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Coping With Health Constraints
Coping With Health Constraints
DELA
CRUZ, MD, FPDS
Fellow, Philippine Dermatological Society
1. Is a regular diet enough for health and longevity?
2. Why do people who eat lots of veggies and fruits
look younger and healthier?
3. Is supplementation necessary?
4. If I will take vitamins, how will I know if it is
really effective?
5. Why are there more and younger cases of cancer
nowadays?
6. If I want to prevent ageing and diseases what
should I do?
7. Health care is better than sick care. How do I
know my health status before I get sick?
THE
FILIPINO is
DYING
YOUNG…
Average Life Span of the
Filipino:
68.7 years
frying with cooking
oil
Pesticides
contaminated fish,
fresh water fish and
those with no scales
cooking with teflon
and aluminum
MSG, oyster sauce,
milk tea (flavoring
powder is mutagen)
“More than 70% of [people] will die
prematurely from diseases caused
by or compounded by deficiencies
of the antioxidant network.”
WHO estimate that by 2015, 44.3% females and 24% males will
be overweight.
Source: WHO Global infobase
Cancer Growths
Prostate, Pancreas, Uterus, Colon and Ovary Cancers are also linked to Obesity
Progression of Degenerative Diseases
DIABETES
CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS
• P15,000 GRAFTING KIDNEY STONE
- monthly for the rest • P689,140 – P1,100,000 • P70,000 ( one time )
of your life - one time - laser
- maintenance - Good for 15yrs. only - confinement not included
- 3 insulin shots/day
We spend our health to get wealth, and
later spend our wealth trying to get back
your health.
= RESULT
MONEY
Marriage