Pulmonary hypertension

Parents and Childhood Obesity A few hundred years ago people had to live off the land and supplying food, water, and shelter for their children and themselves. As we fast forward to the present day though, many things have changed. Many parents do not care about their children’s diets or exercise resulting in children becoming obese at younger ages. Some parents today influence their children towards unhealthy lifestyles because they do not care. Most parents today without even knowing…

In this research paper, we will discuss of the theory known as the sugar theory that was brought up by Dr. Lustig to which it has caught the attention of many people around him. His video as well most of his discussion in it had explained how sugar is toxic substance that has cause a great amount of problems such as the increase of obesity over time. It has occurred to him that the substance in sugar causes risk factors that affects the body to a point due to the abuse of consumption over it. It…

Obesity rates have risen from 6.5% to 19.6% for kids between the age of six and eleven during the time between 2007-2009. If your Body mass index (BMI) is between 25 and 29.9 you are considered overweight. If your Body mass index exceeds 30 you are considered obese. Nearly one third of children in the world struggle with obesity. People need to be educated on the causes of childhood obesity to decrease the diseases caused by and the cost of childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has almost…

By pursuing martial arts as a hobby, you will be more flexible, healthier, social, and have less stress. Martial arts have been around for centuries and there are many different styles and forms of martial arts. For instance, the styles from Korea are Taekwondo and aikido, from china one of the most known forms is kung Fu. There are many style’s, throughout Asia. Where they originated from. I am not here to talk about the history, or where they come from on an individual basis. I am here to talk…

Next on my dad’s side of the family tree is my Aunt Shannon. Shannon has had heart disease since her 30s and has undergone a couple of heart surgeries to place in stints, and has high blood pressure too. She has recently lost weight by eating a more balanced diet and increasing her physical activity. This increase in physical activity and weight loss thus decreases her risk of obesity, cancer, and diabetes (NCHPAD). One way Shannon increased her amount of physical activity was by joining a club.…

considered to be obese using just the BMI calculations. Doctors also measure the waist circumference to measure the central obesity. When assessing risk factors, the doctors take into account the individual’s current diagnosis, such as diabetes and hypertension. These all help to determine if the individual is truly overweight or in a healthy range with an elevated BMI due to…

“Cardiovascular (heart) disease (CVD): refers to conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain or stroke” (Mayo clinic, 2014). The United States of America has an estimated life expectancy of 79.56 years at birth; considerably lower than other developed high income countries such as the United Kingdom or Canada (CIA World Factbook, 2014). In fact, it appears one of the major factors that reduces life expectancy and causes death in the US is…

Healthy Choices in America According to the many studies that were done in the past, Americans are the most obese people in the world. There are many factors that contribute to our obese nation, one of them being our environment. The question is would higher taxes on junk food encourage more healthful eating habits in America? Some say, “What is considered junk food in the first place?” According to Wikipedia encyclopedia, “junk food” is defined as “food with little to no nutritional value and…

who are victims of the husband admitted to his wife that he had been unfaithful for the last twenty years. The wife states, she cannot bear to look at or forgive him for having an affair. The wife and husband currently suffer with extreme anger, hypertension including an irregular heart rhythm. The first thing I would do in applying what I have read in this article is to instruct my client to reveal the anger that is bottled up inside which is one of the first phases in Enright’s and…

Diabetics cause an increase in heart rate, and they are more likely than others to be infected with high cholesterol and have narrowing in various arteries. Hypertension is chronic disease which leads to a lot of complications if they are not under control, and the impact of these complications on different parts of the body including the heart, because the heart would be working hard in the case of high blood…