Bill Maher is a polarizing figure: either you love him and cling to his every word, or you absolutely despise him and would love nothing more than to wipe him off the face of the Earth.
On his HBO show, Real time with Bill Maher, frequently does something known as “New Rules,” where he challenges the status quo and talks about things he thinks need to change, with little regard for political correctness or public opinion.
In one of his recent “New Rules” segments, he set his sights on America’s health and fitness. And while he’s certainly not the model for a perfectly healthy lifestyle, he made some incredible points that it’s almost impossible to disagree with:
New rule: if you think you need to take all the pills the pharmaceutical industry says to do, then you are already taking drugs …
We will not stop being sick until we stop getting sick. Because there is a point where not even the most universal government health program can help you. They cannot ban food, alcohol or cigarettes that are harmful to health. Sadly only marijuana.
Because, you see, the government is not your babysitter. They are your dealer. And they subsidize disease in America. They have to. There is too much money in it. … Fifty years ago, children didn’t even have type 2 diabetes. Now, it’s an emerging epidemic. Like a long list of ailments that used to be rare and have now been “incorporated.”
Things like asthma and autism and acid reflux and arthritis, allergies, adult acne, attention deficit disorder. And those are just the “A’s.” …
In Hillary Clinton’s health plan, the words “nutrition” and “exercise” appear once. The word “drugs” 14 times. Just as pharmaceutical companies want it. You know, their advertising weasels love to say, “When diet and exercise fail …” Well, diet and exercise do not fail. A fact discovered last week by a new study from Duke University that showed that exercise – yes, exercise – is as effective a cure for depression as Paxil and Zoloft.
So ask your doctor if getting off your butt is right for you!
You know, if Republicans can sell the idea of preventive warfare, Democrats should at least get us interested in the idea of preventive medicine. Someone has to stand up and say that the answer is not another pill. The answer is spinach. Well, not spinach. Turns out that shit will kill you. But you know what I mean!
What do you think of these quotes from Bill Maher? Can you disagree with any of your statements?
