Prevention

There are some health conditions we cannot avoid developing no matter how careful we are with our health for they may be a product of hereditary factors, genetic predisposition, or the inevitable effects of time. However, this does not take away the fact that learning about them and what to expect if they are contracted will help one prevent further complications and illnesses that may occur. The following are conditions which cannot be cured but which can be controlled with proper medication.

Alzheimer’s Disease

To this date, the cause of Alzheimer’s is undetermined. The occurrence of such a brain disorder, however, is closely associated with age, and is characterized by the fall-out of a person’s ability to remember even personal details, to process perceptions and thoughts, and to speak effectively. Persons with the disease must be given proper attention as they will not be able to take care of themselves and as their condition propels towards becoming worse than better, with gradually shorter periods of lucid episodes.

Aging

All people, from the moment of birth, begin to age. Old age, however, present difficulty once attained, both because of susceptibility to health problems but because of a more socially determined discrimination. As the body changes with age, it also develops continually changing needs and requires due attention. People of old age need to be more careful of what they eat, drink and do, and usually need more rest and relaxation.

Allergies

When exposed to certain allergens such as insects, dust, pollen and certain foods or odors, people begin to develop rashes that burn and itch, or pain in different parts of the body. Identifying what causes one’s allergies are most important in dealing with them, as one can simply avoid them specifically or remove oneself from environments in which they are acquired.

Asthma. This is a chronic disease which results from the blocking of air passages from the lungs to the nose and which is characterized by difficulty in breathing, whether in short attacks or in prolonged episodes. Asthma cannot be cured, but it can be controlled with proper medication and lessened by avoiding what triggers the attacks.
Cancer. There are a number of cancers that people might develop due to hereditary or genetic factors as well as flawed habits and lifestyles. When cancer develops in a certain part of the body such as the lungs, liver, bones, breasts or cervix, the person’s food and drink intake as well as physical activity must be monitored and regulated. Medication and therapy may be required as treatment, and in most types of cancers, the original state will not be restored but at least stabilized.
Diabetes. This is a disease which occurs in the pancreas, when the hormone insulin does not function as it should, allowing the body sugar to be diverted and mixed into the blood instead of being used as energy reserves by the body’s cells. Careful monitoring and regulation of activities and food and drink intake must be ensured in order for the sugar level to stay down, and to avoid further complications.
Heart Disease. Old men with a family history of heart diseases and a previous experience of heart attack are the most susceptible candidates at risk for developing heart diseases. However, just about anyone may have it. Unhealthy practices such as smoking and other conditions such as high blood pressure and cholesterol also contribute to the risk of having it.
Infertility. This disease resides in the reproductive system, wherein the body is impaired of its natural ability to reproduce. Men may not have the ability to produce healthy sperms or any sperms at all, and women may not be able to produce healthy eggs or at all, as well as carry and/or grow a fertilized egg in her womb. Infertility has many causes, many of them anatomical or physiological, defined by birth.