Breastectomy: The Importance Of Health

My professor in health and nutrition class focused on the importance of healthy living in various areas, mental health, disease prevention, physical fitness, stress management, and how to eliminate bad habits, such as drugs and alcohol abuse. My professor lectures involved descriptive ways on how to maintain satisfactory health by participating in routine checkups, blood pressure monitoring, and cancer screening.
The health and nutrition class has provided me with the significant knowledge that would be beneficial in every aspect of my life, and everyone who takes their life seriously. Health education strengthens the emotional, mental, and emotional conditions of an individual. Obtaining the information from class, and applying it to …show more content…
The prevention of breast cancer is prophylactic mastectomy, which is a surgical procedure to remove both breast to prevent cancer from spreading throughout the body. It is important for women to self-examine their breast to see a sign of cancer. To do the Breast Self-examination, you have to place your right arm behind your head after you lie down, use the three fingers to feel for the lumps in the right breast, use three different levels of pressure to see if there are any lumps around the breast, and move around the breast in vertical movement in the entire breast area to be sure that there isn 't any early detection of breast cancer. Every woman over twenty years of age should do …show more content…
The same thing that I did when my uncle had passed away, I opened my health book and went to the chapter that had the topic about coping with grief.
There are many advantages in taking a health course, you can learn about yourself, how your body functions, organs in your body, how to treat infections, how to cope with depression, how to maintain a healthy diet, and it is just a guideline that gives you the knowledge that is beneficial to everyone. This course has helped me lose fifty pounds, gain self-esteem, obtain knowledge on the different types of depression and how to deal with depression.
I finally understand the significance of applying all subjects to your daily life, you never know what the outcome may me. If you are eager to learn, there are many opportunities that will appear if you use the information to the best of your ability. I also developed communication skills, problem solving skills, time management skills, and I learned not to be afraid of death. I have to live life as responsible, healthy, and happy as I can be. If I don 't, then it would take a toll on my health. I have too much to live for to be sick, depressed, or dead because of bad