Under Pressure

Humans are an incredible race of species compared to the rest of the animal kingdom on our Earth. We have the ability to manipulate our environment to our advantage: we build skyscrapers and cities, we mine out entire mountains, and we also dam up rivers. This power to shape the world in new ways is a gift of our intelligence, but with any great power such as this there is the potential for unintended consequences. We can shape the whole world to our purpose, but what if doing so were changing…

also discusses the idea of the brain’s plasticity and how it affects the connections people have with one another. Parents raise their kids to conform to their expectations, and this becomes mirrored upon our society as a result. Because of this pressure to conform, an individual is overwhelmed by the desire to not be different and uphold standards that are socially acceptable. However, the connections between Solomon’s horizontal identities and Sacks’s and Fredrickson’s arguments about the…

Hypertension is defined as systolic blood pressure of 140 mm Hg or above, or diastolic blood pressure of 90 mm Hg or above, or currently taking medication to lower blood pressure (Burt, Gu & Nwankwo, 2014). Hypertension is a chronic medical condition that affects an estimated 67 million American adults and causing about 348,000 American deaths (in 2009) with a total cost to the nation of $47.5 billion annually (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). African Americans develop…

Franklin Okoye Professor Ginger Fray ENGL 1301-V005 08/14/2016 Cyberbully: the cankerworm of 21st Century Teens In the olden days, the anecdote of bully was only pictured in the back of the school yard and the field of play among the teens. With the advancement and revolution of modern technology, bully has taken a drastic turn. Bully has gone from back of the schoolyard and the field of play to the cyberspace. Over the recent years, cyberbully has made a colossal overturn in the life of the…

Heart failure (HF) is a complex and progressive clinical syndrome that can result from any structural abnormality or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection of blood.1 The term “heart failure” is preferred over “congestive heart failure” because some patients may show no signs or symptoms of volume overload.1 An estimated 5.1 million Americans >20 yrs of age have HF based on NHANES 2007-2010 data.2 By 2030, projection show that the prevalence of HF will increase 25% from…

and morbidity in adults worldwide and it accounts for approximately one-third of mortality in Canada and in the United States” (p. 1441). In the article “Improving Blood Pressure Control Through Pharmacist Interventions: A Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials,” Santschi et al. provided statistics “Elevated blood pressure (BP) is also another major cause of death worldwide In the United States in 2009-2010, there was an estimation of…

People can get some sodium and iodine from salt, but consuming too much salt is harmful. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that people should consume less than five grams of salt per day because consuming too much salt will increase blood pressure, cause heart attacks and increase cancer rates. All of the governments should educate citizens to intake less salt. Some countries have already tried to use different methods to tell citizens to eat less salt. People have a long history of…

What is Pure Forskolin Extract? Forskolin is an herbal extract found in the Plectranthus barbatus, which is a tropical perennial plant that is a member of the mint family and is native to certain areas of Africa and Asia. Forskolin itself is more specifically found in the roots of the plant. The whole plant has been used for ages in Ayurvedic medicine to treat various illnesses and conditions. The extract contains just the forskolin, and it has been used in more recent times for similar…

encourages others to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors to conform to group norms is considered peer pressure (google). Throughout time there have been so many different developments of peer pressure. Some of these developments may contain the pressure to do corrupt or moral things. Many diverse types of people and diverse age groups all have been through the means of peer pressure. Everyone has that instant where their friends or co-workers are doing something that may be corrupt, but…

PART ONE- LIFECYCLE OVERVIEW An interesting and informative overview of the nutritional requirements of life stage Recommended Daily Allowances For Men (Macronutrients) Man 20-29 Years old 30-39 40-49 50+ Protein 58g 55g 55g 58g Carbs 350g 330g 330g 280g Fats of which is saturates 6g 2.4g 6g 2.4g 6g 2.4g 6g 2.4g The chart: (Bradley, 2009) Facts: → 7 in 10 men 's energy intake exceeds the energy needed range. (Health Canada, 2012) → 25% of males, 19 years and older, have fat intakes…