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    Negative repercussions of not exercising include diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and premature death. By not creating a schedule to stick with, people can easily become overweight, causing one’s heart to work harder and puts one at risk for serious health complications. The World Health Organization estimates that “3…

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    On any given day of the week the University of North Alabama’s campus is rife with students bustling to and fro the various buildings. Yet, during the busy hours of the day many of the buildings on campus will have a sizable crowd of people gathered near major entrances and exits of buildings while they partake in smoking cigarettes. Thanks to school policy, smoking is not allowed inside of college facilities, this in theory this should alleviate the problem but in practice it merely shoves it…

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    In particular, women who have cardiovascular disease, living in rural communities, may face complications of minimal resources, including lack of available gyms or supermarkets in the area. Studies have results showing a 60% relapse within the first 6 months. As well, participants are unaware…

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    The Effect of Physical Education on World Health Assuring oneself good health demands that one goes beyond observing instructions from health professionals. One ought to appreciate the contributions of routines like hand washing, proper sanitation, good diets, access to clean water, and sufficient physical exercises towards attainment of proper health. Societies should look past the national programs in order to appreciate and borrow what has worked well in other countries in the guest of good…

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    Stephanie Huang 1003084627 Effects of DASH Diet on Cardiovascular Disease The DASH diet was designed to lower blood pressure for those with hypertension. Since hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, this diet’s effect on reducing the cardiovascular disease risk has been studied by many researchers. Through numerous studies, the DASH diet is shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Through randomized control trials, Appel et al. (1997) and Obarzanek et al. (2001)…

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    Atherosclerosis is an underlying pathology that can lead to common cardiovascular diseases including coronary heart disease, stroke, and acute myocardial infarction. It is also the leading cause of death in the United States.1 Atherosclerosis-related disease accumulated to 68% of deaths in the United States in the year 2010.1 Often, it remains undiagnosed and is only determined as an underlying cause when an individual has a dangerous episode of stroke or myocardial infarction. Atherosclerosis…

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    Frame of reference: Lifestyle Performance Model This FOR is applicable to this group intervention plan because identifying desired activities, skills, and strengths help to enhance a person’s drive to be active in a lifestyle that they can manage. This desire to be active is directly related to quality of life. This FOR posits that quality of life is the most important part of a well-balanced life. Purpose: The purpose of the group session is to encourage senior adults to engage in actions that…

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    Occupational therapists are continually striving to enhance the quality of life of their clients. Several factors are essential to enhancing quality of life in people with spinal cord injuries. A literature review by Barclay McDonald and Lentin (2015) found that participation in meaningful occupations has been correlated more strongly with quality of life than impairment and functional ability (Barclay, McDonald, & Lentin 2015). Quality of life is also related to monitoring the secondary…

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    sedentary life and genetics as the main risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. However, advance aging unequivocally confers the major risks. Cardiovascular disease refers to a range of diseases that affect the heart and the blood vessels. Among the common ones are heart attacks – blockage of the blood flow to a part of the heart, and ischemic stroke –blockage of a blood vessel that feeds a part of the brain. Other types of cardiovascular disease include heart failure, arrhythmia and heart…

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    Cardiovascular Disease: The Forms, The Risks, and The Prevention The heart is an amazing and essential organ to the human body. It pumps blood in and out, through a complex system consisting of arteries, venioles, and veins. This system is known as the cardiovascular system. The heart delivers blood to the organs and tissues in the body. Without a heart, basic biology tells us, we die. The heart we are born with is the heart that we must take care of, if we want to live a long life. One…

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