Federal policy tells us to fill 50 percent of our plates with fruits and vegetables. At the same time, federal farm subsidies focus on financing the production of corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, sorghum, dairy and livestock.

Live by the farm and you will have plenty of of fruits and vegetables to eat

Other than fruits, which we buy, we eat only what we grow and raise - rice and vegetables, and a pig, chickens and eggs.

I eat nothing that's processed or refined - no high-fructose corn syrup, no sugar, no trans-fats. I eat a lot of fish and monounsaturated fats from olives, olive oil and nuts. A lot of organic, fresh fruits and vegetables. No bread. No gluten. No wheat. No rice.

The key to the future in an aging society is not found in increasing just our life span; we need to increase our health span at the same time.

For our veterans to have to wait long periods of time to receive care is not only unacceptable to us, but to elected officials as well.