Lifestyle Diseases

For the first time in human history, more people are overweight than underweight, one in three are sleep deprived, and 80 percent of Americans are not getting enough exercise. (p. 49)

Dans Move The Body, Heal The Mind de la kinésiologue Jennifer Heisz, PhD, directrice du NeuroFit Lab à McMaster, décrit ce qu’elle appelle les lifestyle diseases causées par nos modes de vie sédentaires, qui regroupe les maladies suivantes:

  • maladies cardiaques
  • obèsité
  • diabètes

Voir mes notes sur L'inflammation et les malaises mentales; Vagus Nerve (The 6th Sense); voir mes notes de lecture sur Mille feuilles aussi.

Annotated Bibliography

  • Abril‐Coello, Rebeca, Marta Correyero‐León, Luis Ceballos‐Laita, and Sandra Jiménez‐Barrio. “Benefits of Physical Therapy in Improving Quality of Life and Pain Associated with Endometriosis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis.” International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 162, no. 1 (July 2023): 233–43. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.14645.
  • Heisz, Jennifer J. Move the Body, Heal the Mind: Overcome Anxiety, Depression, and Dementia and Improve Focus, Creativity, and Sleep. Boston: Mariner Books, 2022.
  • Meekums, Bonnie, Vicky Karkou, and E Andrea Nelson. “Dance Movement Therapy for Depression.” Edited by Cochrane Common Mental Disorders Group. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2016, no. 6 (February 19, 2015). https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD009895.pub2.
  • Organisation mondiale de la santé. “Physical Activity.” Accessed October 2, 2024. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/physical-activity.