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NATURAL SOLUTIONS
America is the most medicated nation on earth. Half of all Americans take at least one prescription drug. By age 65, 5 out of 6 people will be on a prescription, half of these people will be on 3 or more (CDC 2004). However, we lag many other countries in longevity and our health care costs are the highest. Most people spend their retirement years in ever increasing state of morbidity. Most of these prescriptions and illnesses could be avoided or delayed with proper diet, exercise and lifestyle choices. The focus here is on diet; the super nutrient foods, vitamins, and minerals that are often insufficient in the average American diet. Often referred to as “nutraceuticals” they go beyond just rectifying a deficiency. Science has clearly shown that specific nutrients promote general health, fight disease, delay aging and even treat disease once present.
Processed and fast food have been stripped of these key nutrients through factory farming techniques, the addition of artificial and modified food ingredients and the demands of convenience packaging and delivery. Even if you consistently strive to find and prepare the freshest healthiest foods, many nutrients will still be lacking or in insufficient levels to get the full benefit. Bottom line, eat the healthiest food possible and supplement with the nutrients that offer proven benefits.
What is both tragic and fortunate, is if these nutrients could be patented, the drug reps who parade through every doctor’s office would be promoting them as expensive miracle drugs. You would be bombarded with ads for the wonders of vitamin D, blueberries and cruciferous vegetables. But lacking a patent and a big profit, these natural solutions get little attention. Thankfully many fine physicians and researchers have amassed a mountain of information on these wonder foods and supplements. See references at end of each page.
ORGANIZATION
Instead of listing these foods and supplements individually, I grouped them together based upon conditions or diseases that these substances prevent or promote as appropriate. Below are links to a separate page for each. I start off with a necessarily large group regarding the promotion of “General Health”. Many of these foods and substances under General Health will be listed again under another heading if they have condition or disease specific benefits.
NATURAL SOLUTIONS
Whenever you see this picture, that page is focused on the natural food, supplements and lifestyle choices that promote general health, delay disease development and/or slow aging. Some of these nutraceuticals (food extracts with medicinal effects) are used by practicing physicians as an adjunct to conventional medicine once disease is present. The Natural Solutions pages are a companion to many Library topics, all gathered on this page for convenience.
