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Monday, May 06, 2002Tommy Thompson evidently feels this way. He's scheming to get us all to practice good health habits. He doesn't know yet how he's going to do it, but by God, he'll find some way to get us all to eat right, exercise regularly, and otherwise remove every pleasurable vice from our lives. He wants the insurance companies to help him do it, too. Evidently, he’s a man with a mission: "For the 60-year-old Thompson, whose father had diabetes and died of a heart attack at age 61, the message that "a little prevention won't kill you" has had a sense of personal urgency. So he has led by example, dropping eight pounds since January and planning to lose at least two more. He has challenged his staff of 65,000 to do the same. His cholesterol, once as high as 300, is now 183. He has stopped eating late at night, cut back on starches and increased his servings of fruits and vegetables. This week, he ran nine-minute miles in the 3-mile Capital Challenge race. " They say there's nothing worse than a reformed smoker. Looks like there is at least one thing worse - a reformed overeater who happens to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services. posted by Sydney on 5/06/2002 06:46:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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