Chronic conditions such as Heart disease, High cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, stroke are showing worrying trends,
not only because they already affect a large proportion of the population, but also because they have started to appear earlier in life. Southeast Asia faces an epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases, now responsible for 60% of deaths in the region.
Most people who are suffering from chronic disease are on a path towards gradual increase in dose of medication and worsening of complications in spite of all the conventional medical care.
Medical research has proven that poor lifestyle choices, such as smoking, overuse of alcohol, poor diet, and lack of physical activity and inadequate relief of chronic stress are key contributors in the development and progression of chronic disease.
Scientific evidence indicates that the our diet is the number one cause of premature death and number one cause of disability from chronic disease
Scientific evidence indicates that the our diet is the number one cause of premature death and number one cause of disability from chronic disease
Prevention and reversal of disease:How to start?
Serious diseases such as Heart Disease take decades to show symptom. The research on the autopsy of young American soldiers who died in the war found that almost of them had the Atherosclerosis in the serious stage while some had the significant constriction in some coronary arteries Thus, an asymptomatic person does not mean he has no disease.
In regard to the health risk factor management, it is necessary to have the indicator to help understand where we stand. American Heart Association (AHA) proposes the simple indicators which are:
Blood pressure
Blood sugar
Weight
Vegetable and fruit consumption per day (serving)
Cholesterol
Exercise per week (minute)
Quit smoking
All these 7 indicators can be measured by oneself at home, only cholesterol and blood sugar that require the laboratory or hospital which is recommended only once a year.
According to research factors that help people to be healthy and live long with the better quality of free from the chronic disease are not the medicine, surgery or the treatment in hospital but the following
- 1 Eating plant based whole diet cooked without oil
- 2 Doing regular exercise or activities which involve movement throughout the day
- 3 Stress management and sufficient rest.
- 4 Good social support or having opportunity to participate in group to help each other.
Although everyone agrees to the benefits of healthy lifestyle, most people lack the knowledge and skills they need to apply every day to either start or maintain appropriate, healthy changes which can not only prevent onset of chronic disease such as heart disease, diabetes but can also reverse many of such diseases.
Benefits of work done by modern doctors, researchers, thinkers and believers in nutrition & lifestyle modification for prevention and reversal of chronic disease can be now learned and experienced in Thailand by anyone who is looking to take control of his/her health.
At wellness we care center you will learn to prevent and reverse chronic disease by yourself, using simple yet scientifically proven methods under guidance of Dr. Sant Chaiyodslip and team of healthcare experts.
Inspiration/ Self-Motivation:
Self-motivation may seem difficult, though in reality it is very simple.
Understanding Scientific Research
Four crucial points including;
1. Level of evidence
2. Quality of research
3. Limitation of scientific evidence
4. Commercial trick
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