History Did you know that soda is the number one most consumed beverage in the U.S., other than water? This is not good, considering soda causes many health issues. This essay is all about soft drinks, including where they came from, how they are made, and the health risks that soft drinks cause. Soda started a few thousand years ago. When Greeks and Romans discovered the medical benefits of mineral water, so they began to bathe in it. Then, in the late 1700’s, the Americans and Europeans…
By doing a quick Google search, one finds statistics showing that there are 1.4 million methamphetamine (meth) users in America; that number continues to rise, and people’s lives are negatively affected by the drug. Meth is one of the most addicting drugs; it is similar to cocaine in that it’s a stimulant. Meth is a national epidemic and affects people from almost every state in the nation and from all socioeconomic levels. Methamphetamine production involves a number of very toxic chemicals…
The Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (HSI) has been known as an UNESCO Heritage Site located in Alberta, Canada. This bison jump is a known archaeological site, that preserves the early history of Plains First Nations (Brink et al. 1986) Aboriginal people who roamed the Plains understood the importance of resources and regional topography. By understanding how the environment functioned and thrived, Plains people were also able to monitor and develop a better understanding of buffalo mobility and…
Titanium bones are the implants that doctors use when a bone is broken to badly to heal naturally. The natural way for a bone to heal is in a cast and take time for the bone to heal but titanium implants help the bones that can not do that. Titanium is used in the body because it is lightweight, sturdy and it would last long because it is durable. Titanium bones have been worn away with time especially at the hip and elbow joints but scientist are working on a way for titanium bones to become a…
Even though America prizes thinness, America has become one of the biggest country ever recorded. I think everyone worry about their, but are lazy to do something about it or is hard for them. If a person has an eating disorder harm themselves by eating too much and get fat and could die from it. Eating disorder is defined by obsessive concerns with weight and disruptive eating patterns that negatively impact physical and mental health. In this essay you will learn how psychotherapy helps people…
reversible pulpitis. The symptoms present are consistent with those of reversible pulpitis, as Ben feels pain upon eating something sweet which disappears as he stops eating sweet food. The number of carious lesions present means that diagnosis of enamel and dentine caries should also be made. Although, systemic conditions such as diabetes can have an impact on this, a number of other factors discussed earlier also play an important role in the development of caries and gingival diseases. The…
End Stage Renal Disease occurs when the kidneys are no longer able to meet patient demands on a daily basis. The decline into End Stage Renal Disease almost always follows Chronic Kidney Disease, in which the kidneys slowly decline over a ten to twenty year period. Two of the most common causes of Chronic Kidney Disease are hypertension and Diabetes, both of which are prevalent in the United States, and present in this patient. Unfortunately, without dialysis treatment or a kidney transplant,…
Sugar is a story full of money, work, and lost lives. The story begins in 326 B.C. with Nearchus, a captain in the army of Alexander the Great, that stumbles upon the "sweet reed". Sugar cane originated in New Guinea in 9000-8000 B.C., but Nearchus is recognized as the first person to discover sugar cane. From New Guinea, sugar spread to North India (1000-500 B.C.), China (200 A.D.), Persia- Judi Shapur (500 A.D.), Egypt (700 A.D.), and Hawaii (1100 A.D). In the 600s, people did not know what…
Vogue. Cosmopolitan. Glamour. These high class fashion magazines have women drooling over makeup, clothing, and shoes that promise to transform their life. Magazines seem to attract the reader with phrases such as, “How to Look Hot Now” (see fig. 1), “Eat Your Way Thin” (see fig. 2), and “New body, New look, New life” (see fig. 3) in bold and colourful fonts. Headlines such as these seem to promise that a reader's flaws will easily be fixed by reading the advice within the magazine. With so many…
As one travels in the early morning in New England, it is certain that they will pass by a Dunkin Donuts. This billion-dollar franchise, which is open throughout the day, serves breakfast and lunch. Although breakfast is the most important meal of the day, many people will order their traditional hot coffee with two donuts or a muffin on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the fast-paced lifestyle that many people live ensures that this breakfast establishment will continue to profit from…