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from:msnbc.comWHO warns of enormous burden of chronic disease
Seeded on Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:28 AM EDT (msnbc.com)
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We as human beings have been smoking and drinking for centuries. Our diets certainly could be improved, but I think we also have too high of expectations on how long we are supposed to live. I work in the health care field, and it pains me to see what so many of my patients go through just to eek another year or two of life. Dialysis, multiple surgeries, chemo, medications with nasty side effects that are often worse than the disease they treat, and of course, the worst is loss of independence. As health care providers we are taught to keep people alive at all costs, mostly because of liability, without any regard for quality of life. I think we are aiming for quantity of years here, instead of quality. So yes, chronic disease is a major issue because as a species, we've never lived this long. When you live long, things in your body begin to fall apart. Do you try to repair everything, or let nature take its course?
a lot of it is due to just what we eat and our lifestyles now. Too many people just are sedentary dont eat healthy enough nor exercise.
MontVernon-
Hear, Hear! Just because we can, doesn't mean we should! This planet is overwhelmed with the current human population, if nobody ever dies, where are we going to put the newly born??
The biggest factors are the self inflicted ones. We can choose to live healthier. WE really need to take this on as a nation, value healthy lifestyles and being knowledgeable about what a healthy lifestyle requires. www.susanpavlikwellnessservices.com
I'm one of those who is trying to eat a more "natural" diet, and also one who suspects that High Fructose Corn Syrup is one of the main causes of "metabolic syndrome" (obesity, diabetes particularly).
I've been going through some 75,000 of my Dad's 35mm slides and was really surprised to look at some of our family photos during the early '60s. I mean no disrespect to anyone here, but I was surprised to see that in photos where there were crowds of people, nobody was "fat". Something's going on with the food we eat.
or perhaps something is going on with the people that eat now.
The cost of just living have gone up a lot ! My fixed income remains the same. The costs of medical treatment has gone up! The medical substancies has gone down. The price of food has gone up! The amount of food stamps has gone down. The cost of rent has gone from one quarter of my income to two thirds ! At least I have some help even if it's not much..But I can no longer able to pay my share of the medical and now I am going into dept. I slowed the dept increase down by stopping seeing the doctors, eating only once a day, never going out anywhere, sut the phone off, and use free computer-internet service! I am not sure wat I can cut in order to afford car license, insurance, and bus tickets but I'll find something to cut again..But I know I am not the only one !!
When is america going to get universal health care ?? Sick people is good for no one and it could make an economy collapse!
When is america going to get universal health care ??
Cancer and other diseases are caused by all the meat laced with hormones, antibiotics and also all the soft drinks laced with nutrasweet. Nutrasweet is a dangerous chemical made by Monsanto, the same compagny that makes pesticides and other poisons ! How can anyone drink or eat that stuff! Now you're surprise that so many people are sick and fat ? There is your answer, americans !
The incidence of obesity, diabetes, cancer increases also seems to track the rise of influence from the left. Perhaps "There is your answer, obamathebest2012 !"
This is really an ignorant post, obamathebest. I used to see these sorts of post in college where someone from the academic community would put a comment out to the students about the trrible dangers of metals in shortening and chlorine in water. Or that eating BBQ meats will kill from furans and dioxins.
There is balance in everything and the "truth is in the middle".
Don't overindulge in anything and you'll be fine. Mansanto makes many, many chemical compounds including food additives. Associating the name "Mansanto" with pesticides and inferring that NutriSweet is therefore as bad as pesticides is very ignorant.
You'd eventually die if you had no mineral salts. Mansanto "makes" about as many mineral salts as you can think of (if you even know what they are), many of which are in your well water.
Be vigilant in your search for answers and don't go to extremes.
Marty S., get real! Monsanto is out for the dollar, they do not care what happens to us, not in the least! And yes, NutriSweet is a toxin, there is nothing natural about it, no nutrition at all in the sh*t. It is pure chemicals.
The truth is in God, he has already provided everything we need, right from the Earth. Eat what he provides and we will all be healthy - eat the processed foods and reap the diseases - it's that simple - and it has been proven.
The only practical answer is little green crackers.
I take great care of myself and I hate fat, stupid people and overpopulation so...this is actually great news for me!
Amazing. Just amazing! Our rain and milk is filled with radiation, soon our foods and waters, etc. will be too due to the fallout from Japan.....and the CDC conveniently comes out with this article predicting an increase in cancer cases...hmm?? Oh, wait..the article says NOTHING about the radiation - so that couldn't be a factor at all....wow...bah bah bah sheeple.