Do we as a society promote the lifestyle that is fueling one of our greatest chronic health epidemics? Is there an association between our cultural lifestyle of hard work ethic, long nights, and early mornings, and the rising epidemic of Diabetes in our country? The simple answer is yes.
It is well understood and known that there has been a significant global increase in mental health illnesses, specifically anxiety and depression, over the past few decades.[17] Many factors have been debated to explain this increase, from social media usage to technology in general or significant recent social and political pressures, such as the prevalence of negative news or the COVID-19 pandemic. One of these factors worth discussing is lifestyle and lifestyle change. In
