What do we really want?

Today, I'm getting up on a soapbox for a minute. I observe myself and other people in the way that we behave and treat our own bodies. My question is, do we really care about ourselves? Let's look at some of the nasty habits we've developed over time. Some of us drink too much, or smoke, or even eat too much. Look at the obesity rate in the US alone. It's incredible when you think about it, how we are racing towards an early grave it seems without a care in the world. Fast food, sugary foods, sodas, fried foods, and lots of candy! That's just in the dietary category alone. When you couple that with the lack of true exercise or activity, we become obese very quickly.
So my question is, what are we truly interested in? If we want to stay healthy, shouldn't we practice staying healthy by eating properly and treating our bodies right? You know all this talk about oxidative stress is brought about because of how we treat our bodies. We treat our bodies poorly when you think of it. Some of us eat too much and some of us don't eat at all simply for the sake of looking "good". So if we are mistreating our bodies, aren't we asking for more occurances of injury or illness? How can we combat all of the negative influences in the world if we are unable to make the right choices for our own benefit?
What's even more amazing is that we rely on pharmaceutical companies to create remedies for our ailments simply because we are too lazy to prevent them. Then we complain about all of the side effects that these remedies come with when in fact the earth has a remedy for every ailment known and unknown to man if we would just use our intelligence to find them and implement them. While the pharmaceutical companies are making more money off of our illnesses, we continue to suffer because of our own ignorance and laziness.
So the final question is, who's to blame? If we don't educate ourselves on the proper way to take care of our bodies, we can't be expected to care for our animals' bodies properly also. That's why we are here. We intend to research and educate as much as possible so everyone has a chance to change their lives for the better. www.nouvelleveterinary.com