Michigan even lists dark chocolate as one of the essential foods as a part of their “Healing Foods Pyramid.” In fact‚ they recommend 7 ounces of dark chocolate every week‚ or an average of 1 ounce per day (John Bottrell‚ The Effects of Chocolate on Asthma (or reasons to consume chocolate)). The chocolate is one of the essential foods because is also a healing food‚ it can help you to prevent sicknesses‚ as cough. Chocolate can prevent sicknesses. One study showed that 300 mg of theobromine was effective
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Holistic Health Model vs Health Promotion Model Holistic Health Model is a system of comprehensive or total patient care that considers the physical‚ emotional‚ social‚ economic‚ and spiritual needs of the person; his or her response to illness; and the effect of the illness and the ability to meet self-care needs. It’s the practice that integrates conventional and alternative therapies to prevent and treat disease and most importantly to promote optimal health. As the definition implies‚ a holistic
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Bronchial asthma (BA) - is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways in which many cells are involved‚ and cell components. Chronic inflammation leads to the development of bronchial hyperresponsiveness that leads to recurrent episodes of wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ feeling of fullness in the chest and cough‚ especially at night or early in the morning. These episodes are usually associated with widespread but variable in their severity of airway obstruction in the lungs‚ which is often reversible
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Childhood Asthma Tan Huynh Delaware Technical Community College Outline I. Topic Thesis: People will know more information about asthma‚ cause of it and treatments for your child. II. Body A. What is asthma? 1. Define asthma 2. Asthma is an issue in the US 3. Limited activities 4. Symptoms of asthma B. Cause of asthma heredity‚ allergy‚ viruses‚ and environment 1. Heredity 2. Allergy 3. Viruses 4. Environment 5. Nervous system C. Treatments
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Asthma is a long-term condition that can cause a cough‚ wheezing and breathlessness. The severity of the symptoms varies from person to person. Asthma can be controlled well in most people most of the time. In the UK‚ 5.4 million people are currently receiving treatment for asthma. That is 1 in every 12 adults and 1 in every 11 children. Asthma in adults is more common in women than men. If you are diagnosed with asthma as a child‚ the symptoms may disappear during your teenage years. However‚
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Plenty of respiratory diseases‚ especially asthma‚ has appeared in the past few centuries as a result of the industrial revolution which increased the number of factories‚ thus increased air pollution. Asthma is a widespread‚ degenerative illness that disturbs the outflow of air which goes in and out of the lungs‚ and it affects all people of all ages. This essay will discuss the definition and the distinct types of asthma‚ intrinsic and extrinsic. Asthma is a type III hypersensitivity and a common
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Asthma: The Causes and Symptoms Asthma is a disorder of the respiratory system in which the passages of the lung periodically narrow‚ causing coughing‚ wheezing‚ and shortness of breath. When Henry was little he was diagnosed with asthma. Now carries an inhaler with him to help keep him from having asthma attacks. Many people experience asthma symptoms everyday. Asthma can be controlled by avoiding triggers such as dust or smoke. There are three symptoms of asthma. The first
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Main activities in Health Promotion Settings programs training The setting-based approach A setting is a social system in which people live‚ work‚ learn‚ love and play Characterized by a particular organizational culture‚ structure‚ functions‚ norms and values. The setting-based approach A setting is the context within which and through which health occur The setting-based approach A holistic and socio-ecological model of health Focus on populations‚ policy and
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Living With Asthma and COPD Jaclyn Carroll University of Phoenix Living With Asthma and COPD There are many things to take into consideration when diagnosing and treating asthma and COPD. They have many characteristics that can confuse one for the other and lead to the misdiagnosis and treatments that are associated with each respiratory disease. If one has never been faced with the reality of living with
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Running head: HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTION OF DIABETES MELLIITUS Health Promotion and Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus Grand Canyon University: NURS 429V August 12‚ 2012 Health Promotion and Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus has become a growing community health issue as it has climbed to the seventh leading cause of death among Americans (U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services‚ 2012). This alarming statistic has made it apparent that prevention efforts need
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