What Are The Top Eight Deadly Pubic Health Enemies?

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What Are The Top Eight Deadly Pubic Health Enemies?

Copyright 2006 Hawkins

In our society today, there are many people who are not

well. They struggle with sickness, illness, and disease.

Indeed, there are eight deadly public health enemies that

are sending many Americans to an early grave. These health

enemies kill more than 24 million people a year and cause

untold suffering and disability on millions of others.

Let's discover what they are.

Public Health Enemy #1: Heart Disease

Contrary to the opinion of many, heart disease isn't a

disease of cholesterol but of artery inflammation. Many

people who have heart attacks have normal cholesterol. So,

what is the true culprit here? " Oxidized " LDL, excessive

free radicals caused by hypertension, diabetes, smoking,

fatty meals, and elevated insulin levels. These problems,

however, can be eliminated and the risks of heart disease

significantly lowered.

Public Health Enemy #2: Cancer

In spite of millions of dollars spent on research and great

advances in diagnosis and treatment of cancer, for many

people who have cancer, many times the outcome is still a

painful death. Cancer appears to develop from damage to the

DNA of our cells by unstable molecules that have been

occurring from 10-20 years.

Public Health Enemy #3: Stroke

Strokes can be deadly and typically occur suddenly with no

warning. In the New England Journal of Medicine in 1995,

Dr. Meir Stampfer reported that: " 15 percent of all strokes

could be related to elevated homocysteine, a by-product of

protein metabolism that is elevated in individuals who have

low levels of folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12. "

Pubic Health Enemy #4: Diabetes

More and more people are suffering from and/or developing

diabetes. This seems to be the result of insulin

resistance. Many doctors treat the blood sugar level

problem instead of the real problem, which is insulin

resistance. There are many things people can do to prevent

diabetes from developing to begin with.

Public Health Enemy #5: Osteoporosis

More than 25 million North American have osteoporosis. Poor

bone health is the result many times of nutritional

decencies. Failure to have adequate amounts of vitamins

such as B6, C, D, K, folic acid, magnesium, zinc, and

cooper, are a few essential vitamins in which inadequate

amounts can result in poor bone health.

Public Health Enemy #6: Arthritis

Millions of people, over 165 million, have this painful and

debilitating disease. More than 70-80% of the population

over age 50 have some form of arthritis. Not only do

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication does not appear

to slow the steady progression of this disease, but they

also cause dangerous side effects which has resulted in

hospitalization for some people and death others.

Public Health Enemy #7: Alzheimer's

This disease is caused by oxidative stress. Over 29 million

people suffer from dementia.

Pubic Health Enemy #8: Obesity

For the young and old, obesity is a huge problem. Also

disturbing is the fact that for the first time in history,

there are more obese people than people of normal weight.

Many researchers are beginning to find obesity is related

to insulin resistance as well .

So, there they are. The eight deadly public health enemies

that are killing and debilitating millions. The good news

is there is ammunition that everyone can have in his or her

arsenal to fight back. What type of ammunition is needed?

The " Top Ten Ways to Combat the Eight Deadly Public Health

Enemies " will reveal just what they are.

About the Author:

Hawkins is an Associate with USANA Health Sciences.

One of her passions is encouraging and supporting others to

obtain optimal health and wellness. Visit

http://www.usana.com/en/products/us/essentials/what_essentia

ls.shtml ,

http://www.usana.com/en/products/us/sense/index.shtml and

her music box website at http://www.my-music-box.com/