Health Issues

Term Paper

A person's lifestyle is determined by many factors, such as the way in which they were brought up, the environment they grew up, as well as their social relationships and support system. The way a person is viewed by society based on their race, depending on the person, can also influence one's lifestyle if they are affected by societies stereotyping and its social norms. Gender roles can also play a key factor in a person deciding how to lead their life as I am a black female of Haitian descent. There is so much force going against me, and all these factors, along with some genetic predispositions, explain my Health and choice of lifestyle.

It is safe to say that I am fairly healthy and that my family has no reported history of diseases or infections. Because of the fact that my family has none of these genetic dispositions that make me susceptible to infections, diseases, and illnesses, I hardly get sick; therefore, I hardly have doctor visits. I don't have a recorded physician or doctor, but I also hardly visit a doctor because I am rarely very ill, and when I do get sick, I simply find a doctor to go to. Healthcare is available but it is often expensive and not as easy for me to retrieve as it may be for others. One would look at the apartment complex I reside in and come to the conclusion that I could be unhealthy or have a common condition for people living in apartment complexes, like asthma, but I actually do not have that and I mostly eat home cooked Haitian food that my family prepares. It is also very common, and I myself am about to stereotype right now, for black people to keep their homes especially clean so my home is very clean, therefore the food we prepare is also very clean.

As my family is of Haitian descent, we are known to eat a lot of rice and beans and beans is been reported to be fairly good for the body. Once in a while, I will get the urge to exercise though I must say it is not something I follow routinely as in twice a week