When the Government Trumps Parents

In 32 out of 50 of our United States, parents have no choice but to sacrifice the health of their children by getting them useless and senseless vaccinations. And, since 1982 congress has allowed the lobbying pharmaceuticals to triple the amount of vaccinations that are manufactured and distributed to our medical community so that our children can be mandatorily overdosed with these brutal and insidious drugs. It should seem obvious by now that government has taken on the role of "parenting" our children and this is how things have worked out so far:
-1982-From birth to 18 years of age, children were vaccinated with 23 total doses of vaccines.
The occurence of spectrum related autism at that time was 1 in 10,000.
-In the 1990's it was 1 in 2,500
-Today, vaccinations from birth to 18 years has increased to 69 total doses and autism has increased to a staggering 1 in 100 children...1 in 100!
Do we need some more stats on what our loving government has done to our children?
Alright, here we go...
1 in 6 is diagnosed with a learning disability
1 in 9 has asthma
1 in 450 develops diabetes
We have the sickest child population we have ever had in the history of our population, and we give them 3 x's the amount of vaccinations that they received 20-30 years ago.

And disease, not health, of our children is the blame of FAR MORE than just the vaccinations:

How's that food pyramid and lack of exercise working out for our kids?:


In the last 30 years childhood obesity has TRIPLED here in the United States.
Besides the stigmatism and self esteem issues that these children are living with everyday, there are other immediate and long-term health impacts they will have to deal with:
-Obese youth are more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure.
-In a population-based sample of 5- to 17-year-olds, 70% of obese youth had at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
-Children and adolescents who are obese are at greater risk for bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, and social and psychological problems such as stigmatization and poor self-esteem.
-Obese youth are more likely than youth of normal weight to become overweight or obese adults, and therefore more at risk for associated adult health problems, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, several types of cancer, and osteoarthritis.

And things just keep getting worse.
The elimination of so many school's physical education and exercise programming have not helped matters. A coalition called Up2Us finished a report showing that schools nationwide have suffered $2 billion in cuts on sports and physical education programs.
According to the report, the cuts have caused a rise in student sick days, overweight and obesity, and violent behavior.

And government has most certainly had their shot at helping us make the most sound choices for the health and wellbeing of ALL of us Americans. A message that should have held utmost importance for the powers that be; A message that should have been embraced and shared amongst all american families alike. Well, the government has taken what should have been such an awesome and pervasive message and decided to let the almighty dollar rule their conscience. The government, in essence, has BLOWN IT...BIG TIME!
Remember, they assumed the responsibilities to their country's health. They, in their own bureaucratic disregard for truth to their public, have caused great pain and suffering amongst all of us.
Now, more than ever, it is crucial that parents need to understand the absolute necessity to take control and put the future of their own health and the health of their children into their own hands.
We as parents have to come to the conclusion that healthy lifestyle habits, including healthy eating and physical activity, WILL lower the risk of our kids becoming overweight, obese and developing disease.

We as a nation can no longer continue to leave any of the responsibilities of our children's health and wellbeing to our governing agencies. If we do, it will be abundantly clear and predictable of how bleak and sick the future will look like for our child population.

As far as right now, here is a heart breaking and sobering fact:

This current generation of children will be the first generation in the history of man that WILL NOT outlive their parents!

But, this DOES NOT have to be!

Moms and dads, you are the role models and the very gate keepers of your child's future.

Stand up for them!

Love them!

Teach them!

Show them!

Be the great role models your children so desperately need.

And give them EVERY SINGLE CHANCE to have great health, wellbeing and success that they are so deserving to enjoy.

That is the reason we decided to have children in the first place, isn't it?

I am here to help you and your children.

I would love to help you discover the truth of what a healthy, fit and wellbeing lifestyle can do for both you and your family.

Thanks & Peace-
Matt
matt@shiftxtr.com or matt@mattjenningsbootcamps.com

How Many Ways To Wellness?

About 2 weeks ago I received a phone call from a woman who was the HR director for a small pharaceutical company in Cranbury, NJ. The company was looking for someone to give a fitness and nutrition lunch and learn workshop, and somehow my name came highly recommended to fill the spot. Pretty cool I thought; I enjoy speaking with groups who may get something out of my sharing a few ideas on the topics of fitness and sound nutrition. But, during my conversation with this HR director, I began to understand that her idea of wellness and my idea of wellness were profoundly different. She explained to me that the company has a wellness program that gives points to their employees for every "preventative" medical examination that they participate in. So, I responded with "Hmm...points for an exam. What is preventative in the medical examinations?"
And she said with great affirmation in her voice that "The exams... whether for eyes, blood work, chest, etc... are offered to give early detection of possible disease." She sounded completely sold on the company's wellness program. So, I decided to ask a few more questions to make sure that what I was hearing on the other end of the phone was either a possible mutual 'misunderstanding' on the topic, someone's ignorance, or maybe just pure stupidity. Well, my conclusion was that of a combination of her ignorance and stupidity. This person was totally clueless in comprehending what preventative medicine really means: an oxymoronic concept; and, what actual disease prevention is: kick ass nutrition; managing stress; and efficient and effective exercise. This 20 minute conversation confirmed for me that there really is such a skewed interpretation of wellness information out there. And this information, ostensibly bad and dangerous, just keeps getting recycled over and over again, and infecting anyone ignorant enough to listen to it.
Hey, I will just keep doing what I do; spreading what I believe is the truth in how we can all best prevent disease and stay well and strong for the long haul.
Stay well...
Stay strong!