Re: Life expectancy and birth

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

We may be living longer because infant and childhood mortality is

down.

BUT, while we live longer, for many elderly, their final years are

far, far from healthy. Over half of adults in the US these days are

on at least one medication, according to the CDC. And 25 percent of

people on meds are on three or more meds. Which is hardly a

definition of health.

One lady at church was almost bragging that she is on 12 different

medications. What expensive urine she must have. I have offered to

work with her, I know I could help her. But she trusts her doctors

completely. I've tried to subtly aim her toward MDs who are friendly

to homeopathy (because they are seeing me and are doing very well on

homeopathy). But she trusts her docs. Meanwhile she is suffering,

can't sleep, can't stand, is becoming more and more a recluse and

going downhill emotionally because of her isolation.

Sorry for the rant. Our crappy diet is a large part of our lousy

health. And we feed our most vulnerable populations, the young and

the elderly, the worst possible food.

OK, I'm done for now. Thanks for listening.

Blessings,

beth

beth Buchele HMC

Professional Homeopath

Offices in

St. Louis Park, MN

and

Menomonie, WI

www.healthnaturally.biz

Natural Health for Mind and Body

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> Subject: Re: Life expectancy

> To: trad-foods-MN

> Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 6:37 PM

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> I've been doing a lot of interesting research. In the

US, we have this idea that we are the most " advanced " , that people

live longer here and that people are healthier here. The information

I've been finding does NOT support this idea.

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> According to the CDC, for infant mortality, the US ranks 29th (tied

with Slovakia and Poland) out of 37 countries reporting. That means

28 countries have a LOWER infant mortality rate than the US!

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> We don't do much better for life expectancy. The US ranks 26th out

of 37 countries reporting.

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> One other interesting piece of information. Healthcare costs per

person in the US is NEARLY DOUBLE the healthcare cost per person of

any other country, even those with higher life expectancies and lower

infant mortality.

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> With all the money that is spent in this country on healthcare, you

would think that we'd have less infant mortality and a greater life

expectancy. But that's not what's happening. With all these

statistics, do you think any of ther " experts " might ever come to the

conclusion that it has something to do with what people in this

country eat??????? All the money spent on healthcare can't even

begin to make a dent in the consequences of eating fake, chemically

manufactured, empty " food. "

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