Dear Mr. Zaghi,
It has been my pleasure and privilege to have met you in the past month. I acknowledge the extraordinary effort that you are putting into the dissemination of your precious idea ‘Love is the Solution.” Its realization would mean the delivery of mankind from its present disorder. I feel that it is important to note that I as a senior Stanford physician am on a similar errand, which is the establishment of Universal Health.
Mankind has suffered since its earliest moment from the burden of illness both bodily and mentally. It is been my opportunity to study human aging as a life effort. It is rewarding to note that much previous ignorance has been dispelled by science and it is my observation that we are the first generation in the history of mankind to know with confidence what a whole human life can look like. Therefore it seems to me that my errand and yours converge. Both seek the realization of the maximum human potential.
The particular strategy that works for both of us is encompassed in the word engagement. As you and I are capable of enlisting public support in our dual search for Love and Health the world will be far the better for our success.Your lifetime experience has led you to the inspiration of “ Love is the Solution.” My lifetime, as a third generation physician has similarly brought me to a convergent conclusion that Health , well realized, is the pathway to Love.
Bio-Walter M. Bortz II
Walter M. Bortz II, M.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and a graduate of Williams College and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Recognized as one of America’s most distinguished scientific experts on aging and longevity, Dr. Walter Bortz's research has focused on the importance of physical exercise in the promotion of robust aging. Dr. Bortz has published over 130 medical articles and authored numerous books, including We Live Too Short and Die Too Long, Dare to Be 100, Living Longer for Dummies, and Diabetes Danger. Dr. Bortz is past co-chairman of the American Medical Association’s Task Force on Aging, former President of The American Geriatric Society and is currently Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board for the Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation, as well as a Senior Advisor to Healthy Silicon Valley, a community collaborative effort which addresses the soaring incidence of obesity and diabetes.