If you’re looking for a way to reduce health care costs, most health professionals of any discipline will tell you to change your diet, cut your calorie intake, or walk each day. In addition to these steps, there are others you can take. By making a NEWSTART®, you can stop some chronic diseases in their early stages, and reverse or slow some even in their advanced stages.
NEWSTART® stands for N utrition, E xercise, W ater, S unshine, T emperance, A ir, R est, and T rust in divine power. It’s an acronym used by the Lifestyle Program at Weimar Institute in Weimar, Calif.
Health experts and advocates agree that it costs less to prevent long-lasting diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes than to treat them. Statistics released by the World Health Organization (WHO) show that chronic disease accounts for 46% of the disease burden worldwide.
The cost of treating these diseases in the United States alone is $1 trillion each year, says a report by the Milliken Institute, a think tank in Santa Monica, Calif. Without a focus on lifestyle choices and other methods of prevention, the report concludes the total could jump to $6 trillion dollars each year by 2050.
A study released this morning by the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research states that even cancer responds to lifestyle changes. The study predicts that better diets, exercise, and weight control can reduce the cancer rate by one-third in developed countries and one-quarter in poor ones.
Just ask Dr. Lorraine Day, a physician who says she overcame cancer without assistance by addressing the eight areas highlighted in the NEWSTART® program. These methods are more accessible than medical care, and all cost less than the price of fighting a chronic disease.
Temperance is no exception. The modern interpretation of the word temperance is moderation. But the temperance movement of the 18th and 19th centuries focused on banning the production of liquor and sale of tobacco and opium because of their health-destroying properties.
Most people know the dangers of addiction to alcohol and narcotics, and that smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer. But consuming just a little alcohol each day can raise the rate of several types of cancer, according to France’s National Cancer Institute. The cancer fighting properties that have been reported in reservatrol, a component of red wine, can also be found in grape skins and seeds.
The other lifestyle changes are just as important. Chronic dehydration causes many diseases, says Dr. F. Batmaghelidj, author of Your Body’s Many Cries for Water. And too little sunshine on your skin can cause a vitamin D deficiency, which has been linked to many diseases, including breast and colon cancer. We’ve also been taught from youth that the oxygen in fresh air is essential to life. Research released by the American Association for Cancer Research’s Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research also shows that exercise reduces the incidence of cancer only when coupled with adequate rest. And some research shows that belief in a divine power, when expressed through prayer, can have a positive impact on cancer and other chronic diseases by reducing stress and an increasing the will to live.
An emphasis on health education and personal responsibility is the key to health care reform. Without this emphasis, no amount of money can save the health care system.
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From the upcoming book Unmasking Chronic Illness.
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If you’re looking for a way to reduce health care costs, most health professionals of any discipline will tell you to change your diet, cut your calorie intake, or walk each day. In addition to these steps, there are others you can take. By making a NEWSTART®, you can stop some chronic diseases in their early stages, and reverse or slow some even in their advanced stages.
NEWSTART® stands for N utrition, E xercise, W ater, S unshine, T emperance, A ir, R est, and T rust in divine power. It’s an acronym used by the Lifestyle Program at Weimar Institute in Weimar, Calif.
Health experts and advocates agree that it costs less to prevent long-lasting diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes than to treat them. Statistics released by the World Health Organization (WHO) show that chronic disease accounts for 46% of the disease burden worldwide.
The cost of treating these diseases in the United States alone is $1 trillion each year, says a report by the Milliken Institute, a think tank in Santa Monica, Calif. Without a focus on lifestyle choices and other methods of prevention, the report concludes the total could jump to $6 trillion dollars each year by 2050.
A study released this morning by the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research states that even cancer responds to lifestyle changes. The study predicts that better diets, exercise, and weight control can reduce the cancer rate by one-third in developed countries and one-quarter in poor ones.
Just ask Dr. Lorraine Day, a physician who says she overcame cancer without assistance by addressing the eight areas highlighted in the NEWSTART® program. These methods are more accessible than medical care, and all cost less than the price of fighting a chronic disease.
Temperance is no exception. The modern interpretation of the word temperance is moderation. But the temperance movement of the 18th and 19th centuries focused on banning the production of liquor and sale of tobacco and opium because of their health-destroying properties.
Most people know the dangers of addiction to alcohol and narcotics, and that smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer. But consuming just a little alcohol each day can raise the rate of several types of cancer, according to France’s National Cancer Institute. The cancer fighting properties that have been reported in reservatrol, a component of red wine, can also be found in grape skins and seeds.
The other lifestyle changes are just as important. Chronic dehydration causes many diseases, says Dr. F. Batmaghelidj, author of Your Body’s Many Cries for Water. And too little sunshine on your skin can cause a vitamin D deficiency, which has been linked to many diseases, including breast and colon cancer. We’ve also been taught from youth that the oxygen in fresh air is essential to life. Research released by the American Association for Cancer Research’s Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research also shows that exercise reduces the incidence of cancer only when coupled with adequate rest. And some research shows that belief in a divine power, when expressed through prayer, can have a positive impact on cancer and other chronic diseases by reducing stress and an increasing the will to live.
An emphasis on health education and personal responsibility is the key to health care reform. Without this emphasis, no amount of money can save the health care system.
—-
From the upcoming book Unmasking Chronic Illness.
Click Here to Continue and Learn How to Get Healthy
“Take the Free Tour” and Find Out How to Get Energized
“Take the Free Tour” and Learn How to Get Slim
“Take the Free Tour” and Learn How to Make Money
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