Americans are spending 2.8 Trillion dollars per year on Health Care. Let’s see exactly what 2.5 Trillion dollars is buying us.
According to a World Health Organization and National Institute on Health, of the top 13 industrialized nations, the U.S. is the second to last un healthiest nation. The New England Journal of Medicine states, “The American health care system is at once the most expensive and most inadequate system in the developed world.” According to the research conducted by the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), the #3 killer in America is medicine!! (JAMA, July 26, 2000) The U.S. comprises 5% of the world’s population; however we consume 65% of the planet’s drugs. If medicine were the answer we would be the healthiest culture in the world. Unfortunately with all of our money and technology we are one of the sickest.
“The U.S. Health Care System itself, and not lifestyle or lack of technology, is actually the major contributor to our low rankings and poor health” – Dr. Barbara Starfield – Johns Hopkins University
1 in 2 Americans die from heart disease
1 in 3 die from cancer
We ranked last place for infant mortality death rate
Last place for years of potential life lost
1 in 5 women have breast cancer
64% of adults are overweight or obese
29 million diabetic Americans
16 million are pre-diabetic
33% of Americans suffer from arthritis pain
70% of children at 12 years of age have early stage heart disease (atherosclerosis)
1 in 4 children are obese
Cancer is the #1 cause of death in children 14 years of age and under
8 million children have asthma
1 in 250 children have autism
6 million children are on Ritalin for ADHD!
Americans Are A Train Wreck!
“The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest their patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and the cause and prevention of disease.” – Thomas Edison