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Mar 19th, 2008 - 07:43:02 |
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Debbie Merrill
America is fat and getting fatter. Everywhere you look there is a fast, junky and overall unhealthy way to clog up your arteries. While most in the U.S. could care less about this sad state of affairs, health proponent/roller blade guru/TV show host Debbie Merrill has picked up enough slack for the entire nation. Luckily for you, she is completely hell bent on making America so healthy that it will forget the phrase “Mmm ... doughnuts” ever existed.
As a child, Merrill was denied every sweet tooth desire by a mom who was dedicated to the idea of her daughter becoming a medal-winning skater. “I never had a cavity before I was 35 years old,” Merrill says of her mother’s strict rules. “I never really thought anything of it until I went to college and became a junk food junkie.” When Merrill began to eat more junk food, she realized that she was not at the same level athletically as she was when she ate better. Then, after eating a disastrous meal consisting of shellfish, Merrill contracted Hepatitis A and ended up in the hospital for several weeks.
“The doctors said don’t eat any shellfish, don’t do a lot of oils, no alcohol and no meat.” Merrill recalls. “I did it for a couple of weeks and I felt great. They tell you this when you’re sick — why don’t they tell this to you when you are healthy?”
Merrill has a new lease on life and is spreading the news on her raw vegan lifestyle all over the world. She has already connected with many through her fantastic local cable access television show, The Debbie Merrill Show, and will soon grab more attention with a new book she has authored. Entitled Eat to Look and Feel Great, the tome will focus primarily on how to change your current diet into one that can contribute to a more healthy being.
Thinking of going all raw? If so, Merrill suggests in her book that one must make a natural progression away from his or her former lifestyle. “Go at your own pace,” Merrill says. “Do one good thing a day for yourself. If you just say to yourself, ‘OK, one meal without meat.’ Do that for two weeks and then add another thing. Adding exercising to your life and taking away vices like smoking, alcohol and meat from your life are the initial steps of [my] 12-step program to a more healthy existence."
There is something that is strikingly remarkable about Merrill. It could be that despite the fact that no one knows her exact age — she looks 20 years younger than your best guess at it. It could be the way she mesmerizes you with her fantastic personality and easygoing attitude. Maybe it's just the witty catch phrases like, “No need to panic, I’m totally organic!” that have sucked in the crowds. No, while these are important pieces, it really comes down to her genuine wish that Americans can become healthier: “I really hope that everyone in the community can benefit from this way of life.” | RDW
More info: Myspace.com/thedebbiemerrillshow
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