dramatic increase in physical activity and fitness around the world. This essay will focus on the benefits of exercise for both physical and mental health. It is obvious that exercise helps people prevent a variety of diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular, depression and Parkinson’s. This also raises an argument on whether government should play an important role in promoting physical activity. This essay will clarify that it is reasonable for the state to take responsibilities in order to make
Words: 2279 - Pages: 10
Cardiovascular Disease Sandra Stubbs HCA/240 June 1, 2012 Monique Williams Cardiovascular Disease Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. Cardiovascular disease pertains to several conditions that affect the functions of the heart and the structures within the heart. From 1998 to 2008, the rate of death attributable to CVD declined 30.6%. Mortality data for 2008 show that CVD (I00 –I99; Q20–Q28) accounted for 32.8% (811 940) of all
Words: 417 - Pages: 2
The findings concluded that exercise was incredibly important to improve childrens academics performance. It went on to explain what the research had found, and the benefits of exercise were greater muscular strength, lower body fat, and better cardiovascular and mental health. The benefit of the exercise correlated with the academics in a way that children were found to be able to focus better, perform simple task quicker, and even have better working memories. The most imporant thing i believe they
Words: 522 - Pages: 3
Cardiovascular Disease HCA 240 8/18/13 Cardiovascular Disease affects all aspects of Heart function, from the arteries that supply it with blood to the valves, to the heart muscle itself. It is one of the most common chronic illnesses in the world and it causes about half of the deaths today. Starting with a heart attack or sudden death of Congestive heart failure. Strokes are also very common symptom of Cardiovascular Disease and a final one is called intermittent claudication which is a
Words: 382 - Pages: 2
Cardiovascular Disease Name Institution Date Background Throughout my years of occupation as a dental hygienist, I have come across various dental problems. Children as well as adult are capable of succumbing to the various dental illnesses. Nicholas (2011) attests that there underlies a great relationship amid oral inflammatory issue and cardiovascular processes. In other words, Nicholas’s research aims at showcasing that most oral inflammatory issue are likely to lead to cardiovascular
Words: 2001 - Pages: 9
Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Surgically Treated Hyperthyroidism A Nation-wide Cohort Study With a Long-term Follow-up Essi Ryödi, Jorma Salmi, Pia Jaatinen, Heini Huhtala, Rauni Saaristo, Matti Välimäki, Anssi Auvinen, Saara Metso Clin Endocrinol. 2014;80(5):743-750. Abstract and Introduction Abstract Objective Previous studies suggest that patients with hyperthyroidism remain at an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity even after restoring euthyroidism. The mechanisms
Words: 2440 - Pages: 10
out partner to join me, that person will be my accountability partner. There are significant health benefits for older adults such as myself to maintain physical activity. Exercising twice a week for 30 minutes can lower your risk for cardiovascular disease and hypertension. These are important risk factors to me since I have a family history and currently taking blood pressure medicine. Other benefits are helping to alleviate
Words: 406 - Pages: 2
Introduction As of last year, it was reported that over a million Canadians have heart disease, which also ranks as one of the major causes of death in Canada 1. Additionally, cardiovascular disease claims more than 33,000 lives each year. Furthermore, about ninety percent (9 out of 10) Canadians over the age of twenty years have at least one risk factor for heart disease, and of this number, forty percent (4 out of ten 10) have three or more risk factors 1. Various factors can increase the risk
Words: 1287 - Pages: 6
Diabetes [Name of Author] [Name of Institution] Introduction The examination profile of Mr Ward is not satisfactory and predicts he is confronted with several risk factors. Triglyceride level of Mr. Ward is 1.8mmol/l which is considered to be borderline high. Likewise, the cholesterol is 5.2mmol/l which again is very high. He also has a blood pressure higher than a safe range and a BMI below satisfactory level. This paper aims to highlight the facts and interventions which can be used for
Words: 2791 - Pages: 12
In teenage patients with exercise induced bronchospasm (P), how beneficial is albuterol treatment before exercise (I), compared to albuterol treatment after exercise (C) in preventing the asthma attacks (O) in school settings during physical education (T) Key words: exercise induced asthma, albuterol, teenage, school setting, and physical education Assignment Questions Guidelines What two guidelines were used? (AHRQ, n.d.) “Pathogenesis, prevalence, diagnosis, and management of exercise-induced
Words: 1296 - Pages: 6
