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Stress and Disease
Are Out of Control!
The subject of stress and disease is very interesting. In the late 1800's and early 1900's, the leading causes of death in the world were from infectious disease such as tuberculosis, influenza, diphtheria, and polio.Over the years, doctors and scientists have developed vaccinations and/or cures for the majority of these types of illnesses and so, in the industrialized parts of the world, these diseases no longer pose the type of threat they once did. Unfortunately, as time has gone on, new diseases have taken their place. Now, it's chronic degenerative diseases that are the leading cause of death and if they don't kill you, they will, surely, destroy your quality of life. I am speaking about stress related illnesses, such as Cancer, Diabetes, Arthritis, Asthma and Heart disease, of course. Unfortunately, in the new world of stress and disease, these new diseases are not nearly as easily solved as the infectious diseases of days gone by.
New Breed of Disease
In the old days, we just had to get smart enough to invent a cure or treatment, but those days are gone. There are more than 70 different chronic degenerative diseases that are known in today's world with no clear end in site for ways to solve the suffering they cause. Stress and disease could be the most difficult challenge of them all.Earlier I listed some of the more famous stress related illnesses, but how about some of the lesser known versions, such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, lupus, macular degeneration, and multiple sclerosis. In each case, the disease affects a certain part of the body. For example, with diabetes, it is the pancreas that breaks down and no longer functions correctly; with asthma, it’s the lungs that breakdown; with arthritis, it’s the joints that begin to malfunction.
Seems a Lost Cause
The sad thing is that the average person cannot name even 10 of the chronic degenerative diseases that may eventually affect either themselves or someone close to them. Apart from the simple names of diseases, few people know very much about the history of disease at all. I know this because I once did a survey at a fall fair to see how much people knew about the diseases that are killing them.Doctors and scientists and pharmaceutical companies the world over work feverishly to develop treatments and medicines and cures for all the new illnesses that seem to pop up each and every day. Nothing chemical-oriented seems to have a lasting impact. Many medical professionals feel very helpless when faced with patients who have acquired these killer diseases.
Diseases of Choice
Many people say that chronic degenerative diseases are diseases of choice. By this I mean that people literally choose these diseases. Since people don’t make better choices in their lives, they must not care if they get sick, even if it means they may or will die.The cynical people will say that if people changed the way they live and made better choices, then stress and disease would not be a problem. They would not get sick and die from these types of diseases. For example, not too long ago, many people believed that if you didn't smoke you wouldn't get cancer, or if you didn't eat too much sugar, then you wouldn't get diabetes, or if you watched your cholesterol then you couldn't get heart disease. These simple analogies simply don’t go into enough depth in understanding chronic degenerative diseases. There is some truth in the idea that CDD's are diseases of choice. People have to make the choice to change their lifestyles. They have to kick out stress and take back control of their health and their lives, because we all know, even with the extensive knowledge that doctors and scientists have about the history of disease, it really hasn't made much difference.
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SO, WHAT'S THESTORY ON STRESS?
STRESS is out of control! In fact, life is out of control! Effective stress management and problem solving skills may be the only thing that will keep your head above water in the next decade. It really is becoming quite serious and so should be taken very seriously. What is your plan for the next decade? Or, will you let stress win?
Maybe you thought life was crazy in the first decade of the 21st century. Unfortunately, it's only going to get worse. Experts predict 10 years of economic devastation before things improve. A whole bunch of economic factors are coming together all at the same time and the results of this trend will not be for the weak-hearted.
Your stress management skills and life coping skills may well be a key factor in deciding who wins and who loses. And, I don’t mean the lottery! I am talking about health & wellness. Poor stress management leads to serious illness.
In the past 30 years, chronic degenerative disease (CDD) has been on the rise. Cancer, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Asthma, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Chrohn’s and Depression are just a few of the 200+ chronic degenerative diseases that experts say are directly caused by stress. We are fighting for our lives. How much more stress can any of us really take?
But, there is hope! Achieving and maintaining wellness is more than possible. So, come with us to learn everything YOU need to know in order to take back control of your health and your life.
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