Hello Senator Tom Harkin,
From one Iowan (Burlington HS, Class of 65) to another, I write concerned about the future of our nation, the troubled economy, and the role preventive health care plays in it. I know you were recently asked to head a subcommittee that is exploring a wide range of health care issues, but for a moment I would like to draw your attention to an important part of the problem that we can naturally eliminate in a decade if we choose to do so.
I also know that, more than any other member of Congress, you have led the fight against childhood obesity. I know you know the numbers. I know you know all the dire predictions. And according to an article I read, he recently led a rally against childhood obesity at Oak Street High School, where I taught for a year in the late 1970s. However, I would also like to point out that it is one thing to lead the charge and another to win the war. I’d like to help you win the war on childhood obesity a decade from now.
Naturally immunize children against obesity for life
In that regard, I am writing to inform you of a low-cost strategy / intervention with which children across the United States can naturally immunize against obesity for life. But for that to happen, children across America must know the strategy by which children can naturally immunize against obesity for life.
The strategy is based on the former gym teacher’s observation that “kids who can do push-ups are never obese.” And, as a result of a four-year experience at Jefferson Elementary School in Davenport, I can personally attest to the fact that, if we start them early (ideally in kindergarten) and give them access to a height-adjustable chin-up bar and a technique called leg-assisted pull-ups (pulling and jumping at the same time), 90% of all children can learn to do pull-ups within one school year, and the other 10% are on the right track. And in the process of getting stronger on the pull-up bar, kids are naturally immunized against obesity for life simply by maintaining the ability to physically lift / do pull-ups.
Eliminate childhood obesity in a decade
Teach that simple lesson for 12 years in a row in schools across America and we will graduate classes full of students who can physically lift their own weight and are naturally immunized against obesity for life … no pills, injections, surgery or fantasy. . required diets. In other words, implement this simple, low-cost preventive strategy starting in kindergarten, and in a dozen years childhood obesity will be an ancient history like polio or the Black Death.
Talking gets us nowhere
In closing, I would like to point out that we have been studying childhood obesity for at least a decade, spending billions a year, without reaching a consensus on anything. However, the American Society of Exercise Physiologists recently described this strategy as “a simple, easy to implement, easy to document, and affordable solution for childhood obesity.” But we need a national leader in Congress to stand up and say, “The time to talk is over. We need to act now! And this is how we won the war on childhood obesity.” A stronger foundation for a 21st century healthcare system would be hard to find.
I would like the opportunity to meet you, speak with you, and work with you to achieve the goal of eliminating childhood obesity within a decade. Please let me know if you are interested in discussing the possibilities and what your schedule looks like in the coming weeks. I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely,
rick osbourne
Executive Director
Operation Pull your own weight
Lombard, IL
630-495-3445
