Appalachin lifestyle is all I know. I’ve grown up around people who are independent‚ self-reliant‚ proud‚ neighborly‚ humble‚ modest‚ patriotic‚ and share a good sense of humor. Others may call these same people‚ hicks‚ rednecks‚ or hillbillies. I will always enjoy running barefoot through the yard‚ catching crawdads in the creek‚ and four-wheeling every weekend‚ and I can’t forget my great grandma’s soup beans and cornbread. The pantry was always filled with canned beans and homemade applesauce
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INFORMATION Eating a balanced diet means choosing a wide variety of foods and drinks from all the food groups. It also means eating certain things in moderation‚ namely saturated fat‚ trans fat‚ cholesterol‚ refined sugar‚ salt and alcohol. The goal is to take in nutrients you need for health at the recommended levels. Two examples of a balanced eating pattern are the USDA Food Guide at MyPyramid.gov and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH Diet). Both eating patterns emphasize
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Although I researched several diets that are out there I wanted to write about the diet that I have been currently been on for the last 6 ½ years. Even though the name is called “The Abs Diet‚” in my opinion this is really not a diet but adopting a new way of eating that makes sense. I am a big believer in this “diet” and since being on it I have been in the best shape of my life and also have more energy. This diet became famous by the editors of Women’s Health Magazine. This is also where I first
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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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Environmental Factors That Affect Health Health is affected by a combination of factors. The condition and environment is an important consideration when determining health. Other than the more commonly considered factors such as healthcare access‚ factors that have large impacts on the health of a population include the living conditions‚ genetics‚ level of education and the state of the environment. Thus‚ the World Health Organization has defined the determinants of health‚ which are the social and
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ages 6-17 have mental health problems” and “57% of these low-income children come from households with incomes at or below the federal property level” (Masi and Cooper‚ “Children’s Mental Health”). Poverty provides a poor growing environment to children and increases their susceptibility to developing mental health problems. Often times‚ the families cannot afford early treatment‚ so the problems progressively worsen during childhood and leading into adult life. The negative effects poverty has on
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This week I watched a TED Talks video from Nadine Burke Harris‚ and the topic is how childhood trauma affects health throughout their whole lifetime. In this video‚ Dr. Harris talks about how childhood trauma can cause a numerous amount of health issues such as affecting brain development‚ hormonal systems‚ and immune system. She touches on the many different outlets that teens turn to or use to eliminate the pain they suffered as a child. Dr. Harris explains in the video that trauma like a parent
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Does Social Isolation Adversely Affect Health? Do you agree or disagree? Society is the connection between people live together in communicates for love‚ friend and support. Many different relationships are part of social interaction such as family‚ neighbor‚ friends and work colleagues. However‚ some people lack of participation‚ activity and communication. That is a result of social isolation. The health problems of an elderly‚ adult and children who are socially isolated are increasing. Therefore
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Effects of Sedentary Lifestyle Sedentary lifestyle is a medical term to indicate a lifestyle with irregular exercise. People who are having sedentary lifestyle are prone to depression‚ being low self-esteem and suffer from health problems. As an effect from sedentary lifestyle‚ people are prone to depression. They will easily get into the feelings of loneliness‚ sad and despair since they are lack of interaction with the public. They usually spend their days on sitting‚ reading‚ watching television
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Adopting a Healthy Lifestyle Kaplan University CM220-13 7/17/12 Healthy Living Every day the people in this nation zoom around in their busy lives. People cut corners to save time and often take the easy route in many tasks. Sometimes by cutting these corners‚ an impact can be made on the world around us and the people we love. Eating is just one of the many things that people forget to take care of. Food is the foundation to our bodies. Food is what keeps people going and fuels them to do
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