Cancer is everyone's nightmare, but can be helped if the few steps are taken to overcome it. I am not saying there is a cure for cancer because we all know there is not YET! There are many tests and procedures that may be taken in order to prevent or take care of (lack of a better word) a possible ending of a wonderful life. I have lost many friends and family to all different cancers and am now working on preventing this happening to myself. I quit smoking over two years ago, wishing I would have listened to my parents and never started! I understand that peer pressure is one of the major factors of this and am only hoping my son (18 yr old) would just sit there and think about what his future may or may not be like and stop smoking NOW! I know I never listened when i was smoking for those many years and people tend to say "well you never listened, what makes you think he is going to?" Enough is enough with the he/she is a hippocrit and he/she never listened, and I could keep going...Think of your family, your new wife and your beautiful son. Think Healthy and STOP!! Now that I have ranted about smoking, will I develop lung cancer? Possibilities are there, but who says you have to be a smoker to develop lung cancer? My great grandfather passed away of lung cancer and never smoked a day in his life. I have family memebers that have passed away from different cancers, but that does not say I will. My chances are greater due to many factors, but am I going to work on prevention? Absolutely! Motivation was in our last module and after reading these few chapters I believe I have a full force motivational perk. I have a wonderful family that I would love to spend many years with and I want to see each of them grow. Here is a website that I have only scratched the surface of and have much more to read http://www.preventcancer.org/ The information that it provides will hopefully help in the long run.
Now onto Cardiovascular. Sore subject but a serious subject. My dad(RIP 1-26-05 was 56 yrs young) passed away from a massive heart attack after snow plowing.
He was a heavy smoker (3 packs a day) and an everyday drinker, not excessive drinking (didnt drink until he became drunk and puking), but still didnt go a day without drinking. He was becoming overweight after he had surgery on his neck and spine, which did not help matters to get better. Now am I going to pay attention to what I thought were not "problems" definitely will be taking better care of myself and my family, if I can help it.
I have learned much more than I ever thought I would, but this class has opened my eyes to what needs to be done to become healthy again. Here is a website that determines which is better for you. HIIT vs Long duration. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/7953793/heart_disease_prevention_hiit_vs_long.html It was interesting and I only wish I knew all this before bad things have happened.
2 words I did not know:
1. Ischemia - an insufficient supply of blood to the heart. Even after going through high school and different health courses and working in a nursing home I have never heard this word. I have only heard people say an insufficient supply of blood to the heart not its "proper name". How does it affect me...it does not affect me or will make my life better, but it will make documenting things easier by using only the word instead of a sentence.
2. Xenoestrogens - environmental chemicals that mimic the effects of natural estrogen; may cause cancer. I may have heard this word before but never knew what it meant or what it was. Like the other word I stated it really does not affect me but to learn about what it is interests me. I am not a "science" person just some things catch my eye every now and then.
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