How 115 million Americans Got Chronic Disease Overnight (Without Getting Any Sicker)
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The episode discusses the rise of chronic disease diagnoses in the U.S. and the impact of overdiagnosis on public health.
The chronic disease epidemic in the U.S. is not caused by what you think. Discover why overdiagnosis is so common and why chronic disease diagnoses continue to rise. 0:00 The chronic disease epidemic 1:03 Diabetes, cholesterol, and hypertension diagnosis 1:18 Hypertension diagnosis changes 1:41 Cholesterol guidelines changes 2:17 Diabetes and prediabetes 2:48 Overdiagnosis controversy 4:34 Does overdiagnosis help? 5:46 What causes insulin resistance and chronic illness? 6:18 Type 2 diabetes reversal 6:51 How to lower cholesterol naturally 7:50 How to lower blood pressure 🌟 Take the 2-minute Health Lever Quiz: https://drbrg.co/4tO9nV9 If you’re dealing with chronic disease symptoms, understanding the root cause is critical, but it’s often overlooked. One of the best ways to identify the root cause is to determine when your symptoms began, and what happened just before that. In 2017, more than 31 million people were diagnosed with hypertension overnight without any actual change in their blood pressure. Instead, the diagnostic definition of high blood pressure changed. Similar trends have occurred with cholesterol and diabetes. In 1988, an LDL level of 190 was considered normal…
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