http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/personal-health Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:10:30 -0400 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:10:30 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1475/yoga-on-instagram-disseminating-or-destroying-traditional-yogic-principles By Skyler Cowans - Today, more than 15 million Americans practice yoga, making the ancient Indian discipline synonymous with the Western society's culture of wellness. As a way to market themselves, practitioners and instructors of yoga have utilized Instagram – and its more than 300 million accounts – to virtually share their favorite poses, sequences, and yogic philosophies. This paper examines the popular culture of yoga on Instagram and how it relates to the ancient Indian traditions of which the practice was built upon. The study found that while some observed themes of yoga on Instagram reflected... Tue, 31 May 2016 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1475/yoga-on-instagram-disseminating-or-destroying-traditional-yogic-principles http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/931/weight-bias-and-anti-fat-attitudes-sources-impacts-and-prevention-methods By Annette E. Chalker - The number of overweight and obese individuals in the United States has steadily increased over the last decade (CDC, 2012). According to the Food Research and Action Center, over two-thirds of adults in the United States are either overweight or obese (2010). The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2013) states that individuals who are overweight fall within a body mass index range of 25-29.9 and individuals who are obese fall within a body mass index range of 30 and above. Meanwhile, the social environment places a heavy emphasis on dieting and the importance of being thin (Brownell, 1991).... Tue, 28 Oct 2014 10:10 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/931/weight-bias-and-anti-fat-attitudes-sources-impacts-and-prevention-methods http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/839/healthcare-access-implications-and-psychosocial-effects-of-sickle-disease By Kitty Chen - Millman (1993) defines healthcare access as "the timely use of affordable personal health services to achieve the best possible health outcomes," implying that healthcare access involves only access to insurance, patient satisfaction with physicians, and/or patient utilization of preventive health care (p. 5). However, I agree more with Rouse (2004), who uses the term "access" more broadly, such that patient access has two parts. The first part, which has multiple variables, is a patient's ability to be seen by a medical professional, and the second part is the quality of the patient/practitioner... Thu, 19 Dec 2013 04:41 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/839/healthcare-access-implications-and-psychosocial-effects-of-sickle-disease http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/367/the-influence-of-religion-on-health By Iulia O. Basu-Zharku - Religion is a subject that we encounter daily, either because we follow a specific faith and the rules established by it, or because we meet people who proclaim their faith unabashed, or because we know it is a taboo subject in social conversations. It is probably better to ask someone how much they earn, or about their health history, then to ask them to what religion they practice. Religion is considered too personal a subject. In scientific discourse it is only recently that religion has received any special attention. Previously considered as outside of the sphere of research for the perceived... Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:01 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/367/the-influence-of-religion-on-health http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/201/americas-growing-problem-increasing-levels-of-childhood-obesity By William K. Boland - However, in a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) titled U.S. Obesity Trends in Adults from 1991-1998, the two broad conclusions reached state, “The prevalence of obesity increased from 12% in the U.S. population in 1991 to 17.9% in 1998. Obesity increased in every state, for both men and women, across all age categories, all races, all educational levels, and regardless of an individual’s smoking status” (CDC, 448). This statement suggests a dramatic increase in obesity throughout the nation in all areas. Genetics alone cannot possibly be... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:13 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/201/americas-growing-problem-increasing-levels-of-childhood-obesity