Biology: Healthy Life - Heart Disease
During the course of my life there have been health choices that I've made that may affect my body and/or my health in the future. But by knowing my family's history and those diseases that seem to be hereditary will be quite supportive in maintaining a long and healthy life. This knowledge will hopeful influence my decisions of prolonged activities that could be harmful or helpful. Looking over the history of my mother's side (MacKenize) most didn't live that long mainly because of heart disease was what took them. For the maternal side on my mother's family, my great-grandmother lived to the age of 63 then died because of a heart attack; great-grandfather lived to 83 and was in pretty good health until he caught pneumonia and died; great-uncle Melvin died at 56 due to a heart attack; Great Uncle Alex died at 46 but because he was run over by a taxi; great aunt Jean died in 80's because of heart problems; great aunt Kay also died in her 80's due to heart problems and old age; great aunt Kay is still living at age 72 and is in good health other than suffering with arthritis; and my grandmother died at 61 because of heart attack. My grandfather on my mother's (her father, Munroe family) side died at age 68 from a heart attack
What I really need to do I get a schedule and stick to it. Another way to help keep blood pressure, or also known as hypertension, at bay is to lower intakes of sodium in one's diet. Those foods that have been deep-fried for days on end and you can ring out before you eat them. I really, really want to get at least eight hours of sleep, and this I plan to get, once I get rid of those nasty 8am classes. I need to get myself back in the pool at least three times a week, ski more often, and take advantage of the beautiful Florida evenings by roller blading Lake Hollingsworth. But lately, especially this past summer I have been trying new things and for a picky, picky eater that's a big step; think AA for drunks. I am a very determined and stubborn person and when I see that what my current actions are harming me and my future I will turn everything around and do now that will help me be there in the future. Both my parents are in good health (ages 53, father; 49, mother) and have never had any serious medical problems. Sure, I make excuses all the time and they are valid in the point when I have loads of school work, but usually it's work that I've put off to last minute (like this essay). All which are very popular in commercial and "everyday" foods. Excess amounts of sodium increase a person's blood pressure and in the end this could lead to heart attack, stroke, and kidney failure. I'm not promising that I'm going to carry around a wallet size nutrition guide, but I definitely need to lower my intake of fatty, empty calorie foods. Though one type of cholesterol good for you, HDL (high-density lipoproteins), this work on preventing deposits in the linings of the arteries. Due to the fact that diabetes', which is another disease that is evident in my family background, cause is unknown makes it even a little harder to prevent.
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