Blog Posts in Category: center for disease control and prevention
June 17, 2016
Important Facts About Tobacco Use Tobacco use, like cigarette smoking, is currently the leading cause of death in the United States that is considered to be preventable. In the U.S. the death rate is approximately 480,000 each year. Tobacco use is associated with innumerable health risks, such as coronary heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and lung diseases. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention states that “smoking harms nearly every organ of the body and affects a person’s overall... Read More
October 28, 2013
Practicing a healthy lifestyle shows that you truly care about your well being and by exercising and eating right, you can greatly lower health costs.Practicing preventative care will lower the cost of drug prescriptions and doctor visits.Eating a diet low in saturated fats, and living an active lifestyle can prevent diseases like diabetes, which require many medical prescriptions and visits. The center for disease control and prevention suggests that by the year 2050, 1 in 3 people will battle... Read More
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