By Neenah Payne

How The Kennedy Health Legacy Continues Now shows that President John Kennedy inspired Americans to become healthier from the first day of his administration. At 70 years old, Robert Kennedy Jr. embodies fitness, continuing the Kennedy legacy. He is an inspiration for other Americans to shape up – just as his uncle John Kennedy was as President in the 1960s. He continues with a rigorous exercise routing, surfing and skiing.

Kennedy is the ultimate outdoorsman. He says he learned white-water rafting when he was a teenager. He hikes uphill with his dogs every morning he is at home. He follows that by going to the gym where he does a very hard work out for 30 minutes. See Kennedy's description of running Class V rapids in Chile in 2006: In Remote Chile, a Paradise Carved by White Water.

Dr. Jeffrey Bland: Founder of Functional Medicine

A video further below shows that Kennedy spoke with Dr. Mark Hyman about ways to restore America's health. Dr. Hyman is Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Functional Medicine. In the video Dr. Mark Hyman: The Future of Medicine, Dr. Hyman explains how his life and health were transformed when he met Dr. Jeffrey Bland, the father of Functional Medicine in 1996.