How dose modern lifestyle afffect our health.docx
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Howdosemodernlifestyleafffectourhealth
Modernlife,fromnewinformationtechnologytohowandwherewelive,offersahostofnewstimulithatcompeteinthebrainforattention. Thecostofthishasbeentoourabilitytomaintainsustained,deepattention,andlikelycreatesachronicstressonthebrain. Overtime,thisstressreducesourcognitiveabilitiesanddamagesmemorycells.
ModernLifestyle–ACurseoraBenefittoHealth&Fitness
Weoftenhearpeopletalkingabouthealthandfitnessandhowthemodernlifestylehasaffectedthewaywelive.Buthowmanyofusaretrulyseriousaboutourhealth?
Howmanyofusactuallyinvesttime,energyandmoneytomaintainourhealth?
Byinvestingmoney,Idonotmeanthevisitstothehospital;thosearenecessaryandcanbetheafter-effectsofnotmaintainingyourhealth.
Itistruethatthemodernlifestylehasdrasticallychangedthewayweliveandthewayithasaffectedourhealthandfitness.Lookatthechildrentoday,andyou’llknowwhatImean.Howoftendoyoufindchildrengoingoutandplayinginthefields?
Ortakingaswiminthenearbylake,orjusthikingupamountain?
Nottoooften.
InsteadyouwouldfindthemgluedtothetelevisionortheircomputerscreenfranticallypressingonthekeysoftheirlatestPlayStationcontroller.Justtrytogettheirattentionwhentheirfavoritecharacterisinanintensebattlewiththeevilforces…Goodluck!
It’snotjustthekids;eventhegrownupshavefallenpreytothesemodernagegizmos.Theendresult:
Obesity.
ItisestimatedthatonethirdofthepopulationofAmericansisobese.Obeseisconsideredtobe20poundsaboveaperson’sidealweight.Withfastfoodrestaurantsoneverycorner,afastpacedlifestyleandmassmarketingbeingdonetwenty-fourhoursadaytoourkids,there’snoendinsight.Ishuddertothinkofwhatthecostsandavailabilityofhealthinsurancewillbelikeinthenextdecade.
Allthistroublecanbeavoidedifonlywearemorecautiousaboutourhealthhabits.Anearlymorningjog,awalkintheparkoraworkoutatthelocalgym,isnotonlyagoodwayofmaintainingfitnessbutalsoagoodrecreationalandsocializingactivity.
Soifyouareseriousaboutyourhealthandwanttobefitandhealthy,youstillhavetime.Sweatitoutatthegym,enrollforayogasessionorgetinshapewithsomeaerobicslessons.Youwillbeamazedwiththeresults.
10CommonEffectsofModernLifestyleonHealth
*Anincreaseinhabitsandaddictions. Thepresenceofamodernlifestylehasbroughtaboutandincreaseinalcoholconsumptionandadditivehabitssuchasdrinkingcaffeine,smoking,etc.Insuchcases,youneedgotoanyoftheaddictiontreatmentcenters. Thesehabitscanbeespeciallybadforyouhealthandleadtomanydiseases
*Anincreaseintheconsumptionoffastfood. Afastpacedlifestylehasalsobroughtabouttheincreaseofconsumptionoffastfood. Manyfamilieschoosetoeatoutsimplybecauseitisquickerthancookingameal. Unfortunately,theincreaseintheconsumptionoffastfoodhashadadevastatingeffectonthehealthofsocietyasobesityratesareskyhighandtherearemanyhealthproblemsreportedtobedirectlylinktotheoverconsumptionoffattyfoodsfoundinfastfood.
*Anincreaseintheuseofdietpillsandotherfaddietsthatisdetrimentaltohealth. Themodernlifestylehasalsobroughtaboutafocusonappearance. Onemustalwayslookhisbest. Dietpillsandfaddietsarepopularamongwomentotrytohelpshedunwantedweightandfitthepictureof“perfect”thatisportrayedbymoviestars.Unfortunately,faddietsstarvethebodyanddietpillsleadtothyroidfunctioningproblems.
*Lossofsleep.Thosewhohavechosentolivethemodernlifestylewillcomplainthattheygettoolittlesleep. Mostadultsarenowgettingaslittleas5hoursofsleepadayasopposedtotherecommended8hours. Thebodyisneverfullyrejuvenatedandthiscancauselossoffunctioningalongwithotherhealthproblems.Sleepisessentialtogoodhealth.
*Littletimetoexercise. Thefastpaced,modernlifestyleleavesbothadultsandkidswithlittletimeforphysicalactivity. This,inturn,leadstoawholeslewofhealthproblems.Fromdiabetestoheartdisease,littleornoexercisethroughoutthecourseofalifetimeisanequationfor...
ImpactofToday'sLifestyleonourHealth.
1.1.IMPACTOFTODAY’SLIFESTYLEONOURHEALTH.-ByFalguniKothari.
2.2. 1.Obesity&OvereatinginChildren.
3.3. •Eatinghasneverandneverwillbesimplyaboutsatisfyingphysicalhunger.Weeatnotonlytoquellarumblingstomach,butalsotosatisfytheappetiteanddealwithemotions.•Fromthemomentaparentfirstoffersabiscuitorsweettocomfortandquietachild,foodbecomesawayofnourishingthesoulaswellasthebody.•Fromtheearliestagefoodisusedtocelebrate,calm,relieveboredomordepressionandtocomfortintimesofsadnessandemotionaldistress.•Theproblemcomeswhenemotionallydrivenfoodhabitstakeoverfromhealthyeatingandresultinuncontrolledweightgains.
4.4. •Scientistsusinganewwaytolookatdataconcludedthatthemainreasonthatobesityhasrisensharplyinrecentdecadesispredominantlybecauseofover-eatingratherthanlackofphysicalactivity.•Beingconcernedwiththecausesofchildhoodobesityisagoodideaforanyparent;onlywhenyouaddresstheactualcausesofthiscondition,canyoureallyandtrulyaimtofixit.•Ignoringtheproblemwillnotmakeitgoaway,andwhenachildgrowsupoverweightorobeseit’sthatmuchmoredifficulttokeeptheweightundercontrolasanadult.
5.5. •Childrenjustdon’tgooutsideandplayanymore;usuallytheyspendtheirfreetimeplayingvideogamesorcomputergamesorwatchingtelevision.•Physicalinactivityisoneofthosecausesofchildhoodobesity;thebodymustburnthecaloriesitingestsfromeating,asanyextracaloriesnotburnedoffarestoredasfat.•Todaypeoplealsotypicallydriveeverywhereratherthanwalk.Childrentakethebustoschoolandareoftendriventothebusstopitself.They’redriventotheirfriend’shouseandtothecornerstore.•Andwhenit’stimetodochoresaroundthehousewehavemanylabor-savingdevicesthatlimitphysicalactivityaswell.•Allofthisinactivityandlackofphysicalexertionispartofthosecausesofchildhoodobesity.
6.6. CausesofChildhoodObesityCanBeUnhealthyFood.•Thedietthatmostpeoplefollowisalsopartofthosecausesofchildhoodobesity.•Mostfoodthatpeopleeatisveryunhealthy;it’stypicallypreparedwithaddedoil,butter,andsugartoenhancetheflavor.Unfortunatelythisalsoenhancesthecaloriecount!
Fastfoodandjunkfoodaretwoprimeculprits.•Hamburgers,fries,potatochips,anditemsliketheseareverycalorie-densemeaningtheyhavealotofcaloriesfortheamountoffoodyouget.•Fastfoodrestaurantsaredefinitelysomecommoncausesofchildhoodobesity!
Includedinthisarethemanyvendingmachinesthatarejustabouteverywhere,includingtheschools,thatcontainsugaryfoodsandsodasaswell.It’snotunusualforchildrentoeatliterallythousandsandthousandsofexcesscalorieseveryweek,evenifitdoesn’tseemasifanyoneisovereating.
7.7. •Overeatingleadstoweightgain,andcanmosttimesbeblamedonparents.•Frominfancy,manyparents,forcechildrentoeatmorethantheyneed,evenwhentheyindicatetheyarefull.•Achildwillneverstarvethemselvesiftheyarehealthy,soparentsshouldlistentotheirchildren.Mothersalsoneedtoknowthatthechild’sstomachwillstretch,iftheyareforcedtoovereat.•Thisisthereasonwhychildrenofthesameagewilleatdifferentquantities,becausewhatmayfillonechild’sstomachmaywellbetoomuchforanother.•Asthesayinggoes“wemusteattolive,notlivetoeat”andthisisnodifferentforchildren.Weshouldnevereat,orforcethemtoeattothepointwheretheyareuncomfortable.
8.8. •Television(TV)hasitsgoodside.Itcanbeentertainingandeducational,andcanopenupnewworldsforkids,givingthemachancetotraveltheglobe,learnaboutdifferentcultures,andgainexposuretoideastheymayneverencounterintheirowncommunity.Showswithaprosocialmessagecanhaveapositiveeffectonkidsbehavior;programswithpositiverolemodelscaninfluenceviewerstomakepositivelifestylechanges.•However,thereversecanalsobetrue:
KidsarelikelytolearnthingsfromTVthatparentsdontwantthemtolearn.TVcanaffectkidshealth,behaviorandfamilylifeinnegativeways.
9.9. Televisionviewingandchildhoodobesity.•ArecentstudypublishedinTheAmericanJournalofClinicalNutritionfoundthatthemorehoursspentwatchingtelevision,themorelikelychildrenweretobebothfatterandlessphysicallyactive.•ChildrenspendasubstantialportionoftheirliveswatchingT.V.InvestigatorshavehypothesizedthatT.V.viewingcausesobesitybyoneormoreofthreemechanisms:
Decreaseinphysicalactivity,increasedcalorieconsumptionwhilewatchingorcausedbytheeffectsofadvertising,andreducedrestingmetabolism.
10.10. •Therelationshipbetweentelevisionviewingandobesityhasbeenexaminedinarelativelylargenumberofstudies.•Thestudiessuggestthatreducingtelevisionviewingmayhelptoreducetheriskforobesityorhelppromoteweightlossinobesechildren.•Oneschool-based,experimentalstudywasdesignedspecificallytotestdirectlythecausalrelationshipbetweentelevisionviewingbehaviorsandbodyfat.Theresultsofthisrandomized,controlledtrialprovideevidencethattelevisionviewingisacauseofincreasedbodyfatnessandthatreducingtelevisionviewingisapromisingstrategyforprev
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