Market potential for i26 is large and growing!

Health problems in the United States and other developed countries are on the rise. The human body is extraordinary and is built to deal with many issues without outside influence but our environment, food supply and stress levels are taxing our bodies like never before. Consumers are searching for an answer. Our bodies rely on our natural defenses to keep us well, the immune system. Many of the issues listed are tied to a poorly functioning immune system in some way. i26 does not prevent or treat individual health problems but it does partner with your immune system to help it function properly. The market for i26 is large and growing. These statistics are taken from the Center For Disease Control unless otherwise noted. This obviously does not include the millions of people who are healthy and looking to stay that way. As you read this list think of people you know who suffer in some way from one of these issues.

Allergies - 50 million in the US alone.

Arthritis - 50 million Americans reported being told by a doctor that they have some form of arthritis, Rhematoid Arthritis, Gout, Lupus or Fibromyalgia.

Asthma - In 2007 a CDC study showed over 34 million people had been diagnosed with Asthma during their lifetime. It is estimated that the number of people with asthma will grow by more than 100 million by 2025.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects between 15 million and 30 million Americans.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.

COPD-related medical costs are over $30 billion.

Autism- on the rise with 730,000 or 1 in 110 children

Cancer - 3,400 people each day are diagnosed with some form of Cancer. www.cancer.gov

Crohn's Disease - 1.4 million

Diabetes - over 24 million in the US and not only growing each year but at epidemic levels in children

HIV/AIDS - 85,000 new cases each year

MRSA - Infections many contracted through health care facilities were 95,000 in 2005 with a 20% morbidity rate

Obesity - Over 25% of Americans are now clinically obese - 76 million

Heart Disease - over 81 million or 1 in 4 Americans

Injuries - 33.5 million from 2004-2007

Alzheimers 5.3 million

74.5 people have high blood pressure. From 1996 to 2006 the death rate from high blood pressure increased 19.5%

Each year 795,000 people suffer a stroke.

There are roughly 117 million emergency room visits each year.

23 million people have evidence of chronic kidney disease.

1 out of every 5 people is now disabled -43 million people.

50% of Americans report back pain symptoms. Back injuries cost $126 billion in medical costs and lost productivity.

Nearly 45% of people over 65 find walking taxing.

Epilepsy and seizures affect almost 3 million Americans with approximately 200,000 new cases each year.

By 2030, 67 million Americans age 18 or older will be diagnosed with arthritis.

Depression affects approximately 14.8 million American adults.

60% of men over 60 have an enlarged prostate. 50% of men experience prostate inflammation.

1 in 3 people have insomnia at some point in their lives and over 70 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders.

40% of Americans over 65 use over the counter sleep aids

Parkinson's Disease effects 1 million people in the US.

Thirty seven million adults suffer from chronic sinusitis (inflammation of the sinuses) every year.

Over 15 billion doctor visits are made every year due to inflammation of the sinuses (sinusitis).

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