Diseases

• Cardiovascular Disease - disease involving heart or blood vessels
• Lung Cancer - cancer in the lungs
• Emphysema - deterioration of lungs, hinders lung's ability to expand
• Chronic Bronchitis - inflammation of bronchial tubes
• Pneumonia - infection in the alveoli which usually is life-threatening as it blocks exchange of gases
• Asthma - smooth muscles surrounding the bronchi spasm and constrict passageway of air
• Bronchitis - inhaled irritants cause excess mucus production, coughing, inflammation, and frequent infections
• If the trachea is blocked, you cannot breathe
• Laryngitis - inflammation of larynx
• Fatty Liver - overworking liver
• Type 1 Diabetes - a genetic disorder that destroys pancreatic cells, no longer able to produce insulin. auto-immune basis with environmental triggers. Insulin dependent, cannot be prevented.
• Type 2 Diabetes - insulin resistant, cells do not respond to insulin anymore. possible to prevent or reverse. Managed with medication, lifestyle changes, and sometimes insulin therapy
• Type 1 and 2 diabetes cause chronic illness if not managed
• Prediabetic - blood sugar high, may have no symptoms. Likely to progress to type 2 diabetes with no intervention