Causes And Consequences Of Death

They used a hard vocabulary to contain the terrible softness. Greased they 'd say. Offed, lit up, zapped while zipping. It wasn 't cruelty, just stage presence. They were actors. When someone died, it wasn 't quite dying, because in a curious way, it seemed scripted, and because they had their lines mostly memorized, irony mixed with tragedy, and because they called it by other names, as if to encyst and destroy the reality of death itself. "

Many risk factors can contribute to this process. Some of them like age, gender and genetics are non-modifiable, meaning there is not much that can be done about them. Others, like drug abuse, smoking, stress, diet and exercise are modifiable, meaning an individual has control over them.3

Nutrition is the science of our intake and utilization of food. Proper nutrition can help prevent or lessen the instances of disease. Improper nutrition can lead to a weakened immune system and even disease. In fact, A poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle are known to be risk factors for life-threatening chronic diseases such as cardiovascular (heart) disease, hypertension, diabetes,

Health is affected, positively and negatively, by many factors. At an individual level there many factors that affect health and these include are fixed biological factors, such as age, sex and genetic makeup, as well as potentially modifiable lifestyle factors, such as smoking, diet and exercise.

Adults and children are both affected by strokes. Strokes are one of the top ten causes of childhood death (Buzzard, 2013, pg. 9). Between 50 and 85 percent of children who have strokes will be affected with long-term health issues (Buzzard, 2013, pg. 9). These health issues may include learning difficulties, seizures and possible recurring strokes (Buzzard, 2013, pg. 9). Up to 20 percent of all strokes occur in people over the age of 55 years old (Buzzard, 2013, pg 7).(DeTallo, 2013)

The factors are as follow: I currently have type 2 diabetes, which plays a big factor in heart disease. Secondly, my mother and grandpa have and had type 1 diabetes that is another factor. Lastly, exercise habits is another factor that are making me a high risk, I have never been a person who does exercising, but I need to change that in order to reduce the risk of heart disease. Currently, I am following a diet that is helping me reduce my glucose level in the blood and one of those changes is that I stopped drinking soda for the past year and a half. I never thought that I could stop drinking soda, but I did. By me making this change in by diet has helped me to reduce my blood glucose tremendously. I know there are more changes that I need to do in order to live a healthy life, but I have been making a good progress towards a healthy

To an extent, most diseases are related back to the genetic makeup you are born with. For example, your genes can influence your risk for certain degenerative diseases from osteoporosis to Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and diabetes or even something as simple as the common cold (“Direct-to-consumer genetic testing kits”, 2010). Your genetics can also determine how susceptible your body is to infections, allergic reactions, or how your body breaks body nutrients and drugs (Direct-to-consumer genetic testing kits, 2010). Due to scientific and technological advancements, it not now possible to predict your unique risk for certain diseases and how to prevent them through at home genetic testing kits (“Direct-to-consumer genetic testing kits”, 2010).

The risks of stroke can be reduced through daily, basic lifestyle changes. These changes include

Before doing this project i never have kept track of what i have eaten. I am a pretty skinny guy so i don't really care about what i eat. I started keeping track of my eating on 2-24-17, and that continued until 2-27-17. I live a pretty busy lifestyle. I am always on the go. I love being active. I run Track and Field in the spring, and i play golf all summer. I try to eat three meals a day but that doesn't always happen. I found though when i was keeping track of the foods i was eating I would eat three meals a day. Also it would be a lot healthier too! Common foods that I eat are high in carbs and protein, such as cereal and oatmeal for breakfast, along with some eggs. For lunch i try to get some sort of chicken or beef involved along with some sort of vegetable, usually carrots or lettuce with ranch. For my carb it depends on where i am, if i am at school then it's frys, and if i am at home then it's a baked potato. My dinner is kind of different. I don't usually have a certain thing i eat for dinner. I live with my dad and he doesn't cook so it's basically whatever i feel like making and i am no expert in cooking. I am a big fan of frying up burgers or chicken in the frying pan along with another baked potato with canned fruit. If i don't do that then I put in a pot chicken pot pie. My desired calorie goal is 3534 calories a day, and my desired weight goal is to gain 15 pounds, and i am a lean 165 right now. So 180 pounds is my desired weight.

Risk factors basically increase an individual probability of forming cancer. Cancer is not cause by risk factors directly; however risk factors usually play a role in the growth of the cancer. There are individuals who have many risk factors, but may not ever come across cancer. Then you have those with no risk factors that form cancer. Regardless, knowing your risk factors can be important in your life and your lifestyle. Talking with a primary care physician can help in making better health choices.

First, the article was very interesting. It made me think a lot while reading it. I was crying when I read about the family story. It reminds me when my dad was diagnosed with cervical cancer disease. I found Quote 2 was very interesting because when I read through it, the question come up in my mind that yes how can the nurses or doctors know a patient is dying when medicine or medical technology take a big part to prolong a person life? Without technology and medicine help, the patient may or may not stay long. It is also hard to say a person is dying or living when technology and medicine help to hold the disease down for a long time or prolong patient lives. We know that the goal of medicine is to extend a person life and fight disease even he/she in terminal stage.

As if addiction and an overdose death are not bad enough, there are many other dangers stemming from the abuse of opioids.

The author views the process of death as unavoidable and a constant renewal and replacement system. To the author, death is happening everywhere, people and animals are dying all the time, but it never occurs out in the open where everyone can see it taking place. Death is something that takes place, hidden from the world and happens alone, privately. For example, a herd of elephants will pick up an elephant if he dies while they are traveling. The elephant herd will carry the deceased elephant from location to location, until they find a suitable place to lay the elephant at rest. Since dying never happens in the open, it’s easier to forget about it, forget that it’s happening, but that also makes it harder for people to grasp the concept

Overall, from doing this project I found that I consume way too much sodium (181% of my daily recommendation) and way too much sugar (328.7% of my daily recommendation). Also I have realized how much I eat out each week, which isn’t the best for my overall health. Eating out multiple times a week greatly affects my sugar and sodium intake because typically fast food or restaurant food contains more salt, sugar, and fat compared to if someone were to cook at home. I have also found that I eat a lot of protein for my body weight, which I was not aware of (278.3% of my daily recommended intake based on my body weight).

Nutrition is a factor that can contribute to a good or bad health. Scientists have done extensive research and experiments to find out how nutrition is connected to the brain. The brain is one of the most important organs for the function of a human-being. The brain is in charge of things such as; speech, vision, and movement. There is no doubt that the brain is essential to the well-being and function of the human body. Although the brain is capable of doing many great things on its own, one has to care for it, in order for it to work properly. Nutrition has been proven to bring consequences or benefits to the brain, but it all depends on what type of food one consumes. The way one nourishes the body and brain can cause many health problems.