Beware of these 10 commandments
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| Alzheimer's Disease: a form of brain disease. | No one knows the exact cause, but a real breakdown of the cells of the brain does occur. There is no treatment, but good nutrition may slow the progress of this lifestyle disease, which lasts about seven years in most people who have it. | ||||||
| Arteriosclerosis: A generic term for several diseases in which the arterial wall becomes thicken and loses elasticity. Atherosclerosis is the most common and serious vascular disease. | Plaques (atheromas) deposited in the walls of arteries are major causes of heart disease, chest pain (angina pectoris), heart attacks, and other disorders of the circulation. In atherosclerosis yellowish plaques of cholesterol, fats, and other remains are deposited in the walls of large and medium-sized arteries. Atherosclerosis usually occurs with aging. It is linked to overweight, high blood pressure, and diabetes. | ||||||
| Cancer: diseases characterized by uncontrolled, abnormal growth of cells. | Cancer has been the number two cause of death since 1938,[17] But, at the turn of the 20th century, it was only #8.[17] Cancer is definitely considered the number one Disease of Civilization. There are more than 150 different kinds of cancer and many different causes.
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| Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis: any of a group of liver disorders. | Characteristics of liver disease are jaundice, loss of appetite, liver enlargement, fluid accumulation, and impaired consciousness. | ||||||
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): a disease characterized by slowly progressing, irreversible airway obstruction. | The symptoms are problems in breathing while exercising, difficulty in breathing in or out deeply, and sometimes a long-term cough. The condition may result from chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, or chronic bronchiolitis. Cigarette smoking and air pollution make it worse. | ||||||
| Diabetes: a disease affecting sugars used by the body. | There are four main types of diabetes mellitus. Type I diabetes is also called insulin-dependent diabetes, juvenile-onset diabetes, brittle diabetes, or ketosis-prone diabetes. Type II diabetes is also called non-insulin-dependent diabetes, adult-onset diabetes, ketosis-resistant diabetes, or stable diabetes. Type II often develops in over weight adults. Type III, or gestational diabetes, occurs in some women during pregnancy. Type IV includes other types of diabetes are linked to disease of the pancreas, hormonal changes, side effects of drugs, or genetic defects. | ||||||
| Heart Disease: any of several abnormalities that affect the heart muscle or the blood vessels of the heart. | Heart disease has been the number one cause of mortality and morbidity in most of the USA since 1910.[17] But, at the turn of the 20th century, it was only #4.[17] There are a couple dozen forms of this lifestyle disease. Heart disease and other forms of cardiovascular disease can lead to congestive heart failure, a condition in which the heart cannot pump sufficient blood to meet the demands of the body. The various forms of heart disease may also cause disturbances in normal heartbeat, called arrhythmia. | ||||||
| Nephritis/CRF: any disease of the kidney marked by swelling and abnormal function. | Characteristics of kidney disease are bloody urine, persistent protein in urine, pus in urine, edema, difficult urination, and pain in the back. | ||||||
| Stroke: a condition due to the lack of oxygen to the brain that may lead to reversible or irreversible paralysis. | Stroke is linked to advanced age, high blood pressure, previous attacks of poor circulation, cigarette smoking, heart disorders, embolism, family history of strokes, use of birth-control pills, diabetes mellitus, lack of exercise, over weight, high cholesterol, and hyperlipidemia. | ||||||
