Health
& Leisure Basics exposes participants to common lifestyle-related
diseases on the rise in Nigeria. These preventable chronic diseases
such as high blood pressure which is known as the silent killer and
can lead to other fatal health conditions like stroke, diabetes,
arthritis and certain types of cancers etc are primarily the outcome
of our daily unhealthy choices. Identifying the causes of lifestyle
diseases is critical, because the elimination of the causes is the
obvious and only way to achieve healing and enhanced health.
Did
you know...?
Prostrate,
breast and colon Cancers are becoming one of the highest killers of
people in Nigeria mostly because of poor lifestyle habits especially
diet? 6
in 10 black men from age 65 are diagnosed with prostate cancer
yearly, 1 in 8 women suffer from Breast cancer and Colon cancer is
the 3rd
highest killer in Nigeria,
92%
of colon cancer cases are curative yet thousands of people die from
it each year? 60
- 70% of cancers can be avoided by paying attention to lifestyle
factors.
Diabetes
is one of the most common chronic ailments in Nigeria and 1 in 8
people from age 45 develop Type 2 diabetes, 1 in 3 of people who have
it do not know that they do. This course proffers ways to manage this
condition to avoid risk of complications such as cardiovascular
diseases, strokes etc and also
recommends dietary options for diseases such as cancers, high blood
pressure, heart disease, including Arthritis & Osteoporosis. Also
recommends ways to manage and possibly reverse these conditions
through lifestyle changes.
By
following the recommendations provided, you will not only be able to
keep lifestyle diseases at bay but also sharpening your memory,
balance and coordination as you age, and overall lengthen your life.
This course will enable participants adopt lifestyle modification and
experience rapid, significant and sustainable improvements in their
health and overall being.
The
course also enlightens participants on the link between our emotions
and health and highlights that suppressing emotions is unhealthy,
especially when those feelings are anger, bitterness or
resentment. However, certain things happen in life that can
bring negative emotions and disrupt emotional health but if left to
persist can lead to the development of biochemical toxins that can
weaken the immune system, alter the body’s natural ability to heal
itself and ultimately lead to chronic diseases. And recommends
effective ways to cope with stress and deal with negative emotions.
It
examines certain factors
that affect sex drive after the age of 60 such as being under certain
medications and health conditions and shows that you
are never too old for a richer, romantic, and more exciting sex life.
In addition suggests
things to do to improve your sex life thereby improving your
relationship with you partner.
This
course will enable participants recognize their unhealthy habits and
start to reverse them which is crucial in living a healthy and active
life. It is never too late to
make lifestyle modifications.
Modules
The Mind, Your Health
High Blood Pressure- Dos And Don’ts
Preventing And Reversing Heart Disease
Silent Stroke: Warning Signs
Cancer And Its Prevention
You Can Beat Arthritis
Staying Healthy Despite Diabetes
Fall Prevention For Older Adults & Osteoporosis
Love And Sex After 60
Course Objectives
At
the end of the Course, participants will be able to:
- Understand how a healthy mind can improve health
- Be enlightened on dangers of overlooking High blood pressure
- Know measures to take in the prevention and management of Heart Disease
- Identify the warning signs of a stroke
- Understand the importance of caring for your bones and identify ways to manage bone conditions such as Arthritis and Osteoporosis
- Understand ways to prevent, manage and reverse Cancer
- Understand diabetes; prevention and management
- Improve health conditions with lifestyle adjustments
- Be enlightened about some common illnesses associated with ageing – prevention, care, and cure
- Understand the factors that could negatively impact sexual satisfaction after the age of 60 and adopt ways to improve your relationships with your partner.
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