June 1, 2012

Is Orthodoxy Unhealthy?

About a decade ago, a short time after I arrived in Oak Park, Michigan, I visited a doctor for a checkup. I already knew the drill. He’d come in, examine me, draw blood and adjust my medications based on the results. The examination began, and everything was going well–until the doctor started talking.
“If you don’t lose weight, in ten years you’ll have type-2 diabetes.”
Then the doctor, a secular Jew, added, “You Orthodox eat too much.”
“Why’s he picking on us?” I thought.

Read More:

http://www.ou.org/jewish_action/02/2011/is_orthodoxy_unhealthy/

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