The "Health, United States, 2005" report from the National Center for Health Statistics contains grim news for baby boomers in the 55-64 range. This is the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population, and these statistics could therefore provide a picture of the future of the nation's health as a whole.
Half with High Blood Pressure, Two-Fifths Obese
Half of the Americans currently in their Baby Boomer years have high blood pressure and 40 percent of them are obese. And they have severe health problems, such as diabetes and heart disease, more often too.
Chronic Diseases Plague African-Americans and Hispanics
Especially hurt by chronic, crippling disease during the Baby Boomer years are African-Americans and Hispanics. Many of them also lack health insurance.
Frightening Statistics
Other lowlights from the study:
Recently, I told you about the shrinking American lifespan, thanks to the epidemic of obesity and flattening of smoking cessation rates. Poor health habits and a broken system of medical care are slowly but surely causing an epidemic of chronic, debilitating disease.
If you think your government will take care of you when your poor health takes a turn for the worse, think again. In the United States alone they'll be completely unable to handle that looming financial avalanche. In all likelihood, the government simply will not be able to provide you with high-quality health care in the future. This is the inevitable result of programs like Medicare that are underpriced and oversold.
Fortunately, you can take the bull by the horns and don't need to rely on the government and the drug companies to provide you with the solutions for your health challenges.
You have the free tools at hand on my Web site to make changes that can bolster your health for the long term. Here are a few quick tips and links to get you started, along with a handy way to remember them:
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