Children Dying Sooner Than Parents

For the first time in modern history, today's younger generation will have shorter and less healthy lives than their parents. Within 50 years obesity will shorten the average life span two to five years to 72.6. Obesity is now affecting nearly 2 out of 10 of U.S. school-age children.

Some sobering obesity statistics: 2 out of 3 U.S. adults are overweight or obese; 1 out of 3 adults qualify as obese; 30 percent of U.S. children are overweight. Childhood obesity has more than doubled in the past 25 years; Childhood diabetes has increased 10-fold in the past 20 years; 4 to 16 year-old children are developing Type 2 diabetes at an alarming rate.

Chinese medicine and food energetics can play a major role in helping people to prevent obesity and its related health risks. Restoring balance to the body is a key factor in addressing the root causes of obesity, the disease process and a poor quality of life. Examples of food energetics are the cooling properties of watermelon, the warming and blood moving aspect of cinnamon, the lubricating and yin nurturing quality of bananas and the diuretic and diaphoretic actions of onions. Food selection can either hinder or boost a person’s ability to recover from diseases and disorders. The key is to choose your food wisely.

Meridian Harmonics