Health Epidemic
Your health is deteriorating so others can profit
Americans are becoming a source of profit for the healthcare, food, and pharmaceutical industries, costing us our health, vitality, and autonomy.
How do you rank your health? Do you feel healthy and free to live life with vigor or are you throttled by chronic disease, pain, physical abilities, or mental health-related problems?
The data for our population is alarming:
73% of Adults are Overweight or Obese
25% of our Children (2-19 yrs) are Obese
60% of Adults have one or more Chronic Health Conditions
30% of our Children have one or more Chronic Health Conditions
Mental Health diagnoses are ~20% for both Adults & Children
This is only a mention of lifestyle-related conditions. When we factor in cancer, neurological conditions, infertility, and others the numbers are even more depressing.
The real question is what is happening? Have we always been this unhealthy?
We don’t need a scientific study to understand that our health hasn’t always been this poor. With the ever-increasing early onset of chronic disease and rising rates of infertility, it is obvious that this is not how humans are supposed to be living.
Sadly many of our future generations are not going to be able to have healthy children and recover from the environmental stress they are being placed under.
Why are we sick?
There are a few presenting problems for why we are sick and one real root cause.
Presenting problems:
Our Food Industry is poisoning us
Our Healthcare Industry is micro-focused
Big Pharma’s business model is based on you being sick
I do not believe that it is your fault you are suffering. Honestly, if you are unaware of the problems above you haven’t had a chance to prosper as a human being because these industries have lied to you and used you for profit.
The disgusting part is that they did it while either intentionally or unintentionally deceiving you into believing they were going to help you be healthier.
Over the next few weeks, I will be breaking down these presenting problems and how they are harming you, however, first we have to understand how we take back our health.
The Root Cause
On an individual basis, we cannot change the industries that are making life harder for us. The control we have is to educate ourselves and make changes that improve our own well-being. I am hopeful that over time the government will begin to protect Americans and push back on these industries but for now, we must start a grass-roots movement.
The root cause of nearly all health issues for Americans comes down to poor nutrition, poor lifestyle, and a lack of movement.
The only true way to improve our health and vitality is by consistently moving our bodies, eating real food, and living a health-forward lifestyle.
It may sound simple, and to be honest, the knowledge is simple. The application and success are not easy.
The saying “knowledge is power” is correct until life and external factors we cannot control get in the way. I hope to bridge that gap for you and help you push against the current that is pulling Americans down.