Our Lifestyle
In less than one generation, the
percentage of deaths due to chronic disease has exploded from 72% to 89%! This increase can’t be related to genetics so what’s
the cause? Our lifestyle! Let’s take a look at what our lifestyle is doing to
us.
According to the American Heart Association, one
American dies of cardiovascular disease every 34 seconds!
Children between the ages of 2-15 are showing signs of
clogged arteries. 30% of adolescents 16-20 years old, 50% of young adults 20-25
years old, 75% of adults 26-39 years old are showing signs of cardiovascular
disease.
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide.
Approximately 50% of our population will be diagnosed with cancer. One in four males will die of cancer and one
in five females.
Diabetes is a full blow epidemic: Between 1996 and 2003, the number of adult
diabetic patients soared from 9.9 million to 13.7 million.
“We are living longer, but we have more chronic
diseases,” states Amy Bernstein, chief of the analytical studies branch at the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Nat’l Center for Health
Statistics.
The
amount of physical, chemical and emotional stress has sky rocketed during the
last generation. As a result we see an
increase in obesity, chronic disease and subluxations. Experts are predicting that the current
generation of children will be the first generation not to outlive their
parents. But here is the silver lining:
you have control of your lifestyle. You
can choose to eat right, exercise, think well and include chiropractic as part
of your wellness lifestyle.
