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Cynthia Class-McGrew, NP, with her family, who have been working together to improve their health. Primary care emphasizes prevention and wellness Reshaping Your Health Care A "Major, preventable health problems in today's society lmost one of every two adults in the U.S. has a chronic illness, many of stem from poor eating habits that include very large which are preventable, according to portions, processed foods and fast foods, as well as the Centers for Disease Control and being overweight and not exercising. Smoking remains Prevention. These conditions run the a main factor in developing high blood pressure and gamut from diabetes to high blood COPD," he adds. Hyperlipidemia, a combination of high cholesterol and pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease and chronic high triglycerides, is another common condition. "Triglyc- obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). erides, which are fat in the bloodstream, are created by WHAT IS YOUR LIFESTYLE? eating a fatty, sugary diet of sweets and carbohydrates," "The causes of most of these diseases are mainly lifestyle issues, though family history and genetics play a role. explains Dr. Walters. everything right, but diseases like high blood pressure YOUR PARTNER IN SICKNESS AND HEALTH and diabetes run in their families," says board-certiﬁed The UM St. Joseph Medical Group's approach is part of internist Timothy Walters, MD, of the UM St. Joseph a dynamic transformation going on in U.S. health care Medical Group. toward wellness and prevention. Sometimes, we see young, healthy people who are doing 8 MARYLAND'S HEALTH MATTERS  1.7 million Americans, ages 20 years or older, are newly diagnosed with

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