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Assessing Your Health Risks
We’ve made the comparison that people are like cars in regard to the fact that they both need fuel and maintenance in order to run as well as possible and to last as long as possible.
In continuing this vehicle example, we need to remember that there are different kinds of vehicles.
Each type type of vehicles, as well as each type of of people will have a particular kind of maintenance focus as well as generally applicable maintenance. So, let’s consider the differing needs of the following types of people.
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Children
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Women
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Men
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Overweight People
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Athletes
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Seniors
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Children - are at risk for two specific reasons. Learn the countermeasures to these risks and how to ensure your children have as great a future life as possible in our children’s guide to nutrition.
Women - have special needs because of the heavy toll that menstrual cycles, giving birth and caring for children take on their bodies. 79% of all autoimmune diseases occur in women. Read more about women’s nutrition in our special women’s section.
Men - have a propensity for cardiovascular disease. Read more about men’s need for cardio-protective nutrition in our men’s nutrition section.
Overweight people - face a triple whammy of health risks leading to aging and degenerative disease. We explain the way out of this trap in our section on overcoming the overweight condition.
Athletes - have unusual nutrition requirements which, when not met, spell danger. If you are an athlete or care about an athlete, please read our section on athlete’s nutrition.
Seniors - are at the age when nutrition related stress and disease are taking their heaviest toll. They have less time before critical consequences are faced. Please take time to understand the needs of seniors as it relates to nutrition.
The keys to general health are still the Five Habits of Health.
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American Health Statistics Are Among the Worst Health Statistics of Any Industrialized Nation
The people of the United States spend more years of their life in poor health than nearly any other industrialized nation. The part of their lives that Americans spend with POOR HEALTH has reached 13.5%. In this regard, we are behind Switzerland, Japan, Austria, Finland, Germany, Denmark, Luxembourg, Greece, Sweden, Ireland, United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, France, Norway, Iceland, New Zealand, Belgium, Spain, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Canada and Portugal.
And in terms of longevity, Americans are behind all of the following countries: Andorra, San Marino, Japan, Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore, France, Canada, Monaco, Guernsey, Australia, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Spain, Virgin Islands, Italy, Sweden, Gibraltar, Faroe Islands, Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, Iceland, Luxembourg, Norway, Finland, Austria, Belgium, Jersey, Isle of Man, Germany, New Zealand, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Guam, Israel, Netherlands, Malta, Portugal, Monserrat, United Kingdom, Saint Pierre and Miguelon, Jordon and Saint Helena.
Bottom line: it is risky to your health and longevity to be an American... or should we say it is risky to eat the Standard American Diet.
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