Health Mind map

Health Mind map

1. Heart Disease

   • Causes
     • Genetic Factors
     • Lifestyle Choices
       • Smoking
       • Lack of regular exercise
         • Become overweight
         • Have high blood pressure
         • High level of cholesterol in their blood
       • Stress
         • Leading to fast heart rate
       • Alcohol
       • Poor diet
     • Diabetes
     • Age
     • High blood pressure
   • Effects
     • Unstable Angina
     • Heart Failure
     • Heart attack
     • Death

2. Cancers

   • Causes
     • Smoking
     • Obesity/weight
     • Alcohol
     • Physical activity
     • Poor Diet
     • Sun/UV
     • Air pollution
     • Infections and HPV
     • Hormones
     • Inherited genes
   • Effects
     • Local Overgrowth/ Tumors
     • Cancer spreading to other sites
     • Weight loss
     • Decreased resistance to infection

3. Liver Damage

   • Causes
     • Obesity
     • Undiagnosed Hepatitis Infection (A, B, C, D, and E)
     • Alcool Misuse
     • Drugs
       • Excessive amounts of acetaminophen
       • Vicodin
       • Norco
       • Statins
     • Iron Overload (hemochromatosis)
   • Effects
     • Abnormal levels of fats in the bloodstream
     • Excessive Weight Gain
     • Haemorrhooids
     • Gallstones
     • Hypoglycemia
     • Type 2 Diabetes
     • Liver Failure

4. Kidney Damage

   • Causes
     • High Blood Pressure
       • Age
       • Genetic Factors
       • Lack of Exercise
       • Obesity
       • Smoking
       • Excessive Alcohol Consumption
       • High Salt in Diet
       • Stress
     • Diabetes (Type 1 and 2)
     • pyelonephritis (infection in the kidney)
     • polycystic kidney disease (an inherited condition where both kidneys are larger than normal due to the gradual growth of masses of cysts)
     • failure of normal kidney development in an unborn baby while developing in the womb
     • systemic lupus erythematosus (a condition of the immune system where the body attacks the kidney as if it were foreign tissue)
     • long-term, regular use of medicines, such as lithium and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including aspirin and ibuprofen
     • blockages, for example due to kidney stones or prostate disease
   • Effects
     • Tiredness
     • swollen ankles, feet or hands (due to water retention)
     • abnormal heart rhythms
     • Sudden Death
     • Kidney Failure
     • Shortness of breath
     • Fatigue
     • Confusion
     • Seizures or Epilepsy
     • Coma
     • Chest pain or pericarditis, an inflammation of the membrane that envelops the heart

5. Strokes

   • Causes
     • Smoking
     • High Blood Pressure
     • High Cholesterol Levels
     • Obesity
     • Excessive alcohol intake
     • Stress
   • Effects
     • Left side
       • Paralysis on the left side of the body
       • Vision problems
       • Quick, inquisitive behavioral style
       • Memory Loss
     • Right Side
       • Paralysis on the right side of the body
       • Speech/language problems
       • Slow, cautious behavioral style
       • Memory Loss

6. Obesity

   • Causes
     • Calories stored as fat
     • Poor diet
     • Lack of Physical Activity
     • Genetics
     • Medical Conditions
     • Smoking
     • Age
     • Lack of Sleep
   • Effects
     • Type 2 diabetes
     • Stroke
     • coronary heart disease
     • Certain Cancers
       • Breast Cancer
       • Bowel Cncer