The leading causes of death annually in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control are as follows:
Heart disease: 652,091
Cancer: 559,312
Stroke: 143,579
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 130,933
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 117,809
Diabetes: 75,119
This equates to more than 1,561,034 people last year who died from mostly preventable diseases. That is over 13 times the number of people who die in accidents. These figures do not include the number of us who have suffered a heart attack or stroke and lived, or who are fighting cancer, respiratory diseases or diabetes.
Below is the number of estimated new cases of these diseases in the U.S. alone:
Heart disease: 650,000 new occurrences + 450,000 reoccurrences of heart attacks
Cancer: 1,437,000 newly diagnosed patients
It is estimated there are over 11 million people currently fighting cancer
Stroke: 700,000 new occurrences + 100,000 reoccurrences
It is estimated over 4.6 million people have had a stroke – 30% left with disabilities
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: no information for newly diagnosed cases
It is estimated over 16 million people have chronic lower respiratory diseases
Diabetes: 798,000 newly diagnosed patients
It is estimated there are over 16 million people have diabetes
The American Medical Association relies on pharmaceutical medicine to treat the symptoms of these diseases despite the fact that all of these diseases can be eliminated by proper changes in diet and lifestyle. Even the New England Journal of Medicine, a very prestigious medical publication, acknowledges that diet and exercise can completely eliminate many diseases. Yet doctors are still taught to treat symptoms with drugs rather than trying to cure the disease.
When I went to my doctor to find out what I could do to reverse my diabetes I was told that it was a lifetime condition and could not be reversed. That is what my doctor was taught. Even the American Diabetes Association admits diabetes can be reversed. I think doctors are good overall and care about their patients. They are simply misinformed on many diseases.
Medicine is big business. In the United States we boast of having the best medical treatments in the world. Maybe we do. But why do we also have the unhealthiest population in the world? The diagnosis, intensity, duration and costs of disease are going up. Drugs are a multi-billion dollar industry that has taught us to trust in these poisons to treat our diseases. The drugs and insulin prescribed by your medical practitioners do nothing to promote healing. They simply treat symptoms. If anything, they screw up the balance of our bodies and strain an already strained system.
Drug companies make huge contributions to our medical colleges and universities to teach the use of medication. Pharmaceutical companies have huge sales forces that bombard doctors with their latest drugs. They offer kickbacks and payoffs to the doctors who prescribe these drugs. This is not to say all drugs are bad. The flu, viruses and infections are treated well by various drugs and remedies and can help speed healing. Drugs that simply mask symptoms but do not promote healing are not. Most drugs are not even intended to heal.
We have made many wondrous strides in medical research. Unfortunately the use of drugs is not one of them. Until we learn the few simple things we need to do to heal our bodies and maintain them, we will continue to be a world plagued by unnecessary diseases.
Doctors have good intentions, but the pharmaceutical industry will lose money if people are actually healed. Diabetes is big business that generates multi-billions of dollars in the USA alone. Not to mention the monies brought in annually for heart disease, cancer and other preventable, treatable diseases. It is in the best interests of the drug companies keeping people as lifetime customers. Maybe that is why they contribute billions annually only to medical schools that teach drug use.
My high blood pressure was lowered to normal readings, my cholesterol to healthy levels and my diabetes was reversed when I took actions to change my life. Our biggest killers are not only preventable, but can be reversed. It only took me 45 days to reverse years of bad habits. Now I do not take any drugs for these or any other condition. You can be healthy, happy and drug free too. If the government truly wants to transform health care, the answer to health is before them.
Jeff Keto, with a degree in Sports Medicine, writes various articles about things he has learned over the years including knowledge gained from personal experiences. He contributes to information found at http://ThingsYouWantToKnow.com and http://HealthEssentialProducts.com
