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Canada is fighting a raging modern epidemic, and the effects are profound. Degenerative disease has become the new “black death”, with casualty rates of staggering proportions.
Conditions such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease, or obesity have become household names. So common is disease, we now believe it is a normal part of aging, as a perpetual mass of both young and old fill hospital corridors.
The true impact of this epidemic sinks in deepest by adding up combined Health Canada statistics. Remarkably, we find that nearly 80 percent of total Canadians deaths are due to disease.
A Black Hole
According to a 2005 report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, (CIHI), annual health care spending in Canada increased nearly $100 billion in the last 20 years. At present, we pour over $140 Billion per year into this black hole.
We could easily blame inflation, changes in health-care practice, or population increases for these bloated expenditures. But this is not a complete, nor realistic explanation for our current health care freefall.
Our orthodox health model remains silent also; as it nurtures the existing tempest of disease for economic gain. The solution is only made clear when we recognize the cause.
The Dietary Conundrum
The most important lesson to grasp is dramatically improving our diet. Many experts believe that 90 percent of sickness and disease is either directly or indirectly related to the quality of food we consume. In particular, we need to examine our use of highly processed, packaged, and preserved foods.
Eating establishments cater to our desire for eating out. About 30 percent of every Canadian food dollar is now spend on restaurant foods, instead of healthy alternatives.
In large part, Canadians no longer understand the laws that govern good health. We need to eat more fresh or organic fruits and vegetables, whole grains and legumes, meats, and dairy products as basic tenants to sound nutrition.
The Crisis of Inactivity
Many Canadians have jobs which involve sitting all day. Recreational activities are little better; confined to video or movie screens, or in the bleachers at the ball game, as they watch professional athletes get the exercise they need.
The result: over 15 million people in this country, or roughly 50% of our population, are either overweight or obese, according to data from the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS).
We’re a generation of readers, writers, speakers, thinkers and couch potatoes. Every year, about 21,000 Canadians die prematurely due to inactivity. The ensuing cost to our health-care system is more than $2 billion annually.
What Can Be Done?
To enjoy the kind of health that makes it seem good to be alive, here are some basic rules to apply:
1. Stop the cause of disease – corrupted, man made foods and drinks aggravate and harm the body; acting as poisons, not foods. The quality of our diet affects the degree of well being experienced.
2. Remove congestion from the body – selection of poor foods – specifically lack of dietary fibre – becomes a burden for the body to eliminate, and induces self poisoning. A bowel cleanse, along with a wholesome diet will do wonders to reverse sluggish elimination. Ask your natural health practitioner about this option.
3. Supply the body with needed elements – processed foods or those grown under sub optimal conditions cannot contribute to lasting well being. Natural, good quality foods nourish our immunity and good health, alongside increased sleep, plenty of exercise, fresh air and sunlight.
4. Keep learning – read, take courses, talk to others of like mind, or go to health seminars. Awareness of basic health principles leads to empowerment.
If we can learn these points and apply them in our lives, we will substantially improve our health. It will take some effort, but the reward of a strong and vigorously healthy body will more than repay the effort.
Only when natural health care becomes a personal passion, do we become inspired to change. The ensuing transformation then brings love of life, laughter, enthusiasm and energetic vitality.
To quote George Bernard Shaw: “Use your health, even to the point of wearing it out. That is what it is for. Spend all you have before you die; do not outlive yourself.”
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