Health and wellness encompass physical, emotional, social, mental, spiritual, and environmental well-being. Health is influenced by both controllable factors like diet, exercise, and smoking as well as uncontrollable factors like genetics and age. Proper nutrition requires obtaining essential nutrients including vitamins, minerals, fats, carbohydrates, proteins, and water. Maintaining overall health involves preventing and treating non-infectious diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes through health screenings and lifestyle choices. Substance abuse can negatively impact health through drugs like methamphetamines, inhalants, cocaine, ecstasy, and marijuana.
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Health and wellness encompass physical, emotional, social, mental, spiritual, and environmental well-being. Health is influenced by both controllable factors like diet, exercise, and smoking as well as uncontrollable factors like genetics and age. Proper nutrition requires obtaining essential nutrients including vitamins, minerals, fats, carbohydrates, proteins, and water. Maintaining overall health involves preventing and treating non-infectious diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes through health screenings and lifestyle choices. Substance abuse can negatively impact health through drugs like methamphetamines, inhalants, cocaine, ecstasy, and marijuana.
Health and wellness encompass physical, emotional, social, mental, spiritual, and environmental well-being. Health is influenced by both controllable factors like diet, exercise, and smoking as well as uncontrollable factors like genetics and age. Proper nutrition requires obtaining essential nutrients including vitamins, minerals, fats, carbohydrates, proteins, and water. Maintaining overall health involves preventing and treating non-infectious diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes through health screenings and lifestyle choices. Substance abuse can negatively impact health through drugs like methamphetamines, inhalants, cocaine, ecstasy, and marijuana.
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Health and wellness encompass physical, emotional, social, mental, spiritual, and environmental well-being. Health is influenced by both controllable factors like diet, exercise, and smoking as well as uncontrollable factors like genetics and age. Proper nutrition requires obtaining essential nutrients including vitamins, minerals, fats, carbohydrates, proteins, and water. Maintaining overall health involves preventing and treating non-infectious diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes through health screenings and lifestyle choices. Substance abuse can negatively impact health through drugs like methamphetamines, inhalants, cocaine, ecstasy, and marijuana.
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Health Final Study Guide
Health & Wellness
Health is the combination of your physical, emotional, and social well- being. Wellness is Total health Values are beliefs of conduct that you find important. Peer Pressure is the influence people your age have over you. Risk Factors are actions that can potentially threaten your health Mental Health is the development of the mind, obtaining knowledge.
Social Health is the development of one’s communication skills and the
establishment of relationships. Emotional Health the ability to develop to develop inner feelings and express them in healthful ways. Spiritual Health is development of one’s belief system Physical Health taking care of the body, regular checkups, good nutrition and regular exercise. Environmental Health is the environment effects on ones health.
Nutrition- Two types of cholesterol- LDL cholesterol- bad cholesterol HDL cholesterol- good cholesterol
Six Essential Nutrients
Minerals- Inorganic substances, in other words they are man made and they regulate processes within the body. They are put into different structures within the body to create enzymes, hormones, skeletal bones, skeletal tissues, teeth, and fluids. Vitamins- Needed in small amounts to help the body with chemical reactions within its cells and are organic. Come in two forms; they are fat soluble and water soluble. Fats- Also known as lipids. Too much of this in your diet can lead to obesity, heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes. Also used by the body to provide energy to the body during exercise. Carbohydrates- Usually referred to as sugars or starches. These are found in such foods such as potatoes, bananas, pasta, bread, cereals etc. They are converted into sugars by the body. They come in two forms: simple sugars and complex sugars Proteins- Composed of amino acids, which help to build muscle mass. Cells in the body are being replaced all the time every day 365 days a year, so we need to give the body the tools to complete the task of keeping our bodies fit and healthy Water- essential nutrient the body needs. Forty to sixty percent of your body weight is made up of this nutrient.
Trans fat- comes from adding hydrogen to vegetable oil through a process called hydrogenation. Empty calorie- a calorie that has zero nutritional value. Anemia- is caused by a lack of iron in the blood.
Stress- Positive stress- studying for a test, etc. Negative stress- divorce, medical emergency, etc. Non-infectious diseases- Cardiovascular Disease- disease of the heart and blood vessels Cancer- abnormal growth of cells which tend to proliferate in an uncontrolled way. Diabetes- a chronic disease associated with abnormally high levels of glucose the blood.
Lung Cancer- cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. Breast Cancer- this cancer is more common in women but also found in men. Thyroid Cancer- a gland located beneath the voice box (larynx) that produces thyroid hormone. Throat Cancer- cancer that forms in tissues of the pharynx. Pancreatic Cancer- a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the tissues of the pancreas. Also called exocrine cancer
STD’s- either chose “a” or “b” on your scantron
Bacterial infection- curable Viral infection- not curable
STI- The invasion and multiplication of a microorganism
STD- An infectious condition that is caused by an infectious organism that is passed from person to person during sexual contact. HIV- is the virus that causes AIDS, a debilitating and deadly disease of the human immune system. Gonorrhea- discharge from vagina, watery white drip and pus, abdominal pain. Bacterial infection. Syphilis- symptoms occur four stages, easily treated with antibiotics. Bacterial infection. HPV- found in genitals, anus and throat. 70 different strains, highly contagious. Viral infection. Herpes- two forms HSV 1 and HSV 2. Viral infection Chlamydia- burning pain when urinating, thick yellow or white drip from penis.
Drugs- Meth is a powerful stimulant that activates certain systems in the brain. It is closely related chemically to amphetamine, but the central nervous system effects are much greater. Inhalants are common household and workplace substances that are sniffed or huffed to give the user an immediate head rush or high. On the rise among teenagers. Cocaine a stimulant that can be snorted or smoked. Risks of include respiratory problems such as shortness of breath, chest pains, lung trauma and bleeding. Ecstasy is usually in pill for this drug is marketed as a feel good drug. Reduces the need to eat, drink, or sleep, enabling club scene users to endure all-night and sometimes two, or three-day parties. Marijuana is the most widely used illegal substance in the world today. Consists of buds, leaves, and resin of the cannabis plant. The stalks and sterilized seeds are considered "hemp."
Tolerance is defined as the amount it takes a user to reach their desired high. Intoxication and overdose are the potential consequences of drug use. The #1 cause of death in the U.S. is heart disease. The #2 cause of death in the U.S. is cancer.
CPR- Adult CPR is for victims age 8 and older. The rate of compressions to breaths is 30:2 When giving compressions to infants you must push 1/3 – 1/2 the depth of the chest. Open the airway using a head tilt chin lift. Push at a rate of 100 per minute. Push Hard and Fast. Child CPR is for victims age 1 to 8. Cover the infants mouth and nose when giving breaths. The first thing you do when coming upon victim is make sure the scene is safe AED stands for Automated External Defibrillator When a person is choking you perform the Heimlich Maneuver. An AED machine can not be used on an infant CPR stand for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation The emergency response phone # is 911. Compressions pump blood to the brain and heart. During CPR breaths should last 1 second. When you use an AED on a wet victim you must make sure they are dry.
