CHRONIC ILLNESSES, AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH BY ZAHIDA CHAUDHARY MD

SHOTS Health News from NPRChronic Illnesses Outpace Infections As Big Killers Worldwideby JASON BEAUBIEN September 04, 2013

People around the world are getting healthier and living longer.Infectious diseases are declining around the globe. But at the same time, chronic health problems are on the rise, particularly in developing nations. "The leading causes of death and disability have changed from communicable diseases in children to non communicable diseases in adults. Eating too much has overtaken hunger as a leading risk factor for illness," the report states. Tim Evans, a health and nutrition specialist at the World Bank says:"Twenty or 30 years ago, we were dealing with diseases that were killers — childhood killers, infectious killers.Now we are dealing increasingly with diseases that are not primarily killing but causing chronic illness — heart disease, injuries, mental health.“And these issues are increasing in virtually all parts of the world, even in low- and middle-income countries.

Chronic illnesses are non communicable illnesses that are prolonged in duration, do not resolve spontaneously, and are rarely cured completely.

Chronic diseases are Leading cause of death and disability in the US

7 out of 10 deaths among American each year from chronic diseases

According to CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

-About one fourth of people with chronic conditions have one or more daily activity limitation.

-They affect people of all ages and are now recognized as a leading health concern of the nation.

About 133 million Americans—nearly 1 in 2 adults—live with at least one chronic illness.

More than 75% of health care costs are due to chronic conditions.

Key Chronic Diseases:

Heart disease and stroke are the first and third leading causes of death, accounting for more than 30% of all U.S. deaths each year.

Cancer, the second leading cause of death, claims more than half a million lives each year.

Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, non traumatic lower extremity amputations, and new cases of blindness each year among U.S. adults aged 20–74 years.

Arthritis, the most common cause of disability, limits activity for 19 million U.S. adults.

Obesity has become a major health concern for people of all ages. 1 in every 3 adults and nearly 1 in every 5 young people aged 6–19 are obese.

Common health-damaging, but modifiable risk behaviors—

-tobacco use-insufficient physical activity- poor eating habits-excessive alcohol use-Stress-environmental factors

They all are responsible for many of the illness, disability, and premature deaths. Although Chronic diseases are the most common and costly of all health problems, but Chronic Diseases Are Preventable

Cancer AgingInflammation

Arteriosclerosis

Diabetes

Mucosa of the Gut Disease

Hepatic DiseaseIschemicReperfusion

Cardiac Disease(cardiac infarct etc.)

RespiratoryDisorder Renal Disease

Cranial NervesDisease Skin Disease Multiple Organ

FailureOcular Disease(Cataract)

Dr. T Yoshikawa

Oxidative stress involves in various diseases

A Healthy body and spirit means so many different things to different people. It is a sense of wholeness, a sense of knowingness, and a sense of something far greater and more wonderful.

When we get sick we have two paths to take, we can shrivel up and die or we can open ourselves up to a new journey.

CARING FOR YOUR SELF

#2 Tending to your spirit

CARING FOR YOUR SELF

#1 Speak your mind/Express Yourself

#3 Accept your situation

#4 Avoid stress

#5 Proper Nutrition

# 6 Exercise

Strive for a positive outlook.

- Looking at situations more positively, seeing problems as opportunities ,trying to minimize your stress with positive thoughts.

-In some people, stress can be caused by their attempts to handle things perfectly.

- Setting more realistic expectations and positively reframing the way you look at stressful situations can make life more manageable