The person may want to keep a food diary to help discover which foods make their condition worse and avoid them in the future. Some experts believe probiotic yoghurt drinks help settle the stomach and the nerves in the gut. • Lactose Intolerance is very common. It’s when people can’t tolerate the natural sugar found in
“Diabetes can be tackled in different ways- by insulin and diet” (Rudy, 1999, page 19) Diet, when someone had diabetes it is best for their health to cut right down on the unhealthy foods, and stick to the health foods, this is due to the effectiveness of the medication you are on. If you eat junk food and do not eat healthy then your medication will not be as effective as it could be. Sticking to regular mealtimes is also another thing that could help you feel better as it will keep your “blood glucose levels under control”. (Rudy, 1999, page 20) There are 2 types of carbohydrates, 1 that is good for controlling diabetes and 1 that is really bad, these are starchy and sugary. Sugary- this is the 1 that people with diabetes should stay clear of, this is due to the “glucose getting into your bloodstream fast, this could cause a sudden rise in blood glucose levels”.
In order to aid the process you can watch your diet by reducing salt intake and eating better foods like vegetables and controlling obesity it is also good to stop or moderate your alcohol consumption. Just try to live a healthier life will help and in extreme cases medication will be used to help treat the disorder. I hope you now have a better understanding of the condition and wish you the best
Often just knowing that we are thirsty as opposed to hungry will lead to a better choice being made in selecting drink over food. As cognitive function deteriorates in the dementia patient these decisions are obviously effected more so. In the extreme a dementia patient will not realise that they are dehydrated or that they are hungry and will go without food and drink for longer periods then perhaps is healthy unless they are prompted by their carers to receive nutrition This factor must also be balanced against the fact that older, sentient, people often need less food and drink then younger more active people and a good carer will also be conscious of this Dementia can effect the choices that a person makes on the type of food they want to eat. For example we have a lady called Joyce who prefers foods (and drinks) that are white. (She also prefers her chair to be white so you can see the level of dementia being dealt with here).
Now, if the stones are large, they can block the duct that leads from the gall bladder. This causes pain and require treatment. It does not always necessitate having your gall bladder removed. Sometimes with a change to a low-fat, high- fiber diet that reduces refined foods such as white breads, pasta and sugar and increased exercise (or in many cases, adding exercise), the gall bladder might perk up and do what it is supposed to do, which is store and release bile when needed in the digestive
Alli is used together with a reduced-calorie diet and weight maintenance to treat obesity in people with certain risk factors such as dabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Do not take Alli if you are allergic to orlistat, or if you have gallbladder problems or chronic malabsorption
2. Explain how poor nutrition can contribute to an individual’s experience of dementia. Poor nutrition can make the symptoms of dementia worse, increase risk of more frequent infections requiring use of antibiotics. Malnutrition also affects immune system making it difficult to fight an infection. Effects of poor nutrition:- • Higher risk of infection • Reduced wound healing • Dermatological problems • Constipation • Disturbed sleeping pattern • Weight loss/gain Dementia can greatly affect a person's relationship to food and eating.
Lifestyle changes and medicines can help control CAD. As for Eric the first thing he needs to do is to stop smoking. Smoking can damage and tighten blood vessels, lead to unhealthy cholesterol and blood pressure levels which can all lead to coronary heart disease. Nicotine constricts your blood vessels and carbon monoxide can injure the inner lining causing your heart to pump harder to compensate for the damage. Cigarette smoking increases the risk of heart attack so Eric should talk to his doctor about a program to help him with smoking cessation Also mentioned Eric eats on the run a lot, He needs to make sure he is eating healthy foods to ensure good blood and cholesterol levels.
Like Pollan pointed out in one of his chapters, fast-food is bad for our health and for us in general. The food pyramid might sound healthy since there are commercials and doctors that follow the food pyramid but
Abstract Anorexia and bulimia are dangerous eating disorders that mainly affect women. The goal of Healthy People 2010 is to decrease the relapse rate of these disorders. Many factors, such as type of treatment centers, family and monetary support, and readiness to confront eating disorders play a major role in reoccurrence of the disease. In order to meet the Healthy People 2010 objectives, improvements in the current delivery of treatment and follow-ups must be expanded upon and improved. Relapse Rates in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Healthy People 2010 is a broad collection of disease prevention and health promotion objectives for the United States (US) to achieve over the first ten years of the twenty-first century.