Health Nuts

By now you’ve probably heard that Donald Trump’s personal physician, Dr. Harold Bornstein, proclaimed that if Trump is elected, he would unequivocally be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”  

Pictured below:  Donald Trump's personal physician, Dr. Harold Bornstein, a proud graduate of Trump U.'s Medical School in Wawayanda, NY.

Pictured at the right:  Dr. Bornstein's assessment of Trump's health and his unequivocal pronouncement.  

Dr. Bornsteins remarkable pronouncement called to mind the Poetry Foundation’s recent article on “Who were the healthiest poets to ever live?” They posed this question to poets from around the world, and who topped the list?

Emmett Lee Dickinson (Emily Dickinson's third cousin, twice removed -- at her request), known for his obsession with health and exercise, was declared to be “the healthiest poet to ever live.” Of course, many poets noted that Dickinson also developed many medicines, tonics and elixirs which promote a healthy lifestyle (information is HERE), so it was no surprise that Dickinson was found to be “the healthiest.”

​Who else made the Top Five?

Rita Dove, an avid bodybuilder and competitor in many bodybuilding shows, ranked second.

Pictured at the right: Rita Dove, one of the "Final Four" in the Toronto Pro Super Show Women's Bodybuilding in 2013.

​Walt Whitman (pictured below left) came in third, Sylvia Plath (pictured below center) was fourth, and Emily Dickinson (pictured below right with her sister Lavinia) was fifth.

Below:  Trump's physician Harold Bornstein, himself a health nut, ran a "Punkin' Patch" in Wawayanda, NY, for thirteen years.  He had to close it down in 2008, though, due to the effects of the devastating Bush-Cheney recession.  "People just weren't willing to shell out $3.50 for quality entertainment," lamented Dr. Bornstein.