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The latest guidelines released from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have set my blood a-boiling.

Why?

Because conveniently sandwiched in between recommendations to treat obesity as a disease and guidelines for a heart-healthy diet is a cute little statement that more people should be on the cholesterol-lowering drugs collectively known as statins.

Translated: Our American diet and lifestyle has gotten so bad that instead of taking the time, energy, and resources to educate the American public about non-pharmaceutical methods of lowering cholesterol - such as switching to a more plant-based diet and getting plenty of exercise, we're going to give more of them an easy way out by telling them to take a pill.

Yes, as I mentioned, they did release new diet and exercise guidelines for taking care of your heart.  But what do you think the vast majority of Americans will choose?

Behavioral Science 101: The mice will always find the easiest way to the (cholesterol-ridden) cheese.  People will choose the pill over the lifestyle.

Until our collective focus shifts considerably - from masking chronic illness with a chemical veil to addressing and taking control of our health by treating our bodies with respect by eating a whole foods diet - the problem will only continue to get worse.

We will continue to spend more per person on health care than any other industrialized nation.

We will continue to be fatter than any other industrialized nation.

We will continue to kill ourselves.