Health and wellbeing.

• • Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity – The WHO​
• What is wellbeing?

  Physical, emotional, financial, social, occupational, spiritual, intellectual, environment.
• • Lifestyle choices significantly influence overall health and wellbeing. Factors such as diet, physical activity, sleep, stress management, and substance use play crucial roles. ​
  • Adopting a balanced and nutritious diet, engaging in regular exercise, ensuring sufficient sleep, and managing stress positively contribute to good health. Conversely, poor lifestyle choices, such as unhealthy eating habits,  inadequate sleep, and excessive substance consumption,
• ​Making conscious, positive lifestyle choices is essential for promoting and maintaining optimal health and wellbeing.
• • Nutrition and diet choices have a direct impact on body mass index (BMI), which is a measure of body fat based on height and weight.​ Making healthy food choices, including a balance of nutrients such as proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals, is crucial for maintaining a healthy BMI. ​
  • Consuming excessive calories, especially from high-fat and high-sugar foods, can contribute to weight gain
  • Therefore, making informed and mindful diet choices is integral to managing body weight and promoting overall health and wellbeing.
• Consequences of an imbalanced diet​

  • Obesity increases risk of developing range of disease including type 2 diabetes, hypertension and heart disease.​
  • As of January 2023, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), unhealthy diets are among the leading risk factors for the major causes of death and disease worldwide. ​
  • It is estimated that more than 11 million deaths annually are attributed to dietary factors associated with non-communicable diseases, including heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. ​
• Vitamin deficiency is a significant concern when it comes to malnutrition. Malnutrition, which is an imbalance of nutrients in the body, can lead to both overnutrition and undernutrition. In the context of vitamin deficiency, undernutrition is particularly relev
• Smoking

  • Respiratory system​
  • Cardiovascular system​
  • Cancer risk​
  • Reproductive health​
  • Immune system​
  • Skin and aging​
  • Dental health​
  • Secondhand smoke​
• Low physical activity​

  • Obesity​
  • Cardiovascular Health​
  • Muscle and Bone Health​
  • Metabolic Health ​
  • Mental Health​
  • Joint Health​
  • Sleep disturbances​
  • Reduced immune function​
  • Digestive Health​
  • Quality of Life​
• Low physical activity Link to wellbeing?​

  • Mood​
  • Stress​
  • Sleep​
  • Energy​
  • Cognition​
  • Self-esteem​
  • Resilience​
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• Long term effects on Alcohol is liver disease, stroke, addiction, high blood pressure, cancer, and heart disease, obesity, financial issues, relationships, weakened bones/teeth, cancer, jaundice, narrower blood vessels, fertility's, hygiene.
•  How does alcohol consumption link to increased hypertension and heart disease? Alcohol contains high salts/sugars which cause high blood pressure can lead to heart disease, affects blood vessels, affects heart muscles. Sugar levels- links to other physicals illness.
• 3. How does alcohol consumption link to the immune system? Damages communication neurons, kills brain cells, impairs function of repairing, immune cells, can be at more risk to sickness+ lowers chances of getting better.
• How does alcohol affect the brain?​ Memory loss, severely slurred speech, behaviour (negatively), loss of consciousness, affects language centre, more aggression, increase pain tolerance, mass emotion, balance , eyes, decision making.
• One way to promote self-esteem is?​

  Seeing friends and family, words of affirmations.
• Name one wellbeing concern?

  Inadequate sleep, finance, hygiene, stress.
• What is a care plan?

  A care plan is a written document that outlines the goals, actions, and interventions to be taken in order to provide care and support for an individual's health or well-being. Locked in a drawer with a key.
• What is person-centred care? is a holistic approach to care that focuses on the individual.
• What are the life stages?

  Infancy, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood and late adulthood, end of life.
•  Deterioration- becoming progressively worse.