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What is an Allergy? |
An allergy is your immune systems reaction to certain food, animals, plants, bug bites, ETC. |
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What does your immune system do? |
Your immune system protects your body from diseases and viruses, but when you have allergies your immune system overreacts and TRIES to fight off everyday things like pollen, grass, some foods |
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What are some symptoms? |
Runny nose Sneezing Itchy skin Hives Vommiting Cramps Breathing Issues |
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Can you be allergic to anything? |
You can be allergic to almost anything Dust-mites: Tiny bugs that live in Dust Animals: The "Protein" found in dander, saliva, urine, ETC. Pollen:Fine plant dust Mold and Mildew: Small living organisms that live and grow in damp and wet places. |
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When do Allergies occur? |
Most allergies are seasonal. |
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How do people get allergies? |
Allergies can be genetic, developed, and also out-grown. |
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When do you check with a doctor? |
When you have any symptoms or you often get sick after eating a certain food. |
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Taking control of your allergies |
Obviously stay away from your allergen, or you might have to take prescriptions. |
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Asthma |
Asthma is a breathing condition in which it affects someones breathing due to sensitive lungs. |
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Asthma Flare-up |
People with asthma have constant breathing troubles, when they wheeze or cough uncontrollably its an attack. |
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What triggers Asthma? |
Cigarette smoke smoke pollution colds and flu weather conditions ETC |
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Managing Asthma |
No carpets, dust free home, No pets, weekly bed sheet wash, always have medicine with you at all times. |
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Whats Diabetes? |
You're body doesn't produce or properly use insulin. |
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What does Diabetes mean? |
Your body doesn't have enough insulin. Or your body has enough insulin it just doesn't use it properly |
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Whats is Gestational Diabetes? |
When you only have Diabetes when your pregnant. |
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Types of Diabetes |
Type 1- Diagnosed in young adults and children Type 2- Diagnosed in adults. |
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Whats Insulin? |
Insulin is a hormone that allows the body to use glucose. |
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Whats Glucose? |
Glucose only comes from food or drinks. |
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Increased Risk for Diabetes |
-Over weight -Genetic -Your baby weight is more than 9 pounds -You were gestational -High blood pressure -You have low HDL You have high Tringlycerodes |
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Diabetes complications |
On diabetes-related death certificates among people who are 65 years and older Heart disease was noted 68% |
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Managing cholesterol |
-Eat less saturated and trans fats -Eat high in Fiber -exercise regularly -Meal planning -Exercise is key!!!!! |
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What are Tumors? |
Caused by the loss of normal cell growth |
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What are the types of Tumors? |
Benign-not harmful-wont spread Malignant-Harmful-Spreads-Results in metastasis |
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Procedures to cure |
Chemotherapy-intake drugs Radiation therapy-External-causes hair loss-surgery |
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Invasion + Metastasis |
Cancer cells invade surroundings |
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Malignant VS. Benign Tumors |
Benign Tumors only grow locally and cant spread by invasion or metastasis. But Malignant spreads! |
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What causes Cancer? |
-Chemicals -Radiation -Viruses and bacteria -heredity -Diet -hormones |
