So here’s what I don’t get.<\/p>\n

After seeing reports on the the state of Connecticut’s financial woes and getting the stats on the lack of home sales in Connecticut and the reasons why, for some reason I felt compelled to send our Senator an email.<\/p>\n

His email autoresponder efficiently responded thanking me for my email with the following message.<\/p>\n

“It is my intent to read and respond personally to each letter and e-mail I receive. However, I receive an extraordinarily high volume of mail and it therefore may take several weeks before I am able to fully respond to your letter. I appreciate your patience and apologize for the delay.”<\/p>\n

I remember being told that using “But” and “However” is like taking an eraser to whatever came before it.<\/p>\n

For those in the private sector I know what would happen if we responded to our boss’s email with “I’m very busy and therefore it may take several weeks to respond”. And I bet you know what would happen to.<\/p>\n

OK. That’s my morning rant.<\/p>\n

Let’s not take weeks to get to the task at hand.<\/p>\n

Yesterday we said we’d look at a list of what to eat and what not to eat and how a plant based diet helped President Bill Clinton address his cardiac disease and lose weight in the process.<\/p>\n

So let’s do that.<\/p>\n

In Dr. Greger’s book “How Not To Die” he had two simple (I love simple) graphics to guide nutrition.<\/p>\n

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The traffic light is simple to remember and a pretty helpful tool. The more of the daily dozen you can do the better!<\/p>\n

Let’s make what not to eat simple too. If you remember the yellow and red traffic light categories you have a pretty good guide.<\/p>\n

Just like driving, you can run some yellow and red lights and get lucky but I would recommend it.<\/p>\n

I have had the privilege of working with Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. who has reversed heart disease which is the number one killer of men and women in America.<\/p>\n

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Here’s what President Bill Clinton experienced with Dr. Esselstyn’s program.<\/p>\n