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When something traumatic happens, one of the most pressing questions most people ask is\u2026 WHY? It seems to be intergraded into our mindset to search for the CAUSE of the events.<\/p>\nWhen something traumatic happens, one of the most pressing questions most people ask is\u2026 WHY? It seems to be intergraded into our mindset to search for the CAUSE of the events.<\/p>\n
Newscast analysts in murder cases spend hours and hours trying to figure out why the murderer did what he\/she did. And when we lose a loved one from disease or an accident, we often look up to the only power that can answer our question and ask:<\/p>\n
So it\u2019s no surprise that after watching people\u2019s general health decline drastically over the last 30 years that we also want to ask\u2026 WHY?<\/p>\n
Type 2 diabetes cases are increasing by a whopping 20% per year and people suffering are getting younger and younger. More people are dying from heart attack and stroke than 100 years ago and that\u2019s despite the fact that everyone and their uncle is on either blood pressure or cholesterol lowering drugs. Obesity is completely out of control and we could go on and on.<\/p>\n
So WHY is this happening? Aren\u2019t the advances in the medical system supposed to be making us healthier instead of sicker? <\/p>\n
In today\u2019s feature article I\u2019m going to list the five things I believe are the major causes for this development. Then I hope that you\u2019ll contribute what you believe to be the major cause in the comment section below.<\/p>\n
Lets begin with the most obvious one: <\/p>\n
We\u2019re frankly eating too much. The average food portions are bigger than they\u2019ve ever been before. Even the plates we eat off of today are a third bigger than they used to be.<\/p>\n
This is especially true for America (where it\u2019s no surprise that obesity more common than other developed countries). When traveling in Europe and Asia I notice how people order much more moderately at restaurants than in the USA. <\/p>\n
This is not just nostalgia of the past. Hard core numbers show that the average American consumes almost 1000 more calories per day than they did in the mid 1950s.<\/p>\n
Given that obesity is one of the major contributors of most of our modern diseases, it might be a good idea to cut down just a little on our food portions.<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s not just the size of the food that\u2019s the problem; even more importantly, it is what is actually ON our plate.<\/p>\n
Technological advances have really made it possible to generate an almost unlimited amount of food quickly. Genetically modify vegetables and animals and they\u2019ll grow much faster and bigger in conditions that before were not possible.<\/p>\n
Then load the food with hormones and chemicals and the growth will be even quicker and no bacteria will want to come close to those things.<\/p>\n
Now cook, freeze and pack the food and add even more chemicals to it so it will last forever.<\/p>\n
The result on our plates is food that\u2019s totally robbed of any nutrition and energy while loaded with chemicals and empty calories. <\/p>\n
Wow, what a treat!<\/strong><\/p>\n Would you believe it for a second that we\u2019re immune to the hormones fed to the animals we\u2019re eating? That the chemicals used in processing will not affect us when we eat those? Doesn\u2019t make any sense does it?<\/p>\n One of the most harmful but overused chemical is high fructose corn syrup. It\u2019s in everything now. Not only has it been found by itself to contribute to some major diseases, it\u2019s so cheap that it can be used without considering any moderation.<\/p>\n The consumption of high fructose corn syrup took off in the beginning of the 1980s and has been increasing steadily ever since. Simultaneously obesity and the frequency of type 2 diabetes have increased. There is absolutely a direct connection between the two.<\/p>\n You probably remember as kids to only have one or two sodas per week maximum. Now kids are drinking two to three per day. It\u2019s so cheap and it\u2019s everywhere and it\u2019s loaded with high fructose corn syrup. No wonder almost a third of our children suffer pre-diabetes.<\/p>\n Check out our All Natural Type 2 Diabetes guide for information on how to beat diabetes in 28 days…<\/a><\/p>\n So there we have it. We\u2019re eating too much and consuming an overload of empty calories from food and chemicals. <\/p>\n And it\u2019s not like we need those extra calories. We drive more and spend more time sitting in front of the TV and computers than we ever did. So while consuming more we\u2019re burning less.<\/p>\n So that brings us to the next trend of last 30 years…<\/p>\n It\u2019s not just lack of exercises to burn calories. By nature we were designed to be constantly on the move. Sitting in front of the computer or TV or in a car for hours and hours without moving much isn\u2019t natural for us.<\/p>\n Our system works as a whole and part of the system is our skeletal muscles\u2019 purpose of helping the heart to pump blood around our system. If we don\u2019t move around, this doesn\u2019t happen like it should and our heart has to work harder. The result is that vital parts of our bodies don\u2019t get enough oxygen.<\/p>\n This not only causes blood pressure to rise, but also leads to oxygen-depriving diseases such as fibromyalgia and migraine. Later on this can cause stroke, heart attack or Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n To learn about various conditions caused by lack of blood flow check out:<\/p>\n Fibromyalgia information<\/a> Now, of course, the major problem with lack of movement is that we don\u2019t process the overload of calories in our system. Studies have shown that by just paying a little more attention to not sitting too much, taking the steps etc, people burn 250 more calories per day. This equals about an hour of walking.<\/p>\n Staying on the move throughout the day also keeps the metabolism going and prevents our blood sugar levels from spiking.<\/p>\n One of the biggest dangers is when people begin to develop health problems such as neck\/back pain<\/a> or arthritis<\/a>. Since it hurts (especially in the beginning) to move, people shy away from it.<\/p>\n Studies have shown, however, that exercising is one of the best things you can do to improve arthritis. For more info on improving arthritis naturally, click here…<\/a><\/p>\n But lack of movement isn\u2019t the only side effect of our technological systems. In fact there is another thing that\u2019s much, much worse. What are we talking about? Of course\u2026<\/p>\n The average person has never been under as much stress as they are today. The technical world is moving us so fast that our minds and bodies can\u2019t keep up. This has really been a health hazard developing over the last 50 years.<\/p>\n Stress can come in many shapes and forms. We have emotional stress, mental stress, physical stress, sensual stress, etc.<\/p>\n Some of the most dangerous generators of stress we fall victim to is hidden stress from our environment. Studies have shown that people who live in big cities experience an extreme level of stress from the street noise. Even those who lived there for their whole lives and are mentally used to it still fare worse than people living in quieter areas. But their bodies simply don\u2019t ever assimilate and that causes a ton of health problems like high blood pressure.<\/p>\n Then we have emotional stress both from present times as well as our past. This is often caused by a conflict of values between what we want and what other people expect from us. It can be our bosses, spouses, children, parents, friends or the man on the street that open up that internal conflict within us that causes stress.<\/p>\n Mental stress happens when we have to solve a problem and find solutions. This can, for example, happen when we encounter problems in work or while dealing with money. Emotional stress and mental stress are often closely connected.<\/p>\n We often ignore physical challenges as stress. But did you realize that when you get sick, your body is under a lot of stress? Even having a common flu releases a lot of stress hormones. Not to mention painful diseases like arthritis or neck pain. Even health problems we\u2019re not consciously aware of such as high blood sugar levels or high blood pressure cause our body to release stress hormones (which can raise blood pressure). Since stress also makes us more vulnerable for all kinds of diseases, this can be a vicious health circle.<\/p>\n However, all stress is not bad!<\/strong><\/p>\n Temporarily, focused stress ends up lowering our overall stress levels and can make us healthier. <\/p>\n Exercising moderately is one example of this. While you\u2019re on the tread mill, your stress level goes up. Then as you step down, your stress level drops again and your body is loaded with good feelings from natural hormones.<\/p>\n The same thing happens when you do a cross word puzzle or Sudoku. You\u2019re temporarily putting mental stress on your system that then gets relieved once the puzzle is finished.<\/p>\n Even a good, healthy, outburst fight with your spouse that then ends with making up and making love can be healthy. You both allow yourself release emotional stress, followed by purging physical stress and then it\u2019s over.<\/p>\n We all experience stress from time to time. The key is to relieve the stress and give your system a break. Even a few minutes of a break will do a lot to improve your health.<\/p>\n This is why Christian Goodman\u2019s blood pressure program<\/a> is so successful. Almost everyone can drop their blood pressure using his focused break exercises. <\/p>\n You can learn more about the blood pressure exercises here…<\/a><\/p>\n The last thing I consider as a major contributor to our modern day health crisis is kind of a double-edged sword. On one hand it has improved our lives drastically; on the other hand it may be one of the major causes of death. I\u2019m talking about\u2026<\/p>\n Ever since the invention of Penicillin, the society we live in has regarded doctors as gods. After all, this one medication eliminated many of the worst diseases of the 18th century.<\/p>\n But modern medicine has failed in curing most of the diseases facing the human race. And oftentimes the side effects of the methods used are causing more problems than solutions. In fact, medications have been found to be the fifth most common cause of death in USA.<\/p>\n The problem is that doctors are not trained to look at the underlying cause diseases but only to fix the symptoms. Just like a car mechanic will not give you lessons on how to drive your car most effectively, but only fix whatever is broken. It\u2019s our responsibility to take care of our own health. That\u2019s why I don\u2019t blame doctors or the medical system for our health problems but rather our own dependence on them.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s compare modern Western diseases to things like cholera that used to be very common in major cities. There are several ways to deal with cholera. You could give the patient antibacterial drugs once they develop cholera, you can distill the water supply with chlorine or other chemicals, or you can not pollute the water source in the first place, which is obviously the most natural and common sense method to deal with this health problem.<\/p>\n In the same way when dealing with diabetes<\/a>, arthritis<\/a>, high blood pressure<\/a> or any other modern day disease, you can treat it with medications or you can tackle the underlying thing that\u2019s causing the health problem in the first place.<\/p>\n You can find information on how to tackle various health problems naturally on the right hand side of this page.<\/p>\n But first, please leave your comment below. What is, in your opinion, the major cause of the health disasters we face in the 20th century Western world?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When something traumatic happens, one of the most pressing questions most people ask is\u2026 WHY? 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\nMigraine and headache information<\/a>
\nTMJ information<\/a><\/p>\nStress<\/h3>\n
Love Addiction to the Medical System<\/h3>\n