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WHAT IS YOUR HEALTH BASED<br />

ON?<br />

According <strong>to</strong> the Centers for Disease Control <strong>and</strong><br />

Prevention, from 2015 <strong>to</strong> 2016, 70 percent of adults<br />

in the United States aged twenty <strong>and</strong> over were<br />

overweight or obese. 1 That’s a pretty startling<br />

statistic, if you ask me. What is of even gr<strong>eat</strong>er<br />

concern is that obesity is linked <strong>to</strong> rising rates of<br />

dozens of chronic illnesses <strong>and</strong> conditions including<br />

diabetes, heart disease, cancer, depression, <strong>and</strong> even<br />

infertility. 2<br />

Maybe you are wondering how you can ensure<br />

you live a long, <strong>health</strong>y <strong>life</strong>. May I tell you chasing<br />

the latest dieting fad or buying the most updated<br />

activity tracker is not the answer? While some diet<br />

plans can produce results like weight loss, many<br />

people regain their weight with a vengeance once<br />

they s<strong>to</strong>p their diets. As for activity trackers, I<br />

remember being at an electronics s<strong>to</strong>re <strong>and</strong> having a<br />

chat with the owner when the trend first started. He<br />

shared with me how there was such a dem<strong>and</strong> for<br />

activity trackers that they quite literally flew off his<br />

shelves. But a study showed that while one in ten<br />

Americans over eighteen years old owned an activity

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