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For this discussion forum, find three interactions between medications and nutrients (food). List the interaction, foods to avoid while taking the medication, and describe key points that should be included in client education regarding the interactions.
You can use Epocrates to find your information https://online.epocrates.com/, or Medline Plus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html, or any other evidence based resource.
A friend of yours just approached you and asked you to buy a revolutionary new fat-burning pill that he or she is selling. It is pretty expensive; however, your friend provides you with numerous testimonies from others. Using the knowledge you gained about energy, explain to your friend why you are not going to purchase the pills.
Does the research show that the Ketogenic diet works? What were the findings? Were there any dangers to that method? Would you recommend to a client, friend or family member?
Can fashion weeks be more sustainable in the future by embracing digital technologies?
Healthy People 2020 identifies objectives related to nutrition and its role in promoting health and reducing chronic disease risk. Choose one preventable chronic condition from the list. As a nurse practitioner, how will you educate your patient about nutrition to help prevent your chosen chronic condition? Support your answer with evidence-based research.
Discuss another possible comorbid condition that goes along with having an eating disorder.
You are a parent and your child has asked you for a doll as a birthday present. There are only two choices left at the toy store – one doll that has a very unrealistic thin image, such as a Barbie doll, and another that is a doll depicting an overweight or obese individual. You have to buy one because you know your child will be crushed if no doll is received as a gift. Which one would you buy, and why? What are the potential pros and cons of either choice? Would your choice be different if you have a daughter versus a son?
In this section, you will keep a record of all foods and drinks you consume over the course of 1 day – from when you wake up until when you go to sleep. Your food record is expected to be very detailed, precise, and thorough. After you’ve kept your food record, you will analyze your nutrient intake using the following free website: https://asa24.nci.nih.gov/demo/
Nutrition Analysis Results and Questions
In this section, use your ASA24 Nutrition Profile results to answer specific questions regarding your dietary intake. Answer questions regarding ways to improve your current diet to improve overall health.
Nutrition Related Goals
In this section, restate your three nutrient-related goals below from your Dietary Analysis Assignment in Week two. Discuss in detail your progress towards reaching the three issues/goals, and what actions could be taken to reach or maintain your original goals.
Reflection
In this section, reflect on the results of your dietary analysis. What were your biggest take-aways from this assignment? Was there anything that surprised you about your dietary intake? What dietary changes do you plan on making after reviewing your Nutrition Profile? Be Specific.
What are people’s experiences of practising yoga with Chronic Non-Specific Lower Back Pain (CNSLBP) and does it improve quality of life (QoL)? An interpretative phenomenological analysis.
List 5 risk factors placing people at risk of developing chronic disease
Tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, physical inactivity, obesity, unhealthy diet
2. Top 3 leading causes of death in the United States
Heart disease, cancer, accidents
3. Describe in your own words how does obesity increase the risk of cardiovascular disease
Being overweight might cause fatty deposits to form in your arteries. A heart attack can occur if the arteries that deliver blood to your heart become damaged and blocked.
4. Explain how hypertension increases the risk of stroke
High blood pressure damages blood vessels, causing them to constrict, burst, or leak. Blood clots can develop in the arteries leading to your brain, obstructing blood flow and potentially causing a stroke if your blood pressure is too high.
5. Share an example of a nutritional strategy to reduce cancer
Antioxidants included in plant-based meals aid to strengthen your immune system and protect you from cancer cells. Fruit-rich diets may reduce the incidence of stomach and lung cancer.
In this module we discuss nutrition and metabolism. Interestingly, our gut bacteria (and, hence, gut health) may not only be influenced from birth, but the mechanism by which we are born. Please review this recent article (Links to an external site.) and develop a Critical Thinking post on the benefits of this strategy. Do you think that this evidence (along with other cites (Links to an external site.) you may come across) supports the need for on-going probiotic therapy in our diets as adults. Another angle could be: can we change our gut bacteria and, ultimately, our overall health (this 10-minute talk (Links to an external site.) is interesting and should help build your thoughts)?