America Needs a Reset

It’s (past) time.

Our Declaration of Independence declared it first in 1776.

Thomas Jefferson said it later, in 1787, that the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time.

Abraham Lincoln said it again in 1863, in his Gettysburg Address, that America needed a new birth of freedom.

I believe we need another American Reset today in 2022. Our physical health, mental health and socio-political health are in the tank, which is an abysmal recipe for our future.

How can we reasonably expect good outcomes from our society when:

• 62-71% of us are overweight or outright obese

• 90% of us don’t nourish our bodies with vitamins and minerals from fruits and vegetables

• More of us smoke cigarettes (12.5%) than eat fruits (12%) and vegetables (10%)

• 70% of our diseases are self-inflicted

• 86% of our healthcare costs stem from self-inflicted lifestyle choices