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Fixin' Healthcare

Sunday, March 19, 2006

The Lifestyle Chronicles - It Seemed Right At The Time

Only a fraction of our lifestyle decisions are concious thought. The unconcious mind is a powerful determinant of behavior. Habits, obsessions, addictions and social environments determine much of how people live. The greatest influence on health status is how people live. This is an important basis of primary prevention. Primary prevention and optimum health require placing the emphasis upon children. American society talks a good game about emphasizing the health of children but follow the money to determine what Americans are thinking. And, look at the incidence of obesity and type-2 diabetes for the results.

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