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CHP | Posted on: January 13th, 2010
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According to research conducted by the Philips Center for Health and Well-Being in the Netherlands, the milestone defining middle age in the U.S. is gradually being lowered from age 40 to age 35, due to worsening lifestyle, and increasing levels of stress.
Some findings:
- 74% of Americans say the economy tops their list of worries – nearly double the numbers from 2004
- U.S. residents are seeking work/life balance at unprecedented levels
- 67% of Americans are overweight (while only 39% of Americans consider themselves overweight)
- Americans feel the pressures of “middle age” earlier than ever leading researchers to pronounce that “35 is the new 40.”
Nearly 80 % of 35 year olds questioned for the Philips Index said they were concerned about the economy, and three-quarters were also worried about healthcare. These stresses, according to the study, have contributed to an apparent early onset of middle age and the loss of five years of youth.
These findings reflect a 2005 report from the New England Journal of Medicine, which suggested that, for the first time in centuries, the current generation of children in America may have shorter life expectancies than their parents.
The New England Journal report claimed the rapid rise in childhood obesity could shorten life spans by as much as five years if left unchecked. The 2005 report added that the prevalence and severity of obesity is so great in children that type 2 diabetes, heart disease, kidney failure, and cancer are striking people at younger and younger ages.
Are we going backwards?
Why?
And what can be done about it?
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Diets certainly won’t help obesity in the long term because they don’t deal with the core issue. Overeating is of course a’ learnt behavior’ and becomes a habit after a while, which the unconscious wants to keep - it’s a bit like a computer program that runs over and over again, if you use the same software it will always give you the same result won’t it?
It takes addressing the behavior on an unconscious level so that the ‘overeating program’ can be shifted and a new ‘healthier program’ put in it’s place. Hypnosis and EFT are perfect techniques to use to transform behaviours.