Cholesterol Meds for Kids???

July 16, 2008
Unbelievable! That’s all I can say about the current state of Health that our country is in. Time Magazine July 21, 2008 “Pediatricians call for cholesterol-lowering drugs for some kids. Is this a quick fix for obesity’s ills?” The answer to this is definitely yes. What are we thinking? Cholesterol testing is now being performed on your children beginning at age 2 up to age 8. I will 100% agree that we are battling an epidemic of extreme proportions with the growing trend in Obesity. Our country is the largest country in the world. In fact, one-third of US children are overweight and 17% are obese. The problem is instead of getting after the ones who are manufacturing the foods and the FDA for approving the foods; we immediately look to a prescription drug to fix our problems. Instead of children running around and playing outside more and more kids are sitting in front of the television playing video games all day long. How about an exercise program? How about a proper functioning nervous system? The power that made the body heals the body and it happens no other way. If we continue to drug our society beginning at such a young age as 2 than we are doomed and have chosen to place our health in the hands of our doctors who have no power to heal you whatsoever. Time magazine closed with the right mindset in saying “But it’s certainly easier to scribble a prescription than it is to get young patients to eat better and exercise more. Are we going to keep adding drug after drug?” You decide!!! Remember who you are!


- Dr. Ronson