personal health and hggiene

2. Acne
What is it?
Excess sebum
mixing with dead
skin & bacteria
clogging a pore
causing infection.
Where does it occur?
• Face (T-zone)
• Back
• Neck
• Shoulders
• Upper arms
• Chest
• Buttocks
• Groin
.

3. Acne
causes?
Hormones!
Androgen
Poor diet
Heredity
Gender
types
Blackheads
&Whiteheads
Pimple/Zits
Cysts

4. What contributes to Acne?
Too much
washing or
scrubbing
Picking or
popping
Tanning
Sweating
Touching skin
Clothing
Cosmetics
Hair
Environment
Medication

5. Warts
causes
Human
Papillomavirus
A virus!!
Through a crack
in the skin.
types
Common
Plantar
Filiform
Flat

6. How are warts treated?
Go away on their own
OTC medication
Freezing
Electrified needle to cut it
away
Burning with laser or
chemicals

7. Fungal Infections
types
Ring worm
Athletes foot
Jock itch
protection
Wear flip flops
in locker rooms
Open toed shoes
“dry off”
Don’t share
shoes

8. Freckles
Causes
Genetics
Sun
2 Types
Ephelides: lighter
brown, genetic trait,
fade in winter
Lentigines: darker,
don’t fade in winter
Known as sunburn
freckles
Freckles are clusters of concentrated melanin.

9. Moles
Melanocytes (cells in the skin) grow in a cluster
with tissue surrounding them.

10. Skin Cancer Types
Basal cell carcinomas
Squamous cell
carcinomas
Malignant melanoma
.
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.
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11. What to Look for - Skin Cancer

14. Tooth Disease
Most common type… causes
Bacteria that
dissolves the
minerals that
protect and
make up teeth.
 cavities

15. Tooth Disease Prevention
Eating lots of sugary
foods
Not cleaning well
Genetically prone

16. Gum Disease

17. Hair and Scalp Problems
Lice
Insects that
live on human
hair and feed
on the blood
from the scalp
Don’t share
personal
items.
Dandruff
Flakes of dry skin
from the scalp.
Causes: fungus,
stress, hormones,
genetics, illness,
infrequent
shampooing,
unsure

18. Calorie
A unit of heat energy – or – the amount of energy in
food.
Energy: the ability for the body to function.
3,500 calories = 1 lb. of body weight
1 GRAM = about the weight of a raisin.
1 GRAM of protein or carbs = 4 calories
1 GRAM of fat = 9 calories
1 GRAM of alcohol = 7 calories

20. Energy Requirements of the Body
RATE OF GROWTH - How fast you grow
indicates how much energy you need to grow.
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES - Basic
Metabolism - The rate at which the body uses
energy.
EFFICIENCY IN THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ENVIRONMENT - The colder it is, the more
calories you use. *Extreme temperatures
PHYSIOLOGICAL - Illness can change calorie
use.