They are the biggest killers in America: Diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and heart disease. The most common causes of these deadly conditions are: Physical inactivity, fattening snacks and beverages, obesity, stress and smoking. The shocking news is that these diseases are so easily preventable.
A common cause of debt is making unhealthy food choices people regularly. It is okay to splurge once in a while, but it’s the habits you follow daily that determine your overall health. Constantly consuming chips, bacon, cakes, sugary drinks, get candy, sausage and cigarettes you anything, but poor health, deadly diseases, and a ticket straight to heaven too soon.
According to the CDC over 63% (or about 180 million) of the U.S. population is overweight or obese and physically inactive, resulting in tens of millions, the chronic lethal, but preventable, conditions such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes and pre- diabetes. Recently, the CDC has reported that more than 70% (over 7 1 million) of all deaths in America caused by only three preventable factors: obesity, physical inactivity and smoking. The fact that these factors are easily preventable, is heartbreaking.
One of the main causes of poor health is the excessive intake of cholesterol. The body produces more than 85% of cholesterol and that we remain in our stores sugar liver and muscles have saturated due to physical inactivity. Because we are largely a couch-potato society and the food we consume every day, loaded with animal fat-based, the extra fat in our arteries, abdominal area gets dumped, and under the skin all over.
Another important factor for deadly diseases, poor health, and premature aging and death is lack of exercise. Most of us are sitting down for an entire working day then go home and sit in front of the TV for the other 5-6 hours, while consumption of large fatty meals, snacks and sugary or alcoholic drinks that are rich in saturated fats, salt and sugar, all of which contribute to increased belly fat. Shocking belly fat is the most dangerous kind because it causes inflammation in the arteries contribute to plaque formation in arteries and insulin resistance leads to heart attack and diabetes.
Another common problem is that people do not realize how unhealthy the food they consume. If people can not read the nutritional information, they tend to very dense food and sugary drinks are low in nutrients to consume. These foods are readily available in fast food restaurants and vending machines and a lot of sugar, fat and unwanted calories. Sugary drinks (carry only about 33% of all U.S. obesity), sugary soft drinks, sweetened iced teas, smoothies, lattes and frappucinos, the loads of sugar and fat, which can contribute to the accumulation of abdominal fat, do contain more of a magnet for all kinds of deadly but preventable diseases. One of the worst mistakes people make, how good is skipping meals to save the body fat more efficiently and gaining weight does.
Fortunately, there are important steps to help you diet and physical activity choices and help you a Lifestyle Makeover process that must be your shield against deadly diseases, as you begin elegant Age:
? If you have any chronic disease (s) you take your medication as prescribed.
? Eat three balanced meals most important, reduce your portion sizes and lift the intake of dietary fiber.
? Consume two fruit and nuts snacks between meals.
? Turn off all sugary drinks, water or soft drinks diet. Sweeten any other hot or cold beverages with artificial sweeteners or sugar-free flavored powders. Limit all non-water drinks, a few days.
? Increase your daily walking activities to more than 10,000 steps per day by more frequent trips home, office, shopping, and elsewhere.
The good news is that diabetes, heart disease and other chronic diseases can be prevented, managed, and vice versa with your own decisions, actions, and a lifestyle makeover. Now is the time to begin to feel these tips to good use and start better and healthier life immediately!
Pharmacist, George F. Tohme, wrote Lifestyle Makeover for Diabetics and Pre-diabetics. Formerly overweight, he was a personal trainer and is a certified expert on healthy living. His e-book series addresses all the issues in this article. Visit http://www. LifestyleMakeoverEbook. com to take a quiz game.