Obesity problem in the US and ways to solve it


We’ve have watched a recent President’s speech (and we bet you have too), where he had mentioned that one of the biggest priorities is to cure cancer and very soon America will become a country to solve this problem once and forever.

Here’s just a quick excerpt from his latest speech about this:

According to the stats he gives, cancer is the reason for around 500k deaths nationwide throughout a year.

We, at Pavatar, totally agree with the above, but would also like you to have a look on the entire thing from a bit diffrent perspective. Obesity is causing a comparable amount of deaths – 300k a year.

The good news, it is much more easier to solve this issue. Bad news, people will need to become aware of good eating habits and follow rules that may seem rather strict for them. Good news again, it’s not that expensive to lose weigh, this website reviewing HCG drops proves this and provides a few real-life examples. Bad news, again: people will need to draw a clear line between living a healthier and lean lifestyle and healthy eating, workouts, managing their weight.

We can still do so much more to solve this, and it’s nor really that hard! To cure cancer people will need to spend billions of dollars on clinical research and qute a considerable amount of time. From the other side, we know already what to do to fight obesity. Just have a look on this TED talk from UK’s decorated chef Jamie Oliver:

He came from the UK (where excess weight is also a large problem) to help fix this problem in one county/school district, and based on it’s example, scale it nationwide. Here’s a link to his Food Revolution initiative.

It’s great that many thought leaders are now focusing their efforts on the issue, but unfortunately, we’re seeing zero to none initiative from the federal government. One of the reasons can be strong corporate lobby that makes it harder for the game-changing bills to pass.

Why Living a Healthy Life Matters

We all like the idea of living a healthy life, but is it really worth it? I will go ahead and say that it sure does! The benefits that you can get out of a healthy life are fantastic. You just need to take the necessary steps to reach that goal. Still not convinced? Let’s break down the top reasons why living a healthy life matters.

Improve Your Mood with a healthy approach

Everyone loves to be in a great mood, right? It is far easier to achieve these moods by having a healthy diet and working out. Grabbing a bag of chips simply because they taste good will only keep you happy for the duration of eating those chips. By keeping a healthy lifestyle you can be sure that your mood will stay more stable and result in a better life.

Controlled Weight

Another benefit of a healthy life is your weight. With the right diet and workout schedule you will keep those extra pounds off while looking great. Not only will you look great but you will feel great as well. When you work out, you are keeping your body running efficiently. Think about it like practice. If you regularly exercise your body, everything will be working at the best rate it can. But if you begin to slack off, your body will forget this way of life and eventually run inefficiently.

An Increase in Energy

With a healthy lifestyle comes a boost in energy. Believe it or not working out and eating healthy actually will give you more energy compared to sitting around. When choosing to eat a balanced diet that is healthy and maintaining a work out, you will see an increase in the amount of energy that you have. For one the food will give your body the fuel it needs to keep going day by day. The regular physical activity will boost your endurance so you will have more energy. When you exercise, you are improving your cardiovascular system and can keep it running efficiently. Before you know it you will have energy to do whatever interests you most.

What to Do Next

Looking over these three major benefits to living a healthy life make it pretty clear what the benefits are. The next step is to change your lifestyle to reach these benefits. The best way to start is by creating a list of things that need to be done. Now make sure to stick to this list! You need to get so used to this type of lifestyle that you would never see a reason to slack off. Once achieved, you will surely thank yourself for making that change.

What are we doing @ Pavatar right now?

Since the project is developed, we as a team, have time to focus on things are interesting for us, but we didn’t really have time for them during work. Now we’re doing a plenty of stuff in charity, health & environment protection, good food, and all other things you can imagine.

This is why on this blog you will not only find things about Pavatar, but also a lot of other stuff like health-related articles, how to make places we live in better. To broad, you might think?

But, this is the stuff that matters for us, so we think it’s a good idea to write about them. Here’s an inspirational video for you about Things that Matter:

We like to do visually compelling and well-built stuff, so you won’t be bored. Stay tuned.

What is Pavatar

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Why should I use Pavatar?

Pavatars are a great and open alternative to other resources and makes you independent by providing open information.

Pavatars have all advantages of Favatars, but are bigger and you can use different Pavatars on one domain.

Because everyone uses his/her own Pavatar on his/her own page, there is no need to sign in on external resources.