Tag Archives: health statistics
Activity or Exercise? Do you know the difference?
Exercise is the key to staying healthy. Studies show that exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle because it reduces heart disease, cancer, depression, stroke and dementia to name just a few. However, I find that most people … Continue reading
Filed under Public Health
Hospitalizations from prescription drugs increase 98% in 5 years!
Below is an article on prescription abuse and misuse in the U.S. The numbers are startling. If we want to begin to cut health care costs we need to reign in the pharmaceutical industry and their aggressive marketing. See my … Continue reading
Filed under Big Pharma, Public Health
Obesity Costs U.S. $168 Billion
Two-thirds of Americans are overweight. This means that two out of three people in this country have at least one significant health risk factor. Not only does that shorten one’s lifespan, but it costs a lot of money too. New … Continue reading
Filed under Diet, Public Health
Fighting Depression Naturally
Depression is a huge problem in the United States. The numbers are quite amazing. Approximately 20.9 million American adults, or about 9.5 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year, have a mood disorder. Depression … Continue reading
Filed under Brain Health, Diet
3 Medical Myths Debunked
Health care can be a confusing field. There is so much information out there, much of it conflicting, that leaves consumers confused about their health. Well, today I am here to sort some of them out for you. Below are … Continue reading
Filed under Diet, Public Health
Reducing Your Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease Naturally
As of next year the first of the baby boomers will reach 65 years old and by 2029 all of them will be at least 65. This is significant because as we age certain diseases become more and more prominent. … Continue reading
Filed under Brain Health, Diet, Public Health
Confessions of a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep
The above video was brought to our attention from a patient of ours who happens to be a medical doctor. The woman in the video is a former pharmaceutical sales person and speaks about the amazing ways in which Big … Continue reading
Filed under Big Pharma
Pills, pills, pills…
Welcome back! We’ve been away for a while from the blog with the Labor Day holiday but we’re back with startling new information about the amount of prescription drugs Americans take. In my opinion, prescription medicines are the most overly … Continue reading
Filed under Big Pharma, Public Health
National Junk Food Day?
Most of you probably did not know this, but yesterday was National Junk Food Day. I’m not sure why we need a National Junk Food Day, but it exists. In a society that is as unhealthy as we currently are … Continue reading
Filed under Diet, Public Health
Food Dyes Pose Serious Risk to Children and Adults
Food dyes are an interesting subject. Health groups have been calling for their removal from the market for years because of links to allergies, hyperactivity in children and cancer. The food industry uses them for one sole purpose – to … Continue reading
Filed under Diet, Public Health
