Essays on Fasting

Abstract

The documentation of this journey in pastoral counseling of an event is outlined from “Crossroads”, which is based on a set case study of characters. The implementation of F.A.I.T.H. for Solution-based Short-term Pastoral Counseling (SBSPC), along with faith based measures of the counselor in pastoral mantle is the focus of the assessment. As a final report requirement, a counseling initiative for documentation in a pastoral role is required, and has been carried forth. An individual was chosen from the case studies, and all culminating work in this course of study has come to this report. The four F.A.I.T.H counseling ...

New dieting trends that include detoxification have become extremely popular in the past few years (Yahoo Finance, 2014). The most well-known emerging trend in this sphere is juice detoxing. McCormick’s (2014) report calls this phenomenon a “liquid revolution”. The current paper discusses it, explains the factors that make this issue a hot topic, and determines the advantages as well as concerns for the target audience. The target audience includes celebrities, healthy individuals, diabetics, and those willing to lose weight. First and foremost, juice detoxing puts little stress on the digestive system, allows a large intake of vitamins, and ...

Purpose Statement

Introduction Nehemiah 1: 5-11 is a prayer that demonstrates the importance of faith in pursuing the moral path in relation to the cultural values that one holds. The characteristics that are presented within this passage demonstrate the importance of belonging to a community, which transcends the boundaries of the physical world. Within the passage, Nehemiah prays for the success of the request he made to Artaxerxes to help his people, who had been defeated and broken, many in captivity or exiled. With the gates and walls of Jerusalem broken their sense of safety and community had been destroyed. In ...

The ICD-10 code for stress incontinence associated with pelvic floor weakness and muscle incoordination in female is N39.3. The CPT (ICD-9) code for stress incontinence in female is 625.6. ("The Web's Free ICD-9-CM & ICD-10-CM Medical Coding Reference", 2016; "CPT Procedure Codes - Medical Procedure Codes", 2016) The 41 years old female complained urine leakage while coughing, laughing and when lifting heavy objects. She also experiences bladder leakage when lifting her 1-year-old child. The patient smokes and drinks alcohol occasionally. Review of the coding system to support the claim: First, I searched for the topic on ‘Pelvic muscle weakness’ in ...

People are so absorbed with the peculiarity of the unknown in that some people strive to become artists specializing in these trades just to become famous. Franz Kafka, in his short story, A Hunger Artist, successfully satirizes the cycle of people’s waning curiosity and interest in the mundane and the subsequent artists who do these things for fame. Kafka’s story shows a critical ridicule of this cycle in an act contradictory to the purpose of a way of living through the hunger artist and his act of fasting. The intention of distinguishing oneself from his peers has ...

Mucor

Mucor is a type of fungal infection that caused by mold which is commonly found in plants, decaying fruits and vegetables, soil, manure and toxin of stored food. Mucor mainly effects the immunity compromised individuals and effects sinuses and lungs as it is usually inhaled during the breathing process. Fungus incorporates about 50 species some of them are prone to high temperatures and hence, they can cause infections mainly known as zygomycosis or mucormycosis. According to CDC (2015), mucormycosis effects the immunity comprised people at a higher pace and due to its contact with human body via inhalation, cut, ...

As notions of “self-care,” (that is, of prioritizing one’s personal health) become increasingly common, the challenge of mental illness remains stigmatized if not least because it is generally invisible. Both in life and in literature, we can often glean understanding not only from what can be observed in narrative, but also through its gaps and disjunctions. In the case of Kafka’s “A Hunger Artist,” the protagonist’s extended fasting is not a direct concern of mental illness, but one of spectacle with his audience “marveling at him as he sat there pallid in black tights, with his ...

The differences between the Christianity and Judaism lie in the differences of understanding, evaluation and apprehension of the Old Testament and the New Testament. To understand what happens then, we must first take into account the fact that, originally, the nascent Christian movement is fully Jewish. Jesus himself is Jewish. His disciples were Jewish. And all the great figures of the first Christian generation, Jacques, Peter, and Paul, to name a few, are Jews. Thus, the Christian movement was born and began to grow within Judaism. However, that Judaism was soon through a terrible crisis, caused by the destruction ...

The goal of every nurse practitioner is to work with the patients in achieving healing and good health. In this process, the nurse makes a number of decisions. For these decisions to be successful in providing the expected outcome, nurses are expected to base their decisions on well validated scientific evidences. This is called evidence based practice. It is important to know where one is getting with once decisions and this is the fundamental for evidence based practice. This will ensure that the clinical practice is based on the foundation of strong scientific knowledge. Likewise, diabetes specific evidence based ...

Question 1

In his speech to the NAACP, President Barrack Obama talked of the injustices in the criminal justice system including, racial profiling, incarcerating petty offenders for long periods of time and different sentences are given according to color. He also mentioned the stringent laws that lead to the failure of the justice system in helping convicts to reintegrate into the society (President Obama Addresses The NAACP's 106Th National Convention). Obama stated that there has been news of police racially profiling people during arrests, with people of color being targeted. He also said that the jailing of petty offenders is costly ...

Eating disorders are characterized by the changes in a person’s eating behavior that is either a significant reduction of food or substantial overeating. The causes of these states may vary from the feelings of distress to the concern about one’s body and therefore one’s appearance. As a rule, adolescents and young adults suffer from eating disorders, but children and older adults may face these problems too. Anorexia, bulimia and binge eating are the primary types of eating disorders ("Eating Disorders | Psychology Today", 2015, n.p.).

Cases Background Information

Anita is a perfectionist. That is why she is worried much about ...

Brahmacharya is a vow which means that a person is mentally and physically abstaining from all the sensual pleasures. Marriage is supposed to be monogamous and being faithful means respecting the truth. Gandhi understood the true meaning of brahmacharya when he visited South Africa where he was influenced by Raychandbhai. Devotion, which is related to self-control, is the part of being faithful and practicing brahmacharya means taking a vow and denouncing all earthly pleasures which might corrupt a person and their practice. Gandhi thinks about the true meaning of faithfulness and its connection with devotion. He talks about the ...

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Matthew, the Evangelist, and apostle came from Capernaum. His father was Alphaeus and he was devoted to the Hebrew religion first. His birth name was Levi but he called himself Matthew. Matthew worked as a tax collector. Jesus asked him to give up his work and join Him because Levi knew human psychology well and had some good business habits that would be useful in his future missionary work. Those features of Matthew’s personality gave him an opportunity to make a way to the hearts of sinful and unfaithful people and convert them. In Acts 1:1-15 Matthew is ...

Islam in Saudi Arabia

Introduction. In his book Islam in Saudi Arabia David Commins takes us through the journey of Islam as a religion in Saudi from the eighteenth century up to the twentieth century. Chapter three is titled Wahhabism and the modern state. Wahhabism rose when Wahhab and Ibn Saud signed a pact giving rise to the state of Saudi Arabia. Having been promised power and religious legitimacy by Wahhab, Ibn Saud then pledged to ensure that the teachings of Wahhabism were carried out in the entire Kingdom. In this chapter, we see how subsequent rulers handled crisis through initiating changes like ...

Mitch Snyder was one of the most influential advocates for the rights of the homeless in the American history. The methods he used to achieve financial support for the homeless were extraordinary and outrageous; however, those could be justified by good intention to take care of the helpless. During the years of his campaign for social justice, Mitch Snyder shocked the Americans with demonstrative, long-lasting hunger strikes and other meaningful protests ("National Coalition for the Homeless"). He aimed to draw the attention of people, as a way to force the government to fulfill their commitments towards the America's poorest (" ...

Introduction

Passage Overview Literary Criticism Context Form Structure Redaction Key words Theological Analysis What the passage say about the relationship with God The questions that the passage may address in the community for which it was originally written. Conclusion Introduction Prayer has been a fundamental tool to the life of a believer. For us Christians, it is a priority that we communicate to God several times in a day. This being said, it is evident that the inconsistency of praying that characterizes Christians in the current generation is what exposes them to failure. In fact, the secret of all failures ...

Summary

Nouwen’s ‘Reaching out’ presents a model that releases Christians and people in general to live in the ‘Spirit of Jesus’. According to Nouwen, Christians have to learn to outlive the tension created by an elusive state, loneliness and personal hostility. As he opines, the human life often shifts between two poles of fruitful and stressful living and hence, the temptation to be indifferent is real to all hence the inner cry for true spirituality among many. Consequentially, the author argues that there is a need to shift from living in personal loneliness to embracing solitude and from living ...

1. Balance Diet and Physical Activity against Obesity and Hypertension The most essential way to prevent hypertension for those who are prone to obesity, and certainly for obese people - is the fight against excess weight. When we reduce the body mass by 1 kilogram - blood pressure decreases by 1 millimeter of mercury regardless of the original pressure level. There are only two ways to lose weight: a diet regime and an increased physical activity. But it is important to immediately warn against fasting that is very dangerous for health. It is possible only under the supervision of ...

Sufism is a process of purifying one's heart from immoral behaviors and character by full dedication to worship of God (Anṣārī and Hishâm 166). It is also disregarding the worldly pleasures such as wealth and prestige. Sufism entails seeking the pleasure of God, self-love, peace, and harmony with God's creation. Sufism also demands one to wear attires that are attributable to the beauty of prophets and saints. There are different ways that people use to attain the Sufism spiritual progress. They include adhering to the guidance, advice, and instructions of Sheikh or his representative, performing and ...

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Islamic Fasting

Introduction Fasting is a term used to denote the age old practice of abstaining from food. In general, it is defined as the conscious or willing abstention from all or some foods for a certain period of time. Scholars believe that fasting is an ancient practice that has been observed in the earliest history of human civilization and is universal in scope. Fasting, for instance, has been observed in the culture of Native Americans as well as in the natives of New Guinea and in almost every culture and civilizations around the globe (Piper 31). Fasting has ...

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Fasting or the deliberate abstinence from food is believed to have been practiced by man for as long as history can tell (Bragg & Bragg 48). According to scholars, fasting is a universal practice that is observed by almost all people in the world for a variety of reasons (Piper 30). Hindus and Muslims observe fasting for religious reasons. Even American Indians and the natives of New Guinea have been observing fasting as a form of religious rituals and practices (Piper 31). Fasting is a prevalent practice that it is also observed even for non-religious reasons. Fasting, for ...

Absrtact

The paper presents the definition, risk factors, and complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycaemia. The people with hyperlipidemia, family history of diabetes, and higher body mass index are in the high risk group. The common complications of type 2 diabetes are neurologic, ophthalmologic, foot ulcer or amputation, renal hypertension, coronary artery and chronic kidneay diseases. The results of the numerous trials, cases, and researches are presented. The modern understanding of anti-diabetes therapy includes pharmacological treatment, correction of the diet (calories restriction and adequate sodium intake), minimization of sedentary ...

Introduction

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is distinguished by insulin resistance and a relative disorder in insulin secretion. The production and development of the disease is not completely understood and we find genetic factors as well as environmental factors affecting the insulin release. The disease is increasingly common and basically caused due to obesity and sedentary lifestyle. The chronic metabolic disorder affects both the insulin secretion and insulin action. It is the suppressed hepatic glucose production as well as lower insulin-mediated glucose uptake by the muscles that contribute equally to postprandial hyperglycemia.

The dominance of risk factors

Nearly 400 million people worldwide are affected by diabetes and ...

Q. 1. Explain how gel filtration chromatography (size exclusion chromatography) separates molecules on the basis of their mass/size.

A. In gel filtration, porous beads are packed into a column. The pores are of different size. The column is then packed with a buffer solution. This buffer solution is present inside the beads as well as around it. When molecules of different size pass through the columns, the smaller molecules pass through the pores and take a longer path. The larger molecules, however, travel around the beads. Thus, larger molecules travel faster than the ...

Religious transformation is the awakening or understanding of the religious knowledge in the case of a human being who had no knowledge or belief of spiritual existence. The spiritual awakening leads to the transformation of lifestyle and other things that humans do that are inconsistent with the spiritual beliefs that they hold, after the transformation. Transformation is the fundamental meaning of religious conversion from one denomination to another. However, the transformation is affiliated with special rituals that are symbolized depending on the religion the human being is affiliated with after the transformation.

The African schristians and Islamic communities in ...

General purpose: Persuasive speech

Specific purpose: Why breakfast is the most important meal of the day Introduction: Ladies and gentle how would you feel if the world stops for few hours? Your body stops functioning simply because your ignorance. My husband found the answer to this question in a hard way that he would never try to relive that moment. He had the ritual of waking up late and rush to the office with a packet of four biscuits as his breakfast. However, one day as he was going about his usual busy schedule at the office, he felt weak and fainted. Lucky, ...

ISLAMIC RELIGION INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES

Overview of Islamic Religion

The religion of Islam is a monotheistic religion articulated by the Holy Book namely, Quran. The word Islam is an Arabic word that means peace, disambiguation, etc. The religion is based on the word of God, Allah. It is based on the teachings of Allah and the normative of a Sunnah by Muhammad, he is considered as the last prophet of God. The people who are adhered to the religion of Islam are known as Muslims. Islam is an Abrahamic religion. The religion laid its roots in among Arabs. The Kaaba is considered to be the ...

The Islam religion, just like other religions in the world is built on a rich history that defines what the religion is today. There are events in the past of the religion that lead the way to what it is in our current societies. People would say that the best way to understand the present is to look back to the past. I believe that the chapter on both the past and present of the Islam religion will provide the needed connection in order to deepen the understanding of the religion. The religion, for example, is also rich with festivities ...

Islam is one of the three major Abrahamic religions that are popular in the world today. Practitioners of Islam are called Muslims, and they follow a holy text known as the Qu'ran. The religion is monotheistic and shares roots with Christianity and Judaism; although the Middle East is traditionally thought of as the seat of Islam in the world, there are large populations of practitioners in nearly every corner of the world. China, for instance, has a very large Muslim population, as does the United States, Indonesia, and various other locations around the globe. According to recent statistics, Islam is ...

In an article written by Shari Roan entitled “Running on empty: the pros and cons of fasting” and published online in the Los Angeles Times on February 29, 2009 presented relevant issues pertinent to fasting as a way of losing weight. Roan initially disclosed that there have been some staggering and alarming information on the continually increasing trends of obesity in the American population. In response to the need to lose weight, it was indicated that fasting was seen as an alternative, or what was specifically termed as intermittent fasting. Citing various studies conducted by scientists and dieticians, it ...

Every religion has its rituals and ceremonies to mark important milestones. These events often bring together adherents in expressing their commitment to their deity, faith and to one another. The ninth month in the calendar of the Islamic faith is called Ramadan. During this month, a Muslim fasts during the day. Fasting is one of Islam’s Five Pillars and a form of worship. Ramadan is a time for reflection, benevolence, self-control, discipline and greater commitment to Allah (Glassé 377). The Islamic calendar and the conventional one differ in some aspects. Muslims, therefore, celebrate it on different days of the conventional ...

Abstract

This paper researches the issue of religious discrimination in the workplace – an increasing phenomenon reflecting the increasing diversity of the workforce. The key issues involved are discussed and researched by means of a literature review, taking particular note of the situations as affecting the smaller business organizations. Pertinent legislation and case examples are discussed, and the ways that employers might head off potential strife within their workforce arising due to religious differences. Those ways include making proactive efforts to accommodate the religious needs of individual workers, while at the same time explaining to their employees that the primary objectives must ...

For the purpose of these written questions, “AA” denotes Ahmad Abdallah and “TV” denotes the Advocate for the Thames Valley District School Board. 1) TV: Can you please tell us how you were able to write many English language papers during your studies in Austria? Did you write these papers yourself? AA: Of course I write these papers myself. I already have level 5 in English before I came to Canada and take the English as Second Language (ESL) studies. My English was already good enough to write papers. 2) TV: If your English ...

INTRODUCTION

Diabetes, a disease where the blood sugar content is supposed to increase above the normal range. The disease has become quite prevalent in the world today. Almost every third adult we meet is diabetic. Not just adults, nowadays diabetes has caught hold of the children too. It is a common finding to get a diabetic child almost in every school. Nowadays even adolescents and young children are exhibiting the occurrence of the disease. More commonly, it is the obese children who run a high risk of the disease, children with a positive family history of diabetes are also at an increased risk (CDC.gov, ...

Introduction

Saudi Arabia is among the countries with very high temperatures more especially during the day. In that perspective, we decided to introduce a freezing microwave which is a device that incorporates technological methods that enable food to be cooled faster than when it is stored in a refrigerator. Most people in Saudi Arabia make use of the refrigerator; however they do not get access to the freezing microwave since they are not common around this area. Freezing microwave can be used to make drinks cold and store the perishable food stuffs. Since we realized that most people may need to use this ...

Reflection Paper

The main feature of Muslim religion at the beginning was its simplicity. For instance, to become a Muslim was enough to pronounce the formula: “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad - his prophet”. Despite this, religious practice and rituals in Islam are not so simple. Moreover, every Muslim must follow them strictly, without any doubt and irresponsibility. Islam, unlike other religions, does not have an aim of self-perfection for people; it requires only an act of absolute devotion to Allah. Therefore, complicated system of rituals is one of the main characteristics of Islam. There are not so ...

Introduction

Islam is the next largest religion worldwide after Christianity, and the second largest religion in the United States. In the United States, Islam is the fastest growing religion in the country. In any part of the world, Muslims are everywhere as neighbors, co–workers and fellow citizens. Some Americans and Europeans think that Muslims are different, strange, and frightening, even worst, they are associated as terrorist individuals. It is necessary that people change their perceptions of the Muslims. This is will only happen if the public will be provided with better information and deeper understanding especially in the teachings ...

Introduction

Eid al-Fitr is one of the two most important festivals of the Muslim faith that is celebrated during the month of Ramadan. According to historians, the event has been celebrated by the prophet Mohammed, himself, when he was still alive. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, a month-long fasting wherein Muslims reflect and assess their spiritual lives in terms of the virtues taught by Mohammed. The purpose of this paper is to know how Muslims celebrate Eid al –Fitr and to determine why it is considered as one of the most important festivals of the Muslim faith.

Historical Perspective

About 1500 ...

Somali Community

Nutritional habits among members of the Somali communities are normally influenced with the religious values, traditions and family habits, education, and ensuing healthcare counsels from the area. However a small section of the community also involves in drug abuse which can at some extent influence their nutritional habits. Under the religion of Islam, certain foods are prohibited while others are allowed. In this regard, the Somali people may avoid foods such as baby formulas, cheese and yoghurt due to the concern that they may contain pork. During fasting, people normally eat foods such as samosas, manadazis, homemade cakes among others ...

Introduction

This review covers the pathophysiology, diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, clinical presentation, management and complications associated with diabetes mellitus commonly known as diabetes, a disorder that affects more than 385 million people worldwide (idf.org). The long term prognosis and impact on the quality of life are also discussed. Diabetes is defined by the American diabetes association as a group of disorders that are characterized by hyperglycemia stemming from deficiency in the activity of insulin or reduced insulin secretion, or both. There are three main types of diabetes namely type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. Diabetes mellitus has no cure. It is a lifelong ...

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Abstract

Anorexia nervosa is a psychological disorder in which the patient has somatic delusions resulting in their perception of distorted body image and being overweight. They start reducing their weight through restricting their diet and vomiting of meals, which are known as restricting type and bingeing/purging type of anorexia, respectively. Anorexia nervosa is different from healthy dieting in that a person on healthy diet loses weight in a healthy way, but an anorexic person can do anything to lose weight without considering his or her health. Anorexia can result in lack of energy and can change brain chemistry. Several social and genetic ...

Introduction

Today’s world is fast paced, demands more time for work, which leaves less time to follow the natural cycle of eating and drinking. It has led to consumption of quick bite items or “Junk food” that is tasty, sweet and fat, but low in balanced nutrition. As a result, the excess fat gets accumulated into various parts of the body. The chronic consumption of imbalanced nutrition causes “Obesity”. In 2011, approximately 20% of adults in the US suffer from obesity and are at risk for derived diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, inflammation, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. There ...

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Learning Points: Education from Cardiovascular System

Given the case of the 52 year old Irish American patient suffering from malignant essential hypertension and beginning symptoms of history-related Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, the following learning points had been acquired: - Angina symptoms include severe chest pain associated with labored breathing and diaphoresis. - This is often mistaken for a heart attack because the substernal and crushing pain that radiates to the neck. - A fasting blood sugar of 140 is not normal. It is only normal two hours after eating. However, for fasting blood sugar it has to be around 70 to ...

Article Analysis

Article # 1: The Doctor Who Starved her Patients to Death Health is important to everyone who wanted to have long and healthy life. Health is what majority of the people think is the kind of wealth which no one can take it away from the owner. Health is something that we should always put priority on because this is what we need in order to normally live our daily lives. Dr. Linda Hazzard, a doctor from the small town of Olalla near Seattle, has been accused of first class murder after the death of a dozen of people who ...

Introduction

Diabetes, which is commonly referred to as diabetes mellitus gives a description of diseases that relates to metabolism. An individual suffering from this disease has very high levels of blood glucose or blood sugars. This is because of inadequate insulin production. The other reason as to why a person may contract diabetes is because insulin may not be functioning properly. Patients suffering from high levels of blood sugar experience frequent urination which is at times known as polyuria. Such patients can at times get thirstier, a condition known as polydipsia, and hungry, which in this case is known as polyphagia. When ...

Food plays an imperative role in our bodies. In fact, every living organism requires food for growth and development. Food is also a significant aspect of spiritual ritual and religious observance for many religious institutions and faiths. These religious institutions include Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism. An understanding of the rationale of food in religious beliefs is complex. The role varies among cultures, individuals and communities. It is worth noting that different religious institutions include food an important part of faith in different ways and for different reasons. An understanding of the rationale of food in various religious, traditional ...

Religion is a very sensitive issue, and religions have certain specific requirements. In order to accommodate people who have a specific requirement as per their religion, organizations must be empathetic and sensitive. The plan should be giving them space and scope to follow their religious practices if they are not hindering the working of the organization. There must also be training programs that shall teach the peculiarities of religions to the employees. Employees must not be stopped from following their daily religious rituals like covering head with a veil, offering prayers daily, observing fasting, and wearing jewelry. In fact, if employees are ...

Introduction

The religion Islam was established by the prophet Muhammad in Arabia. From then on, this religion has grown and continues to spread to its neighboring countries like Syria and other parts of the continents such as America, Europe, and Asia. There are currently about 1.2 billion people who are Muslims. Islam is regarded as the second largest religion after Christianity. This religion is often compared with other religions such as Judaism and Christianity, in terms of its origin, teaching, and beliefs. Conversely, there are characteristics that differentiate Islam from other religions as well as beliefs that make people across ...

Avvakum was a country priest in Nizhni Novgorod, born of religious parents and orphaned at a young age. He is known for his support of the old ecclesiastical ways brought by the zealots. Avvakum was a preservative of the old strict rules of fasting, praying and ensuring proper moral behaviors. His support for the old ways was against the ideas of Nikon, a Patriarch whose support was for the religious ways of the Greek Orthodoxy. Avvakum was the leader of the preservatives, while Nikon led the other group adopting new religious ideas. According Riha, the differences between the two groups that led to ...

The Muslim population is one of the minority groups in the United States that is misunderstood. Much controversy has surrounded the Muslim culture in recent times due to its association with terrorism and religious extremism. Such violent activities have made the society suspicious of any Muslim, thus, hindering their access to quality healthcare. In addition, Islamic cultural beliefs, usually, hinder health practitioners from administering efficient medical care. Such beliefs include patriarchal society that gives men the right to make decisions regarding health. Most often this right interferes with the patient’s autonomy and confidentiality. Other beliefs include modesty in ...

The Hunger artist in Franz Kafka’s short story “The Hunger Artist” on the surface suffers from pangs of hunger from not eating. But his real suffering is deeper, and it is the cause of him being a hunger artist in the first place. The protagonist’s worldview is of his own making, and because of it his is unable to adjust to the normal world and instead is trapped in both a mental and physical cage. The hunger artist at times cares about what the onlookers of his art think, and at other times he seems greatly concerned about ...

BOOK REPORT

“Saint Paul the Apostle” written by Mary Windeatt in 1949 ( TAN Books) is an inspiring book not only for children but also for adults. It is one of the series of books on the lives of Saints. In 231 pages, the writer has traced the life story of the great Saint Paul, describing his adventures and perils in the sacred journey of his life. There are apt illustrations which help to visualize the circumstances of those times. This is the story of Saul of Tarsus, who later became St. Paul the Apostle. A Jew by birth, Paul persecuted ...

Diabetes Facts

What is diabetes? It is a chronic condition, characterized by excessive amounts of blood sugar or glucose. Its full name is diabetes mellitus, although for the remainder of this paper the commonly used name diabetes will be used. When there is too much glucose in the blood – a condition known as hyperglycemia – glucose finds its way into the urine, which gave rise to the term “sweet urine.” (Stöppler and Shiel (Ed.), 2012). Glucose – in addition to being a simple sugar contained in various foods – is also a nutrient essential to the normal functioning of cells in the body. Carbohydrates in food ...

Complexities of service provision in nursing

Integrated pre-diabetes management prevents the development of type 2 diabetes. In essence, pre diabetes is characterized by high blood glucose levels than normal but not enough to be classified as diabetes (Barnett 2010). The increasing number of pre diabetes cases is a worldwide concern on healthcare. First, if pre-diabetes is undiagnosed, it develops into type 2 diabetes. For example, in the United Kingdom pre diabetes has affected more than seven million people thus they have high chances of developing type 2diabetes. Most, the condition develops without symptoms. The recognized diagnostic tests for pre-diabetes include fasting plasma glucose and oral glucose ...

Report

In the dream, we spend a third of life. Sleep is a regular process of recovery. Healthy and proper sleep is the key to successful day and good mood. Scientists have estimated that the duration of sleep compared to the XIX century was reduced by 20%, and today about 60% of people suffer from chronic sleep deprivation, that is they regularly sleep less than genetically prescribed 7-9 hours. And according to researchers, chronic sleep deprivation was the result of the development of civilization. Each person needs good sleep for normal functioning of the organism. Unfortunately, to present date, for various ...

Religion 100

Islam is the obedience of oneself to the Will of the almighty Allah. The obedience comes from within, a genuine belief to the almighty Allah. Allah is the Creator of all creatures on earth including humankind. Muslims believe that Allah is a Creator, not just an extraordinary god. The messenger of Allah is Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and accepted the holy word of the almighty Allah through Gabriel, the archangel or the Holy Spirit. The revelation consists of the Islam religion. The genuine revelation is recorded in a book form, the Qur’an. The Qur’an is the accurate word ...

Introduction

A person with diabetes (also known as Diabetes mellitus) is considered to have high blood sugar levels. Diabetes is considered to be a metabolic disease with the number of new cases increasing every year. Common symptoms of diabetes are increased hunger, urination and increased thirst. These symptoms are caused due to abnormal levels of blood sugar in the body. If diabetes is untreated at early stages, complications in health are observed. Non-ketotic hyperosmolar coma and diabetic ketoacidosis are some of the acute complications that arise when diabetes is untreated. Long term complications include kidney failure, retinopathy and cardiovascular disease. ...

Critique 1:

Pressures to conform When girls grow into adolescents, they start experiencing changes in their bodies and the puberty they attain at this age makes them attracted towards boys. They want to look good before them. At about the same time, their parents and peers expect them to look good or maintain their body. The girls in their teens are made to think that they should be fitting the ideal image of a teenage girl. These adolescent girls come across the portrayals of the girls in the media especially the fashion magazines and want to imitate them without realizing the ...

Meal Planning for Type II Diabetes Mellitus

As the Diabetes Education Centre dietitian, you must provide SG with dietary guidance. - Based on the information presented develop a nutrition diagnosis for SG. Write this as a PES statement. - Patient’s uncontrolled glucose and hyperglycemia is related to type 2 diabetes as evidenced by high fat and carbohydrates intake and abnormal laboratory results of Hb-A1C. - At the risk of cardiovascular and hypertension related to excessive consumption of saturated fat and trans-fatty acid food and pre-packaged products as evidenced by high lipid profile including high total cholesterol, LDL-C and triglyceride level in laboratory results and ...