Paulina Jenkins asked: Depression, anxiety and stress have always been around in our society. However, since 1990 they have tripled and on the increase. These have now surfaced as chronic medical conditions. They are a handicap to the sufferers because their thoughts, moods and bodies are all affected. It is of utmost importance that proper depression anxiety stress treatment is implemented. Depression can make people feel sad and prevent them from functioning normally. Other symptoms include panic attacks, sleeplessness, edginess, hallucinations and excessive drowsiness. These symptoms if not treated can …

Karin Manning asked: Obesity becomes morbid when it reaches the point of significantly increasing the risk of one or more obesity-related health conditions or serious diseases (also known as co-morbidities) that result either in significant physical disability or even death.The term morbid obesity, also called clinically severe obesity or class-3 obesity – is a disease of excess body fat (adipose tissue), which can adversely affect general health, mobility and quality of life. Morbid obesity is typically defined as being 100 lbs. or more over ideal body weight or having a …

Karin Manning asked: WHO reported that there are already 1 billion adults who are overweight and 300, 000 of them are considered obese. The rising number of overweight and obese people has grown at an alarming rate; it has even reached worldwide epidemic proportions.Causes of obesity have been linked to over consumption of food that are high in sugar and saturated fats that are animal-based, sedentary lifestyle, and the changing eating patterns among cultures in highly urbanized cities around the world. Obesity is one of the many causes of hypertension, …