| Degenerative diseases are the ones in which the | | | | For the most part, we suffer from painful degenerative |
| function or structure of the affected tissues or organs | | | | diseases because we deny to our bodies the proper |
| will progressively deteriorate over time, whether due to | | | | nutrients to maintain health. For this reason Nutrition |
| normal bodily wear or lifestyle choices such as | | | | have to be the start of your lifestyle to get optimal |
| exercise or eating habits. The four mayor | | | | health. Your daily diet must provide the essential |
| degenerative diseases that are affecting people | | | | nutrients for cells to function properly. To maintain |
| around the world are DIABETES, CANCER, | | | | health, we need a diversity of vitamins, minerals, |
| CARDIOVASCULAR and Strokes. Here are some | | | | bioflavonoids, and other nutrients. Although we receive |
| actual statistics about degenerative diseases: | | | | many of these nutrients from our diets, it's impractical |
| - Chronic disease is responsible for 60% of all deaths | | | | and virtually impossible to obtain an optimal those |
| worldwide | | | | through diet alone |
| - 1970 in the US for every 100,000 people there was | | | | Unfortunately today's food is full of chemicals and |
| 700 with several types of cancer. | | | | hormones, derivate of their own production process. |
| - 2007 in the US for every 100,000 people there are | | | | Back in 1960 the chicken grows process use to take |
| 15000 with several types of cancer. | | | | about 3 to 4 months. Now, in our days, one little |
| - The American Cancer Society estimates that in | | | | chicken its feed by hormones and other chemicals |
| 2007 about 168,000 cancer deaths are expected to | | | | ingredients that make his grow process faster. A little |
| be caused by tobacco use. | | | | one takes 2 to 3 weeks to grow and been prepare to |
| - Scientific evidence suggest that about one third of | | | | be sell at the stores. Imagine the quantity of bath |
| the 556,650 cancer deaths expected to occur in 2007 | | | | nutrients that we are ingested. |
| will be related to overweight or obesity, physical | | | | We can't control how our food it's processed and in |
| inactivity, nutrition and thus can also be PREVENTED. | | | | most cases manufactured. We can't control the |
| - Most Cancers do not result from inherited genes but | | | | environmental contamination that it's causing to our |
| from damage (mutation) to genes that occur during | | | | bodies and cells degenerative diseases like Cancer. |
| one's lifetime. Mutations may results from internal | | | | But there is an aspect that we can control. Our |
| factors such as hormones or the digestion of nutrients | | | | nutrition and lifestyle. If we start a healthy diet plus |
| within cells, or external factors such tobacco, | | | | some good and quality exercise routines we can take |
| chemicals and sunlight. | | | | control of our health. |
| - There are 20.8 million children and adults in the United | | | | Nutritional Supplements are one good choice to |
| States, or 7% of the population, who have diabetes. | | | | maintain optimal health. That's because they offer |
| While an estimated 14.6 million have been diagnosed, | | | | advanced nutritional formulas that supply the right |
| unfortunately, 6.2 million people (or nearly one-third) are | | | | ingredients in the correct amounts, at the precise |
| unaware that they have the disease. | | | | balance. The U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowances |
| - The total annual economic cost of diabetes in 2002 | | | | (RDA) lists essential vitamins and minerals in amounts |
| was estimated to be $132 billion, or one out of every | | | | necessary to ensure a continuation of life and to |
| 10 health care dollars spent in the United States. | | | | address nutritional deficits that may cause acute |
| - Almost half of chronic disease deaths occur in | | | | deficiency diseases. To be useful, all nutrients must be |
| people under the age of 70 | | | | of high quality and be bioavailable; in other words, in a |
| - Around the world, chronic disease affects women | | | | form the body can absorb and use. |
| and men almost equally | | | | There is still much we don't know about the ways |
| - One billion adults are overweight - without action, this | | | | nutrients work together. A healthy body is an |
| figure will surpass 1.5 billion by 2015 | | | | extremely complex system, and each functional area |
| - 22 million children under five years old are overweight | | | | requires a diverse mix of nutrients. For many reasons, |
| - If the major risk factors for chronic disease were | | | | nutritional supplementation should provide nutrients that |
| eliminated, at least 80% of heart disease, stroke and | | | | are both balanced and in adequate doses. For |
| type 2 diabetes would be prevented; and 40% of | | | | example, certain vitamins supplied in isolation can result |
| cancer would be prevented | | | | in other nutritional deficiencies, and many micronutrients |
| - The major risk factors for chronic disease are an | | | | can be toxic at excessive or imbalanced levels. |
| unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and tobacco use. | | | | For this reason if are you preparing your self to start |
| One of the mayor causes of degenerative diseases is | | | | healthy life with nutritional supplements you must |
| having an unhealthy diet. In our days we eat a lot of | | | | research first what are the best products in the |
| waste food full of carbohydrates and FAT. Plus we | | | | market. Do some homework and examine diverse |
| don't enough physical activities or exercise to maintain | | | | nutritional supplementations options before taking one. |
| true health. Our body cells are deteriorating very fast | | | | After all it's your health. |
| because they don't receive enough vital nutrients. | | | | |