Question

• Edge and Groves (p.172) note that few voices in America calling for a right to health care also call Americans to a lifestyle that promotes health and lowers health care costs for both the individual and the nation. Ironically, health care professionals have a reputation for neglecting their own personal health as noted by the rates of obesity, heavy use of snack foods and unhealthy fast foods, lack of physical exercise and sleep, etc.
  • What personal health practices have I incorporated for promoting health and lowered stress levels?
  • How and when do I intend to address those areas where my lifestyle is in conflict with my long term health.
  • What ethical principles, moral obligations, and professional commitments beyond pure self-interest are motivating my efforts to maintain my personal health?

Answer 1

#. It's true and contradictory that the health personals who talk about care , being healthy , having health diet etc are themselves sometimes unable to follow these practices due to over workload ,stress etc . Some of the personal health practices that I have incorporated in my personal life for promotion of health lower stress levels is meditating in the morning and evening for one hour as one of my main negative factor is anger , I get anger too fast even during office hours with other colleagues . To sort this I have started meditating , also it helps to lower the stress level . Second thing is incorporating exercise in the lifestyle . As I don't exercise even a bit and it's resulting fat build up in many areas ,to overcome that I have started exercise twice a day for half an hour .

# . Yes ,I have many areas particularly in official life where my lifestyle is in conflict with my long term health . I have main issue with food , due to the duty hours I can't prepare food at home so I have eat evertime from outside either restuarant or office canteen ,which is affecting health seriously as I am becoming too obese .

#. The ethical principles which motivate my efforts to maintain my personal health are :-

- Veracity

- Beneficence

Moral obligation motivating my efforts to maintain my personal health is to follow the laws and complete all my responsibilities and duties .

Professional commitments to hold accountability and complete all the responsibilities .