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Lifestyle Changes to Prevent Chronic Diseases

Change Your Lifestyle to Prevent Chronic Disease. Chronic disease is preventable through lifestyle changes like diet, exercise and stress reduction. Americans are suffering more and more from chronic diseases. With numbers reaching epidemic proportion 50% of Americans have at least one chronic disease and 25% have more than one 25% of young adults are not healthy enough to join military 30% of children will develop diabetes 70% of Americans are on at least one prescription and 25% take 3 or more 2/3rds of deaths in the US are caused by one or more of 5 top preventable chronic diseases 80% of healthcare costs used towards treating these chronic diseases and it is estimated that healthcare costs will reach $47 billion over the next decade Conventional medicine is focused...

Preventative Management of High Blood Pressure

Reducing High Blood Pressure With Potassium, Magnesium and L-Arginine You have high blood pressure and need to monitor these levels closely. As a result you Google “Hypertension” “High Blood Pressure problems” to discover high blood pressure can lead to things such as a heart attack, kidney & heart disease, sexual dysfunction, vision loss or worse… a stroke. Your provider suggest changing your diet as the first step in fighting HBP. They know the Standard American Diet is high in processed foods and refine. So, what’s the first step? First, working towards eating a whole foods plant based or Paleo diet will reduce these contributions. We know that potassium reduces blood pressure and your average American does not eat enough. Furthermore, a result of increasing the amount of potassium in your...

Inhale Blessings, Exhale Gratitude

Gratitude is always the foundation of an abundant path  Never let the things you want make you forget the things you have - unknown As the Thanksgiving holiday arrives this week, the staff at Thrive wanted to express our gratitude for all who have been instrumental in making our vision come to life. Construction is soon underway and we look forward to sharing all of this with each of you in the new year. We are grateful for the talented individuals we have had to guide our new venture as well as the support of family and friends who have embarked on this path with each of us. One of our goals for our new facility is to create an environment where every individual can achieve their optimal...

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