After completing lab 4a questions on the Heart Disease Risk Factor Questionnaire I totaled a score of 22. Having history of heart disease in my family on my mother side was one of the ones I I got high risk points on. Another one I got high risk point on was regular physical activity. I need to put more effort into exercising. "Regular exercise can help prevent heart disease and stroke by strengthening you muscle, lowering your blood pressure, raising your high -density lipoprotein(HDL) levels (good cholesterol) an lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels (bad cholesterol), improving blood flow, and increasing your heart's work capacity."(Davis 2017) I need to take at least thirty minutes to an hour to exercise a day. I have always
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I walk little but beside that just the regular activities that I do on a daily bases is all get of exercise. I turned thirty in December and have been trying to exercise a little more now then what I'm use to, but still not as much as I should." Regular exercise can improve coronary circulation and, thus, reduce the chances of a heart attack."(Corbin, Welk, Corbin, Welk 2017) I also got got high risk point on my eating habits. I eat a lot of meat and fried and fatty foods. I need to try and minimize all the fried food I eat. I fry a lot at the house and also eat more fast food the I should. I also put salt in everything I cook. I do love fruit but I don't eat a whole lot of it. " I need to try and limit saturated fats, foods high in sodium, and added sugars. I should eat more fresh fruit, vegetables, and whole …show more content…
I also should limit my beverages that are sugar sweetened."(American Heart Association,Inc 2018) I do drink water regularly but not a s much as I do tea and pepsi. Another thing I need to work on is my stress level. Its would it rank it as really high I marked on the Heart Disease Risk Factor Questionnaire as slightly above normal. " Chronic stress has been linked to health problems ranging from heart disease to asthma to ulcers, and the cardiovascular health risk it poses is not dissimilar to the risk conferred by cigarette smoking." (Johnson 2013) "Chronic stress can have serious emotional, psychological, and physiological effects that lead to or exacerbate many health problems. The negative health effects of chronic stress are similar to those of eating poor diet or not getting enough physical activity."( Parr 2014) Stress can lead to high blood pressure, obesity, type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases. Having a healthy lifestyle includes stress management, good diet and regular activity and I need to try to work better towards that lifestyle.(Parr
I walk little but beside that just the regular activities that I do on a daily bases is all get of exercise. I turned thirty in December and have been trying to exercise a little more now then what I'm use to, but still not as much as I should." Regular exercise can improve coronary circulation and, thus, reduce the chances of a heart attack."(Corbin, Welk, Corbin, Welk 2017) I also got got high risk point on my eating habits. I eat a lot of meat and fried and fatty foods. I need to try and minimize all the fried food I eat. I fry a lot at the house and also eat more fast food the I should. I also put salt in everything I cook. I do love fruit but I don't eat a whole lot of it. " I need to try and limit saturated fats, foods high in sodium, and added sugars. I should eat more fresh fruit, vegetables, and whole …show more content…
I also should limit my beverages that are sugar sweetened."(American Heart Association,Inc 2018) I do drink water regularly but not a s much as I do tea and pepsi. Another thing I need to work on is my stress level. Its would it rank it as really high I marked on the Heart Disease Risk Factor Questionnaire as slightly above normal. " Chronic stress has been linked to health problems ranging from heart disease to asthma to ulcers, and the cardiovascular health risk it poses is not dissimilar to the risk conferred by cigarette smoking." (Johnson 2013) "Chronic stress can have serious emotional, psychological, and physiological effects that lead to or exacerbate many health problems. The negative health effects of chronic stress are similar to those of eating poor diet or not getting enough physical activity."( Parr 2014) Stress can lead to high blood pressure, obesity, type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases. Having a healthy lifestyle includes stress management, good diet and regular activity and I need to try to work better towards that lifestyle.(Parr