Why do American die earlier and have poorer health?

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From Dr. Mercola archives | January 2013

Despite spending twice  $8,600, the amount of average GDP on health care (because of bloated medical charge and expenses by US hospitals and pharma) US comes last in health and longevity among 17 affluent nations of the world.  This is contained in an analysis:    US Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives,  Poorer Health

Public health is affected by 1.  nutrition,  2.  exercise and 3. exposure to toxins and yet these 3 areas are largely ignored in the US.

Nutrition:   US consumes GMO products, transfat oil, and HFCS in many foodstuffs.  Thus there is diabetes and heart diseases, cancer and inflammation

Toxins:    in air,   house care products, in water, in cosmetics, plastics, and in medicines.  Many synthetic drugs, are taken. Americans take the most number of pills per capita;  drugs have at least 70 SE each.  Water is polluted.

Exercise:   30% of Americans lead a sedentary life and therefore have lifestyle diseases

Some of Mercolas guideline for healthy living:

l.  Replace juices and sodas with pure water;  (Nikken or Kangen water?)

2.  Eat a healthy diet, avoid processed and junk foods

3,  Avoid GMO food

4.  Avoid exposure to toxins,

5.  Exercise regularly

6.  Expose yourself to the sun but not too much in the Phl, you may have heat stroke

Intermittent fasting is beneficial to your health

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From Dr Mercola fitness archives  | January 2013

Skipping meal, intermittent fasting can lead to good health and longevity.  Thus says Dr. Michael Mosley on the said topic.  Eat normally for 5 days and fast for 2 days (eating l/4 of your normal food intake, say 600 calories for men and 500 calories for women)  Such fasting does not only have religious bearing (as form of penitence) but contributes to health and longevity:

Some benefits:

1.  Normalizing the gherlin level - the hunger hormone;

2.  Promoting HGH (human growth hormone) and thus stops aging

3   Lowers triglyceride levels

4.  Reduces inflammation and free radical damage

5.  Normalizes leptin and insulin sensitivity;  such loss of insensitivity leads to chronic diseases like diabetes heart disease and even cancer

Eat this healthy food, is plentiful in the PHL and is cheap

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Repost from Dr. Mercola archives | January 2013

This article, for unknown reason has been dumped in the draft tray of this blog together with 200 other important, money saving tips.

Eating this fruit, 1/2 a day, can:

l.  reduce the production of interlukin 6, an inflammatory compound when eaten with hamburger

2.  reduce LDL in one month;  improve lipid level

3.  balance potassium sodium ratio;  contains more potassium than bananas

4.  prevents oral cancer and other types of cancer

5.  contains fibers (good for digestive system), Vitamin B, E, and folic acid

I understand this expensive in USA, one of the superfoods, one of the best foods that there is;  is cheap and available in many markets everywhere when in season