Jamie Oliver at TED 2010 : Obesity

I found this talk from television chef Jamie Oliver extremely relevant and very well done.  It was given at the TED 2010 in Long Beach, California, USA.  Jamie Oliver is on a mission to teach people how to cook, at home with simple tools and ingredients so they can be more healthy, or rather be healthful instead of obese and facing premorbidity illness and eventual premature death.



I think this sort of message is so important for people to hear.  I want the people in my life to hear it.  This problem I have is real, generational and I want to do everything I can to stop it cold.  In my life, I've had just about all of the "Fat" problems you can have, without earning a casket.  Who would have thought that a home economics class from the nineteen forties combined with nutrition education from today would be a wonderful solution?

About this website

Hello,

You can call me Surge, a nickname I've chosen. In this first post I'll explain my intentions. Things may change but here's the plan for now.

I am working hard to become a healthy, happy person. I am reaching out to the web a bit to lean on, vent and share with what I see as an active, aware and growing community of like-minded people. These people are on the same path as I am. I'll try to be interesting, informative and as open as I'm comfortable. Right now that means pseudo-anonymous.

On this website I plan to tag my posts with a few tags to help anyone find and follow any particular theme. As I sit here with zero posts made, I have only the plan in my head. So the plan thus far is to use the following tags:

• Checking-IN - Used to post updates about me and my progress toward my goals.
• Checking-OUT - Used to share external websites or things created by others.
• Tool-Box - Talk about skills and utilities for reaching my goals. May also be used to tell you about things you can try.
• Nutrition - A constant need and difficult objective. This factor is ever present when ever you choose to eat.
• Soapbox - Here come the rants. I'm not blind to the world around me, but sometimes I really wish I could be. If you can't stand it - I understand.
• Netcast - This is entirely experimental and loosely planned. No promises just yet.

So that should give you an idea of how to get around.