In a single generation, health care costs have risen from 5% to 15% of the Gross Domestic Product. We have weapons of mass destruction: our knives and forks! Faulty lifestyle choices are responsible for at least 75% of diseases. America’s health crisis is escalating.

Every year, almost 25 million people are diagnosed with heart disease. In the past 20 years, diabetes has risen over 400%. Today, over 1.4 million new cancer diagnoses will occur. In a recent survey in the Summary Health Statistics of US Adults, in a one year period, 83% of adults had contact with a health professional.

Adults, however, aren’t the only ones affected by a poor health outcome. In Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children, that same year, 90% of children had contact with a health care professional. Additionally, the number of ambulatory care visits to physician offices, hospital outpatient and emergency department equaled 1.1 BILLION!

What is happening to our health in this country? Why are you not experiencing the level of health that you want? Where do you start? How can you take charge of your health to ensure a more positive outcome?