03/01/2024
50% of people who die of heart attacks have the same first symptom- death ☠️
50% of people get cancer
90% are metabolically unhealthy. Aka overweight or cardiovascular disease.
The Average American takes 4-9 medications and is on prescription life support.
60% of Americans are prediabetic or diabetic. 95% likely have some blood sugar dysregulation.
Over half of children have a chronic health condition.
24% of America is on psych meds. If everyone seems kinda crazy and mentally unwell, it’s bc we collectively are. 50% have mental illness.
There are a million ways to actually test for and prevent these issues. From a CGM for glucose, to a CAC test and plaque markers and inflammatory markers in bloodwork, to just asking more caring ?’s about sleep and mental health.
Don’t ask people if they’re fine. Ask them how their sleep is. Ask them if they wake up excited and happy and motivated. Ask them if they feel like they love their body in every way. Ask them if they love their lives. Ask them if they’re feeling spiritually connected. Ask them if they have great energy most of their day. Ask them if their relationships are going well. Ask them if they feel loved. Ask better ?’s. Of yourself and your friends. We aren’t perfect and we never will be. But we can work on ourselves more. And care enough to do so.
I made the root cause test as a 21 page symptom quiz for people to get to having the goal of 0 frequent symptoms. That’s something I have achieved but almost no one does. You want your labs and all more advanced functional medicine testing to come back great but 99% of doctors don’t run that testing.
We must be honest with ourselves. Then, and only then, can we be vulnerable enough and love ourselves enough to make the changes we deep in our hearts know must be made to turn our health around. Collectively. It starts with acceptance and forgiveness. Happy healing ❤️🩹
