...much of an outdoorsman has now become very connected to the ocean. Four-time Emmy Award-winning host and executive producer of the hit show Survivor and New York Times best-selling author Jeff Probst knew at an early age that storytelling was something he wanted to. “I was interested in storytelling from the time I was in junior high school,” Probst says “I took a creative speaking class and was drawn to the power of words to take people on a journey.” He has chased that passion for over 40 years. Probst’s journey to the world of television took off in Seattle, where he began starring in commercials and hosting television shows, ultimately leading him to New York and working for the FX network. “I was always drawn...
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...I was a sickly child. I inherited a weak immune system, so I was susceptible to ear and throat infections and suffered severe cold and flu symptoms annually. I was the canary in the coal mine; the first to pass out from carbon monoxide poisoning in high school auto shop, and I remember losing conciousness from heat exhaustion numerous times during my childhood. I was brought up on a typical southern diet consisting of overcooked, oversalted high-fat foods, obviously not a healthy situation. I continued the tradition after leaving home until the age of thirty. I did not connect my diet with my health problems when I was young. Once I realized the connection, I became impassioned with the desire to educate myself in dietary nutrition, ultimately completing a Bachelors degree in nutrition. Possibly the goal that has taken the most perseverance and determination to accomplish in my life is going from an extremely poor diet to what is probably the most healthy diet imaginable, a 100% raw vegan diet. My wife was the catalyst for my change to a healthier diet over the years. She had been raised in a household with much better awareness of healthy eating habits, and she began my dietary evolution by gradually eliminating meat from my meals. The major milestones of my dietary journey included becoming vegetarian, dairy-free, sugar-free, re-introducing raw dairy, and then finally raw vegan. I have made it a habit to read ingredient labels and to avoid all toxic substances. I only purchase...
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...America were diagnosed with some form of heart disease in 2016. Unfortunately, obesity and obesity related disease and illness have become a major concern. Many Americans turn to exercise, food diets, diet pills and even weight loss surgery to loose weight or to combat the increase and risk of obesity-related diseases. For years many question whether a vegetarian diet is preferable than a vegan diet. The research presented in this paper will differentiate...
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...accusations that it contain some dangerous health substance. We are aware of it high sugar content which makes it NOT a drink for people who are diabetics, want lose some weight and be eating healthy. You must stay out sugary foods and drinks, and one of such drinks is Coca-Cola®. Apart from it high sugar content and caramel, studies have shown that it...
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...essential for survival. What makes food enjoyable is the limitless array of flavors beyond sweet, sour, bitter, or salty. However, what plays a major role in how food tastes is where the food is grown. Depending on freshness, food that is not grown locally will not taste as good as food that is produced locally. Therefore, eating food that has been grown locally will make a difference in one’s diet. Locally grown food will benefit our health and our environment. One will notice the enhanced taste, making the food more flavorful. Locally grown food has many perks including the difference in taste, higher nutritional value, supports the local economy, promotes safer food supplies, and the locals can always tell you where the food came from. The United States is the number one site where obesity is prevalent because of what people eat. It is easy to eat on a low budget depending on the choices individuals make. People become obese when they start making unhealthy choices regarding their diet. If one decides to eat fast food and junk food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, it will only be a matter of time before they start noticing health issues. In the article “Is Junk Food Really Cheaper,” Mark Bittman reveals that junk food is not cheaper than a home cooked meal. He argues that you could feed your family a home cooked meal for less than it costs to go to McDonalds. For example, he concedes that “two Big Macs, a cheeseburger, six chicken McNuggets, two medium and two small fries, and two...
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...work routines along with an increase in daily activities of the children Mr. and Mrs. B family express concerns about finding ways to incorporate nutrition, health and exercise into their daily routines. They are meeting with a nurse through in home visits to learn ways to promote a healthy diet and lifestyle. The B family, through education, health promoting behaviors and following proper nutrition guidelines have begun to reduce their risk of heart disease and obesity. Family Health Risk Assessment Identifying Data The B family is a middle class nuclear family living. Their family was a traditional nuclear family after the births of their children with Mr. B working and Mrs. B staying home with the children, but is considered slightly less than traditional as Mrs. B has returned to work. The B family is a dual-parent family living in a middle class suburban neighborhood in Marlboro, N.J. Both parents work full time outside of the home with Mr. B traveling frequently for work. Both children attend public schools and are bussed to and from school daily. Mrs. B leaves for work at the same time children leave for school. Mr. B works from home as well as frequent meetings and traveling on the east coast. J.E.B. is thirty-eight years old white female. She is five-foot eleven inches tall and weighs one hundred and forty five pounds with brown hair and eyes. Her hair and nails are well groomed and clothes are clean and neatly worn. Her BMI is 29.3...
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...is by enhancing or boosting your immune system. “Immune system boosters create white blood cells so your system has more fighting power against illness and disease” (January 2010, para 2). There are many nutrients and supplements you can take to give your immune system a boost and to help it get back on a healthy path. Vitamin E, it stimulates the creation of strong fighting cells that kill off cancer cells and germs, eat a diet containing vegetable oils, grains, and seeds. Vitamin C, produces more fighting white blood cells, antibodies, and prevents the entry of any germs or viruses. Food that contain vitamin c are, fruits like, grapefruits, oranges, strawberries, leafy green vegetables such as, broccoli, asparagus, and cabbage. Beta carotene stimulates the immune cells and wards off cancer, carrots are a good source of beta carotene. Your first line of defense is to choose a healthy lifestyle. Every part of your body including your immune system, functions better when protected from environmental assaults and bolsters healthy living strategies such as these. Strive to get as much sleep as possible recommended is at least seven to eight hours each night. Eat a diet high in fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and low in...
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...to University of Phoenix Trends in aging-United States and Worldwide (2003), the population of age 65 years and over will increase 19.6% in 2030 that equals to 71 million people. The number of people of age 80 years and over will increase to19.5 million in 2030. This increase of people of age 65 years and over will increase the healthcare cost. Environmental factors that support this trend in aging are, one’s diet and exercising. A major factor is if one exercises or is inactive. Exercise affects the aging process more than genes do. If one is not active, they could die prematurely from many diseases and conditions. Being inactive can also cause you to become immobilized at an early age. Your diet can be a factor in aging as well. A low fat healthy diet can help with having a healthier longer life. (Which Environmental Factors Affect Aging? (2006-2012). The aging trend is likely to decrease the following health issues, like stroke and heart disease. Heart disease has controllable risk factors like, high cholesterol, hypertension, tobacco use, diabetes and poor diet. He or she can prevent cardiovascular disease if they address the risk early. A high fat,...
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...document the foods and beverages consumed over the course of three (3) days. I assumed this would be challenging because these past few weeks have been more hectic than usual due to work, and I would be traveling one of the 3 days because I was visiting my daughter in New Jersey. The period I chose was from Sunday May 18th thru Tuesday May 20th. On Sunday, we were actually running around quite a bit because that’s the day I had to drop my daughter off at her mother’s house and trek back to Maryland. Normally, days like this are just filled with unhealthy decisions. Food Intake Day 1 Sunday May 18th was the first day I reported my food intake. I read an article posted on the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, reporting “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Breakfast provides you with the energy and nutrients that lead to increased concentration in the classroom ("Why You Should Eat a Healthy Breakfast", 2014), sadly, I have an unhealthy habit of not eating breakfast, and this day is no different. My first meal was at 11:30 a.m., for lunch I ate a 12” cheese steak with French fries. Not my most healthy of decisions, but being out of town and having lunch with my family “on the go”; rarely is a healthy intake option chosen. I accompanied my meal with a diet Pepsi ©. For dinner, I was again “eating on the go” as I had begun to travel back to Maryland. I stopped on the way and grabbed a 12” Ham and Cheese Hoagie, bag of chips, 2 bottles of water and a coffee...
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...is recommended before traveling to certain areas. Mild cases cause fever, headache, nausea, and vomiting. Serious cases cause fatal heart, liver, and kidney conditions. No specific treatment for the disease exists. West Nile Virus is a viral infection typically spread by mosquitoes. 75% of infected have few or no symptoms. 20% develop a fever, headache, vomiting, or a rash. No vaccine is available. Supportive treatment. Use insect repellent and wear clothing to prevent mosquito bites. Hypertension is blood pressure above 130/80. High blood pressure often has no symptoms. Over time cause heart disease and stroke. Eat a healthier diet with less salt, exercising regularly, and taking medications can help lower blood pressure. Atherosclerosis is a buildup of cholesterol plaque in arteries causing blockage of blood flow. Plaques may rupture causing clots. No symptoms until a plaque ruptures or the buildup is severe enough to block blood flow. A healthy diet and exercise can help. Treatments include medications, procedures to open blocked arteries and surgery. Heart Attack is a medical emergency. A heart attack usually occurs when a blood clot blocks blood flow to the heart. Symptoms include tightness or pain in the chest, neck, back, or arms, fatigue, lightheadedness, abnormal heartbeat, and anxiety. Treatment ranges from lifestyle changes and cardiac rehabilitation to medications, stents, and bypass surgery. Stop smoking.Engage in physical activity.Use diet therapy.Maintain/reduce...
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... | | | |Mary, you are not alone...I'm sure many of us can attest to feeling the same way. What do you think would be a more successful jump start | |to your "healthier living" regimen: making healthier food choices and incorporating regular exercise, beginning an exercise program that | |motivates you to want to eat healthier, or begin to do BOTH at the same time? There is no right or wrong answer, just "food for thought" | |for anyone wanting to think about it. | | | Well for myself, I haven’t had a soda in two weeks after finding out that diet soda contains aspartame which turns into formaldehyde, which is so disgusting. I have...
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...person will have a blood pressure reading of about 120/80. Any reading where the numbers are higher than that is considered to be high. The arteries in your body are made of muscle and a semi-flexible tissue that stretches like elastic when the heart pumps blood through them. The more forcefully that blood pumps, the more your arteries have to stretch to allow blood to flow easily, and when the force of the blood flow is to high on a regular basis, the tissue that makes up the walls of your arteries gets stretched out. When left untreated this creates problems and damage over time. The overstretching creates weak places in the blood vessels, making them more likely to rupture or break. Also, the overstretching can cause tiny tears in the blood vessels that leave scar tissue on the walls of arteries and veins. These tears and the scar tissue are like timy nets that can catch debris such as blood cells traveling in the bloodstream. Trapped blood can form clots that can narrow and sometimes block your blood from flowing through your arteries. Blood clots can break off and block vessels and the blood supply to different parts of the body which can cause heart attack and/or strokes. Although there is no cure for HBP you can...
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...one’s work. Traveling a path toward your occupational wellness, you’ll contribute your unique gifts, skills, and talents to work that is both personally meaningful and rewarding. You’ll convey your values through your involvement in activities that are gratifying for you. The choice of profession, job satisfaction, career ambitions, and personal performance are all important components of your path’s terrain. Occupational wellness follows these tenets: • It is better to choose a career which is consistent with our personal values, interests, and beliefs than to select one that is unrewarding to us. • It is better to develop functional, transferable skills through structured involvement opportunities than to remain inactive and uninvolved. PHYSICAL The physical dimension recognizes the need for regular physical activity. Physical development encourages learning about diet and nutrition while discouraging the use of tobacco, drugs and excessive alcohol consumption. Optimal wellness is met through the combination of good exercise and eating habits. As you travel the wellness path, you’ll strive to spend time building physical strength, flexibility and endurance while also taking safety precautions so you may travel your path successfully, including medical self-care and appropriate use of a medical system. The physical dimension of wellness entails personal responsibility and care for minor illnesses and also knowing when professional medical attention is needed. By traveling the wellness...
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...spiritual and environmental. Although we agreed social wellness was is important we believed that taking care of our environment would impact both our physical and spiritual elements, especially if we committed ourselves to actively cleaning up our neighborhoods and communities. As we should be exercising at five days a week for at least twenty minutes a day and eating well balanced meals, learning more about taking care of our environment would produce the knowledge of creating a healthier environment to live in. Like taking on the physical aspect of walking through our neighborhoods picking up trash or going door to door letting our neighbors know of the benefits of conserving energy, recycling, etc. Helping to keep our environment healthy greatly reduces risk factors for dangerous and potentially deadly diseases. We would also be increase our spiritual element by becoming in tune with the earth, feeling like we are part of a bigger picture and that we are doing are part to claim a piece of it and the satisfaction of knowing that we are helping...
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...Sather: “Fast food is a major contributor to the obesity epidemic” 2.) List a question you must answer to understand this issue we have chosen How and why is fast food a cause for obesity? 3.) Conclude you investigation with a thorough explanation of the issue -Everyday, 1 in 4 Americans visits a fast food chain -40% of American meals are eaten outside the home; convenience to eat at the restaurant or order meals “to go,” along with inexpensive options such as the “Dollar” or “Value” menu allow people the access to cheap and quick meals -Playgrounds in the fast food restaurants serve as an attraction for children; parties, play dates, etc. encourage people to visit and dine at fast food restaurants -Most restaurants serve 4 to 5 times more than a normal serving size, specifically in regard to meat -“Toxic food and physical inactivity, as well as constant access to cheap, fatty foods are leading to an environment that almost guarantees we become obese.” -“The average child sees 10,000 food advertisements each year on TV. 95% of those ads are for sugared cereals, soft drinks, and candy.” 4.) Please give at least one idea toward a solution of this issue. The Original Issue is America a Obese Nation. Let’s take a look. According to the Center for Disease Control and prevention over one-third of the United States adults which is 33.8% are obese and approximately over 17% of that percentage is children and adolescents between the ages of 2-19 years old this is alarming...
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