Effects on Individual Health & Lifestyle

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Effects on Individual Health & Lifestyle

Family, friends, and community form the environment within which an individual operates and significantly influences an individual's health and lifestyle. They pose both positive and negative influence on human health and lifestyle. Some of the positive implications of family and friends on individual health and lifestyle include decreased chances of chronic diseases and high living standards. In contrast, introduction to bad behavior and early onset of chronic diseases are negative effects.

Positive influence

To start with, a good relationship of an individual with his/her friend and family members reduces the chances of developing chronic diseases. And individual relating well with his/her friends and family member benefits from both material and moral support given by such people (Lee, Park & Choi, 2018). Such support from the people surround you translates to peace of mind and free from stress and distress hence deduced chances of developing chronic diseases like a mental problem.

Secondly, family, friends, and community help improve the style of an individual. Family and friends direct someone to income-generating opportunities to earn some funds and live an improved lifestyle. When one needs some support, both family and friends provide the needed support, and thus the individual leads unstrained life.

Lastly, community and friends help someone manage chronic diseases and recover from lousy behavior. Chronic disorder is difficult to manage and requires a lot of material and psychological support. Friends and the community provide psychological counseling on managing stress, which is the main cause of the mental problem (Lee, Park & Choi, 2018). On the same note, refraining from the consumption of abusive drugs requires rehabilitation and counseling activities offered by a friend, family members or community members.

Negative influence

First, friends are major factors contributing to substance abuse and lousy behavior....