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powerful sustainable foods advocate
through his book “The Real Food
Revolution,” and he has been outspoken
about making mindfulness and meditation
part of his stress-release routine to offset
the demands of political life. Regarding
the ENRICH Act, he recently told us:
“An understanding of proper diet and
exercise is crucial to our good health, and
critical for future physicians to learn
during any medical education. With U.S.
health-care expenditures continuing to rise
to unprecedented levels, we must do
everything in our power to improve
preventative health in our nation; raising
awareness and reducing our risk of
chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer,
stroke and diabetes that are plaguing our
nation. These diseases are directly
connected with diet and lifestyle choices,
something long understood by those in
the spa and wellness community.”
Spa pioneer Deborah Szekely, now 94,
speaks frequently on the benefits of
preventing disease and infirmity.
“Our lives are about making choices,” she
says, “and the wisest choice one can
make is to preserve and protect our own
health. The body is wise. It knows what
to do. We need only support that
wisdom and not weaken it through
inactivity and eating highly p