Simple. The best way to cure any chronic disease is not to get it in the first place! In other words, prevention holds the key! Human nutrition, and the related ensuing chronic diseases due to malnutrition contribute to the leading causes of death in the United States. It is really incredible to think that 24.1 million people’s suffering from cardiovascular disease in this country could have been prevented [1].
There is sufficient evidence to suggest a strong link between heart disease and nutrition. And the list goes on. The majority of the 18.6 million cases of diabetes need not be a case at all [2].
Most of the 5.6 million cases of strokes should really be nonexistent [3].
The very sad fact remains that the majority of the 48.3 million cases of chronic disease could be cast into oblivion if people were only fully aware of the long-term effects of our society’s dangerous nutritional habits. To put this number into perspective, imagine each and every single person in the states of California, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho suffering either from cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or stroke [4].
Every single person! I haven’t even started talking about cancer yet! Every single person in an area spanning four US states ridden with disease… That, my friend, presents a lot of pain and suffering that could be prevented. Humanutra’s goal is best described by the words of Nobel Price Winner Albert Schweitzer who said:
“We must all die! But that I can save (a person) from days of torture, that is what I feel my great and ever new privilege. Pain is a more terrible lord of mankind than even death himself.”
In other words, Humanutra’s aim is to be on the forefront of teaching people to ward off chronic disease based on current scientific knowledge on the topic of human nutrition. As you can see, human nutrition plays a pivotal role in the development of chronic disease. You owe it to yourself to accumulate a basic understanding of the factors involved. We will empower you to confidently discern whether or not an easy, simple, whole foods diet will provide all the nutrients necessary to prevent chronic disease.
This brings us to the next topic.
References:
1. Center for Disease Control, Fastats. Heart (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/heart.htm)
2. Center for Disease Control, Diabetes Data and Trends (http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/prev/national/figpersons.htm)
3. Center for Disease Control, Fastats, Stroke (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/stroke.htm)
4. US Census 2007 Population Estimates
(http://factfinder.census.gov)
