Abstract This paper discusses how the company, "Pro-Fit", offers an employee wellness program for companies wishing to provide their staff with the option of health and fitness centers. It states that the health of the employee involves all aspects of employee life, including their physical, mental, and spiritual health. A healthy employee is an asset to the company because he or she provides many positive aspects to the work environment. This paper discusses the importance of an Employee Wellness Program and how "Pro-Fit" fulfills this niche in the business world. Includes a total business plan of this company.
Mission Statement
Objectives
Goals
Customer Needs and Rationale
Proposal Plan of Action
Action List
Key Personnel
Marketing Plan
Proposed Operating Budget
From the Paper "The benefits of an Employee Wellness Program are numerous and many companies and government agencies are now beginning to provide these programs as a part of their benefit package. There is an ever-growing demand for these services. It is the mission of Pro-fit to fill the needs of companies in offering guidance and consultation in the provision of employee wellness programs. The Pro-fit Company will offer companies a number of options tailored to their business needs that will help them to optimize employee health and ultimately increase their profitability."
Abstract This paper examines the product Ephedra, which, in its natural form and as ephedrine, a manufactured synthetics form, raises the body's metabolic rate. The product is a natural aid to stimulate energy expenditures, while helping to decrease caloric intake. The purpose of this paper is to invite and initiate calm and thorough research regarding the effects of Ephedra, since the positive effects of the herbal compound have been distorted by the process of "stacking" it with other metabolic enhancement supplements.
Outline
Introduction
The Current Popular Usage of Diet Aids in America
America's Diet Consciousness
Government Oversight and the 1994 DHSEA Act.
Types of Diet Aides and How They Work
Background and Significance of the Herbal Supplement
Studies on Herbal Supplements
The Heart of the Ephedra Debate
Purpose of the Study
Literature Review
Ephedra's Introduction to the Market
Current Modern Usage
Products Containing Ephedra
Current Product Warnings
The Standard Process for Drug review and Approval
Current Government Actions
Current Research Data
Early Experimentation
ECDS
Conclusions and Recommendations
From the Paper "Obesity is one of our nation's foremost health problems and is directly link to numerous other diseases, including heart disease, hypertension and diabetes. These conditions are directly linked to rising health care costs. These diseases and conditions also affect our gross domestic product in so mush as they created lost time from work. Drs. Roland Sturm and Kenneth Wells also studied our national obesity epidemic and discovered that the health risks associated with obesity are greater than those associated with smoking, drinking or poverty. According to the study, the findings suggest that weight reduction should be an urgent public health priority."
Abstract Discusses decline in the quality of food city people eat, the role of the food industry, and its impact on the small farmer. Based on Wendell Berry's 1990 article, "The Pleasures of Eating", the author argues that eating is an agricultural act.
From the Paper "According to Wendell Berry in his article, "The Pleasures of Eating" (1990), there has not only been a marked decline in the life of the small American farmer, as well as other rural life, but also a decline in the quality of food that ..."
Abstract Describes the commonality among all social classes and ethnic groups, the variety of factors involved in development of anorexia or distorted body image, symptoms, and treatment to restore normal body weight, including hospitalization and counseling.
From the Paper "Anorexia is a psychological disorder in which a distorted body images causes a person to believe they are fat, even though their weight is at or below accepted limits (Sifton, 2001). It is most common among young women, and usually starts in ..."
Abstract Examines the large increase in number of obese adults and children and how obesity is a concern to the medical profession, especially among nurses. Discusses the direct health consequences of obesity and long-term conditions.
From the Paper "According to Wellman and Friedberg (2002), obesity in America may be properly classified as an epidemic that continues to spread. The authors note that the number of both ..."
Abstract The paper explores American aid in providing food relief through a variety of measures and organizations. It discusses the role of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with respect to world hunger.
From the Paper "U.S. Foreign Policy
Food Aid to Developing Nations
Outline
I. Introduction
A. USAID
B. World Food Summit
II. Discussion
A. International Efforts
1. World Food Summit
2. Ending Hunger Through Agricultural Production
Abstract The paper examines the intertwining of history, culture, and food in this book by Christine Mackie. It describes the unique experiences of the oppressed cultures of the region and how the conditions and foods of the various cultures express a cultural identity for each.
From the Paper "Christine Mackie
Life and Food in the Caribbean
In Christine Mackie's (1991) Life and Food in the Caribbean, it is demonstrated how intimately intertwined are history, culture and food. The story of the African, English, French, Dutch, Portuguese, ..."
Abstract This paper explains that, while a cure is probably decades away, some of the most promising treatments for Alzheimer's actually include the use of vitamins.The author designs a study, which uses a diverse set of test groups with a large number of participants and a number of research tests conducted over a 5-year period. The paper reports that, if there is a nutritional link between the onset of the disease, the groups with the poorest personal nutritional history should present the highest occurrence of the disease; the groups receiving supplements and having the higher levels of personal nutritional well-being will present the lowest level of Alzheimer's disease.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Statement of the Problem and Research Hypothesis
Literature review
Methods
Sample
Methods
Measures
Data Analysis
Conclusion
From the Paper "In another study, William B. Grant, a NASA research scientist, suggests estrogen therapy, Vitamin E and the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen may also help reduce incidence of the dreaded memory-loss disease. Grant produced no original research, but rather analyzed data in previously published studies on the prevalence of Alzheimer's and components of the national diets for 11 countries. His statistical analysis showed a strong correlation between high-fat diets and high rates of the disease."
Abstract Much research and many studies have been conducted to examine the increasing phenomenon of obesity among youth and adults in many countries around the world. With the United States and England as the two nations having the highest growth rate of people with obesity, research and studies on obesity have focused on the comparison and analysis of people in these nations grouped into classes of age, race, and socio-environment. This paper is a literature review on the subject of obesity. This review gathers information and data from previous research and studies, journals and articles, which cover an analysis and discussion of obesity among women across Hispanic and African-American ethnic groups. It gathers information about why the prevalence of obesity within these groups is significantly higher than other groups. To enable further and better understanding of the topic, this paper includes a discussion of the causes and effects of obesity and the obesity treatments that are medically available.
From the Paper "Obesity has been a growing concern of many health care professionals around the world for some decades now. A multitude of treatment methods and medical procedures are being studied in the field of medicine to cease the uncontrollable growth rate of people who develop over-eating disorders, or what is commonly known as Obesity.
Medically, the main concern of health professionals regarding obesity is the threat it poses to the diverse aspects of an individual's health. Obesity is found to be the root cause of many health
problems and diseases such as hypertension, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, and heart diseases. Aside from these, the well being of an individual's behavioral, psychological, and sociological aspects are significantly affected by obesity."
This paper states that lycopene is an important member of the carotenoid family, which may play a key role in reducing the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Abstract This paper explains that lycopene has the highest oxygen-quenching capacity, meaning that it is the strongest antioxidant and is twice as strong as beta carotene at neutralizing free radicals. The author points out that tomato products, including tomato ketchup, apricots, watermelons, pink grapefruit, and pink guavas are the best sources lycopene. The paper relates the various health benefits of lycopene may impact positively chronic health concerns that are important to women, including breast cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, cardiovascular disease, preeclampsia, vision problems, and diabetes mellitus.
Table of Contents
Introduction
About Lycopene
Potential Health Benefits
Conclusion
From the Paper "Many of the reported health benefits of lycopene are related to its ability to protect cells against oxidative damage. While there has been considerably less research focusing on lycopene compared to other carotenoids, studies suggest that lycopene is a more potent forager of oxygen radicals than other major dietary carotenoids. According to Whole Health MD (2000), ?The basic science of lycopene is currently being established along with efforts toward evidence-based human intervention studies. Several studies have reported anticancer effects of lycopene in cell culture where lycopene has demonstrated antiproliferative effects.?"
Tags: antioxygen, radicals, neutralizing, tomato, women
Abstract The major moral principles of most religions, the natural inclination of most children, and the analyses of most philosophers agree that animals should be treated with dignity and kindness. Today, many ordinary people are torn between their traditional meat-eating habits and a growing knowledge that meat-production in the Western world is unnecessarily cruel; meat-eating is the passive slaughter of an innocent living creature through horrendous suffering. In short, this paper shows that it is increasingly becoming obvious to many that meat-eating is incompatible with their intrinsic moral values. However, many more have no compunction about contributing to the suffering of a mere animal, and no few are actually attracted to the idea that by devouring meat they eat the corpse of an animal and take in something both tribal and somehow (in this modern world) sinful. It is the contention of this paper that for those whose conscience convicts them, meat-eating is wrong, but for those to whom death and consumption feels morally compelling, it is in fact right.
From the Paper "So to take a human example, consider Andy Stewart who is trying to decide if he wishes to be vegetarian. He hears the thoughts of Nozick, and is afraid that Nozick may be correct -- it is empirically immoral to be a sadist and kill a cow, isn"t it" He should not, however, be swayed by Nozick's personal moral beliefs that sadism is immoral, anymore than he should be inherently swayed by De Sade's theories that say sadism is inherently moral. Rather he should consider his own emotional state. He should, ideally, go to a factory farm and go to a slaughter house and see the truth of meat production for himself. If he can look a cow in the eyes, and then watch without moral compunction as it is herded up and slaughtered, then he has the moral right to eat meat - if he still can. If not, then he is not meant by his own nature to eat meat. Such moral honesty is the only morality left to a truly relativist world."
Abstract This paper provides an overview of how the South Beach Diet is supposed to work, sample glycemic-index values for everyday foods and sugars, an assessment of the efficacy of the diet, followed by a summary and recommendations in the conclusion.
From the Paper "According to Agatston, people should eat more foods that are low on the index if they want to lose weight and boost their heart health--oat-bran bread and spinach, for example, instead of biscuits and French fries. In order to prevent the uncontrollable bursts of hunger brought on by low blood sugar, dieters should also snack regularly on low-GI foods like peanuts instead of high-GI choices like pretzels (Mullich, 2003, p. 150)."
Abstract This paper talks about the importance of proper nutrition in the physical fitness formula. The paper points out that the current and long-lasting trend in physical fitness, which places strong emphasis on what not to eat in order to achieve a desired weight, will not lead to true physical well-being. The paper talks about the importance of proper nutrition and how it relates to physical fitness and highlights the different components of good nutrition.
From the Paper "In today's cultural climate, especially in popular print and television media, most of the discourse on the topic of ?diet,? is focused on the concepts of ?exclusion.? In fact, some might argue that this narrow collective attention on "what must be eliminated" from diet, stems, not from the value of health and optimum physical performance, but from the specific and limited goal of weight loss to the exclusion of all else. Although there can be little doubt that the current national obesity epidemic is a serious problem, exclusive focus on negative diet discourse, i.e. ?Stop eating that!? causes considerable confusion about just what one should eat to ensure total physical fitness. After all, optimum weight is only one component of overall health and wellness."
Abstract This paper argues that, all forms of altruism and empathy aside, there is a very simple and selfish reason why people should not eat meat or animal products: it is unhealthy. The author gives evidence that eating meat causes illnesses, such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. The paper points out that meat and other animal products carry diseases, like E. coli and salmonella, and are filled with antibiotics that cause serious problems.
From the Paper "Dairy products are also detrimental to human health. ?There is no reason to drink cow's milk at any time in your life. It was designed for calves, it was not designed for humans, and we should all stop drinking it today, this afternoon.? In fact, cow's milk is the leading cause of food allergies in infants and children, and it is a suspected trigger of juvenile diabetes. It has also been shown that casein, a milk protein, may be linked to autism and schizophrenia in children, because their bodies are unable to properly digest it; 80 percent of children with these diseases showed cast improvement when switched to milk-free diets. Many other common childhood ailments, such as chronic ear infections, asthma, and skin problems like acne could also be eliminated if vegan diets were the norm."
Abstract This paper explains that people adhere to a vegetarian diet for physical health, environmental, ethical, and religious reasons. The author points out that the vegetarian diet excludes most meat products, omitting the nutritional value of meat, which include calcium, iron, riboflavin, vitamin D, and vitamin B12. Therefore, vegetarians, especially vegans, should be careful to take supplements that provide them with the necessary daily requirements. The paper relates that many animal activists approve of vegetarianism because of the cruel practices in farming to provide enough meat for the increasing world population.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Nature of Vegetarianism
Animals
The Environment
The Benefit of Physical Health
Conclusion
From the Paper "The environment suffers as a result of factory farming, and in addition, many nutrients are lost through producing animal feed rather than grains to feed human beings. Vegetarians argue that the mass of grains used to feed animals far outweigh the amount of meat eventually produced. It is suggested that, rather than attempting to pour so much food into animal products, that plant foods should directly be produced for human consumption. In this way abundance rather than scarcity can be produced, and nutrients "recycled" through animals could then be directly obtained from the grain products."
