Lifestyle

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  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle is something that you choose but can be down to:
      • Economic pressure
      • Family upbringing
      • Lifestyle choices
      • Lifestyle habits
      • Stress of life events
    • Diet
      • Unhealthy
        • High in fats, sugars, and salts
      • Daily calorie intake
        • Women - 2000 calories
        • Men - 2500 calories
      • The Eatwell Guide
        • A healthy diet should consist of:
          • Fruit and vegetables
          • Carbohydrates
          • Proteins
          • Dairy and alternatives
          • Oils and spreads
          • Water
          • Fats (smaller and less amounts)
    • Exercise
      • Helps a person to maintain a healthy weight
      • Important for the skeleton (strong bones)
      • Maintaining mobility and heart function
      • Reduces likelihood of mental health problems
    • Tobacco
      • Smoking can have a severe effect on health
      • Can damage organs and is liked to diseases (lung cancer and coronary heart disease)
      • Can affect children who inhale the smoke
      • Can affect unborn babies if the mother smokes during pregnancy
    • Drugs
      • Cannabis
        • Deteriorates brain function
        • Can cause respiratory problems if smoked with tobacco
      • Cocaine
        • Overstimulates the heart and can lead to heart attacks/ death
        • Can cause unbalanced emotions
      • Ecstasy (MDMA)
        • Impact memory
        • Cause depression
        • Can impact on blood pressure
        • Cause heart palpitations
      • Substance misuse
        • Short term effects
          • Panic attacks
          • Changes in appetite
          • Abnormal behaviour
          • Effects on blood pressure
        • Long term effects
          • Death
          • Neurological damage
          • Kidney and liver damage
          • Hormonal chnages
        • Can lead to addiction
    • Alcohol
      • 14 units a week is the advised maximum
      • Risks to health:
        • Cancer
        • Heart disease
        • Liver damage
        • Mental health issues
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