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Common Health Problems
Smart Solutions to 4 ‘Forever‘ Evergreen Challenges!
The world is replete with conditions and diseases which affect millions of people. The fact that they’re not always immediately life-threatening or visible means that many of them go underestimated, especially when it comes to their perceived prevalence and severity.
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So let’s take a look at some of the health problems out there which are a lot more common than you might think. Some people may even have a problem listed here and are still unaware of it, or simply don’t think it’s that a big a deal.
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It’s important, however, that we take the following problems a little more seriously.
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Common Health Problems: Smart Solution #1
Tooth decay
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Tooth decay is the most common health problem in the United States.
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Tooth and gum health, in general, is highly underappreciated: it contributes to the health of your heart more than most other elements of your life.
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You should know how else to avoid tooth decay by now, right? Brush your teeth at least twice a day and make sure you floss? (It’s the last part that a lot of people seem to neglect!)
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Common Health Problems: Smart Solution #2
Addiction
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The definition of “addiction” as a disease in itself is a controversial one.
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Let’s just focus on the nature of the problem: people using too much of a drug, be it alcohol or a narcotic, and becoming physically and emotionally dependent on it.
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Many people may be suffering from the problem without even realising it. It’s easier than you may think to become addicted. Thankfully, there are treatment centres which provide help to people with these sorts of problems.
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Common Health Problems: Smart Solution #3
Sleep deprivation
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In the last couple of decades, there has been a huge spike in the number of Americans who get fewer than six hours of sleep every night.
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Some sources have found that roughly 9-12% of Americans would say that they didn’t have a single night of sufficient sleep in the past thirty days. (Is it high levels of stress… or are people just drinking too much coffee?)
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Many people tend to shrug this sort of thing off because they underestimate just how damaging sleep deprivation can be. In fact, when people hear the term “sleep deprivation”, they’re more likely to think of really extreme cases where people are forced to stay awake.
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But good sleep is central to good health, so don’t skip it!
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Common Health Problems: Smart Solution #4
Dehydration
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It’s recently been estimated that around 75% of Americans are walking around in a state of low-level dehydration.
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It seems fairly easy to avoid this though, right? Just, y’know, drink water. And it really is just that simple.
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The problem here is literally that most people in the developed world simply aren’t drinking enough water. When they get thirsty, they reach for some other beverage.
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Stop drinking the “exciting” alternatives: try to drink at least a couple of litres of water throughout the day.
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