1. LIFESTYLE CHEMISTRY -many consumer products have been developed because of increased understanding of chemical substances‚ chemical reactions & the biochemistry of human body surfaces -some products are used as cleaning agents while others have been developed to act as barriers against environmental factors like wind and heat -some products are mixtures‚ used for medicinal purposes‚ & require a different understanding of body chemistry & chemical interaction -production of these
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Diet and Exercise Introduction During PE theory we have been looking at diet and exercise. Our main focus has been of what sorts of foods and drinks we consume‚ especially before and after exercise. We have looked at keeping our bodies hydrated‚ and what liquids we should consume. Lastly Kilojoules is another area we have been learning about‚ and how many we burn during different activities. Diet and nutrition – what foods should we be eating? What you eat plays a big part of health‚ looks
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The Tapeworm Diet The Tapeworm diet consists of putting a Tapeworm into a person’s body and letting the worm eat out the fat in the body. Although it is not possible to attempt the Tapeworm diet in most countries‚ it is being offered at some places in Mexico. When you arrive at the treatment location you are given beef tapeworm cysts that have been identified microscopically. The tapeworm interferes with your digestion system and the absorption of nutrients in your body‚ which means that you can
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Maintaining a healthy balanced diet is important for maintaining optimal health throughout life. For women of childbearing age‚ good nutrition is important for preparing the body for the demands of pregnancy. During pregnancy‚ a woman’s macronutrient (energy) and micronutrient (e.g. vitamins‚ mineral) requirements increase‚ and it is even more important that she consumes food which will give her both the energy and the specific micronutrients which are essential for maintaining her and her growing
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THE IMPORTANCE OF BALANCE DIET Good health is fundamental to leading a full and active life and getting the right nutrition is an important step towards good health. Diet consists of the food a person eats which provides energy and nourishment to live and enjoy life. Everyone needs a well balanced diet including plenty of roughage and fluids‚ enough of the various vitamins and minerals‚appropriate proportions of proteins‚ carbohydrates and fats and an appropriate number of calories for size
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High-Protein Diets Christine J. Williams SCI 241 September 19‚ 2012 Diane Carson High-Protein Diets Proteins are a vital nutrient that must be provided by one’s diet. Bones‚ skin‚ muscle‚ hair‚ and most other tissues are made up of proteins. The continuous replenishment of new protein from one’s diet keeps the body functioning properly. When a person is consuming a high protein diet‚ it is inevitable to be on a low carbohydrate diet as well. There are a lot of foods that contain protein and
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balanced diet is one that provides a good intake of energy and nutrients for maintenance of the body and for the good health. A diet can easily support normal body functioning‚ yet may not be a balanced diet. An ideal human diet contains fat‚ protein‚ carbohydrates‚ vitamins‚ minerals‚ water and fibre all in correct proportions. These proportions vary for each individual because everyone has different type of metabolic style and levels of activity. Malnutrition results from an unbalanced diet‚ this
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Weaning Diet Introduction Breast milk always the best nutritional supplement for baby at the first six months‚ especially for those premature. The mother should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months. However‚ the parents should take note into the correct timing on when to wean their child. What is weaning diet? Kelly Bonyata (2011) stated that weaning process start when the first time a baby takes food from a source other than breast milk. It can be formula milk from bottle or mashed
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Many people do not think about the long-term health implications of their lifestyle choices. Most of us seem to think “it won’t happen to me” when it comes to chronic diseases. Since we all know that we can safely eat a candy or even as many as thousands of candies or lay on the couch watching television day after day without seeing any immediate harmful effects‚ it can be difficult to imagine that we are slowly developing chronic diseases over time. This concept of developing diseases over time
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ideas about a healthy lifestyle. We think that it is something difficult and require much effort like shying away from all our favourite food‚ habits and activities. People think that for healthy living‚ one should become something between an ascetic and a monk who has refused all pleasures of this life. That is why many people do not even try to live healthy‚ being frightened by the prospects described above. There are only a few simple rules to adopt a healthy lifestyle. The tips below will help
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