Essays on Lifestyle

According to statistics, approximately over 25 million US citizens have diabetes (Orchard, 2005). This represents over 8% of the entire population. It is approximated that 79 million US citizens have pre-diabetes, a condition characterized by increased blood sugar, although, not to a level qualifying it to be termed as diabetes. Being a chronic disease, once diagnosed with diabetes, the only thing that a patient may do is to control his/her blood sugar, but cure is not guaranteed. Although treatment of diabetes prevents some of the adverse effects, it does not usually restore the blood sugar to the normal levels. Thus, current methods have ...

This question has been among us for decades. Furthermore, it actually splits the society onto two parts: first supports the idea that sport is the key factor in living a long healthy life and another ones are more neutral and skeptical as for this idea. In fact, more and more people do start to side with the first group of people. You loose nothing, while doing sports, however, you get only benefits such as increasing of your strength and stamina, help you get in shape, you get more confident in yourself and develop team skills.

Sedentary lifestyle leads to ...

- Lifestyle diseases occur due to the change in the daily habits of people because of an inappropriate relationship of people and the environment. Factors contributing to lifestyle diseases include poor eating habits, bad posture during working, and physical inactivity. According to World Health Organization (2009), report unhealthy lifestyles and faulty diet account for many deaths in the world today (Glennie, 2010). Working people suffer depression, obesity, backache, and diabetes. Glennie (2010) argues that many adults suffer hypertension and store due to lack of inactivity since they work for long hours in order to meet strict deadlines. Other occupational ...

Binge drinking or episodic drinking refers to the habit of drinking alcoholic beverages with the main aim of becoming intoxicated through heavy consumption within a short duration. The major economic barriers to healthcare for individuals include sedentary lifestyle and poverty. Sedentary lifestyle among the upper class means that individuals are able to afford to buy the drinks. However, among the poor, binge drinking is a problem because they look for ways to ensure that they escape from the harsh realities of everyday life. Binge drinking becomes an easy scapegoat. The education levels of individuals usually reflect on their socio-economic status. ...

QUESTIONS

1. Based on your findings from the ecological footprint calculator, how many Earth’s would be needed to support the global population if everyone lived your same lifestyle? Additionally, describe the impacts on the Earth’s climate, biodiversity, and economic security if every individual in the world lived your same lifestyle and discuss why these impacts would occur.

The world population is more than 7 billion (“worldometers”, n.d.). If everyone lived my lifestyle, we need 28 billion earths. Human actions like agriculture, production processes, transportation etc. are causing widespread changes to the Earth's climate and biodiversity. ...

Introduction

In a marketing sector, consumer sort themselves into groups based on the products and services they like, their leisure spending characteristics, and their chosen method of spending income (Solomon 227). The current theories of consumption and lifestyle show consumption to play a vital role in the construction and maintenance of personal identity. Consumers sustain their identity by playing around with consumers’ lifestyles that seem easier to adopt. Present day consumers show unpredictable consumption characteristics that are unpredictable, expressive, individualized and more competent. Every culture consists of a group of people expressing some general needs, values, or lifestyle with different consumption patterns. These ...

The documentary, The City (1939), examines the various phases which were involved in the development of the city. The poverty and grime of city life had its roots in the pastoral New England where the workers started living. It has been shown how the labor of the industrial city gives rise to the metropolis. The way of escaping from the jammed streets of the metropolitan city, the countryside sees the emergence of highways which deface the landscape and thus mar the beauty of nature and the habitat of the surroundings. The film chooses to “promote the founding of ...

Labour of Love

It is important to note that different health care professionals would have a role to play in the lives of Gerard and Tracy in order to improve their quality of life. I want to focus on the role of a nurse in helping improve their quality of life. The expertise of a nurse is important in guiding Gerard and Tracy towards maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It is important that both of them maintain a high level of personal hygiene if they are going to function optimally and live quality lives. A nurse can teach Gerard and Tracy how to maintain their personal hygiene by ...

Aphthous stomatitis is also known as a canker sore. It is one of the most common mucosal lesions that dentists and physicians observe in patients. It is seen more commonly in females. No specific etiology has been documented for Aphthous stomatitis. However, some factors like auto antibodies, and vasculitis mediated by immune complex have been brought forward as possible etiological factors. Some factors that can precipitate it include stress, trauma, hormones, heredity and chemical irritants. (Casiglia, 2010). Certain food materials have also been implicated, including coffee, cheese, potatoes, figs, nuts, citrus and chocolate (Casiglia, 2010). Also, some nutrient deficiencies, like ...

The term health is generally used to refer to the state of well being of a person’s mind, body and spirit; often meaning to be free from pain, illness or strain. Psychology on the other hand is defined as the study of mind (both conscious and the unconscious) usually through the examination of behavior. This is aimed at identifying general trends in human mental development, establishing particular psychological related dysfunctions and creating a unified understanding of individuals and groups (Banyard 2002). With this understanding, it is important to note that health and psychology are interdependent. For instance, the term health-psychology ...

1. Barriers to a healthy lifestyle that face various vulnerable populations in the society as addressed by Community health Nurses. A healthy lifestyle is one of the most desirable things that every country, state, community or society strives to achieve in each and every undertakings that happen within it. This is the reason why most societies across the globe emphasize on teaching related courses in school which include sustainable environmental studies and activities, health and hygiene, conservation among others, and this is based on the fact that health and hygiene go together, and their quality within a society is one ...

Introduction

Gastritis is an inflammation of the stomach inner lining which is often accompanied by vomiting blood vomiting, abdominal pain and discomfort. The GIT disorder is caused by various factors key among them certain lifestyle choices that introduce irritants into the stomach. The major irritants implicated in the causation of gastritis include excessive alcohol, coffee, tobacco and certain drugs such as aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ’NSAIDs’, potassium supplements, iron tablets and cancer chemotherapy medications. Other causes of gastritis include physical stresses, autoimmune disorders and certain bacterial infection and parasites. The disorder is diagnosed by endoscopy.

Prevention and Treatment of Gastritis by lifestyle changes

Given that the main ...

The value of sports in schools can never be overstated. It is only in school sports that the students acquire the value of taking care themselves through proper regular sports, proper grooming and healthy eating. Sports are a preventive measure against disease. Doctors agree that the obesity is a serious threat to the health of students. When there is poor diet management control, and several processed food taken by students as well as sedimentary lifestyle, the health of students can easily be at risk from diseases like chronic heart related diseases, diabetes and hypertension. Therefore, sports in school are a preventive mitigation ...

Moving away from the middle

Most companies in the food industry are now considering a diversification of their products to cater for the competing needs of the customers. Beverage and cold drinks companies have, in past few years, ventured in bakery business. The snacks made by these companies serve as complementary goods for the drinks. Pepsi is one of such beverage companies that adopted the production of the complementary snacks Pepsi (2010). With this strategy, Pepsi has rapidly increased its sales and customer loyalty. Customers flock in large numbers to find “all under one roof”. The snacks have done a great deal in increasing the sale ...

“The Ethics of Living Jim Crow: An Autobiographical Sketch” by Richard Wright depicts the writers life lessons learned by while growing up as black boy in the United States in the early 20th century. This was period when there was a lot racial segregation in the nation especially in the South. The story illustrates several of the lessons especially about race that the author had to learn. It illustrates how he had to learn to live in a society laded with racial prejudice as well as discrimination. His main argument or theme regards to how blacks living in the south were ...

Introduction

As a luxury brand, Moet and Chandon targets customers who can afford a lifestyle accessorized with fancy champagne that translates a bourgeois status quo. As a result of the merger of Moet and Chandon with Louis Vuitton in 1987 (Blavin, Dghaili, Morselly & Tesseire, 2010), the spirit brand was positioned as a “must have” beverage, just as Luis Vuitton represents a mandatory brand that has to be present in high society ladies’ wardrobes. Not only because it is part of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennesy (LVMH) group (Blavin, Dghaili, Morselly & Tesseire, 2010) is Moet and Chandon targeting high class women, but also because of the specific traits ...

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According to Taft, Mayer and Kuniholm, a good painting has the potential to make one inspired, informed, or happy by what one sees (2). However, while making a painting analysis it is important to explore ‘what the particular painter was trying to achieve’ (“Famous paintings..”). A full body is beautiful too is the artistic work I chose for the assignment. This is an excellent painting done by Noopur Goel. I chose this image for its thematic relevance and uniqueness. Although it has certain characteristics of modern art, it is not very complex for one to understand the matter ...

Civilization has had many detrimental effects due the fact that it has played a significant part in the development of human lifestyle. Civilization has been driven by the need for people to live comfortable lives. This is mainly due to the inherent self-respect (amour de soi). This drives people to be innovative and to seek for various ways to attain the state of comfort or satisfaction of basic need that they require. This is the main indicator of civilization as lifestyles and the standards of livings improve dramatically. However, as individuals make significant advancements in life (after satisfying the ...

Business Issue

According to the management records, it has been observed in the past few months that there has been a substantial increase in the sickness absenteeism. The management also perceives that the sickness leaves are higher in Bradley Hotel and Conference Centre as compared to other organizations in the same industry. The arising issue is not apparently very logical to link with job dissatisfaction, as our organization divides and distributes tasks according to the working capacity of the individuals. However, there is a dire need to adopt different measures to reduce and monitor the sickness absenteeism. It is proposed that significant ...

It is interesting to note the presumed reason these people are suffering such a high level of diabetes is because they were forced into unhealthy lifestyle changes when the water they needed was diverted. The narrator observed, “For the Tohono O’odham and many others across the globe, land, culture and work vanished in the last century.” . Earlier in the film, Henrietta Lopez states clearly, “water is our life.” Yet, no one ever discusses the simple and just solution of restoring the flow of water so these people could return to their healthy lifestyle. Research on diabetes frequently focuses ...

Personal Commitment

Lifestyle diseases are among the major killer diseases in the world today. Unlike in the past where those diseases used to affect the old, today the age does not matter, and even the elites in society are not spared. People are working hard, and they are achieving in their respective career fields, but many of them are dying at their prime age. Families are losing their member and economies are losing skilled laborers while a lot can be done with much less in preventing the deaths. There is complete information about their causes, effects, prevention but the general public appears ...

Intercultural Communication

The first intercultural interaction barrier is ethnocentrism. Ethnocentrism is the supposition that the lifestyle of someone’s team is ethical, right and logical, and that other societies are substandard. When encountered with a different lifestyle, people assess it with referrals to their own requirements, and do not make an effort to comprehend and assess it from members’ viewpoint. Ethnocentrism will be along with national discrimination – the fact that people categorized into unique national categories and that there is a naturally based structure of these competitions. However, in concept, one can decline a different lifestyle without in any way supposing the natural inferiority ...

Motivation is the desire to perform an act in order to accomplish certain goals. A motivated person always maintains goal-oriented behaviors (Heider, 1988). Getting a drink to quench one's thirst, reading to pass an examination or gain knowledge of a certain context is an example of motivation. Biological needs, security issues, self-esteem, social or emotional needs activate a behavior. Most of the time, the word motivation is used to explain why a person decides to do something. An example is when a student wakes up every morning to review his or her course studies in order to pass exams with better grades. Needs ...

Earth, the planet, as we know it today, is a home to the human race. However, the residents of this planet seem to be unaware of its importance and are raising serious concerns for the well-being, or it would not be wrong to document, the survival of this home. Many efforts have been made by the ecological friendly individuals residing on this planet after a realization of this hard fact. . In an attempt to do so, the researchers have put forth a term called degrowth that makes the core of this subject matter. Degrowth simply means a change in the living style of ...

Introduction

Health is the most important part of our life. Without good health, it is impossible to enjoy life for a prolonged period of time. Health has two components; lifestyle and nutrition. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle goes a long way to keep a person fit. Nutrition is another factor to cherish good health from deep within the body. In recent times, the global health is showing an uptrend in many factors all over the world. The number of child deaths per year has reduced drastically. More people have access to potable water and the maternal deaths per births have reduced significantly in the last ...

Health care is one of the most essential aspects of the social and economic fabric of a country. In the US, Health care has traditionally been an expensive service. In recent times, however, a number of factors have resulted in health care costs further escalating. Most experts argue that the Affordable Health care Act (ACA) has yet to contribute to the rising costs. All these factors point to the fact that in the US, health care is set to rise further. Some of these reasons for the rise in health care costs could be related to the structure of insurance and ...

Lifestyle of children is one of the most important environmental factors that determine some of the traits that they will develop later in their lives. Whether a child’s lifestyle is healthy or not is the question that must be answered. Knowing the effective lifestyle for children as well as the ineffective one is helpful in creating the best environment that will shape their pro-social traits. Regarding this matter, many issues have risen and one of the most controversial and recent is the issue on whether structured activities are good or bad for children’s development. But, as we will ...

John Updike's "A & P" is an educated story that explores great ideas and themes from a critical viewpoint. The novel presents Sammy’s thoughts and feeling towards the people he is frequently interacting with at his workplace—a restaurant. The narrator takes time to think of the people in his community particularly the ones who attended the A& P store. He equates some people with the sheep and pigs while describing others as “blind followers.” He is concerned about people’s habit, dressing, and looks. He is longing for the day that he will successfully break out of his boring lifestyle ...

Certainly, obesity has and remains to be one of the most daunting health concerns in the United States. Statistics indicates that the last twenty years have experienced a significant rise in the prevalence of obesity. At the moment, it is hypothesized that more than a third of the United States populations are obese (Stern & Alexandra 33). Despite this, there is a need to comprehend the fact that there are a wider array of solutions that can be utilized to curb obesity. More importantly, adoption of health lifestyles offer a comprehensive platform that facilitate a reduction in obesity cases. Speaking of health lifestyles, this connotes to ...

The idea of an ideal lifestyle is very infectious. Everyone wants the lifestyle of the next rich person they see around them. People often envy the lifestyles of other people. They don’t think about the baggage that kind of lifestyle brings with all its perks. People who are often seen travelling in business class airlines, having a stay in a five star hotel and have a Mercedes or Bentley for their transportation have a lot of skeletons in their closet which other people don’t know. The movie ‘Up in the air’ is all about one same person whose job is filled ...

Questions

1. What lessons does the reader learn as he travels with Marlow down the Congo River? In Joseph Conrad’s he reader learns the lessons that the line separating “civilization” from “savagery” is much thinner than Marlow suspects in the beginning. The further he goes down the river, the further he moves away from civilization. But while the physical moving away form civilization is obvious, it is the mental, internal moving away which is most interesting to the theme of the novel. Marlow learns that it takes little for a person to lose touch with the civilization that they ...

Term Month and Year

The past decades have seen research conducted to show a link between physical activities and exercises in the retention and treatment of a number of disorders. Studies have also shown that some of the lifestyle factors such as smoking drinking, unbalanced diets with minimal to no physical activity or exercise being incorporated have been the cause of up to 50% of deaths in the country. Persons who have a tendency to exercise have been seen to have lesser episodes of depression, anxiety and were optimistic in their on-goings (De Mello et al., 2013). While these effects may be minimal to the ...

The unwanted remnants of our daily life usually end up in the garbage. The contents of the garbage can help in determining the culture of a certain individual or group of people. Garbage can also help understand the culture and behavior of the past inhabitants (Davies 34). The eating culture of an individual can also be determined with the content of his or her garbage. Archeologists also use the content of the garbage to tell certain traits of the past generation. The main setting of this garbage study will be at home and in specific the kitchen area. Kitchen is ...

Background

Bulgari is a leading Italian brand of jewelry. Headquartered in Rome, Bulgari was founded in 1884 as a single jewelry shop by the silversmith SotirioBulgari. Over the years, the company has diversified its product range by carefully entering into the product lines of luxury bags, skincare, fragrances, watches, accessories,and even hotels. In 2011, the company has been bought by the number 1 luxury group of the world LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (LVMH). In 2011, Bulgari reported a turnover of more than 1 billion Euros (Rathore, 2013). Bulgari has 295 stores worldwide. 45% of its revenue comes from Asia, ...

The marketing communication for a product or service from a verbal and visual perspective is based on the premise to create recognition and an eventual trial and loyalty of the prospective consumers. In this age of a cluttered business environment and an intense competition amid all product and service availability in view of a globalized business environment, the significance of targeting a consumer segment through marketing communication using different channels is paramount. When it comes to fashion brands the usage of the images and verbal discourse used gains precedence in view of the fact that most fashion brands targets a consumer that is a ...

The book by Freud, civilization and its discontents argue about the capitalist work and effects they have had on the society from a different perspective compared to the estranged labor by Karl Marx. Despite the differences that do exist between the theories, there exist some similarities that will be highlighted in the content of this paper. The similarities in this essay will be highlighted contrasting and comparing the contents of these two articles. The article by Freud is based on his previous work which is religiously based. In essence, his try to overlook the existence of different pathological and ...

[Institution Title]

Patient Initials: _N/A___ Age: ___52 years old_____ Sex: __Male______ Subjective Data: Patient has been complaining of chest pain. Manifested signed of labored breathing and excessing perspiration suggesting signs of exertion. Chest pains also seems to radiate to neck as it intensifies.

HPI (History of Present Illness):

Patient has reported to have experienced angina symptoms four days prior to hospitalization. Patient defers seeking medical attention in the belief that the physical symptoms were simply the result of stress and would eventually be relieved after bed rest. Patient was not active as a result of non-activity particularly relating to work.

PMH (Past Medical History—include current medications, any known allergies, any history of surgery or hospitalizations):

Patient has no ...

<Author’s Name> <Institutional Affiliation> - List five major health issues that can occur at any point in our life and explain how an individual’s lifestyle impacted the onset of the health issue. If scientific research does not implicate lifestyle was a contributing factor, provide other contributing factor/s which contributed to the health issue onset. Poor lifestyle of many individuals, if not changed, can lead to major health concerns. These health issues include diabetes, heart attack, bone loss, obesity and drug addiction. The most common diabetes these days is the type 2 diabetes. Study ...

Description and Analysis of Specific Public Health Problem

HIV/AIDS used to be a disease that was rendered incurable due to the fact that there was no treatment back then. In fact, it is notable that the diagnosis of HIV/AIDS ultimately served as a “death sentence” (Lopez, 2011), mainly because of the fact that the patient is left without any options to prolong his life. However, the development of HIV/AIDS treatment has now lead to the transition of HIV/AIDS from being an acute cureless disease to a chronic one that can be countered with specific medications. Such, of course, served as a welcome development to HIV/AIDS patients, who have also long suffered ...

Introduction

A monk’s lifestyle exemplifies a lifestyle of calm, introspection and general good health. Most people, however, cannot afford to live a monk’s lifestyle, and have to find a way to maintain their sanity and health. The need to maintain a healthy outlook on life and prevent stress-related health and psychological issues remains unfulfilled in many people living in modern cities. I undertook an experimental technique of attempting to maintain serenity and journaling for at least twenty minutes in one week. My aim was to find out just how much of my health and psychological outlook on life can be positively affected ...

Abstract

The research paper focuses on the evaluation of lifestyle and habits of college students. 377 youths participated in the research study. The respondents aged between 18 and 25 years. Responses were generated through face-to-face and web-based sessions. Data reducing techniques were applied to develop abbreviated measures. Relationship of lifestyle domains and well being indicators were examined. Eight lifestyle domains with good properties were identified. The research encouraged the application of LHQ-B during lifestyle research, to enhance awareness among young adults (Hudd, 2014).

Introduction

The three articles discussed in this paper illustrate the lifestyle changes experienced by the youths, especially college ...

- Introduction - Health issues in the recent past have become a major topic through the world - Health specialist has related the new cases to the changing lifestyle of people that is deteriorating day by day. - There have been debates and campaigns on how to lead a healthy lifestyle. - Definitions - Health is defined as the level of functionality of a living organism - People have different ways of defining or describing what healthy living is and what it entails. - Ways of Maintaining A healthy Lifestyle - Unhealthy lifestyle is ...

InstitutionUnderstanding Lifestyle Modification: My Personal Experiences in Managing Chronic Back Pain through Healthy Diet and Physical Exercise

A. Personal response However escapist I may sound, I did have a host of factors contributing to my poor eating habits and lack of exercise. On top of being a mother of two small kids (2 and 5 yrs old), I am working part time and studying in school full time. Due to busy schedule, I have little or no time for exercise and paid no attention to healthy eating regimen. On and off, I did attempt to follow healthy eating regimen, but intrapersonal challenges made it hard for me to adjust and stay with healthy eating habits. Perhaps ...

Obesity can be defined as a condition where a person has excess body fat and that they have a body mass index (BMI) that is greater than 30. It has become a major problem not only in America but across the globe. Very often worrying reports come out which show that a big number of people are suffering from this condition and that people should be cautious about their health and more specifically weight. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) (2009-2010), about 69% of the total population o adults are obese and about 78 million adult Americans suffering from this ...

Barron reiterates that human beings all come into this world as "potential social beings". As infants, we cannot depend on ourselves thus we are helpless and must seek others like parents and siblings to realize the most basic physiological needs. As time flies by people grow up and mature (not everyone) experiencing ongoing processes of social interactions that enable individuals to acquire the skills needed to fit in the human society. These ongoing processes refer to socialization. Barron further says, "socialization is imperative in the world we live in today since it is through socialization that each new generation ...

Lab Report

Materials: Dissecting Microscope, Bread mold Rhizopus( in a square glass sample), Aspergillus sample, a Mushroom, a Lichen, plastic dish, cover slip, Forceps, prepared slide, distilled water, petri dish, razor blade, wet mount. Methods: We gathered all the materials at one place, which included the microscope, prepared slides, specimens and materials for wet mounts. We observed different slides and samples from the above-mentioned mushrooms and lichens through the microscope. We took a small specimens of Rhizopus and Apergillus on glass dish, and the mushroom and lichen on a plastic dish and observed them individually under the microscope. Results: Fungi constitute a diverse taxa that ...

The aim of this research paper is to assess whether individuals choose their lifestyles. In order to assess the selection of lifestyle, a thorough theoretical underpinning will be done from the research of Barkway (2013). In addition, the factors will also be discussed that motivate an individual to make changes or decisions regarding his or her lifestyle. Selection of lifestyle is heavily dependent upon the individuals as they have their respective choices when it comes to health issues. The fact remains that individuals make a difference when they clear understanding about the facts about health and the consequences of not ...

Fitness means being in a state of good health condition. The term could be analogous to the state of wellness. As such, to be fit, an individual needs to observe that six dimensions of well-being are appropriately addressed. These dimensions include: physical, emotional, intellectual, interpersonal, spiritual, and environmental . Fitness, therefore, means exemplifying the state of exemplary health in a holistic manner. In addition, fitness also means that the individual is aware of the means to maintain and sustain good health through observing and adhering to living a healthy lifestyle. As such, the person who is committed to fitness is also aware of ...

Today’s shifting social norms and demographics call for nontraditional enactment of gender and alternative family norms in order to survive. One of the debate issues in society today is work-life balance that is mostly driven by stay-at-home dads. There are various factors that drive stay-at-home dad’s families in society; these factors include human capital, dynamic nature of gendered expectations, as well as economic condition. There are several real-world examples that elaborate the extent of dads staying at home while mother go to work. In fact, stay home dads have various impacts to lifestyle of the family compared ...

Impact of Unhealthy Lifestyle in Developed and Developing Countries

Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases are the four chronic diseases (also known as NCDs or non-communicable diseases) that account for the majority of deaths worldwide (WHO, 2010). It is estimated that each year 7 million people die due to high blood pressure, 4.4 million die due to high cholesterol, 5.4 million die of tobacco, and 5.3 million die of physical inactivity and unhealthy diet (WHO, 2010). This rate of death due to NCDs has been widely regarded to be caused directly or indirectly by unhealthy lifestyle (Cecchini et al., 2010) and the traditional belief that it ...

Dealing with mentally challenged patients is difficult due to its demand to the practitioner initiating the medical procedures. The nursing profession has been part of the efforts of providing quality service for patients in mental institutions. The journal Proposed nurse-led initiatives in improving physical health of people with serious mental illness: a survey of nurses in mental health aims to promote the perspective of nurses in improving the condition of mental patients through different nursing approaches made to improve physical health. The study revealed that there was a high appreciation for the nine proposed strategies such as physical health including programs ...

Abstract

The ensuing paper looks at cervical cancer in the state of Wisconsin. Cancer of the female sexual reproductive organs is a serious problem in the United States, and Wisconsin has not been spared the grim scourge. The pages below will reveal some striking trends. First of all, it shows that Wisconsin, while it may make up a small or modest proportion of all cancer-related deaths in the union, does appear to have a difficult time stopping new cases of cancer – notably, uterine corpus cancer – from emerging. This suggests that somewhere along the line – be it because of lifestyle choices, drinking water, or ...

There are a lot of beautiful places in the world, and I was born and raised in one of the most exciting ones. The city where almost every American wants to go - Miami. For a lot of people this city is a dream place - it is a symbol of holidays, cocktail parties and beautiful beaches, no wonder it is called the Sunshine State. All the tourists are dying from a very hot weather during the day, wearing shorts and printed T-shirts, but at night everything changes. The streets are always crowded with insomniacs and party lovers, so you can always have fun ...

Stress Management

For this assignment, I have chosen to review a health promotion website entitled “Change4Life.” It was created to inform people on how to be more active, acquire a healthier diet, and limit or give up drinking alcohol in a modern world which leans you toward sedentary lifestyle, eating fast food, and undergoing a lot of stress. The layout of the website is incredibly appealing. The first word that comes to mind to describe its look is “positivity.” Colors make a large contribution to that and make you want to continue browsing. The leading is a warm yellow, used throughout the website and on the ...

Review of the Documentary; Family Across the Sea

Scene 1: Arrival of the Gullah delegation in Sierra Leone. This scene is set in a ‘dark airport’ as described by the narrator, Augusta Baker, where a crowd is gathered to receive the Gullah descendants, who are on a trip from South Carolina, USA, to Sierra Leone where they trace their roots to. The visitors are believed to be descendants of escaped slaves, and have managed to maintain their culture and way of life despite being thousands of miles away from home. In this reunion scene, there is happiness in the air, with traditional songs of joy being sung. This scene ...

Discussion Board

Obesity Obesity has become a challenge in many developed countries due to the lifestyle dynamics. The cost of mitigating the risks resulting from obesity has been on the rise across the world. In United States in 1995 it was estimated that about 6.8 percent of the total healthcare budget was associated with obesity. It is true that industrialization mechanization as well as urbanization is a significant contributor to the lifestyle changes. These lifestyle changes affect the diet and physical activities of individual. However, unlike in developed countries where obesity has been in existence, developing countries are finding the prevalence of ...

As a nutritionist, I find it ironic that problems on my personal life arise from issues on weight. My husband, even before we got married mentioned to me that he will start losing weight, but years later, we are still caught up in the same problem. Our main argument revolves around his weight; we are not able to have a baby because of the issue. It is sad to see because not only is his family life affected, but even his social and personal lives are being altered. To make things harder for us, his mother is even encouraging his unhealthy ...

Introduction

Type 2 diabetes on its mature stage needs an extensive prevention. Through research, a necessary database for the evidence-based prevention has been gathered for thorough observations, proper screening to determine the risks, and able to demonstrate lifestyle interventions to reduce the incidence of the disease. Support of the program is provided substantially through the assistance of the public and private organizations, nationally and globally. The action plans for the diabetes prevention has involved numbers of stakeholders such as governments, NGOs, and scientific and practical inputs. The presentation of evidences for diabetes preventions has its practical guidance on the scientific ...

A better strategy to lower one’s footprint is to have an idea first on the actual data of one’s personal footprint. By doing this, I can see which areas need to work on, and I can devise a plan on which activity I need to lessen. A footprint calculator is a great help in quantifying my footprint contributors. The footprint calculator is provided by Global Footprint Network, an organization aiming to help people understand what ecological footprint is, its effect to the world, and how can one help in lowering its contribution in the deterioration of the environment. Basically, ...

The movie, Devil’s Playground, provides a broad perspective over which a number of issues can be drawn. Some teenagers from the Amish community are allowed to deviate from the normal living standards to pursue other lifestyles (Walker, 1). When they finally get to discard their previous lifestyles, they begin to do the things they previously thought were not their preserve. They drive cars, do drugs and to some extent, they are engaged with driving cars. Life changes completely for the teenagers and the few people who have been allowed to move to another community (Walker, 1). An interesting phenomenon ensues ...