life style modifications

1. Done by,
Basil Babu.pharm-

2. INTRODUCTION
 Life style includes the behaviour and activities that make up
your daily life.
 This includes :
• Work you do
• Your leisure activities
• The food you eat and
• Your interaction with family, friends, neighbours, co-workers and
strangers

3. LIFE STYLE MODIFICATIONS AND
ASSOCIATED HEALTH PROBLEMS
BEHAVIOURAL
 Diet
 Smoking
 Consumption of alcohol
 Drug addiction
 Lack of physical activities

4. MATERIAL
 Environmental Pollution
PHYSIOLOGICAL
 Stress

5. DIET
 A diet which contains all the required amounts of food and drinks to
supply nutrition and energy for maintaining body cells, tissues and
organs for supporting normal growth and development.

6. MODERN DIET
 Modern diet is the main reason why people all over the world are fatter
and sicker than even before.
 Few things that are wrong with the modern diet:
 Sugar intake has increased
 Consumption of soda and fruit juices
 Calorie intake has increased
 People are eating more processed foods
 Egg consumption has gone down
 Usage of processed fats and oils.

7. ORGANIC VS CONVENTIONAL FOOD
ORGANIC FOOD CONVENTIONAL FOOD
Natural fertilizers such as manure or
compost are used.
Synthetic or chemical fertilisers often
containing nitrates are used.
Crop rotation is followed. Genetically modified crops.
Use of traditional methods like tilling ,
crop rotation to kill weeds.
Use of herbicides to kill weeds.
Give organic feed to animals and there is
also usage of herbal treatment live stock
healthy.
Use of antibiotics , growth hormones and
medications in animal to prevent
diseases and promote growth.

8. JUNK FOOD

9.  Junk foods are typically ready to eat convenience foods containing high
levels of saturated fats,salts or sugar and little or no fruit,vegetables or
dietary fibre.
 Junk foods thus have little or no health benefits(empty calories).
 It may contain ingredients considered unhealthy when regularly eaten.
 Junk food leads to short and long term effects like
 Lack of energy
 Poor concentration
 Heart disease
 High cholesterol

11. KEYS TO HAVE A HEALTHY DIET
 Eat a variety of nutrient rich foods.
 Enjoy plenty of whole grains, fruits and vegetables.
 Maintain a healthy weight.
 Eat moderate portions.
 Eat regular meals.
 Reduce , don’t eliminate certain foods.
 Balance your food choices over time.

12. SMOKING

13. “SMOKING IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH”
 The impact of smoking in youth has increased a lot.
 They think as fun and cool among friends.
 Few smoke by saying it’s a great stress reliever and relaxant.
 The other smoking implements includes:
 Pipes
 Cigars
 Bidi
 Hookahs
 Vaporizers
 Bongs

14. EFFECTS OF SMOKING
SHORT TERM EFFECTS LONG TERM EFFECTS
Increases heart rate. Loss of appetite
Increases blood pressure Yellowish of teeth
Injures heart and blood vessels Lung cancer
Cough and breathlessness Low sperm count

15. ALCOHOLISM

16. “ALCOHOLISM IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH”
 Many young people struggle with drinking and alcohol has become
a part of young peoples life
 The media creates a lot of images of young people drinking and
promotes drinking as being a fun and popular.
 65% of automobile accidents , violence , suicide and sexual
involvement are due to consumption of alcohol.
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17. SHORT TERM EFFECTS OF
ALCOHOLISM
 Heavy sweating
 Blurry vision
 Nausea and vomiting
 Slower heart rate
 Slower breathing rate
 Increased blood pressure
 Anxiety
 Restlessness
 Mental confusion

18. DRUG ADDICTION

19.  Drug addiction is a disorder and is now commonly seen in youth and can
cause serious long term consequences including problems with physical and
mental health.
 The present youth are often more experimental and willing to try anything
their friends are doing.
 Drugs are essentially poisons. The amount taken determines the effect.
 Small amount act as stimulants(speeds you up), a greater amount acts as a
sedative (slows you down),and even large amount can kill.

20.  Drugs commonly used are:
 Marijuana
 Cocaine
 Heroin
 Opium
 Ecstasy
 LSD

21. LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

22. BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
 Helps to low the blood pressure.
 Reduce the chance of developing diabetes.
 If you already have diabetes , physical activity can help you to control
it.
 It helps you to loose weight(if you are over weight).
 Make you feel energetic.
 Helps you to relieve stress.
 Lowers the risk of osteoporosis.

23. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

24.  Pollution is one of the greatest problem the world is facing today.
 The industrial revolution , technological advancement and modern
transportation have seriously depleted oxygen levels on the earth.
 Hazardous wastes have properties(toxicity , persistence,flammability) which
increases the health affects.

25. AIR POLLUTION WATER
POLLUTION
SOIL POLLUTION NOISE
POLLUTION
ASTHMA GASTRICPROBLE
MS
CHOLERA DEAFNESS
COPD(CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE
PULMONARY
DISEASE)
HEPATITIS A LIVER AND
KIDNEY DISEASES
LACK OF
CONCENTRATION
LUNG CANCER LEPTOSPIROSIS MALARIA HEART DISEASES

26. STRESS

27.  Modern life is full of hassles , deadlines , frustrations and demand.
 Work can be a stress place weather it is in office , a factory or school .
 Too much stress is bad it leads to serious health problems.
 Stress-disrupts nearly every system in our body.
 It will :
 Raise blood pressure,
 Suppress the immune system,
 Increase risk of heart attack,
 Stroke contributing to infertility,
 Speed up the aging process,
 Decrease digestion,
 Sleep problems&depressions.

28. PREVENTIVE MEASURES
 Diet-A balanced healthy diet should be taken avoiding junk foods.
 Smoking- Do not smoke. If you do smoke, stop. If you cannot stop don’t
smoke in the presence of others.
 Alcohol- Do not start .if already started gradually decrease . Limit alcohol to 2
units a day for men and 1 unit a day for women.
 Drugs- Never think about drugs. If you do so communicate with the family
members. For addiction resistance you may visit at addiction treatment
recovery center.

29.  Physical activity : physical activity should be a part of our daily life.
Activities like walking , skipping , running , swimming etc.
 Pollution : As an individual its every ones responsibility
not to pollute the environment . And keep them clean.
 Stress
 Relaxation time
 Eat healthy diet
 Exercise regularly
 Get plenty of sleep

30. CONCLUSION