• arthritis is expected to increase to 60 million people by 2020,
• about 6 million Americans (one in 7) have arthritis,
• women are affected by arthritis more than men,
• nearly 23 million women of all ages have arthritis,
• estimated annual costs of arthiritisto the economy are 15 billion in direct medical costs such as lost wages ($64 billion total).

depression:

• more than 1 out of 5 Americans will develop some form of depression in their lifetime,
• the #1 cause of suicide in the US is untreated depression,
• clinical depression can affect anyone- yet depression occurs twice as often in women than men,
• nearly 80% of of those who experience depression, can feel better with proper treatment.

migraines:

• cost American employers approximately 13 billion each year in missed work days and impaired work function,
• 112 billion bedridden days were associated with adults suffering from migraines last year,
• people suffering from migraines reported an average of 35 attacks.

osteoporosis:

• about 25 million Americans are at risk for fractures primarily because of fragile bones from osteoporosis,
• there are an estimated 1.5 million osteoporotic fractures in the US workplace last year.

weight control:

• more than half of the adults in the US are overweight (55%) and 22% are obese, - from 1991-1998, obesity increased in every state of the US, in both genders, and across all races/ethnicities,
  - obese individuals have a 50-100% risk of death compared with non-obese individuals (most risks are associated with heart disease),
  - Americans spend 33 billion on weight loss products and services.

heart and cardiovascular:

• 99.5 million American adults have high cholesterol levels,
• in 1997, 59.7 million Americans had one or more forms of cardiovascular disease,
• coronary heart disease is one of the strongest and leading causes of death
• in America today, 12.2 million people alive today have a history of heart attack, chest pain, or both- and half of these are women,
• one in 4 US adults have high blood pressure and don’t even know it.

sleep:

• 62% of US adults suffer from a sleep problem a few nights per week,
• nearly 25% of young adults are frequently late for work due to sleepiness,
• 68% of adults say that sleepiness interferes with their concentration and makes handling on-the-job stress much more difficult.