Disease Information - Cardiovascular disease, Cancer and Diabetes

Before Bob Marley died, he said to his son ZiggyComplications from diabetes are responsible for
"Money can't buy life."  He was right; all fortunealmost one death every 10 seconds. The United
on earth cannot buy health once it is tooStates are not exempt from that disease. In fact,
deteriorated. In fact, if gold and silver could buywith a total of 23.6 million diabetics in 2007 (7.8%
health, there would not be so many diseases inof the population), the United States are ranked
the United States. Cardiovascular disease, diabetesthird among the five countries with the greatest
and cancer, to name a few, are weapons thatnumber of people with diabetes.
send thousands of people in the country of silenceCancer - you do not need a PHD to understand
(death) every year.that the effects of cancer are alarming. When it
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) - despite Progresscomes to this disease, even optimists wonder if
of Science, cardiovascular disease remains thethere is hope. Trillions of dollars are spent each
number one killer in the United States.year; the disease continues its destructive course.
Cardiovascular disease (High blood pressure,According to a collective expertise of French
coronary heart disease, heart attack, stroke, etc.)National Institute for Health and Medical Research
is without a doubt the leading cause of death in(Inserm) published on October 2008, since the
developed countries. According to the Americanbeginning of 1980, there is an increase in certain
Heart Association in 2005, cardiovascular diseasecancers: Lung cancer, mesothelioma, hematological
killed 864,480 people, representing 35.3 percent ofmalignancies, brain tumors and cancers of the
all deaths of that year. The problem is that thebreast, ovary, testis, prostate and thyroid.
majority of patients rely on medications only toWith such an increase in diseases, it becomes
treat their heart conditions. There is no miraclemore important that you take your health in
treatment against CVD; you need a healthyconsideration. Although some illnesses are
lifestyle: avoiding smoking (including second handquasi-unpreventable, there are certain primary
smoke), limit your cholesterol intake, avoidprevention measures you can take to protect
becoming overweight, avoid physical inactivity, andyourself from those scourges. In fact, some of
more.  Regular Exercise is the best tool to treatthese risk factors for these diseases, including
or prevent cardiovascular disease.cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes may
Diabetes - If CVD is raging in the developedbe decreased or prevented. For more information
countries, diabetes did not remain inactive in theon disease prevention, visit healthatlarge.com, or
world. There are an estimated 7 million peopleclick on the link in the resource box below.
developing diabetes each year around the world.