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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 | Author: karen
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300 years ago there was another 9/11.

The King of Poland led Christians armies to the Gates of Vienna.  The Ottoman Empire had been expanding into Europe.  Many cities were plundered, churches were turned into mosques, and free people were made slaves.  Thousands of Christians were forced to convert to IslamThe Ottoman Turks wanted Vienna.  It would provide the way into Austria and Germany.  The Pope recognized the danger posed by the Ottomansand called to all rulers to join together against this common enemy.  The Polish king answered the Pope’s call to save Vienna.  The Turks were starving the city into submission and had begun tunneling under the city walls.  King Sobieski arrived on September 11, just in time to rout the Turks and stop the Ottoman tide.  This caused a long withdrawal from occupied territory

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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 | Author: karen
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*1,500 of us die from cancer every day

*1 in 3 women and 1 in 2 men will have cancer in his of her lifetime

*1 in 8 American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer

*Heart disease kills more women than breast cancer

*1.1 million American have a heart attack every year

*500,000 heart attack victims in America die each year

*23% of Americans have hypertension

*Americans spend $330 billion per year on heart disease

*64% of US adults are overweight or obese

*Diabetes will increase by 165% over the next 50 years, with 29 million Americans diagnosed

*33% of Americans suffer from arthritis

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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 | Author: karen
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*Poor food choices

*Eating to much “bad” food

*Not eating enough “good” food

*Not drinking enough water

*Lack of exercise

*Stressful lifestyles

*Environmental factors

*Approach to medicine: “Treatment”: instead of “Prevention”

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