through our neighborhoods picking up trash or going door to door letting our neighbors know of the benefits of conserving energy, recycling, etc. Helping to keep our environment healthy greatly reduces risk factors for dangerous and potentially deadly diseases. We would also be increase our spiritual element by becoming in tune with the earth, feeling like we are part of a bigger picture and that we are doing are part to claim a piece of it and the satisfaction of knowing that we are helping
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Nutrition and Lifestyle Sleep ===== If you attached an electroencephalograph to a person's head, you can record the person's brainwave activity. An awake and relaxed person generates alpha waves, which are consistent oscillations at about 10 cycles per second. An alert person generates beta waves, which are about twice as fast. During sleep, two slower patterns called theta waves and delta waves take over. Theta waves have oscillations in the range of 3.5 to 7 cycles per second, and delta waves
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results, and lied to congress to keep the F.D.A. from Regulating the nicotine in cigarettes. In the 70’s the Tabaco companies used unethical research practices, and then hid the documentation for thirty years. In July of 1995 a California congressman said that documents dated as far back as the 70’s show that the world's largest cigarette company tracked hyperactive third graders to see if they would later turn to smoking as a tranquilizer, and gave electric shocks to college students to see if it
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Understanding Disease Risk Factors Describe the differences between a chronic disease and infectious disease. What leading causes of death are nutrition-related? A) heart diseases, cancers, strokes, diabetes Describe the concept of a risk factor. A) Factors known to be related to diseases, but have not yet proven to be a cause. We say that a certain factor puts us at increased risk for a disease, but does not cause it. How does one use risk factors? Review the basics of cardiovascular disease and
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destroys mental and physical health, disrupts family and social life and creates different sort of unpleasant situations. According to the alcohol and smoking, it’s everywhere. People on the Internet, actors in movies and glamorous models in magazines are often shown smoking and drinking. Even every day people on the street can be seen lighting up a cigarette or ordering cocktails with their meals. Most people know that bad things happen when you do drugs. But actually tobacco and alcohol are classified
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health assessment I chose to explore more into, has a very near and dear effect on my emotions. I chose to explore my possible risks of developing leukemia. The reason I have a great interest in this subject is because it was actually the chronic disease which took my Father’s life. Leukemia, like all forms of cancer, has to do with the rapid and uncontrolled growth of cells. With Leukemia, this is generally within the bone marrow of the bones. If tumors are found, the next step of treating this
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affects them mentally, emotionally, and physically. They are not in the state of mind to make a decision about choosing something that could lead into a lifelong habit. The tobacco product that is used most widely is cigarettes. The decision to smoke has several harmful effects. Smoking can cause lung cancer, emphysema or chronic bronchitis. Moreover, it can lead to death. The ability to make the right decisions comes with age. The legal age to buy tobacco products should be 21 because by that age
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C) of the 50 states already had legalized the marihuana. There are some people that supports this amendment with the idea of bring a new alternative or alternative medicine to patients with diseases such as Cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, ALS, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and Crohn's disease (those are all specified within the amendment). However, there are some others that believe that this amendment is going to work as a vehicle to use marihuana in an unsafe and unregulated way
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hit through e-cigarettes. Yet as "vaping" replaces smoking – and is excitedly market by the tobacco titans – nobody is yet certain how safe it actually is. What does the research say? Vaping introduced to the people as an item with the potential to shield smokers from the hazardous effects of tobbaco, e-cigarettes are promoted as an approach to get your nicotine fix without breathing in all that lung-blackening smoke that is been straightforwardly connected to cancer and heart disease. Vaping, advertised
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interviews of a subject family. Educational Needs Although smoking rates have gone down over the last few years, there is still a need for education related to smoking and smoking cessation. In the Windshield Survey, it was stated that due to local and state regulations, smoking in public places is illegal and since these laws have been in force, smoking rates in the area have dropped. “New survey results show Washington’s adult smoking rate has dropped to a new low of 14.8 percent. That’s down from
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