1. Some startling… and hopefully eye-opening… stats/facts…
Sorry to hit with such bad news, but something MUST move us to take massive action to turn our health, and the health of our children, around. Pass these stats on to family, friends, and co-workers. They NEED to know! Oh… and the person who has the ability to have THE MOST impact on your health… is YOU!!! (Check out this week’s blog, No One Is Coming to Save You, by clicking here.)
- Americans comprise 5% of the world’s population, yet consume 50% of ALL the drugs produced
- America spends more on healthcare than any other country. (2X what Europe spends)
- America has worst healthcare outcomes of any nation… ranking 79th. (Behind Mongolia)
- The American healthcare system is the 3rd leading cause of death.
- Two-thirds of Americans have a chronic illness. (It was only 1% 60 years ago.)
- 74% of adults and 50% of children in America are overweight or obese. (It’s 3% in Japan.)
- Half of Americans have Type 2 diabetes or are pre-diabetic.
- Diabetes now costs more than our military budget.
- Autism rates are now 1 in 36 according to the CDC . (It was 1 in 1,500 in the year 2000.)
- 77% of our children are too disabled to qualify to serve in the military.
- 18% of American teens have fatty liver disease. (50 years ago it only affected elderly alcoholics.)
- 1 in 4 women is on antidepressant medication and 40% of teens have a mental health.
- 70% of a child’s diet is industrially manufactured -processed sugars, grains, and seed oils.
- The tobacco industry bought food companies in the ‘70s/’80s and created addictive chemicals. (Many of which are banned in Europe, but not in the U.S.)
- Pesticides, food additives, and toxic waste is in every cell of our body.
- Children hit puberty between ages 10-13 now. (In 1900, it was 6 years later.)
- Chronic disease cost our economy 5X the military budget.
- 77% of school lunches are processed foods, and NO vegetables.
- 75% of the FDA funding comes from Big Pharma.😱
(A special thanks to Dr. Guy Riekeman for sharing this list of facts with me last week!)
2. Great podcast I listened to this week…
Dr. Marty Makary wrote a book recently called, Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong and What It Means for Our Health. I have not read it yet, but will in the next couple weeks. I’ve heard him on a couple of podcasts, and he has a great perspective on medicine. Click here to hear him on The Model Health Show, with Shawn Stevenson. It is LOADED with valuable stats and facts, and this information is critical for you to know if you want to navigate the crumbling healthcare system and live a truly healthy life.
3. Great quote I read this week…
“The trees are about to show us how beautiful it is to let things go.”
Some quotes do such a great job of capturing an idea, concept, or thought in just a handful of words. I loved this one. Letting go can be tough, painful, and scary. But letting go does not mean forgetting about or disregarding. It really is about moving to the next step in your growth, evolution, and state of being. (Thanks, Laurie F. for sharing that one!) And this quote and the image below came from @sketches_in_stillness on Instagram. Check them out for more like it.
