Staying Healthy and Safe Chapter 11 Staying Healthy and Safe Lesson 11.1 It’s Your Health

What it takes to be healthy Discover What it takes to be healthy What stress is and how you can deal with it

Why It’s Important When you are healthy, you are able to do what you need and want to do. Good health is a solid foundation for success in all areas of your life, including a future career.

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Key Terms eating disorder addiction stress

Making Healthful Choices When you care about yourself, you take care of yourself.

Making Healthful Choices Making healthful choices is part of taking care of yourself. Health is the condition of both your body and your mind.

Making Healthful Choices When you’re healthy, you have the physical and mental energy you need to do things.

Healthful Eating Take a close look at your eating habits. You may not be eating enough.

Healthful Eating What you are eating may not contain enough nutrients. Nutrients are the substances in food that the body needs to produce energy and stay healthy.

Healthful Eating The U.S. Department of Agriculture created the Food Guide Pyramid as a guideline for the nutrients you need each day.

Graphic Organizer Food Guide Pyramid Fats, Oils, and Sweets Milk Group USE SPARINGLY Milk Group TEENS: 3-4 SERVINGS ADULTS: 2-3 SERVINGS Meat and Beans Group 2-3 SERVINGS Vegetable Group 3-5 SERVINGS Fruit Group 2-4 SERVINGS Grains Group 6-11 SERVINGS

Exercise for Life Exercise helps you feel better physically, mentally, and emotionally. Exercise makes you more alert and less anxious.

Exercise for Life Exercise is very important if you have a sedentary job. A sedentary job is one in which you spend much of your time sitting.

Exercise for Life Exercising for 20 minutes three times a week can do wonders for your health. Make exercise a regular part of your life now.

Time for Sleep Sleep restores the body and recharges the brain. If you’re feeling sleepy, your body’s telling you that you need more sleep.

Time for Sleep Try to go to bed about the same time each night and get up around the same time each day. Avoid foods and drinks that contain caffeine.

Protecting Your Health One way to protect your health is to get regular medical checkups.

Protecting Your Health It is important to practice good hygiene and guard against eating disorders and addictions.

Protecting Your Health Hygiene is all the things you do to be clean and healthy. It includes taking regular care of yourself, washing and grooming, and wearing clean clothes.

Protecting Your Health An eating disorder is a pattern of extreme eating behavior over time. Eating disorders can lead to serious illness or death.

Protecting Your Health Addiction is a physical or psychological need for a substance.

Protecting Your Health Addiction affects every part of your life, including your relationships and your work at school or on the job.

Protecting Your Health Addiction is a serious health risk, but recovery is possible. Support groups help many people who are recovering from addiction.

Handling Stress Stress is the mental and physical tension that is the body’s natural response to conflict.

Good Stress, Bad Stress Stress isn’t always a bad thing. The kind of stress you feel before or during a big event tells you that what you are doing is important to you.

Good Stress, Bad Stress Stress can help you do a good job or get through an event. When the challenge is over, the stress goes away.

Good Stress, Bad Stress Sometimes, stress stays with you. You may feel worried, fearful, or distracted. This kind of stress can wear you out.

How to Cope Identify the cause of the stress. Then deal with the problem directly. Relaxation techniques are helpful in stressful situations.

Graphic Organizer Relaxation Techniques Breathe Deeply Visualize Slowly fill your lungs with air and count to 10. Slowly release. Breathe Deeply Picture yourself in a peaceful place, away from the stressful situation. Visualize Get away from the stressful situation for a while. Take a Time-Out Share your feelings with a friend, family member, or other person you trust. Vent

Attitude Counts Accepting Criticism Learning new skills sometimes means accepting constructive criticism. If a teacher or supervisor offers constructive criticism, she or he is trying to help you learn.

Critical Thinking Review What are two ways you could get more sleep on school nights? Answers include doing homework earlier, cutting back on time spent watching television, and limiting social activities to weekends. Critical Thinking Q A continued

Critical Thinking Review What methods do you use to deal with stress at school? Answers include breathing deeply, visualizing peaceful situations, or taking time-outs to deal with stress. Critical Thinking Q A

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