I lost a friend on January 3 who had been battling cancer. I have been dwelling on him a lot. It’s sad for his 13 year old son, and many friends and family.

The doctors said he had one to two years left as recently as October. He was a really good dad, a good friend, a devout Christian, and a great musician. His memorial was very uplifting and informative.

But it kept coming up how much he loved steak, chocolate, and butter. I noticed it the first time I met him, albeit at Honey Dew, but he ordered a chocolate glazed donut, and a chocolate milk. Unfortunately, his habit led to esophageal and stomach cancer. Chemotherapy did not help him.

People are dying all over. And many of them are going way too early. 61, 45, 70, 58, this is not what we sign up for when we work so hard, and pay so much to sacrifice for our future and retirement. Why are so many of us dying so young?

The reasons are many, but here are the top 10, starting with the most unfortunate, significant or evil:

Top 10 Reasons Americans Are Dying Young

1. Pesticides. Monsanto has put Glyphosate in EVERYTHING. It’s in bread, meat, produce, breakfast cereal, and on our lawns. It causes CANCER!
2. We eat too much. We don’t give our bodies a chance to detox. Research shows we should compress our eating into a 12 hours, and sometimes eat just two meals per day.
3. Too much sugar and animal foods. Sugar, beef, pork, lamb, poultry, seafood, eggs, cheese, cream and milk are yummy, but so dangerous to us, to animals and to the environment. They are filled with antibiotics, hormones, pesticides, salt, preservatives, colors and bacteria and cause many diseases. Go organic, reduce portions, and say a prayer for the animal. And don’t order more than you will eat!
4. Media overload! We are constantly on our phone, computer, in front of our TV, flying, having medical tests, using our microwaves, and exposed to so many other sources of radiation from networks to speed traps on the highway. All of these cause cancer and disrupt our DNA, endocrine and neurological systems. They also can distort our reality.
5. We don’t sleep enough. Sleep is when our bodies clean out the bad. The prevailing theory of Alzheimer’s is that people who don’t sleep well, tend to be at extremely high risk for that and similar ailments. Go to sleep by 11pm, wake up by 7am, and take a nap if you need one!
6. We miss nature. We don’t walk in the woods, keep green plants, and get enough sunlight, exercise and clean air in our homes and workplaces. Go outside right now!!
7. Dirty Water. The water we drink is often filled with chlorine, fluoride, pesticides and prescription drugs, not to mention many different types of bacteria. We also don’t drink enough water. We love our other beverages! We are also bombarded by chlorine gas in the water we use to shower. Get a filter!!
8. Violence and Stress. We work too much, and expose ourselves to too much violence and stress, in movies, games, the news, and in our relationships. Switch to classical music, shut off the news, and stop arguing. Love people like it’s the last time you will ever see them.
9. Pick your poison. We introduce toxins to our bodies like smoke, alcohol and drugs, medications, hair and nail colors, anti-perspirants, fumes from lawn mowers and snow throwers, jets, cleaning products and paints. Find healthier options, and go natural!
10. Drugs & Surgery. Cancer means you are not living a sustainable life. Be willing to grow, forgive, change jobs, and slow down. Doctors will kill you for money. Cure yourself!