Lifestyle diseases are non-communicable conditions linked to lifestyle choices such as poor nutrition, lack of exercise, and substance abuse, leading to major health issues like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Prevention strategies include adopting healthy habits, regular exercise, and managing stress, while various supplements are recognized for their potential therapeutic benefits in combatting these disorders. Understanding the symptoms and treatment options for these diseases is crucial for effective management and prevention.

1. Lifestyle Diseases
Purbangshu Chatterjee
National Training Manager
Proveda Herbals

2. What is Lifestyle Disease
• Lifestyle diseases are defined as
diseases linked with the way
people live their life
• . These are non-communicable
diseases.
• This is commonly caused by lack
of physical activity, unhealthy
eating, alcohol, drugs and smoki
ng.
• Diseases that mostly have an
effect on our lifestyle are heart
disease, stroke, obesity and type
II diabetes.

3. Causes of Lifestyle Diseases
• Dehydration - Dehydration of the muscles and tendons is a primary cause
of muscle fatigue, strain, tendonitis, and other disorders of the
musculoskeletal system.
• Malnutrition - The lack of living foods in our diet along with the
overconsumption of dead foods causes chronic disease.
• Inflammation – Inflammation is a primary cause of most lifestyle-related
disorders, including heart disease and musculoskeletal disorders.
• Fatigue - Lack of sleep is associated with numerous, serious medical
illnesses including: high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, obesity, and
mental impairment.
• Poor physical fitness - It’s widely recognized that there’s a direct
correlation between poor levels of physical fitness and increased risk of
chronic diseases.
• Poor health habits - Smoking, alcohol, drug use/abuse, sugar, fast food,
soft drinks, chocolate, artificial sweeteners, worry, and stress have a
negative impact on your health

4. Common Life Style Diseases
• Alzheimer's disease,
• Arthritis,
• Atherosclerosis,
• Asthma,
• Cancer,
• Chronic liver disease or
cirrhosis,
• chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease,
(COPD)
• type 2 diabetes,
• heart disease &
hypertension,
• metabolic syndrome,
• chronic kidney failure,
• osteoporosis,
• PCOD, stroke,
• depression,
• Obesity
• Vascular dementia
diseases that appear to increase in frequency as countries become
more industrialized and people live longer can include

5. Death Due to Lifestyle Disorders

6. Heart Diseases

7. What is Blood Pressure
• Blood pressure is the
pressure of circulating
blood on the walls of
blood vessels.
• Most of this pressure is
due to work done by the
heart by pumping blood
through the circulatory
system.
• "blood pressure" usually
refers to the pressure in
large arteries of the
systemic circulation

9. Respiratory Disease
• A type of disease that
affects the lungs and
other parts of
the respiratory system.
• Respiratory diseases may
be caused by infection, by
smoking tobacco, or by
breathing in second hand
tobacco smoke, radon,
asbestos, or other forms
of air pollution.

10. Types of Respiratory Diseases

11. Prevent Lung Disease
• STOP SMOKING. (Smoking
damages your lungs and
increases your risk for a
number of diseases
including lung cancer and
COPD)
• AVOID SECOND- AND
THIRD-HAND SMOKE. ...
• WASH YOUR HANDS.
• COVER YOUR COUGHS.
• CLEAN HOUSE.
• WEAR A MASK
• PLANTATION

12. Cancer
• Cancer is a group of
diseases involving
abnormal cell growth
with the potential to
invade or spread to
other parts of the body.
These contrast with
benign tumors, which
do not spread.

13. Types of Cancer

14. Cancer Prevention
• Do not Use Tobacco
• Protect Skin from the Sun
• Eat Healthy diet
• Maintain healthy weight
• Be physically active
• Get immunized
• Know your family medical
History
• Get regular cancer
screenings

15. Diabetes
• Diabetes is a disease that
occurs when your blood
glucose, also called blood
sugar, is too high.
• Blood glucose is your main
source of energy and comes
from the food you eat.
• Insulin, a hormone made by
the pancreas, helps glucose
from food get into your cells
to be used for energy.

16. Types Of Diabetes
Type 1
• A chronic condition in which
the pancreas produces little or
no insulin.
• It typically appears in
adolescence.
• Symptoms include increased
thirst, frequent urination,
hunger, fatigue and blurred
vision.
• Treatment aims at maintaining
normal blood sugar levels
through regular monitoring,
insulin therapy, diet and
exercise
Type 2
• A chronic condition that
affects the way the body
processes blood sugar
(glucose).
• With type 2 diabetes, the body
either doesn't produce enough
insulin, or it resists insulin.
• Symptoms include increased
thirst, frequent urination,
hunger, fatigue and blurred
vision. In some cases, there
may be no symptoms.
• Treatments include diet,
exercise, medication and
insulin therapy.

17. Prevention of Diabetes
• Check your risk of diabetes.
Take the Life!
• Manage your weight.
• Exercise regularly.
• Eat a balanced, healthy diet.
• Limit takeaway and
processed foods.
• Limit your alcohol intake. ...
• Quit smoking.
• Control your blood
pressure.

18. Stroke
• A stroke occurs when the
blood supply to part of your
brain is interrupted or
reduced, preventing brain
tissue from getting oxygen
and nutrients. Brain cells
begin to die in minutes.
• A stroke is a medical
emergency, and prompt
treatment is crucial. Early
action can reduce brain
damage and other
complications.

19. The three main types of stroke
Ischemic Stroke
• Most strokes (87%) are
ischemic strokes
Hemorrhagic Stroke
• A hemorrhagic stroke
happens when an artery in
the brain leaks blood or
ruptures
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
• A transient ischemic attack
(TIA) is sometimes called a
“mini-stroke.”

20. Prevention of Stroke
• Lower blood pressure
• Lose weight
• Exercise more
• If you drink — do it in
moderation
• Treat diabetes
• Quit smoking
• Treat diabetes

21. Definition : Few lifestyle diseases
• Obesity : check your BMI. If it is higher than 25, then you are in the
obese category. Unhealthy eating habits, stressful lifestyle, reduced
physical activity translates to obesity
• Arteriosclerosis: Arteriosclerosis occurs when the arterial blood
vessel walls thicken and lose elasticity.
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: COPD is caused by the
permanent obstruction of the airways.
• Cirrhosis: Cirrhosis can be defined as a group of liver disorders.
Liver can be severely affected by heavy alcohol consumption and
chronic hepatitis.
• Alzheimer's disease is a progressive disorder that causes brain cells
to waste away (degenerate) and die. the most common cause of
dementia — a continuous decline in thinking

22. Role of Supplements to Prevent
Lifestyle Disorder
• Natural products have been known for their
therapeutic values for centuries.
• In the modern era, these substances have
been used as an immunity booster;
antidiabetic, anticancer, antimicrobial, and
gastroprotective agents; and so on.
• Therefore, these herbs could be better options
to be formulated as nutraceuticals.