Adrenal gland

Smoking has a large effect on all systems of the body. W.R, a 48 year old plumber has a 36- pack year smoking history. One of the major effects of smoking is atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the hardening and narrowing of the blood vessels due to a fat and plaque buildup on the vessels. Some of the major risk factors for atherosclerosis include hypercholesterolemia, increasing age, sex- male being more prevalent than females, high blood cholesterol levels, cigarette smoking, obesity, and…

The Importance of Breakfast “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” has been used repeatedly to motivate others to eat breakfast. Is breakfast really the most important meal? Research is being conducted to put this claim to the test. Topics of research include how breakfast influences eating habits throughout the day, how breakfast affects hormone levels within the body, and how breakfast can contribute to overall health and wellbeing. Arguments have been made refuting the idea that…

James L. Swanson became fascinated with President Lincoln and other presidents at an early age. Naturally, Swanson was born on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. He has written many books on Lincoln and Kennedy. His book Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer is a New York Times Bestseller. He wrote a book for a younger audience called Chasing Lincoln’s Killer. He also wrote Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis and Lincoln’s Assassin about President…

Lance Armstrong was always one of the top cyclists and has won seven Tour De Frances. But, a couple of years ago, he was stripped of his yellow jerseys and was ultimately banned from cycling. All of this happened because when Armstrong was cycling, he was taking steroids to get ahead of the rest of the competition. When it comes to the issue of using steroids in sports, there are several disagreements. While some believe that steroids should be allowed in sports, others maintain that they should…

There’s no denying that were all humans that have emotions and live everyday life with some form of stress. The actual cause for stress differs in many ways that just having something ru-in a day. The mental effects that stress can have on one’s body making hard to function throughout the day. Scientific research and statistical studies show many ties to long term effects that stress can have. The effects that stress can have on the body can very well be both mental and physical. It’s not a…

What is Fear? Topic: Fear Thesis statement: Fear is something that many of people try to avoid; they don’t realize that it is a feeling that that activates our natural survival instincts and according to Walter Bradford Cannon, activates fight or flight mechanisms helping us to survive. Everyone’s life is changed by fear weather they know it or not. According to Psychology Today, there are five different types of fear “Extinction—the fear of death, Mutilation—the fear of losing any part of our…

Analysis of Sarcoidosis exploration to include a timely diagnosis and treatment of people with this disease are imperative to the future wellbeing and recovery of each person that may be affected. The decision to treat a medical condition depends on several factors including the natural course of the disease, the reaction to treatment, and the potential danger of therapy. The analysis of Sarcoidosis has remained troublesome and results in the postponed treatment of the patient because of the…

Throughout the engaging and thought-provoking scientific research publication of Living with Our Genes by Dean Hammer and Peter Copeland, the main concept explored is concerned with the idea of the environment or genetic make-up being the deciding factors in each and every individual’s personality. A concept such as genetic makeup, seems to be the definitive and decisive factor in the eight specified sub-topics explored throughout book, which are thrills, worry, anger, addiction, sex, thinking,…

planning, judgement and emotion), Basal Ganglia (responsible for movement) and the Hippocampus (responsible for memory and emotion). It’s also believed that these changes are a response to the increased level of Cortisol which is released from the adrenal gland (which just-so-happens to grow in sufferers of depression). As a whole, the brain of a person with depression functions differently than that of a healthy person. Unlike other illnesses of the body, you can’t see the damage it’s doing,…

GMOs, also known as genetically modified organisms, is for the most part a plant that has been altered using biotechnology to carry genes that express a desired trait. (“What are GMOs?”) In this case, genetically modified foods are biologically altered meaning scientists transfer a desire gene from a plant, animal, or organism and into another. (Kannall) This process has been used for food production. There have been many controversies about genetically modified crops and whether people are just…