The Five Factors Of Health And America’s Health Crisis

Today The united states is in a Health Crisis. Three out four Americans will die from heart disease according to the Journal of the American Medical Association July 26, 2000; 284(4): 483-485. Sixty four percent of the U.S. population is fat according to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for 1999-2002, CDC and nine percent of the U.S. population is clinically diagnosed with depression according to the National Institute of Mental Health, 2003. The united states is the most technological and wealthiest country in the world but yet they are one of the sickest countries. So what do they do? In lieu of fighting illness you build your health.

There’s three major factors of health. The first one is nutrition. They must eat more natural foods and stay away from manmade foods. Foods that are natural have all the vitamins and minerals needed for us to maintain life.

Second is exercise. They need some type of movement both aerobic and anaerobic. The benefits are improving heart function reduces body fat and raises energy levels. Movement is life.

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