LIFESTYLE DISEASES CHAPTER 14 “We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”

CHOICES UNCONTROLLABLE AGE GENDER ETHNICITY HEREDITY CONTROLLABLE DIET/BODY WEIGHT PHYSICAL FITNESS UV EXPOSURE SMOKING/ALCOHOL STRESS LEVELS

CARDIO VASCULAR DISEASE HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS PROGRESSIVE DAMAGE RESULTS IN CVD’S LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE U.S. ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE ABOVE 40 WHY SHOULD I WORRY ABOUT THIS NOW? WHY DO SOME PEOPLE DIE WHILE OTHERS ARE FINE?

STROKES Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. More than 140,000 people die each year from stroke in the United States.

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE NORMAL ARTERY CLOGGED ARTERY

HEART ATTACK LA2DuxCcO4g LA2DuxCcO4g

DETECTING CVD’S COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY ON PAGE 346 ANALYZING DATA

PREVENT TRIM FAT HOLD SALT DIET AND WEIGHT NO SMOKING AT ALL GET ACTIVE WATCH NUMBERS RELAX AND DE-STRESS TREAT WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TOOLS THAT ARE USED TO TREAT CVD’S? PAGE 347

CANCER WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN: MALIGNANT VS. BENIGN? WHAT MAKES CANCER CELLS SO DANGEROUS? WHAT ARE 4 THINGS THAT CAN CAUSE CANCER? HOW CAN YOU DETECT CANCER? WHAT 3 WAYS IS CANCER TREATED? MOST IMPORTANTLY WHAT LIFESTYLE CHOICES CAN YOU MAKE TO PREVENT CANCER?

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