Can We Really Make America Healthy Again?
Please enjoy this stage keynote presentation by Dr. McCullough at a MAHA event in Temecula, California. The opener is provocative. Were Americans really healthier decades ago? Let’s take the 1960’s as a reference point taken adults first then children
In the 1960’s more than 50 percent of the population smoked cigarettes. The average adult American did not consciously make health food choices nor was there any recorded public efforts on volitional exercise.
But the rate of obesity was 13 percent. In 1960, the average life expectancy in the United States was approximately 69.77 years. Specifically, the life expectancy for males was around 66.6 years, while for females it was about 73.1 years.
In 2025, there are entire industries build upon healthy diets, gyms, yoga, running clubs, races, etc, and with modern healthcare, the average American life expectancy is projected to be around 79.4 years.
This is a slight increase from the 79.25 years estimated for 2024. However, some sources also project a slightly lower average of 78.6 years for 2025, with a decline from 78.8 years in 2024.
This is despite the rate of obesity skyrocketing to 43 percent. About 70 percent of Americans became fully vaccinated for COVID-19, most in 2021 creating great concerns for future diseases.
So for adults, MAHA should be changed to Make America More Healthy specifically by losing weight. Importantly, adults were not healthier in 1960 compared to today. Most of us would not go to our parents for diet or exercise advice. How about for children?
In the 1960’s the rate of allergic diseases was not well characterized, however it is believed that allergic and neuropsychiatric disorders (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, tics, etc) were far less than one percent.
By 1970, the rate of childhood obesity was estimated to be five percent.
In 2025, according to the CDC the rate of asthma is seven percent, ADHD 11 percent, and autism 3.2 percent. In the United States, approximately 19.7 percent of children and adolescents aged 2-19 are affected by obesity, according to the CDC.
About 32 percent of kids ages 5-11 became fully vaccinated for COVID-19, creating many health and future fertility concerns.
So for children, MAHA should be changed to Make America’s Children Healthier Again (MACHA) since kids were truly healthier decades ago.
So please enjoy Dr. McCullough’s keynote address at MAHA 2025 Medical Freedom Conference held at 412 Church Temecula Valley on June 21, 2025. Courtesy Dr Syliva Gisi, Rod Gisi, and Pastor Tim Thompson.
For the entire conference including the panel discussion go to this LINK.
See more here thefocalpoints.com
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About the author: Peter McCullough is a practicing internist, cardiologist, and epidemiologist in Dallas, Texas. He studies the cardiovascular complications of both the viral infection and the injuries developed from Covid vaccines. He has dozens of peer-reviewed publications on Covid, multiple U.S. and state Senate testimonies, and has commented extensively on the medical response to the Covid crisis on major media outlets.
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Tom
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No chance for MAHA as long as drugs, vaccines and especially mRNA poisons remain the number one path to healthier health.
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Saeed Qureshi
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There is no chance that healthcare or the health of the public will be restored or improved as long as it is assumed that physicians know the science of health. The public and leaders have to seek help from genuine science and scientists to address the issue, not from biology experts (the fake science/scientists).
https://bioanalyticx.com/biology-vs-science/
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