Comments on: A Plastic Surgeon’s Answer to Solving the Health Care Crisis

By: Val

Val — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:05:15 +0000

Amen!

By: Jane Trachsel

Jane Trachsel — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:37:34 +0000

I didn’t have a weight issue while I was living in Switzerland for the first 30 years of my life. I used my car maybe once or twice a month. I would walk to most places and if it was further, take the bike and/or train. Ever since I moved here I struggle to stay healthy. It is hard to adapt and exchange the daily active lifestyle that came naturally there with conscientious workout and eating habits here. It’s a different lifestyle and culture and I need to adjust… which means I’m gonna head to the gym now by car

By: Shaya Fitzgerald

Shaya Fitzgerald — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:41:23 +0000

Several years ago my brother moved to the Netherlands. I was on the phone with him and he mentioned he had lost almost 20lbs. He wasn’t really heavy to start with so I asked – have you been trying to lose weight? “Shaya, ” he said, “I haven’t been in a car in 4 months. We walk or bike everywhere – to work, to the kids schools, to the market.”
When we went to visit him, it was true – there was never really a reason to get in the car. At most we would bike to the train station and then take our bikes with us to whatever town we are going to, or rent them there.

By: Mike Layne

Mike Layne — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:48:49 +0000

Very well written and thought-out, Phil. I don’t agree with your conclusion re whether to nationalize or not, but as you say, I don’t think that should be the focus. You are dead on with your suggestions for helping the health of our country from both a physical and a fiscal standpoint!