America is the midst of a health revolution that is changing the way millions of Americans view their health. Traditionally, most people delegated responsibility for their health for their physician and hoped that medical science would be able cure whatever ailed them. This approached to health care emphasized the role of medical technology and funneled billions of dollar into medical research. The net result of all this spending is the most technically advanced and expensive health care system in the world. Unfortunately, health care costs have risen so high that millions of American can no longer afford health care, and even among those who can, their is limited accessibility to many of the spite all the technological advances, the medical community has been unable to reverse the damage associated with society's unhealthy lifestyle.

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