CONFERENCE of

Association for Women’s Career Development in Hungary

 Living healthy above fifty 

Blaskovich, Erzsébet dr.              Budapest, 07 03 2013

What is Health?

definition of Health:

Health is a dynamic state of complete physical, mental, spiritual

and social well-being and

not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

EB101.1998/REC/l, p.52-53

EB101.1998/REC/l, p.52-53       

What do you know about your health?*People between 50-60: know least about their blood-

pressure. 

1: Hypertension

HYPERTENSON

BLUE: questionnaire RED: results

*Blaskovich, E.: Hippocrates 2005. 3-4. VII. / 2.

What do you know about your health?* Women between 50-60: know near nothing about their cardiac-status

b -

BLUE: questionnaire YELLOW: results *Blaskovich, E.: Hippocrates 2005. 3-4. VII. / 2.

HEART DISEASE

        

             

Which ones are the most important?  The heart, the brain and the kidney! 

Risk factors: stress, smoke, alcohol/drug abuse,

too much meat, small amount of exercise,

obesity, low fluid-intake , inflammation, hyper uric-acid, diabetes, hypertension (over

140/90 ), old age, poverty.

Cardiac events cardio-vascular problems: angina, myocardial

infarct, arrhythmias: extra systolic, atria fibrillation

and flutter myocardial dysfunction+ valvular

insufficiency, cardiac failure

Complications: anoxia, stroke, necrosis, /sudden/ death

Cerebra l disease: headache, insomnia, stroke, dementia

Kidney problems: renal dysfunction and failure (auto-intoxicate)

II. Mental well-beingRisk factors: if you stop uesing your brain -won’t learn new things (languages, skills) -won’t make new relationships-won’t take travels, etc.

Complications: no interests, immobilization, isolation, depression,

dementia

III. Spiritual well-beingVery important the faith, the belief in GodTranscendental interesting will be increased

next to finish of life. „ He loves me, helps me, covers me, I am

never alone with my problems.” (my Grandmother told me)

IV. Social well-beingThe poverty is risk-factor.The rich and well-trained people have the

longest lives.The responsibility of society and the

Government is very-very big and haevy.

Who do you think is the most successful women living in the Twentieth Century?

 Who had the most brilliant career?

Beatified Mother Teresa of Calcutta1910-1997

Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity order, in 1950, to service the poorest of the poor.

She won many awards, including the Nobel Peace Price in 1979

  

She was beatified in 2003

 I wish, you all find your own mission and your personal vocation, just as Mother Teresa.

Thank you for yourhonourable attention!