Making Wellness a Lifestyle Unit 2 Making Wellness a Lifestyle Introduction Activity: Lifestyle assessment Have students take the assessment and score result Discuss which of the risk factors students might reverse to improve health.  

Unit Objectives Explain the physical, mental and social aspects of wellness. List factors that contribute to disease. Predict how lifestyle choices you make will affect your health. Describe the relationship between nutrition and health. Words in Wellness Use the clues provided to complete the puzzle with key terms from the chapter.

Lesson: What is Wellness? Unit: Benefits of Wellness

What is Wellness? The state of being in good health.

What is Quality of Life? Refers to a person’s satisfaction with his or her looks, lifestyle and response to daily events.

Vocabulary Activity: Prepare a two-column chart to compare and contrast the meanings of the terms wellness and quality of life. Use phrases from the text and from other relevant sources in their contrasts and comparisons. You should have at least 5 total thoughts.

Note: a person’s wellness is a factual condition Note: a person’s wellness is a factual condition. In contrast, a person’s quality of life is affected by his or her perceptions. The difference is one of objective fact versus subjective opinion.

Trying to achieve a high level of wellness is one way to improve quality of life.

Reflect: On a scale from 1 to 10, how would rate your current personal quality of life? Think about the reasons for your ratings. Write your thoughts down on paper. Assignment: Lifestyle Assessment

The Wellness Continuum Take a look at the four aspects of health status Energy level Frequency of illness Stress management Social relationships Discuss: Refer to the Wellness continuum on page 11

Lifestyle Choices for Wellness Use the transparency “The Wellness Continuum” – it is important to note that physical, mental and social health are all components of wellness. As individuals we can experience degrees of wellness related to each of these health areas. Do you think these aspects influence one another? If so, how? Assignment: Lifestyle Choices for Wellness Identify lifestyle choices that contribute to premature death and lifestyle choices that contribute to optimum health

Conclusion “When I am feeling at my very best I feel . . .” And Complete the following sentences: “When I am feeling at my very best I feel . . .” And “When I am feeling my very worst I feel . . .”  After students have completed their sentences, generate a laundry list of words to describe optimum heath and health breakdown.

When people are in good health They have a desire to stay fit and live a healthy lifestyle. They are able to successfully meet the challenges of each day. Life’s events are easier to handle and manage. Most people want to continually improve their quality of life as they grow and mature.

Lesson: Aspects of Wellness Unit: Benefits of Wellness Introduction How can good health affect job performance and relationships? What role does nutrition play in achieving and maintaining good health?

What are the three major components of wellness? Physical Health Mental Health Social Health What are the three major components of wellness? Physical Health Mental Health Social Health

Physical Health – refers to the fitness of your body. Mental Health – is related to the way you feel about yourself, your life, and the world around you. Social Health – describes the way you get along with other people.

Describe how being tired, skipping breakfast and having a family argument can each affect physical, mental and social health.

Stresses teens face daily What are stresses teens face daily? How do these stresses affect teens’ mental health and overall wellness levels?

Describe some social skills that can help improve social health. Which of these skills would be least difficult and which would be most difficult to improve?

Holistic Medicine What does this term mean? It is an approach to health care that focuses on all aspects of patient care – physical, mental and social. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A person who practices a holistic approach to wellness is able to see the “big picture” when it comes to health care. Discuss thoughts of statement. Ask students: Do you think mainly about physical factors of health or do you think in a holistic approach when considering your personal wellness level? Think about some you know well who you think demonstrates good aspects of physical, mental and social health? What characteristics or traits does this person exhibit/

To summarize lesson: Develop a graphic organizer to represent the three aspects of wellness ~ physical, mental and social health ~ and factors related to each You can create any design you feel is best for you to organize and present the information. Make sure you explain the differences among physical, mental and social health. Challenge yourself to paraphrase the definitions given in the text. Include 3 points for each aspects of wellness.

Lesson: Factors that Affect Wellness Unit: Benefits of Wellness Go over work from yesterday - check assignment sheet for those who did not have it checked off.

Why is it important to recognize the impact of health-related decisions at your age? Shapes your attitudes and actions for the future.

How do lifestyle choices affect a person’s likelihood of getting diseases? Think about such choices as whether to smoke, drink alcohol, take drugs, eat wisely, exercise and manage stress. A person who spends his teen years smoking and drinking will have greater risk factor than the teen that makes the choice not to participate in negative activites.

Choosing Wisely! Making a habit such as eating wisely, exercising, managing stress will lead to better health later in life. Before next slide: Can anyone suggest ways a person can gain greater control of his or her habits?

Bad Habits Bad habits can be hard to break, especially if it has been around for awhile. With a little will power and 21 days it can be broken! If you have a habit you would like to change, don’t do it for 21 days and see what happens! Of course some may take more than just changing for 21 days, but it is worth a try!!

Factors that Contribute to Disease What is a risk factor? A characteristic or behavior that influences a person’s chance of being injured or getting a disease.

Analogy Complete the following with your own thoughts: Risk factor is to getting disease as _____________ is to staying healthy. If time, encourage students to develop the analogy into a slogan they can use on poster or brochures to persuade other to adopt healthier lifestyles.

Researchers study the risk factors of certain groups of individuals by studying their: Lifestyle choices Environmental quality Health care Heredity

Unhealthy Lifestyle Choices What are the three major causes of death among adults in the United States? Heart Disease Cancer Stroke

Causes These diseases are caused by lifestyle choices such as: Smoking Poor Eating Habits High Levels of Stress Not Being Physically Active

On the other hand . . . Choosing not to smoke Eating whole grains and fresh fruit and vegetables and limiting fats and sugars Managing time to help your stress level Adding activity to your daily life can help us to avoid health issues.

Why do you think the leading cause of death might differ among various age groups? It is important to note that lifestyle choice, health care and heredity can all contribute to each of the causes of death listed on the slide.

Poor Environmental Quality What is environmental quality? Refers to the state of the physical world around you. Including concerns such as: Safety of the water we drink The air we breathe Exposure to the elements Pollutants and contaminants we come into contact with Poor housing Job hazards What are some jobs that you can think of that might be bad on a person’s health?

Jobs that might be bad on a person’s health: Factory workers Miners Jobs that deal with chemicals

Inadequate Health Care Accounts for about 10% of the risk factors that contribute to the leading causes of death. What is the responsibility of the patient to be sure to receive quality health care? What is the responsibility of a health care provider in this regard?

Health Care Responsibilities Remember, medicine is not an exact science. Doctors are not fool proof and do not always diagnosis or find a problem. On the other hand, patients can interfere with their own care by failing to get a regular check-up, not seeking health care when symptoms occur or share completely with their health care professional.

Heredity Write a response to the following statement: There is absolutely nothing you can do about the influence of genetic risk factors on your health. Share thoughts.

Heredity Accounts for about 25% of the factors that lead to death. The genes you receive from your parents affect your probability of developing certain health problems. But even we cannot change who our biological parents are we can keep ourselves in good physical condition.

Heredity This may not keep a person from developing a disease due to heredity but it will improve your body’s ability to handle diseases if they do develop.

Health-Promoting Choices Studies show that we do have a lot of control over the factors that influence our health.

Health experts recommend adopting the following practices into your lifestyle: Provide your body with fuel throughout the day by eating three or more regular spaced meals, including breakfast. Supply your body with needed nutrients to support health, growth and development. Sleep eight to nine hours each night. Maintain a healthy weight.

Stay active. Accumulate at least 60 minutes of physical activity most days of the week. Do not smoke Avoid drinking alcoholic beverages Do not use street drugs. Carefully follow your physicians instructions when using prescription drugs.

Journal: Which healthful lifestyle practice do you feel is the most difficult to follow? Why? Why do many people ignore the recommendations of experts and continue to make unhealthful lifestyle choices. Discuss

Activity: Use the list of healthful lifestyle practices as an self-evaluation. For each practice, write almost always, sometimes, rarely or almost never to show how regularly you follow the practice.

Other Habits to Consider to Promote a Healthy Lifestyle Resist negative peer pressure Improve you environment Choose quality health care

Assignment: Look back over the practices for wellness and quality of life. Develop your own top 10 list of tips for wellness. Explain why each tip is important to your personal wellness.

Lesson: Making a Change Unit: Benefits of Wellness

Making one change in your life can affect all aspects of your health. Plus this in turn can increase your motivation to make positive changes a habit! On page 19 of the textbook, take a look at the “Lifestyle Choices that Promote Wellness.” Answer the questions Read the caption under the list.

Example You may have heard eating breakfast can help you concentrate better in school (mental health). But would this be enough to encourage you to eat breakfast? Eating breakfast can also help you maintain a healthy weight (physical health). It can moderate mood swings and help your interact more positively with others (social health). Knowing all these reasons may be just the incentive that a person needs to start eating breakfast on a regular basis.

Identify one change that would improve your health. Reflect: Identify one change that would improve your health. Now work with a partner to brainstorm and list facts that could motivate you to make these positive changes.

How should you react when you make an unhealthful lifestyle choice in the midst of your efforts to make a positive lifestyle change? For example: You maybe trying to get into a daily routine of walking two miles a day. But after five days of walking you decide to take a day off.

Remember First of all one day off is not going to hurt your efforts. Just as long as it doesn’t snowball and you don’t get back on track.

Setting Goals Why is it essential to write specific steps to take in order to reach an identified goal? Research shows that individuals who write down specific goals and steps to achieving their goals will be more apt to accomplish them. Activity: Complete Behavior Change Contract Students are to set goals for improving their health and then use the worksheet to keep track of their progress and evaluate their efforts.

Lesson: Nutrition and Wellness Unit: Benefits of Wellness

Journal Use the words nutrition and nutrient in sentences to demonstrate your understanding of differences in meaning between the two terms.

What’s the difference? Nutrition is the sum of the process by which a person takes in and uses food substances. Nutrients are the basic components of food that nourish the body.

What is the meaning of the term epidemiology? Is a branch of science that studies the incidence of disease in a population.

What does it have to do with nutrition? Sometimes nutrition studies involve comparing the effect of various food choices. Which many could be related to disease and illness. Can anyone describe ways that researchers in food science, technology and nutrition choose their topics of study?

One approach. . . Is to use scientific method to discover important aspects of food science and nutrition. I am sure you are familiar with scientific method, but for a quick review see the chart on page 21

Scientific Method It is important to remember that experiments to test hypotheses do not always result in the formation of theories. Sometimes hypotheses are rejected when findings of experiments do not support them. Findings evidence that a hypothesis is not likely to be correct can be just as important as finding evidence to support the hypothesis.

Researchers have discovered many facts from their studies so far. Examples: How eating patterns are linked to certain diseases. The effects of food choices on health. Unanswered questions about nutrition and wellness will continue to be focused on by researchers. Some of those questions may be those found on page 22 – Read the questions.

THEORY = FACT?? Write true or false next to this statement. List your reasons for your response. Share and discuss responses until all students understand why theories and not necessarily facts.

Problem Solving Katrina read a report of a nutrition study for a class assignment. The study was done by a company that markets dietary supplements. It involved 15 elderly women and reported rather dramatic effects when specific supplements were taken regularly. After reading the study, Katrina decided to start taking the supplements herself.

What are some of the major nutrition problems in the United States today?

An estimated 65% of US adults are overweight; of these 30% are considered obese. About 1/3 of the people in the United State eat an inadequate diet. Popular lifestyles include less and less physical activity. Important nutrients are missing from the diets of some groups of people such as teens and older adults. Fat, cholesterol, sodium and sugar intake are higher than recommended.

Why do you think some of these problems exist? Not enough money Lack of information Some people do not believe they need to change their diets. Others may simply ignore the nutritional information. Other?

How can you tell what to believe when there are so many conflicting nutrition messages in circulation? Be informed Educate yourself

Why is education so important in interpreting all the messages out there?

Vocabulary: In your own words explain the following question: What is the relevance of each of the following words to the meaning of the term Life expectancy? Environment Wellness Age Habits Assignments: Evaluating Health and Nutrition Information worksheet Across the curriculum on page 23 of text.   Assessment: Test?

Assignment: For Friday: Be able to define Genetically Modified Organisms. Do an internet search and find two recent article about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO). One article should in support of GMOs and the other should be non-support of GMOs Bring the articles to class to evaluate.

Complete “Evaluating Health and Nutrition Information” Assignment. . . Read the section on “Evaluating Research Reports” on page 22 of your textbook. Complete “Evaluating Health and Nutrition Information”

Evaluating Health Information Why might someone seek the information you found in your internet search? Are Americans interested in health information?

Evaluating Health Information More and more people are aware of the relationship between diet, disease prevention and optimal health. Consumers today are taking greater responsibility for their health care decisions, creating a demand for information about nutrition.

Evaluating Health Information However, this demand for nutrition information also creates an opportunity for fraud and quackery to flourish. What is fraud, or quackery?

Fraud Technology is a great tool for accessing information quickly and easily. But, the amount of questionable, downright inaccurate and potentially dangerous sites providing information is huge.

How do you tell good from bad sites? Accuracy of information appearing on web sites is not regulated. Consumers need to learn ways to discern credible from questionable sources.

Evaluating Health Information What criteria should you use to decide if the information you find is trustworthy? Authority – Know the author and domain Accuracy – Look at the sponsoring organization Objectivity – Look at the perspective –Fact? Opinion? Bias? Goofiness? Currency – Consider the timeliness/copyright of the information Coverage – Look at the design of the page and ease of navigation

Info to distrust . . . Recommendations that promise a quick fix. Dire warnings of danger. Dramatic statements refuted by scientific organizations. Recommendations based on studies with no peer review. Recommendations from “studies” that are anecdotal or personal testimony.

Info to distrust . . . Claims that sound to good to be true. Simplistic conclusions drawn from a complex study. List of “good” and “bad” foods. Recommendations make to help sell a product.

Remember to look for . . . Web site has a professional credible appearance. Recommendations are backed by current scientific research. Recommendations supported by credible organizations. Recommendations are positive, practical and personal. Information is current

Assignment: Using the internet, find two article dealing with GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) and their impact on the food industry. One article should be pro-GMO and the second against the use of GMOs in foods. Evaluate your articles using “Evaluating Health and Nutrition Information” worksheet. Print and bring articles with worksheet to class tomorrow.