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Americans are significantly lesshealthy! In a study of 9900 Americans, 6500 Brits and

17,000 mainland Europeans, ages 50 to 74, Americans had the highest prevalence of

all inheart disease(18% higher) , cancer (11%) compared to Brits. The differences

were less compared with Europe itself but still striking. The bottom third of

individuals, according to economic status, played a significant role. Thus, for stroke

the economic bottom third had 1.9 times as many strokes in the U.S; 2.08 times inEngland and 1.36 times in mainland Europe. Am J Public Health, 2009, 99:540.

Let's face it---MEDICAL CARE HAS LITTLE OR NOTHING TO DO WITH THE

INCIDENCE OF STROKE, HEART DISEASE OR CANCER.

HABITS, BEHAVIOR, DIET, EXERCISE are the critical factors!! No amount of

medical care or attention can truly prevent DISEASE. SELF-CARE is the only

answer. Playing one of my most frequent records:

Only 3% of Americans have the 4 ESSENTIAL health habits:

-NosmokingAbout 78%

-BMI 18-24--0nly 33%

-Eat at least 5 servings of fruits & veggies daily--10%

-Exercise minimum of 30 minutes 5 days weekly--10%

-All 4--only 3%

Doubling the number ofhospitalbeds and medicalstudents, initiated in the 40's because

Congress could not pass a national disease care system, did less than nothing for our

Health! Spending 2 to 3 times as much money as other countries has done nothing for

our health. Whatever the outcome of the current debate over medical/disease care

(WE DO NOT HAVE A HEALTHCARE SYSTEM!!), ALL THE MEDICAL CARE

IN THE WORLD WILL NOT IMPROVE HEALTH.At least 85% of disease is the result of HUMAN MISBEHAVIOR. If only everyone

would adopt the 4 ESSENTIALS, within 10 years our medical expenses would

decrease by 50% and within 25 years by at least 75%

Health is an inside job, just as is happiness. It begins with each individual accepting

responsibility for CARING for SELF. Obesity is the number one cause of disease and

of early death today. Smoking is number two. And the Medical System (treating all

the avoidable diseases) is number three! If you do not vigorously do the top 4

essential habits, WHEN? And Why Not? All the money in the world cannot create amedical system as good as SELF-CARE!

About the author

C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D. is President of Holos Institutes of Health, Inc, a 501-

C-3 organization devoted toresearch, education and clinical services in Holistic

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