"A Diet Deficiency Today is a Clinical Event Tomorrow"For those of us that understand nutrition and it's importance in our lives, this statement makes all too much sense doesn't it.
Today, six out of
top ten causes of death are diet related and chronic degenerative diseases afflict over 120 million Americans. Cancer has moved from eighth leading cause of death to number two, even after Richard Nixon's "War on Cancer" spent thirty billion dollars attempting to find a cure. Diabetes has increased 700% since 1959.
Nearly 15 million American adults suffer from asthma and Environmental Health Commission predicts that number will increase to 29 million by 2020. Twenty-one million Americans suffer from arthritis and approximately 50 million Americans suffer from autoimmune diseases, with 75 percent of these being female. Many of these autoimmune conditions were practically nonexistent thirty years ago.
Look at average diet of children today--soft drinks, processed cereal, pizza, candy, fast food and their favorite and often only source of vegetables: french fries. Could this be why we are seeing a dramatic rise in ADHD, to point where 8 million American children need to be drugged daily? Autism has gone from 1 in 10,000 children to 1 in 150 in just 10 years. Adult- onset diabetes is occurring at epidemic rates in children as young as eight.
NEW HEADLINES IN MEDICAL RESEARCH
There can be no doubt that deficiencies of these vital nutrients can lead to serious problems. Scientists are continually discovering new links between viruses, bacteria and immune system and many of most common and most dangerous diseases. Take a look; you might be surprised at what they're learning about importance of a strong, balanced immune system.
"Are Viruses and Bacteria Real Cause of Heart and Kidney Disease?"...In August 2000 issue of American Journal of Medicine, scientists reported that hepatitis C virus could show up as a kidney infection or as heart disease. Last year, Italian researchers reported that reason cholesterol deposits stick to walls of arteries might be due to an undetected infection that inflames blood vessel walls.
