help you get to a better place where you |
| I think that Mr. Sowell is on to something here. | | | | can actually look forward to tomorrow and a whole |
| Mormons live longer on average than other folks. Do | | | | new world of healthy possibilities. If everyone took |
| Mormons avoid doing things that shorten people's | | | | responsibility for improving their health, we wouldn't |
| lives? Think back for a moment, if you have ever had | | | | have to worry about what the folks in Washington |
| the chance to meet a Mormon you probably | | | | were doing to us. |
| remember that your friend didn't smoke cigarettes, | | | | Take a look at what I have found. No matter what |
| cigars, pipes or joints. You noticed that they didn't drink | | | | you decide, remember that for now, thank goodness it |
| alcohol and usually offered to be the designated driver | | | | is still your choice. About that gold thing, buy it if you |
| if you were on a business trip and went to dinner with | | | | must, but whether you have gold, real estate, |
| the group. | | | | petroleum or toothpaste in your retirement account, it |
| So is that what Thomas Sowell was referring to? Or | | | | won't matter if you allow yourself to get sick by |
| was it the fact that Mormons also believe in eating | | | | mistreating your body now. |
| their vegetables and avoiding addictive drugs of all | | | | |