Personal Health History Essay

Personal Health History Throughout my life I have avoided serious illnesses, however, I have endured various physical ailments. First off, I have broken my legs twice, once as a two year old and also after getting hit by a car at eight years old. Secondly, 2 years ago I had a pinched nerve in my neck from weightlifting that limited my physical activity for 2 months. In terms of illness, I always have a few colds throughout the year, the occasional fever, and I had asthma. All in all, I have been fortunate to not have suffered from frequent illnesses throughout my life, but, sometimes I still feel the effects of my leg and neck injuries from time to time. As a young child, I would always be taken to the Doctor or Dentist for periodic …show more content…
Sports were a major outlet for me, I practically grew up kicking a soccer ball and have now passed it on to my daughter who now plays on a peewee soccer team at our local community center. In terms of hygiene, my mother forced me and my brother to brush our teeth and shower regularly, which has thankfully developed into a daily habit for myself. Now that I have a child of my own, I know how important it is for parents to instill good hygiene habits to their …show more content…
My Mother and Father never drank or smoked, and always told me about to avoid those habits. The only time I was really exposed to drugs was in high school when some of my friends began to use drugs. Now as an adult, I have no interest or time to use drugs, thus keeping those habits away from my family. There are a lot people in my community in West Ventura who suffer from the abuse of drugs, and every street corner seems to have a liquor store or smoke shop. This makes it highly important that I model good behavior on drug use for my