Why So Many Of Us Are Sick...
And How We Can Get Healthy Again

For the third year in a row, Americans’ life expectancy has fallen. How is this possible? In the wealthiest nation on Earth, with constant advancements in medicine, science and technology...why are our lives getting shorter instead of longer?


American Addiction explores what many experts say is likely the single biggest culprit when it comes to chronic Western diseases – such as diabetes, cancer, and heart disease – its shocking history, and unseemly relationship with the government and big business...as well as what we can do to get our lifespans trending in the right direction again.

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