...|[pic] |Course Syllabus | | |College of Natural Sciences | | |SCI/163 Version 4 | | |Elements of Health and Wellness | Copyright © 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. EL14FS05 Course Start Date: 04/16/2014 Course End Date: 05/14/2014 Wednesday’s *6 PM to 10 PM* El Centro Learning Center 3095 North Imperial Suite 101 El Centro, California - 92243 Phone: 800-473-4346 Instructor: Rosyo Ramirez, MPA Course Description This course reinforces the concept that learning effectively and living well involves both the mind and body. It presents the fundamentals of wellness and preventive health including strategic planning to attain and maintain personal optimal health. In addition, physical and mental diseases are discussed along with the dangers of environmental pollution, stress, addiction, and other negative factors that can affect personal health. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held...
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...Research the transition from the food pyramid to My Plate, and write a one- to two-page paper explaining why My Plate is the more commonly accepted nutritional guide now. What are the benefits of My Plate? Is it definitively better than the food pyramid? Why or why not? The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has replaced its Food Pyramid with MyPlate nutrition guidelines. ETR, a proud Community Partner of the USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, has developed this series of colorful and easy-to-understand MyPlate resources. MyPlate is a reminder to find your healthy eating style and build it throughout your lifetime. Everything you eat and drink matters. The right mix can help you be healthier now and in the future. This means:...
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...Explain your response. Maintaining active life style, having a proper nutrition in your diet, and managing your stress levels are the most import elements of health and wellness. Having a consistent exercise schedule and being active on a regular basis helps shape your body physically and mentally makes you feel healthier. In my opinion, physical appearance is the first thing we think about in regards to someone being healthy. Diet and nutrition go hand in hand with exercise because you won’t reap the benefits of your exercise without it. Managing your stress is also very important in your daily life. Whether it’s at work or at home stress play a significant role in health. You need to somehow figure out what is causing the stress and then learn how to remove whatever those factors are from your life. DQ2 Please post a 150-300-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply. Does being physically healthy equate to having overall health and wellness? In my opinion, being physically healthy does not always equate to having overall health and wellness but it certainly is a huge contributing factor towards it. I truly believe it is the impetus for health and wellness because being physical healthy is a behavior that could lead to other healthy behaviors in your life. Having a consistent exercise routine and maintaining good diet and nutrition typically makes you feel and look better. It helps establish a life style that produces results in your appearance...
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...Explain the potential effects of five different life factors on the development of an individual In Sophie’s life there have been five different life factors that have affected her development as an individual. These include genetical factors, socioeconomical factors, environmental factors, biological factors and her employment status. All these factors affect her physical, emotional, intellectual and social development. Genetical Factors: Sophie’s Asthma Medical Condition Asthma is a genetical inherited medical condition that affects her physical development throughout her life stages. Asthma affects the small airways, bronchioles, which carry air in and out of the lungs. Therefore Sophie’s airways can become inflamed, swollen and constricted; this physically puts extra strain on her body when she exercises, making her breathless and dizzy because there is not enough oxygen within the body to make her muscles work properly when exercising. Sophie’s asthma affects her emotional development; this is shown as she still gets embarrassed and frustrated when out in public. When Sophie exercises her asthma causes her to become breathless and light headed very easily. Sophie therefore keeps an inhaler on her. Emotionally she has become slightly unstable at times when faced by embarrassment in front of others. Sophie’s intellectual development shows how she has learned to understand her condition and how to try to avoid triggering an attack. Through support and advice through...
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...Nutrition Knowledge and food consumption Submitted to: Robert Kotoviets EAC 150 FD Submitted By: Saima Masood Chowdhury ID: 059-101-105 Due date: 27 July, 2011. Nutrition has a significant role in human life. It affects our energy level, well-being and overall health in major way depending on what type of food we choose. To live a healthy life everyone should have basic nutrition knowledge, which is really important. To have nutrition knowledge may not be able to change the food behaviour all of a sudden but it will be helpful to change the food behaviour slowly. Everyone should have basic nutrition knowledge because it is necessary to change food consumption behaviour, it helps to maintain a healthy lifestyle and prevent diseases. It is really necessary to have nutrition knowledge from early age. Each day’s choices may harm people only a little but this choices continue over years and decades that’s really harmful. Nutrition knowledge is necessary to change food behaviour. If people don’t have basic knowledge about nutrition then they will not even know that what they eat every day and what they should eat. To only have knowledge about nutrition can’t change the food intake totally. People should also have that desire to follow healthy lifestyles. People who have basic knowledge, at least they will think that what typed of food they are eating every day. Suddenly they will not change their food consumption style but may be in one stage...
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...Proper nutrition is equally as important as physical activity to achieve and keep a healthy body. Following a daily healthy and nutritious diet can produce several benefits, including preventing diseases and illnesses, maintaining body weight, controlling cholesterol levels, and supporting and strengthening the body’s natural functions. First, a proper nutritious diet can help prevent disease and promote good health. According to Serena Styles in her article “5 Benefits of Proper Nutrition,” proper nutrition can reduce the risk of heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease. In order to reduce the risk of heart disease, Styles suggests a diet that is low in fats, cholesterol and sodium; such a diet would include fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy. On the other hand, consuming dark fruits (e.g. raspberries, plums, cherries, blueberries) and vegetables (e.g. broccoli, kale, spinach) as well as nuts (e.g. walnuts and almonds) aid in fighting against Alzheimer’s disease. Moreover, a diet full of antioxidant-rich foods can reap several health benefits. In general, antioxidants protect the internal structure of the body and strengthen the immune system. In her article “7 Benefits of Antioxidants & How to Add Them to Your Diet,” Caroline Young indicates that antioxidants like vitamin C and vitamin E can...
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...Improvements in Health and Nutrition Angela Callicutt Dr. Franklin English 115 02/23/2013 Improvements in Health and Nutrition for Schools Changes in schools reveal the analysis of kids getting unhealthy menus which causes them not to get enough nutrition. In today’s society schools as a general, most kids are not eating healthy. The school lunch menus have a lot of unhealthy items on them. Kids do not get enough nutrition eating what schools have for lunch. The best place to start out is at a young age where kids are getting the right nutrition. On menus at schools kids eat unhealthy items like pizza and tater tots. Some snack machines have unhealthy items in them too. I think there should be an improvement in the health and nutrition of kids. As stated by (Michelle, 2004), “snacking is a common feature of the diet of adolescents and promoting healthy snacks that may constitute a starting point in the fight against tooth decay and non-communicable disease later in life”. In school lunch programs fruits and vegetables are what kids can start out eating at their young age. I think most kids aren’t eating healthy because some parents can’t afford to feed them. For parents who can’t afford to feed their kids they are participating in the school’s government free lunch program, but the free lunch program still has a lot of unhealthy items on it. Here are some quotes stated by people and their opinions of the school program. As stated by (Domel, 1997), “a questionnaire...
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...Authoritarian parenting is where high standards and expectations are expected of children with a low amount of nurturance. Children who were raised under this style are likely to become conscientious and obedient, but not happy. Indulgent parenting is where there is little control by the parent, but they are very nurturing. Children raised in an indulgent home are likely to have a lack of self-control and are not happy. Authoritative parenting has limits and guidelines that are set up by the parents, but are willing to compromise. Children growing up in an authoritative home are likely to be successful, articulate, and happy. And neglectful parenting is where there is little connection with a child and where the parent’s life is more important than the child’s. Children growing up in this home have a tendency to be socially incompetent. Out of the four parenting styles authoritative is the best option. It allows for children to be nourished and loved, while also having boundaries for the children. Whereas the permissive parent shows love but has no boundaries, or the authoritarian parent has boundaries but little nourishment for their children. It also allows room for the children to grow as they...
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...healthy. My experience with exercise and fitness has been an interesting relationship since the start. I was extremely overweight all the way into my senior year of high school. One day I went to the doctor where the harsh reality hit me right in the face. Since that time, I switched over to exercise and fitness I have not looked back. I was never properly educated on nutrition or physical activity at home or through my early education. Education is extremely important when trying to promote a healthier lifestyle. One of my goals is to educate families from poor and middle-income...
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...The goal of nutrition therapy is nutritional rehabilitation. Registered Dieticians consider the facts the impact food intake including, lifestyle, socioeconomic factors, interpersonal relationships, trauma history, self-esteem, substance abuse, and participation in sports. It is a step-by-step process whereby the client gradually increases his or her calorie intake so that the body has enough fuel. It cannot be too excessive; otherwise, it may be too much for the heart to handle. Nutrition counsellors identify the root cause of the eating disorder, work to restore the self-schema, and then set realistic and achievable nutrition-related goals. If clients encounter interpersonal difficulties, a sense of not belonging, or feel unsafe, they become...
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...dated between 2003 and 2013. The areas of dietetics include: . education: nutrition education/community nutrition . food production . management: foodservice/nutrition . research: foodservice/nutrition. . medical nutrition therapy (MNT) For each area of dietetics, locate two trends and one challenge. One resource could be used to address several areas of dietetics. A minimum of five referred resources must be used. You can use referred journal articles from the internet as long as they contain the entire journal reference and not just the URL. Using the table below, list two trends and one challenge for each area of dietetics. Each trend and challenge must be listed as a complete thought. Write using complete sentences. Document references used. You can use an APA or AMA reference style. Keep the format of your references consistent. Print or photocopy the title page or key information as evidence to support the trend or challenge. Type or word-process the assignment. Staple printed/photocopied information to your typed/word-processed materials and submit for course points. Use the following template: Dietetics Trends and Challenges |Area of Dietetics |Trend or Challenge (list) |Reference (Document; minimum of 5 referred resources) | |Community Nutrition & Nutrition | |...
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...doubled in recent years with 20% - 25% of children now considered obese or overweight (Batch & Baur 2005, p.130). The health and social problems associated with obesity in children are numerous, pushing health practitioners and researchers to uncover solutions for this issue. While evidence points to many dissimilar rationales, much emphasis is being placed upon parents and their role in educating and providing children with effective lifestyle behaviours, focussed on gaining control of the obesity wave. This essay explores the parent’s responsibilities and influences on their child’s weight; through nutritional choices, physical activity and screen time (television, computer and video games), as well as marital status and parenting styles. It will also discuss research showing genetics to be a large portion of the illustration into the world of childhood obesity, and could be the exception to placing blame on the family. Treatment programs for obese children are taking into account parental influences of food choices within the family. Parents are exclusively accountable for the procurement and preparation of healthy food for their children in the home, yet research shows, mothers are inundated with confusion on what constitutes a healthy, balanced meal. With education on these matters, the whole family can gain the benefits of eating better and exercise on a regular basis (Grossbart, Crosby & Smith 1986, p.360). The alteration of food habits within the family...
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...M3/D2: Assess & Evaluate how the nutritional plan might improve the health of the chosen individuals There are several reasons about individual’s diet. Every individual had different life style different diet and different nutrition intake .In order to have a balance diet we need to eat a range of different food. However I as an individual I did not eat breakfast, which is not good for me, as I will feel tiered throughout a day. Since I start to record my food eating, meals, snacks, sweets, drinks and food supplement and make my diet plan I recognise how unhealthy I eat. From this type of chart which I record all my nutrients intake I realise that I eat fat food like bread, chapatti, biscuit, cake, and also I use double cream a lot when I cook at home. By having too much fat in my diet can raise my cholesterol, which might increase risk of heart disease. Taking less saturated fat I reduce my risk of stroke, heart disease and some of cardiovascular disease. Eating too much salt and sugar can lead to overweight and lack of physical activity. Overweight and fatness are major risk factors of the many diseases as well as polygenic disease, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. A number of these can even cause death. By using large portion every day I add weight and I feel more tired during the day. Also I use to sleep straight away after eating that effect me on my healthy diet. To have healthy diet need self-control and balance. To avoid that, I take breakfast every...
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...com) Often, parents have limited knowledge about proper nutrition. They may not recognize the consequences of child obesities. Parents should be taught that obesity could lead to hypertension heart disease, diabetes, and many more related diseases. Preventing child obesities requires family involvement. If Parents make poor nutritional choices and have sedentary life styles, their children will mimic them (www.jfponline.com). It is the nurses’ professional responsibility to educate families and assist them with formulating a strategy of proper nutritional, active, and healthy lifestyle. Nurses can teach parents about the right portion size and come up with strategies to encourage children to increase activity and decrease their TV and game time. Nurses can make a difference by raising awareness for childhood obesities, at national and local government levels, through lobbing and being involved in national organizations and community or local healthcare forces. (Maville, &Huerta, p.56) Nurses are very powerful and trusted by the public; they can fight childhood obesity through their creativity and dedicated time. Nurses have the opportunity to teach in a variety of settings and be personally involved in this growing problem. They can attend health fairs, PTA’s, volunteer in classrooms, child care centers, communities and organizations, and do health food demonstrations to teach about proper nutrition. Last but not least; the most important thing that we nurse...
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...Reflections on Nutrition SCI/241 4/4/2011 Summer Groff Week 9 Checkpoint Reflecting on what I have studied so far on nutrition, using my assignments completed up until this point is that I have come to the knowledge of how the human body works from the moment food enters the mouth through digestion and coming out as waste. I have also obtained knowledge about how the body changes through aging, and how diet and exercise can actually help the body’s digestion and growth process. I have learned through doing research throughout my course on nutrition, which has helped me gained understanding on what to do to stay healthy as I age. The assignment that I enjoyed throughout this class is the three day activity analysis. After completing the analysis I became aware of what I was eating and made me aware that food is the body’s main source of fuel, which means that nutrients in food gives the body cells energy to function. I am now cautious and made changes of what I eat. Making healthy decisions and adding daily exercise to my life style has improved my health. Another assignment I enjoyed was week 5 on dehydration. I learned much about the importance of water and how the body needs water to function adequately. Water washes away and cleanse out toxins, it also assists the cell functioning, and is the primary aid of the ear, nose and throat functioning. Water also bathes the cells in the body and serves as a lubricant; it cleanses both external and internal surface...
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