Stress and Stress Management What is stress? Stress can be defined as a physical or emotional response to external and internal conditions. (Davis, 2007) The response to these conditions creates a reaction experienced by the body, which if not released, will cause physical changes that can lead to a variety of illnesses and permanent damage. The concept of stress can be seen as negative and positive. Positive stress is perceived by some to act as a motivating factor and help achieve objectives
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The primary prevention article discusses how effective motivational interviewing can be in health promotion. It mentions that motivational interviewing can help people understand their lifestyle problems and help them make the necessary changes in their lifestyle to see a positive outcome, which is having a healthy life. It also mentions that it takes a bit of work from the nurse to be able to master this skill and become effective at it. The secondary prevention article discusses secondary prevention
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and patient empowerment is tremendous. They are extremely well positioned to support patients, due to the continuous and lasting relationships they’re building with them. Nurses have the comprehensive, holistic view of each patient’s medical and lifestyle needs. Nurses bring a substantial caring aspect into chronic condition management, to patients and their
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that banging body, everyone on the streets admires. Not only is a healthy fit body a self-confidence booster, but it also has many health benefits. For regular people losing weight is optional unless it poses a health risk, however, for our athletes, it is mandatory to have a fit body. Their bodies are actually their main tool trade. They always have to be on a healthy diet. Paleo diet is a diet that has been proven to be very healthy and efficient. It does not have the usual processed food that we
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diseases such as cancer diabetes and cardiovascular disease while at the same time helping them promote a healthy and longer lifestyle. Implementing more vegetables fruits and whole grains in[change to “into” a diet] a diet can be the way to a longer healthier life for people of any age. Lifestyle changes have been seen in studies to decrease cancer risk even in high-risk women. One of the lifestyle changes that can help reduce the risk of cancer is eating a well-balanced diet. Eating a diet rich in
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Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia marked by a gradual loss of memory and cognitive function. Alzheimer’s is a slow progressing irreversible degenerative brain disorder with no clear cause or cure. However, There is a lot known about what happens in the brain after Alzheimer’s is diagnosed. As this disease progresses, degeneration of brains cerebral cortex never increase and the presence of neurofibrillary tangles, twisted fibers (which build the inside of nerves) and plaques containing beta-
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important part of a healthy lifestyle, is not good enough, you must exercise, exercise, exercise. And don’t look to pills and potions for a quick fix. No scientific data, to date, supports any of the intriguing claims of boosting performance or melting away fat. You aren’t going to obtain the look of an athlete without pouring out the sweat of an athlete. No one ever says its easy, because if it wasn’t hard then everyone would do it. You can think of the process of maintaining a healthy body to the making
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Conquering Childhood Obesity Robin Rickards Chamberlain College of Nursing Childhood obesity has become prevalent not only in the United States, but around the world. Many factors contribute to childhood obesity. These factors include the imbalance of caloric intake with actual calories used, genetics, behavioral and environmental. Body mass index (BMI), is a measure of weight in relation to height. If the weight is higher than what is determined by the CDC (Center for Disease Control), a child
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Strep Throat is an infection of the back of the throat including the tonsils. Common symptoms include fever, sore throat, red tonsils, and enlarged lymph nodes in the neck. Caused by a bacteria called Streptococcus pyogenes, spread through airborne droplets when someone with the infection coughs or sneezes, or through shared food or drinks. Treated with Oral antibiotics. The only prevention is to not share food and drinks, napkins, handkerchiefs, or towels because infection may spread by these objects
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Raeven Kaynette G. Benamer 9-St. James Equilibrated Life The advances on both health and technology that humanity has achieved as of today is one proof of how skilled and adept we have become. We keep inventing and discovering things that will help us and make our lives easier and tranquil. But, as time passes by we tend to be more dependent on these certain advances. We choose to be blind and not see how beneficial it is if we would take initiative if we would start acting right. We misuse
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