Physical Health is the general public’s definition of health. Well is it really? This idea originated because the most common and known occupations that health are to do with are doctors and nurses, and what do they do… Doctors and nurses care for, treat and cure people that need medical help; because of this impression everyone else assumes that physical health is the only and most important type of health. This is in some way true because physical health is also the most researched and funded category. In this essay, I will be covering topics such as: my basic understandings of physical health, the many different branches of physical health and how these different branches can lead to poor health.
Firstly, my understanding of physical health …show more content…
~ some points and references from ‘study.com (What Is Physical Health? - Definition, Components & Examples Chapter 4 / Lesson 11.)’ Another chapter of physical health is that if someone gets an adequate amount of rest. The last point about adequate rest is truly important to me because I believe that if you are not well rested, then you will not have a positive day, furthermore you will not be able to achieve any exercise or eat properly which are two major factors that play a big part in physical health. In my opinion, physical health is a significant matter because in some cases, not being physically okay have had some major affects on their social and mental health as well for some people; for instance, if a boy plays football twice a week with …show more content…
Starting off with exercise, if both and children and adults are not active on a daily basis then this can cause conditions like: coronary heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, breathlessness, flabby body, little energy, stiff joints, osteoporosis, poor posture, overweight. ~ diseases referenced from ‘BBC World Service, Healthy Living’; no exercise can also quite possibly lead to obesity. Obesity can also occur when your diet is unbalanced and you consume too much of one particular food group like sugar or fats. This leads me on to my next topic, which is diets and nutrients. An unbalanced diet is when someone eats too little or too much of the suggested food groups. If this is a regular habit for people that the causes could be: anorexia, obesity high blood pressure, diabetes, tooth decay, coronary heart disease, hypertension, osteoporosis, malnutrition and osteoarthritis. An unbalanced diet also has short-term risks such as poor sleep, mood problems, heartburn, indigestion and poor brain function. A huge portion of poor health can come from alcohol and drugs because they are not supposed to be contained by the human body. In many cases, a high dose of any drug or alcohol can be very unsafe for your body. Some short term effects of this can include: Slurred
Firstly, my understanding of physical health …show more content…
~ some points and references from ‘study.com (What Is Physical Health? - Definition, Components & Examples Chapter 4 / Lesson 11.)’ Another chapter of physical health is that if someone gets an adequate amount of rest. The last point about adequate rest is truly important to me because I believe that if you are not well rested, then you will not have a positive day, furthermore you will not be able to achieve any exercise or eat properly which are two major factors that play a big part in physical health. In my opinion, physical health is a significant matter because in some cases, not being physically okay have had some major affects on their social and mental health as well for some people; for instance, if a boy plays football twice a week with …show more content…
Starting off with exercise, if both and children and adults are not active on a daily basis then this can cause conditions like: coronary heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, breathlessness, flabby body, little energy, stiff joints, osteoporosis, poor posture, overweight. ~ diseases referenced from ‘BBC World Service, Healthy Living’; no exercise can also quite possibly lead to obesity. Obesity can also occur when your diet is unbalanced and you consume too much of one particular food group like sugar or fats. This leads me on to my next topic, which is diets and nutrients. An unbalanced diet is when someone eats too little or too much of the suggested food groups. If this is a regular habit for people that the causes could be: anorexia, obesity high blood pressure, diabetes, tooth decay, coronary heart disease, hypertension, osteoporosis, malnutrition and osteoarthritis. An unbalanced diet also has short-term risks such as poor sleep, mood problems, heartburn, indigestion and poor brain function. A huge portion of poor health can come from alcohol and drugs because they are not supposed to be contained by the human body. In many cases, a high dose of any drug or alcohol can be very unsafe for your body. Some short term effects of this can include: Slurred