How Does Diet Affect the pH of a Body? This experiment will investigate if small changes in my diet will alter the pH of my saliva compared to the 10 other subjects I will test it on. The objective of this experiment tests how the little changes in my diet and others affects the pH of saliva. Well, since my question is how my diet affects pH, I already know a few things. There are two possible types of food that affect the pH of a body, alkalizing and acidic foods. Alkalizing foods include: apples
divided up by medical specialities. Functional medicine aims to treat the entire body, not just specific symptoms of a disease or illness. It addresses the underlying causes of medical conditions and diseases. Using a systems-oriented approach, functional medicine engages the practitioner and patient in a therapeutic partnership. Functional medicine is an evolution in medical practices and better address the needs of patients more than another other approach to
11%, and is associated with high cost of health care and reduced quality of life (Ligaarden & Farup 2011). Some environmental factors such as dietary factors and psychological stress can play a huge role on the clinical course of crohns Disease. More than two thirds of subjects with CD relate their symptoms to the intake of food, leading most patients to modify their diets ( Ligaarden & Farup 2011). Psychological stress has played a role in causing
The Effects of Genetic and Environmental Factors on Type 1 Diabetes Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder, in which the pancreas does not produce insulin. It usually begins in childhood or adolescence. In Type 1 diabetes, the body’s immune system destroys beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone that converts sugar, starches, and food into energy. Without insulin, blood glucose levels become too high, which is known as hyperglycemia. To prevent hyperglycemia
this can be done is with minimizing the risk factors, and involves changing a person’s lifestyle, which is the key to much healthier life. This is accomplished by choosing to eat healthier adding fresh vegetables and fruit to a person’s diet, including a daily routine of exercise and physical activity, and retaining a healthy weight. To manage congestive heart failure a person should get proper rest, quit smoking, lose weight, maintain a low salt diet, and control stress. With controlling the influence
the excessive body fat accumulation that negatively impacts adult health conditions. Overweight and obese BMI is between 25 and 30 and >30. In 2010, obesity is a major public health issue that affects one million overweight adults and 400 million obese worldwide. Obesity is associated with risk factors such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and obstructive sleep apnea etc. (Fock & Khow, 2013). “ According to World Health Organization (2010), obesity is caused by excess calorie intake
fatigue, and weight loss. Inflammatory Bowel Disease can cause someone’s strength to weaken, and also lead to life-threatening complications and illnesses. The proper care for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease can either be medical and/or surgical. The medical approach for most patients that has Inflammatory Bowel Disease can be both serving as a symptom or sign, especially of something undesirable and mucosal healing. Inflammatory Bowel Disease is a chronic illness that many may not be aware
Pros or Cons of a Gluten-Free Diet Medically and Commercially. My brother-in-law has Celiac Disease and due to this disease he has to adhere to a gluten-free diet. Due to relatively close ties to myself, I have become curious about the gluten free diet and how it effects someone on it. As a result of this curiosity, I have become interested in how gluten effects people both with and without Celiac Disease. Thus, due to my familial closeness with the gluten-free diet and curiosity on the subject,
The first step in my intervention would be to mobilize medical teams. This would require partnering up with larger hospitals and health care centers to coordinate health care teams that could go to areas in which the population need the most help or were not able to make it to facilities. This would also be a means of getting medical attention in the location where needed, a lot of the population doesn’t have access to healthcare due to lack of transportation and or distance to the healthcare facility
Screening/Treatment/Prevention There are a vast number of risk factors that are associated with the development of hypertension, both modifiable and non-modifiable. The majority of the modifiable risk factors are linked to an unhealthy lifestyle. Examples of these are: a diet high in sodium, a sedentary lifestyle, alcoholism, the use of tobacco, and type-2 diabetes. All of these, except the use of tobacco, can contribute directly one of the most prevalent risk factors, obesity. Excess fat on the body can damage and