A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL RESET FOR THE NEW YEAR: Part I
Determinants of Disease and Disability
Genetics / Epigenetics
- Chronic inflammation
- Immune dysregulation
- Microbiome
- Malnutrition
- Sedentary behavior physical inactivity
- Toxins and Poisons
- Alcohol / Substance use, misuse, abuse
- Poor nocturnal sleep
- Stress / Distress
- Horizontal and vertical relationships
- Hormonal imbalance
- Infections
Basic Definitions
Genetics - is the study of genes and how traits are passed down from one generation to the other
Epigenetics - is the study of changes in organisms caused by modification of gene expression rather than alteration
Chronic inflammation - is a slow long term inflammation lasting for prolonged periods of several months to years
Microbiome - is the collection of all the microorganism and viruses that live inside and outside the human body
Malnutrition - includes lack of proper nutrition caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that
one does eat.
Sedentary behavior - refers to activities that do not increase energy expenditure substantially above the resting level less than or equal to 1.5 metabolic equivalent
Physical activity - is any body movement generated by skeletal muscles that raises energy expenditure above resting level
Toxin / Poison - is a chemical which damages an organism
Poor nocturnal sleep - involves problems with quality, timing and amount of sleep
Substance abuse - is a pattern of using s substance that, causes significant problem or distress
Stress - is any type of change that causes physical, emotional or psychological
strain
Vertical relationship - is the relationship between an individual with God
Horizontal relationship - is the relationship between an individual with others
Hormonal imbalance - is when you have too much or too little of one or more hormone
Infections - is the invasion of tissues by pathogens
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