Nearly 100 Million Americans are Dangerously...

Nearly 100 Million Americans are Dangerously Overweight !

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The number of obese Americans is rising. The maps to the right represent the growing percentage of obese adults in each state.

Obesity is responsible for increasing your risk for diabetes, heart disease - even dying! We've all heard the statistics - Americans are getting FATTER! It's more than a cosmetic problem - it's impacting our health.

A July 9, 2006 Time Magazine article detailed a study that appeared in the Journal of American Medical Association. Researchers followed 90,000 older women over seven years. Some participants were normal weight, others obese and morbidly obese. They found:

Being obese was linked to a 12% greater risk of dying, than being normal weight.
Women who are 100 pounds or more overweight are at an 86% greater risk of dying, compared to women at normal weight.
Women who are 30 pounds or less overweight did not have a greater risk of dying - but their chance of developing heart disease increased.

The Center for Disease Control reports that these health risks are linked to being overweight or obese:

Hypertension
High total cholesterol and triglycerides
Type II Diabetes (90% of Type II diabetics are overweight)
Coronary Heart Disease
Stroke
Gallbladder disease
Osteoarthritis
Sleep apnea
Some cancers (endometrial, breast and colon)

The CDC believes the major contributor to our growing obesity problem is an imbalance of energy (calories consumed is higher than calories used) over a long period of time.

To correct the energy imbalance, and begin to correct the obesity epidemic, we must consume less food and expend more energy through physical activity.

There's a reason they call Osteoporosis the "Silent disease"

The National Osteoporosis Foundation reports that half of the women 50 and older will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in her lifetime. The damage can begin as early as age 30, when the average person begins to lose more bone than their body is able to replace.

There are few outward signs that osteoporosis may be approaching - most often a fracture will signal that the illness has already arrived.

Prevention is the key. Exercise, a diet with healthy dairy products and supplementing with a balanced calcium-mineral supplement, like TriVita^TM Bone Builder rebuilds bone. Work with your health care practitioner to monitor bone density and assess your risk of osteoporosis.

If you already have or are at high risk for the disease, work with your health care practitioner and take TriVita Bone Builder, clinically proven to rebuild bone.

TriVita Bone Builder helped dramatically improve Teri Arnold's osteoporosis symptoms - read her story on page 29.

What is your osteoporosis risk?

The more "yes" answers you have to the questions below, the higher your osteoporosis risk. If you are at high risk, it's important to include TriVita Bone Builder in your daily vitamin routine.

Do you smoke or drink more than two alcoholic beverages a day?
Are you sedentary?
Do you weigh less than 125 pounds?
Have you ever had a bone fracture?
Are you postmenopausal?
Have you taken or are you taking diuretics, steroids, or anti-convulsant medications?
Do you have a family history of osteoporosis?

Rid yourself of disruptive menopausal symptoms

After trying 62 different diet programs, which ultimately led to a maximum weight of 478 pounds, I discovered the ONE thing that's helped me lose over 190 pounds!

By the year 2010, the average age of the North American population will be over 45. Longevity is surely on the rise - increasing 23% since 1940. The average life expectancy in 1940 was about 63 years old; today it's nearly 78 years.

Because we're living longer, we're spending more time managing age-related health issues - some serious, some merely uncomfortable.

The physical symptoms of menopause fall into the latter category. Fluctuating hormones, changing bodies and modern day stress contribute to hot fl ashes, night sweats and other difficult symptoms that can interfere with any woman's busy day. More serious symptoms such as accelerated bone loss can also begin at menopause. See the information about TriVita Bone Builder, to the right, to help reduce your risk of osteoporosis.

Help lessen menopausal symptoms by avoiding caffeine, spicy foods, hot baths or showers at night and alcohol. Peri-menopausal and menopausal women should exercise, eat balanced meals and take a daily supplement designed to help them use, balance and rid themselves of excess hormones - like Balanced Woman.

Herbs proven to help reduce menopausal symptoms, such as dong quai and chaste berries, are in Balanced Woman.

Though you're living more years than your grandmother - there's no need to live them in discomfort. Try Balanced Woman to help rid yourself of aggravating symptoms.

Habits that contribute to menopausal symptoms: