Dietitian

As a benevolent ruler, my ideal health care policy for the Elbonian, is giving the reason, why the government should be involved in our health care system is to improve health for longevity instead of coercion for health insurance. The mission of Elbonian health care system is preventing an illness by education. Knowledge is power for health. Learn how to take good care of yourself to live longer. Health care is what you can contribute for your well-being and the well being of others. If you are…

Diabetes is a disease that affects a roughly 1.25 million Americans. The number of American’s with diabetes continues to expand with roughly 1.7 million new Americans being diagnosed each year. Roughly twenty-five percent of the 1.7 million newly diagnosed diabetics every year are people over the age of sixty-five (diabetics.org, 2014). Over the next fifteen years, as the baby boomer generation begins reaching the age of sixty-five and older, the percentage of elderly diagnosed diabetics will…

Mental illness is a condition that impacts many Americans today. It affects an individuals thinking, feelings, or behaviors and it may also affect his or her ability to relate to others and function on a daily basis. The treatment for mental illness is drug therapy according to diagnosis and mental health counseling. In my mental health clinical I assess my patient using therapeutic communication to get a health history, personal history, mental status, the reason they are there, mood, speech…

Since I was nine years old I participated in competitive gymnastics leagues, in which I competed against other gymnasts and even my own teammates for the top scores. In every competition there can be anywhere from fifty to several hundred gymnast on multiple teams, but there can only be one top gymnast, or one winning team. In this way, the sport of gymnastics has a very clear large competition aspect however, there is a cooperation aspect that is more hidden. When we are not at competitions…

Carbohydrate and fat are the other macro nutrients that provide calories. They play important roles in wound healing. Carbohydrates break down into glucose, the major fuel for collagen synthesis. Carbohydrate will still make up 50-60% of the diet. This is important since glucose is the body’s main source of energy for healing and for cell repair and for proper brain function. Some fat is also essential in every diet. Typically, the recommend amount of total fat is 30%. Unsaturated fat such as…

I have an interest in sports dietitian because I love to help people get the healthiest they can be. The training and educational requirements include: a bachelor’s degree in clinical nutrition or food and nutrition. Next would be a master’s in nutrition or exercise physiology. Then needing…

The Fight Against GMO’s; Education is Key! Yes, it may be cool to buy a tomato that is the size of your head, a grape that tastes like cotton candy, or an apple that never turns brown… or is it? Corn, canola oil, soy, zucchini, cotton, alfalfa, sugar beet, and papaya. These eight food are the top genetically modified foods in the United States. That being said 70 percent of foods in American grocery stores have been genetically altered in some shape or form. Surprised by this?…

and the other was the Surgical Pathway. The medical weight management program provided a professional medical team, bariatrician, registered dietitian, personalized exercise program, physical assessment, classes, and support groups. The surgical weight loss program provided an education session, consultation, bariatricians, mental health providers, dietitians, exercise specialists, and insurance…

The SCOIS interest survey proved that I am mostly interested in Health Science and Human Services. I completely agree with this mainly because I have always loved to help people. My goal is to either be an RN in a local hospital or be a combat medic in the army. Both of them involve helping others and medicine during critical moments. Growing up I always played doctor and I knew I wanted to help people in the world. And at the age I am now I am one hundred percent certain that I want to help…

patient. In turn, patients have access to personalized, coordinated, and comprehensive primary care when they need it, when it’s convenient for them, and from the right professional—be it a doctor, nurse, physician assistant, physical therapist, dietitian, social worker, counselor or other clinician.” (American Academy of…