The millennia generation is composed of young adults born between the years of 1980-2000. There are some alarming health statistics that will certainly raise a few eyebrows about this seemingly young healthy generation of people. The world we live in today is fast paced to say the least. People are glued to their smart phones, slugging caffeine, working long hours, and sacrificing their time in order to pay down outrageous student loans in tough job market. Leaving little time for exercise and proper dieting.
The obesity rate for the millennia generation is alarming to say the least. If you think about the up-bringing for this generation it shouldn't come as a surprise. Fast food was second nature, kids know how to use a smart phone at about the same time they learn to walk and everything has been made so simple we can rent movies without leaving the couch. Another issue contributing to obesity and other illnesses is stress. Stress causes and/or complicates 90% of all diseases. This generation certainly has the right to be stressed out. More and more adolescents are attending college or some sort of higher education just to get their ticket to the middle class. Upon graduation they find themselves frantically looking for anyone that will hire them so they can pay down an average of $43,000 in debt. This being said this will be the first generation with a shorter life span than their parents (SCARY).
60% of millennials voted for Barrack Obama but the majority of them will not be able to afford health coverage under the ACA. Hopefully they will be able to remain on their parents plan until the age of 26. So this leaves us with one of the most unhealthy groups of people that won't be able to afford to take care of themselves. If this continues the cost of care will only go up, the main cause contributing to the cost of healthcare is the amount of people that get sick. If people would make their health a top priority the cost of healthcare would decrease tremendously.
So how does primary care tie into this? Your primary care doctor is someone that can advise you on what to do to keep yourself healthy. They can recommend certain diets and exercises and tell you what to stay away from. The Doc can only inform people how to keep themselves healthy but it's up to you to make it happen. Lets strive to be healthy!
EVERA. Everyone should feel this good about healthcare.
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