We are outta time-healthwise. We have to act now in order to turn things around for the next generation. Just look at these stats for the US. This is unacceptable. We have got to increase awareness and start having conversations about what is really happening. These stats are coming to light and we should be moved to do something about it. The US pays more on health care than any other country on earth, twice what they pay in Europe, yet America has the worst health outcomes of any nation. "nobody has a chronic disease burden like we have..” RFK66% of Americans suffer from chronic health issues50 years ago, that number was less than 1% 74% of Americans are now overweight or obeseIn America, 50% of children are obese.In Japan, less than 3% of children are obese.More than Half of All Americans have Diabetes or type 2 diabetes50 years ago, childhood diabetes was almost nonexistent. Today, one out of every three kids is diabetic or pre-diabetic.There's an explosion of likenesses and neurological disorders that didn't exist 50 years agoADD, ADHD, speech delay, language delay, Tourette's syndrome, Asperger's. Autism etc are so prevalentIn 2000, the autism rate was 1 in 1,500… Today, it's 1 in 36… 1 in 22 in California.77% of American children are too disabled to serve in the military."There is no other country in the world this is happening to, this is ONLY happening in America.” RFK18% of American Teens have fatty liver disease. That's nearly 1 out of 8 and 50 years ago that disease only affected late stage elderly alcoholics.Cancer rates are skyrocketing in the young and the old with young adult cancers up 79%1 in 4 women are on an antidepressant medication40% of teens have a mental health diagnosis15% of high schoolers are on Adderall… and 500,000 children are on SSRIsWhy is this happening? Let's look at the 70% of American children's diet that consists of ultra processed food. These foods consists of processed sugars, ultra processed grains, and Seed OilsIn the 1970's and 80's, Cigarette companies hijacked the food industry and deployed thousands of scientists to create new chemicals to make our food more addictive.These ingredients didn't exists 100 years ago and our bodies are not biologically designed to eat them.These chemicals are banned in Europe, but plentiful in American processed foodsLet's also look at the TOXIC CHEMICALS IN OUR FOOD, AND IN OUR ENVIRONMENT pesticides, food additives, pharmaceutical drugs, and toxic waste permeate every cell of our bodies“the assault on our children's cells is unrelenting!” RFKMany of these chemicals increase estrogen, which is a known hormone disrupterAmerica's puberty rate is now occurring at age 10-13 years old. This is 6 years ealier than it was 100 years ago. America has the earliest puberty rate of any continent in the world.Breast cancer is also estrogen driven and now affects 1 in 8 women.Yep - we are outta time. If you want to start making a difference, visit our Facebook Page: Wellness with Robyn and Julie and get plugged in.
