Americans Are Dying Sooner

By Michael Davis

America can be a great country to live in, but why are we so unhealthy? It seems that you see a fitness commercial on television every 10 seconds, pushing fitness equipment, vitamins, and pills on us. So why are we still so unhealthy and why are we dying sooner than a lot of other countries? People who live in places like Okinawa are living much longer, happier, and healthy lives yet they don't have near the medical advancements that America does.

Depression is on the rise too. In a country that is supposed to be the greatest country in the world, why are so many people depressed? Depression and anxiety medications are a multimillion dollar business. With obesity, depression, anxiety, and all around unhealthiness at greater numbers than ever before - something just isn't right.

What this tells me is that medication, fitness equipment, pills, and money have absolutely nothing to do with health and happiness. 70% of people on depression medication reported still having symptoms. The only people that works for are the pharmaceutical companies who are raking in millions. It all boils down to what we put in our bodies. I am talking about the food. Food is everything, and if you eat junk that is what your body will become. It has nothing to do with pills.

People in Okinawa and other long living cultures eat lots of fruit. And cars are not plentiful there, so they often walk where they are going. These cultures need to be studied because they are doing something right. America needs to get rid of the complications of daily life and go back to a simpler time; stress and depression are killers, eat more fruits, and if you have a destination that you can walk to, if it's a nice day, try walking. The answer is not complicated it's quite simple. Relax and Enjoy your life.

Michael Davis: a concerned American

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