Do you or someone you love deal with a chronic medical condition? Today, Rob discusses his own challenges with a chronic condition and the way that he has structured and lives his life - in large part in dealing with a chronic medical condition?
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/Chronic-Conditions/CC_Main
Alcohol Abuse
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia
Arthritis (Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid)
Asthma
Atrial Fibrillation
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Cancer (Breast, Colorectal, Lung, and Prostate)
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Depression
Diabetes
Drug Abuse/ Substance Abuse
Heart Failure
Hepatitis (Chronic Viral B & C)
HIV/AIDS
Hyperlipidemia (High cholesterol)
Hypertension (High blood pressure)
Ischemic Heart Disease
Osteoporosis
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
Stroke
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/about/index.htm
Chronic diseases are defined broadly as conditions that last 1 year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both. Chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. They are also leading drivers of the nation’s $3.5 trillion in annual health care costs.
Many chronic diseases are caused by a short list of risk behaviors:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/chronic-illness-mental-health/index.shtml
How / why am I qualified to discuss Chronic Medical Conditions?
Epilepsy since age 13.
Experience with tobacco use, alcohol, drug abuse / substance abuse.
Experience with poor nutrition and a transition to diet supplying good nutrition.
Experience transitioning from a lifestyle of little physical activity to an active lifestyle.
Experience with a lifestyle of All Around Growth while dealing with chronic condition.
Impacts on:
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