Stress - The Single Greatest Contributor to Illness!
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The presence of stress in our everyday lives has grown to  monumental
proportions.  This "agitation" that we all share to  some degree  can
be measured in other ways.

þ Painkillers  are the leading,  over-the-counter drug  in the United
  States.  Valium, a calmative, is the  most commonly prescribed drug
  in the world!

þ The popularity of cocaine, in the opinion of many health officials,
  is due to its use as a stress reducer.  It often provides a feeling
  of accomplishment that is lacking in real life.

þ Rampant alcoholism is linked to stress.  There are 13 million alco-
  holics  ( data is several years old, so it's probably more now ) in
  the United States, amny of them children.

þ Teenage suicide is on the upswing.

þ Over 25% of adult Americans have high blood pressure.

þ Heart attack,  the nations #1  killer is  caused or  aggravated  by 
  stress.