One indication of a strong economy is the current increase in GDP of 6.9% for the fourth quarter. There is a new measurement for GDP is now including software as an investment. It is estimated that this change will boost future GDP. Throughout this year, our GDP has gone through a heavy growth. However, the first and second quarter growth was not as high as that of 1997 and 1998. In 1997 first and second quarter growth reached 4.9 % and raised to 6.9% in the first quarter of 1998. (shown in Chart 1) However, the current 6.9% increase in the fourth quarter was 1.0% to 3.8% higher then the previous years. This is a tremendous jump and clearly indicates that many aspects of our economy (such as inventory investment, personal consumption expenditure, fixed investment, exports, and government) are doing well contributing to economic expansion.

Your life literally depends upon the ability of your cells to regenerate. They do this in a manner similar to one-cell organisms that simply divide and go on living as two "daughter" one-cell organisms. Before your cells can divide to reproduce themselves, they must first produce a duplicate copy of the genes. One of the most important examples of replication is of your blood cells. Your red blood cells live only an average 110 days, and they must be constantly replaced. Without replacement, you would soon develop serious anemia. The lining of your small intestine is completely replaced every three days. Your skin is constantly regenerated with the new cells formed in the deeper layers, while the old cells move to the top and are shed. It is this constant state of regeneration that enables the body to be young. It also enables healing to take place, as occurs after an injury.

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In the past few months, there has been much talk of inflation and interest rates from the Feds. High productivity and consumer spending are only a few areas that show lasting strength. There have been constant increases in interest rates. Inflation may reappear and currently interest rates have increased five times since June of 1999 and more increases maybe coming. However, the overall look of the economy is doing fairly well and inflation is a hot topic for the Feds but for now, it is still under control.

Some investigators believe the immune system is responsible for aging. As people get older, two things happen related to this. The body produces more autoimmune antibodies. Sometimes these antibodies attack the body's own tissues as if they were foreign substances or bacteria. In extreme states they cause many diseases, called autoimmune diseases. Other changes occur when the body's immune defenses decrease. The thymus gland, which prepares white blood cells (the T-cells) to carry out their defense actions to protect the body, deteriorates. The decrease in immunity can cause a person to be more susceptible to diseases, like pneumonia, for example. In other words, the body just stops functioning, maybe because it accurately reads an unconscious signal from the brain that this person is discouraged and depressed and no longer wants to live.

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