Reduce your risk factors for chronic disease

A risk factor is any lifestyle or biological characteristic that can increase your likelihood of developing a disease

There are many risk factors for chronic diseases, not just what you eat and how much you move.

Heart disease
Heart disease kills more people in the developed world than anything else. Even though it is still the leading cause of death, it’s no longer seen as the inevitability it once was. In fact, most of the weapons heart disease uses against you are the weapons you gave it. Find out how you can minimise your risk factors (here)

Cancer
Cancer is one of the two leading causes of early death in every industrialised nation. Our own lifestyles can increase the risks, so understanding the 16 risk factors is critical. Find out how you can minimise your risk factors (here)

Obesity
Obesity is not a cosmetic problem or a social problem. It’s a disease in the truest sense of the word. We need to get out of this problem the same way we got into it, which is to change the way we live and eat. Unfortunately there is no magic pill, fad diet or gadget to win optimal health but you can make a difference by the lifestyle you lead. Find out how you can minimise your risk factors (here)

Type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance
Diabetes and insulin resistance are diseases that involve elevated sugar levels in the blood and are associated with increased risk of death. Though type 1 diabetes isn’t increasing much globally, type 2 diabetes has sadly been declared an epidemic by the World Health Organisation. Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease caused by an inherited or acquired deficiency in the amount of insulin the body produces. With Type 2 diabetes, the body is unable to respond properly to the insulin it does produce. Find out how you can minimise your risk factors (here)