The following is a list of prime health issues from 2007 that are expected to persist into the New Year.
Green Energy
This trend isn’t about to go out of style any time soon. More and more people are buying products that are supposed to be healthier for the environment and our bodies, including organic foods, cleaning products, phthalate-free plastics, and hybrid cars. An estimated $500 billion per year is spent on green products.
Sleeping Pills
Insomnia is becoming an epidemic with approximately $4.5 billion spent a year. No doubt we’ll continue seeing those sleeping pill commercials at regular intervals. Whatever happened to the good old fashioned glass of warm milk?
Surgery Abroad
Approximately 300,000 Americans traveled outside the US for surgery in 2007, and it isn’t just for plastic surgery anymore. Why? Because it’s a lot cheaper, sometimes less than half the cost! However, consumers need to be extremely cautious about seeking high quality care – no matter where you go – or you could end up with a really ugly boob job and a whopping infection to boot. Do your research!
Hiding Vegetables in Junk Food
Hmm, I'm not so sure I'd agree with having stealth vegetables as a major health trend as I am of the opinion that this tactic manuever has been used by mothers before the dawn of canned foods. But I admit, I'm not an experienced mother (or even an unexperienced one), so I continue to fall short of being omniscient! However, the book, Deceptively Delicious
Children and Mental Disorders
Unfortunately more and more children are diagnosed with mental disorders each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 150 children suffers from autism. The diagnosis of bipolar disorder has increased over 40 times in the past 10 years. Is this due to a rise in the actual disorders or because physicians are more able to diagnose them?
Obesity
This is my opinion. I believe obesity will continue to be a hot item in 2008 for adults and now children. We’ll continue to see new diets, diet pills, fitness gadgets, fitness classes, and probably fitness blogs. According to the American College of Sports Medicine, the biggest fitness issue for 2008 is increasing the number of knowledgeable and skilled fitness trainers/managers.
Sources: MSN, Deceptively Delicious, American College of Sports Medicine
Related Posts -
Starving for an Image - The Issue of Super Skinny Models The fashion industry is more than just selling clothes; it’s about selling an image. A large part of that image for many in this industry is looking tall and thin, really thin. The argument for desiring the stick-thin appearance is that the clothes look better on skinny models. Sad when...... -
Zumba - My First Experience I took my first Zumba class the other day. What is Zumba, you ask? My definition of Zumba is that it is a mixture of Latin moves, hip-hop, and a touch of belly dancing. For a more formal definition, check out the Wikipedia site. The Zumba exercises were more low-impact,...... -
Best Safe Baby Pregnancy Tips If you have recently discovered that you're pregnant, or if you are thinking about beginning a family of your own, then you are probably beginning to wonder what you can do in order to make sure that you have the healthiest possible pregnancy, and the following safe baby pregnancy tips...... - Are You in a Sleep Debt? Are you in debt? Sleep debt, that is? The average adult needs 7-9 hours of sleep - a night. Most of us get 6 hours or less. Yes, some of you need fewer hours to function at optimal level, and I wish I were in this group! Generally speaking, though, most of......
- My Current Health Goals I've been thinking about setting personal health goals for the past few weeks, two of them in specific. Well, after some consideration, I've come up with two personal health goals I'd like to really focus on this year. They're important to me, they would improve my health, they are a bit of a challenge (I like a......
Related Websites -
Lance Armstrong h4>Sports-Memorabilia -> Sports-Collectibles -> Fan-Apparel-and-Souvenirs Lance Armstrong is one of today's most well-known names, both in professional cycling and professional sports in general. Born in 1971, he went on to win the Tour de France 7 years in a row from 1999 to 2005, a record-breaking run that guaranteed...... - Carnival of Weight Loss - Thanksgiving Edition Welcome to the November 20, 2008 edition of carnival of weight loss. editor picks Kara-Leah presents Squeeze yoga and meditation into a jam-packed day? posted at Prana Flow NZ, saying, "Family, work, & household commitments often make finding a 90-minute slot to practice yoga during the day next to......
-
Green Building Materials Green Construction is the practice of building in a way that increases efficiency of the use of materials like energy, water and other materials and resources while reducing the impact on human health and the environment during the process of building through more efficient design, site selection, construction, operation, maintenance...... - Carnival of Weight Loss #1 - Let's Make a Commitment Edition The holidays are coming.... The goose is getting fat... Please takes some pounds of my fat. This holiday season we are going to lose weight not gain. I am excited and proud to announce the first ever Carnival of Weight Loss... Next week's Halloween edition will be hosted here, but......
-
TaylorMade Golf 2009 Burner Driver (Regular,10.5�,Right Hand,RE*AX SuperFast 49 Graphite) User Reviews Send this to a friend TaylorMade Golf 2009 Burner Driver (Regular,10.5�,Right Hand,RE*AX SuperFast 49 Graphite) Manufacturer: TaylorMade Customer Rating: List Price: $399.99 Sale Price: $191.02 Availibility: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Now Product Description TaylorMade's next-generation dual crown driver with a lower CG location for......
- Child Sleeping Bags Sleeping Gear Camping & Hiking
- Fleece Sleeping Bags Sleeping Gear Camping & Hiking
- Slumberjack Sleeping Bags Sleeping Gear Camping & Hiking
- Health Rider Gliders Cardiovascular Equipment Gym, Workout & Yoga Exercise & Fitness
- Body Health Total Trainer Gyms Home Gyms Strength Training Gym, Workout & Yoga Exercise & Fitness
Categories:
Announcements, Health and Wellness
Tags:
3 comments ↓
It will be interesting to watch the impact of Obesity and other poor health related issues on the cost of health insurance.
Great write-up!
I really don’t know when I had a good last night’s sleep. At the same time, sleeping pills and the like scare me. I do, however, occasionally take Nyquil when I feel in desperate need of some rest.
glblguy, Yes, I agree it will be interesting, especially since health problems related to obesity is costing the health industry as a whole a significant amount of money!
Mrs. Micah, I’m with you; I don’t like to use sleep medications. However, I admit I’ve taken 1/2 a Tylenol PM on occasion when I used to work the night shift and just couldn’t fall asleep in the morning (especially when people were mowing their lawns)! I was pretty much in a constant state of sleep deprivation, as was the case with many others who had to swing from day to night shift. That in and of itself can be potentially dangerous!
Leave a Comment