renowned brain expert Dr. Daniel Amen. He ordered up a brain scan and after one look at the images, he ordered that Jarrett be pulled off all stimulants immediately. He replaced them with natural brain-calm- ing supplements, and Jarrett’s transformation was profound. Finally able to focus, Jarrett made honor roll . . . and has stayed there ever since. As each of these patients can testify, U.S. medicine today finds itself at a critical cross- roads. The medical establishment’s fixation on drug therapy over prevention has come to a dead end. Add to that excess consumption of ultra-processed foods and an alarming rise in environmental toxins, and there’s no debating that tens of millions of Americans are now on a path toward lifelong, chronic disease. As Amen explains to Newsmax, “Our world is filled with processed foods that disrupt metabolism. Pollutants harm brain function, and constant stress wears down the immune system. “These factors, combined with a lack of emphasis on preventive care,” he adds, “are
Getting Sicker by
the Day Nation suffers pandemic of chronic illness.
first, do no harm. A growing mountain of evidence shows that under the guiding hand of federal alphabet health agencies — FDA, NIH, CDC, and USDA — the United States is growing sicker practically by the day. Consider: U.S. obesity has more than tripled since 1962, rising
from 13% to 43% of the population. Roughly three of every four Americans, 74%, are
now either overweight or obese. In 1950, just 1% of all Americans had Type 2 dia- betes. Today, studies show fully half of all U.S. citi-
Our world is filled with processed foods that disrupt metabolism. Pollutants harm brain function, and constant stress wears down the immune system.” — Dr. Daniel Amen
leading to an epidemic of diseases — including ADHD, anxiety, and Alzheimer’s.” A growing number of activists, analysts, and
doctors say the experiences of Hill, Hari, and Jarrett reflect fundamental flaws in U.S. health- care. They cite the need for better preventive medicine, a transformation in nutrition, refo- cusing on the root causes of disease over just managing symptoms, and a restoration of the sacrosanct doctor-patient relationship. Without these and other changes, they warn, the prognosis for Uncle Sam’s health looks grim indeed.
zens either are diabetic or pre- diabetic. Before 2013, not a single U.S.
state had an obesity rate over 35%. Today, 23 states report an obesity rate over 35%. Infertility is rising. Male sperm
counts have dropped 1% per year since 1970. Among developed nations, the country
with the No. 1 highest death rate for women giving birth is the U.S. About 20% of Americans today have fatty liver dis-
ease. This syndrome was only seen in elderly, late- stage alcoholics just two generations ago. Today, one in 36 children are diagnosed with au-
tism. As recently as the year 2000, that number stood at one in 150.
One factor driving America’s pandemic of chronic illness: Microplastics, food additives, and toxic “forever chemicals” are now omnipresent in the environment. So much so, in fact, that blood samples from newborn babies’ umbilical cords test positive for hundreds of man-made, xenoengineered com-
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