Cardiovascular Disease Is The Leading Cause Of Death For...

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women and has an average of 610,000 casualties in the United States every year. This could be contributed to the fact that as adults, we tend to lead a very demanding lifestyle and constantly struggle through a never-ending to do list that diminishes the majority of our day. Inside our home, the office, events for the holidays, and perhaps even school, our responsibility to take care of ourselves doesn’t quite make the priority cutoff. For one thing, it is my understanding I’m supposed to exercise at least three times a week. About one in every three U.S. adults has reported that no leisure time was spent doing physical activity to which I can relate. The first hour and†¦show more content†¦At the same time, with a little research it’s never too late to change a bad habit and there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Significant progress has been made over the last 50 years in underst anding the causes of chronic illnesses, as well as development in areas that provide knowledge to detect, prevent, and maintain comparable diseases. Improvement in public health and health care have increased life expectancy by approximately 30 years and has led to dramatic changes in the leading causes of death. With this information we now have a better understanding of the long term effects our choices will make and those results have already affected the market around us. Fast food chains now provide menu selections for their health-conscious customers such as nutritional listings, optional cooking methods, and the use of organic and Non-GMO ingredients. Similarly, patients that suffer from congestive heart failure and smoke may be drawn to the more recent e-cigarette. Although e-cigarettes still have years of long term testing in order to determine their overall hazards and benefits, current research shows that there is potential for smokers to reduce their health related risks if electronic cigarettes are used in place of tobacco cigarettes when on the road to the ending tobacco or nicotine use.