Meeting in Chicago recently, representatives and policy makers for the American Medical Association passed a resolution classifying obesity as a condition of disease. Tell me it’s not about the money. This opens the door for insurance companies to support more bariatric surgeries and other interventions for the overweight amongst us. And, it’s probably a good thing. We shall see.

Though AMA policy has no force of law, the legislative mechanism in Washington follows the influence of the group closely. We can expect new laws and regulations to follow quickly. You can read Bruce Japsen’s report here in the NY Times.

We recently had a few days away on holiday, which means we were out in the public more than usual, and when people parade on the sandy beaches, they reveal body styles more than we normally see. My judgment results in the conclusion that we are an obese society for sure. I know, because I was one of them.

My choice, rather than running to a doctor who wanted to put me on a cholesterol-reducing pill, was to take more responsibility for my own health. Adopting a nutritarian lifestyle resulted in a weight loss of fifty pounds, better blood pressure, and improvements in other markers as well. And, it feels good.

So, using the AMA’s guideline means I had one more disease—I was too fat. That’s why we invite you to hang with us on the journey to better health. If we can, you can too. We believe God created a miraculous self-healing body. Learning to cooperate with His plan and putting it into practice will be much better than relying on insurance reimbursements for medical help we probably won’t need. So far, so good.