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1. WOMEN’S
LIFESTYLE
DISEASES,
PREVENTION
AND
MANAGEMENT
RnD/Nutr LOISE WANG’ONDU JILANI
+254703473601
lousa2090@gmail.com

2. Objectives
• Lifestyle diseases definition and types affecting women
• Occurrence and causes
• Myths
• Prevention
• Management of lifestyle diseases
• Work life balance as a form of prevention and management
John 10:10 Christ came to give us life in abundance. What does
abundance mean to you?

3. Lifestyle diseases affecting
women
• They are non communicable diseases that occur as a
result of changes in one’s lifestyle.

4. Occurrence of disease
• Examples affecting women
• Cardiovascular diseases (heart attack and stroke)- 1in 2 women in USA 1
• Cancer – 1 in 26 women in USA 1
• Diabetes
• Cirrhosis (alcohol)
• Causes
• Habits such as poor eating, inactivity or smoking
• Factors that we cannot control such as age, gender and heredity

5. Prominent risk factors
Disease Risk factors
Cardiovascular disease Smoking, high BP, devated cholesterol,
diabetes, obesity, physical inactivity
Cancer Smoking, alcohol, UV rays, ionizing
radiation, work-site hazards,
environmental pollution, chemicals
(asbestos, benzene formaldehyde, diesel
exhaust) , infectious agents, dietary
factors, free radicals
Stroke High BP, elevated cholesterol, smoking
Diabetes Obesity, diet
Cirrhosis Alcohol

6. Cardiovascular diseases
• 1 in 2 women
• Types
• High blood
pressure
• Heart attack
• Atherosclerosis –
plaque formation
• Stroke

7. Symptoms
• Shortness of breath
• Chest pain (angina)
• Pain, numbness, weakness or
coldness in your legs or arms if
blood vessels are narrowed
• Pain in the neck, jaw, throat,
upper abdomen or back

8. Question
• Who has been sick before or
knows someone and would like
to give their testimony?
• What caused the ailment
• What did you change to get better

9. Diabetes
• Affects 26 million people in USA. In Kenya, the rates are also
increasing.
• This is where the pancreas insulin production is not enough to
clear the glucose from the blood stream (type II diabetes) or
when born, the pancreas does not function (type I diabetes)
• Gestational diabetes- high blood sugar levels during pregnancy
• Pre-diabetes (metabolic syndrome) – high blood sugar levels but not
having diabetes due to bad eating habits

10. Diabetes symptoms

11. Cancer
• 1 in 26 women
• Abnormal overgrowth of cells
– Benign tumors – non-cancerous
– Malignant tumors – cancerous

12. CAUTION!!
• C – change in bowel habits
• A – a sore that does not heal
• U – unusual bleeding or discharge
• T – thickening or a lump
• I – indigestion or difficulty swallowing
• O – obvious change in a wart or a mole
• N – nagging cough or hoarseness

13. Question
• Who has been sick before or
knows someone and would
like to give their testimony?
• What caused the ailment
• What did you change to get better

14. Heart quiz (myths or facts)
1. In order to be heart-healthy, should I exercise for 1 straight hour
everyday
2. Margarine better for your heart than butter
3. The heart stops beating when you have a heart attack
4. Fiber lower your cholesterol levels
5. Heart disease kill more men than women
6. Jaw and back pain a sign of heart attack
7. High cholesterol mainly from the diet
8. 1 in 10 Americans have some sort of heart disease
9. Cutting salt intake lowers your heart risk
10. Low dose aspirin helps lower heart attack risk
11. Being obese is the biggest risk factor for heart disease
12. Heart disease kills more women than breast cancer
13. Eat only fat free foods to protect your heart
14. To lower heart disease risk, non-drinkers should drink red wine
15. Eat fish at least twice a week for a healthy heart

15. Prevention of lifestyle diseases
• Diet – consume fewer calories. How?
• Adding more vegetables and high fiber foods
into diet
• Exercise – physical activity
• Work life balance – relax
• Addiction management – slavery is sin and can lead to
death. God is no longer centre of your life (Romans 6)

16. Healthy lifestyle
• Serve God with
all your heart
soul and mind.
• How if not
healthy?

17. Management of lifestyle diseases
• Drug prescription
• Physical activity - exercise
• Diet
• Stress free life – no worries - relax

18. Fruits that heal
• Note: fruits should be eaten on an empty stomach (breakfast is
suitable) so as to detoxify the system
• When taken with other foods, it causes fermentation and hence not
effective
Fruits Vitamin Risk prevented
Kiwi Potassium,
magnesium, vitamin
A, C and E, fiber
Colon cancer
Apple Antioxidants,
flavanoids, vitamin A
and C
Heart attack, stroke
Strawberry Antioxidants, vitamin
A and C
Cancer causing, blood
vessel-clogging and free
radicals
Orange Vitamin A and C Cold, lower cholesterol,
prevent and dissolve
kidney stones, lower risk
of colon cancer
Paw paw Carotene Eye blindness
Guava Fiber constipation

19. Work life balance
Balancing life is always
difficult for women but
can be
done(Ecclesiastes 3:1-
8)
Why? And what is the
solution?

20. Work life balance quiz (agree
or disagree)
1. I feel I have little or no control over my work life
2. I regularly enjoy hobbies or interest outside of work
3. I feel guilty for I do not make time for everything I need to do
4. I frequently feel anxious or upset because of what is happening at
work
5. I have enough time to spend with my loved ones
6. When I'm at home, I feel relaxed and comfortable
7. I have to do something just for me every week
8. On most days I feel overwhelmed
9. I rarely lose my temper at work
10. I never use my leave days
11. I often feel exhausted even early in the week
12. Usually I work through my lunch break
13. I rarely miss out on important family events because of work
14. I frequently think about work when I'm not working
15. My family is upset because of the time I spend working

21. • In summary, the more
you love your life, the
more you’ll prosper in
your job because you
will have the health to do
it excellently
• God wants excellence
so live life to the fullest
(1 Thessalonians 4:1)
Summary

22. References
• www.collin411/lifestyle-diseases
• www.multideval1/work-life-balance-ppt
• www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health
• Bible

23. Thank you!!!!