An integrated multi-pronged approach to weight management is key to long term success and sustainable results. Encouraging people to eat more fruits, vegetables and meats while moving more is the answer to long-term weight management success. Maintaining people’s short and medium term health should be at the top of health and social care professionals’ agendas, with prevention, detection and treatment tailored specifically to individual’s unique needs and lifestyles being key factors of success. Particularly, the bd should put greater focus on treating disease at its source rather than treating only its symptoms. Medical marvels and mental health units should seek out and treat those at risk for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases as well as those already affected by such conditions.
Cardiovascular Health
The heart and blood vessels are among the most vital organs of the human body, providing oxygen, nutrients and blood to every part of your body.
People living with atherosclerosis (plaque build-up in your arteries), heart disease, strokes and arrhythmias face many difficulties that could compromise their health.
Heart diseases are preventable through proper lifestyle choices. Eating less salt and more potassium could lower your risk of cardiovascular disease by helping regulate your blood pressure.
Mental Health
Mental health is essential to emotions, thinking, communication, learning, resilience, hope and self-esteem – essential not only for relationships but also personal and emotional well-being and contributing to society or communities.
People suffering from mental illnesses must receive proper treatment, including medication and talk therapy as well as other therapies.
Medication may help with mood swings, anxiety and depression as well as prevent recurrences.
Lifestyle changes may help protect mental health by decreasing risk factors for psychiatric disorders. Such changes could include adopting healthy diet, physical activity and stress reduction strategies.
Mental illnesses can have devastating effects, destroying daily life for those suffering. Their symptoms can compromise work, school and relationships and may include phobias (abnormal fears), depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia – some symptoms being minor but some having severe effects.
