According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease (primarily heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes, and arthritis are among the most common, costly, and preventable of all health problems. They are considered preventable because they are tied to our lifestyle choices. Choices that we have the power to control.
Just think for a moment. Each waking day our lives are filled with messages that causes us to think about and encourages us to live healthier. We see these messages on T.V., hear them on the radio, read about them in the newspaper
or our favorite magazines—they even pop up while we’re surfing the Internet. The reason these messages are so prevalent is because our neighborhoods, our communities, our cities, our states and our nation are saturated with disease and illness that have our healthcare system in a financial bind. To further illustrate the financial impact is medical data reported in 2005 that estimates the medical care costs of people with chronic diseases account for more than 75% of the nation’s $2 trillion medical care costs. When you think about the underlying cause, the bottom is, we all have the power of choice and it’s our responsibility to implement it not only for ourselves, but for those in our lives, to include the neighborhoods, communities, states and nation that our unhealthy lifestyles will inevitably impact.
So, how are you going to respond to these messages? You see them. You hear them. They are everywhere. Hopefully, you’ll respond by analyzing your unhealthy habits and implementing changes that will help you to prevent, eliminate and/or manage chronic diseases.
For months, we’ve heard significant debate and controversy over health care reform. Most recently, President Obama signed into law health reform legislation that brings down health care costs for American families and small businesses, expands coverage to millions of Americans and ends the worst practices of insurance companies. With the implementation of this health care reform, though, it’s critical that we do our part. And we can start with our health and fitness.
Just think abo
ut the following comment I recently heard from a lady. ‘I never made the connection of my lifestyle habits and the healthcare crisis until recently. Now, I think about my father who recently had a massive heart attack that costs somebody—Medicare, insurance company, etc.—over $150,000. I think about the costs associated with my debilitating arthritis which primarily stems from my excess body weight. I think about my cousin’s stroke that caused paralysis on her left side. I think more and more about how our unhealthy lifestyle habits were contributing factors that led to our health predicaments.’
It’s time to figure out how you’re going to respond to the messages you’re seeing and hearing. What are you going to do to take responsibility and reform your unhealthy habits?
Just think for a moment. Each waking day our lives are filled with messages that causes us to think about and encourages us to live healthier. We see these messages on T.V., hear them on the radio, read about them in the newspaper
or our favorite magazines—they even pop up while we’re surfing the Internet. The reason these messages are so prevalent is because our neighborhoods, our communities, our cities, our states and our nation are saturated with disease and illness that have our healthcare system in a financial bind. To further illustrate the financial impact is medical data reported in 2005 that estimates the medical care costs of people with chronic diseases account for more than 75% of the nation’s $2 trillion medical care costs. When you think about the underlying cause, the bottom is, we all have the power of choice and it’s our responsibility to implement it not only for ourselves, but for those in our lives, to include the neighborhoods, communities, states and nation that our unhealthy lifestyles will inevitably impact.So, how are you going to respond to these messages? You see them. You hear them. They are everywhere. Hopefully, you’ll respond by analyzing your unhealthy habits and implementing changes that will help you to prevent, eliminate and/or manage chronic diseases.
For months, we’ve heard significant debate and controversy over health care reform. Most recently, President Obama signed into law health reform legislation that brings down health care costs for American families and small businesses, expands coverage to millions of Americans and ends the worst practices of insurance companies. With the implementation of this health care reform, though, it’s critical that we do our part. And we can start with our health and fitness.
Just think abo
ut the following comment I recently heard from a lady. ‘I never made the connection of my lifestyle habits and the healthcare crisis until recently. Now, I think about my father who recently had a massive heart attack that costs somebody—Medicare, insurance company, etc.—over $150,000. I think about the costs associated with my debilitating arthritis which primarily stems from my excess body weight. I think about my cousin’s stroke that caused paralysis on her left side. I think more and more about how our unhealthy lifestyle habits were contributing factors that led to our health predicaments.’It’s time to figure out how you’re going to respond to the messages you’re seeing and hearing. What are you going to do to take responsibility and reform your unhealthy habits?
This health and fitness dialogue is provided for your consideration only. It is not intended to replace the medical advice of your doctor or health care provider. Please consult your health care provider for advice about your specific health and fitness needs.
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