What disease, although rare in todays elderly, will become more common as today’s youth get older and why?
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If you feel this trend is based on certain behavior that have become more common place do you have any ideas to educate people so as to avoid an outbreak? While we’re at it do you think we have managed to lower the rate of any diseases that plague the generation before us?
starvation, because there won’t be money for Social Security, and congress keeps cutting benefits for the poor.
Tuberculosis and Syphillis are making a nice comeback. They are rife in the third world and are becoming treatment resistant in the west.
I would say obesity and related diseases such as type 2 diabetes.One reason is the poor quality of food we are routinely subjected to. With computers, and endless tv watching etc., we are becoming an increasingly sedentary culture. There seems to be an increasing trend of overweight humans from tottlers all the way to senior citizens, one could argue that most people who are obese do not live to be that old- but there do not appear to be a shortage of obese people in virtually every age group.
Well, education does not necesarily equate to behavioral changes does it? How many times have we heard health care professionals tell us to eat lots of fruits and vegitables and to excercise regularly? I can recite it in my sleep, but still have this weakness for cinnamon buns! I believe, and recent research has validated that eatting trends need be established at a very early age- from totlers right on up. Clinton has initiated a campaign to get the sugary soda and candy and related junk food machines out of the schools. Continue to develop healthy and tasty alternatives to the endless junk we are continuously subjected to at the grocery stores. So, address the issue both on suppling healthier alternatives and teaching people at a very young age to eat healthy and take care of our bodies.
The third part of your question about lowering rates of disease- I believe the incidence of Lukemia has been markedly decreased over the last 10-15 years.
Good, thought provoking question- like to take this brain box out for a spin from time to time!
1.) I would definitely say depression. I work in long-term health care. The longer a person survives, the more dysfunctional they become (both mentally & physically). No matter how good their outlook on life, they have a tendancy to become depressed as the years roll on.
2.)Education would definitely be in mental health. The right antidepressant as well as educating the caregivers by allowing the the elderly to make as many decisions for themselves as they can, keeping them as active as their physical health will allow & keeping them in a safe & stress-free environment as well as providing them fluids & nutritious foods throughout the day.
3) How about MMR (measles, mumps, ruebella) or…chicken pox or…whooping cough or…polio?
End Stage Renal Disease (also known as kidney failure) The two main causes are diabetes and high blood pressure. I am a ESRD patient and am seeing more and more younger patients coming into my dialysis clinic each week.
I wholeheartedly believe that behavior, specifically our atrocious eating habits and lack of daily exercise routines, has contributed to the increase of diabetes and ESRD.
How do you educate people not to use food as a comforter? We have a society that wants everything here and now. We don’t know how not to give in to our cravings. And stress, How do we rid the world of stress? If you can answer those questions, then you have the cure for many of today’s medical conditions.
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CosmicKelly