1. Sherfield and Moody Cornerstones
Topic: Live

2. Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety affects more than 13% of adult population
Depression can range from mild and situational to long-term clinical illness
Mild cases can be alleviated by therapies such as exercise, relaxation techniques, self-nurturing, and controlling self-talk
Don’t hesitate to seek professional help

3. Holistic Approach to Wellness
Your mind: thinking clearly and making good decisions
Your soul: the importance of spirituality in communication, relationships and self-expression
Your body: factors such as exercise, nutrition, rest and healthy habits affect your overall balance

4. Mental Health Having a positive sense of self-worth
Making an effort to be healthy
Having the capacity to love and to have meaningful relationships
Understanding reality and self-limitations
Having compassion for others
Being non-egocentric

5. Nourish Your Soul
Find activities and thoughts that bring you joy comfort and peace
Commune with nature
Socialize with those who lift you up
Indulge your creative tendencies
Look around and count your blessing

6. Need to Change Your Diet?
Choose lean, baked, or boiled meats
Eat a variety of foods
Choose whole grains
Choose low fat foods
Drink lots of water
Severely limit unhealthy and fast foods
Find healthy snacks

7. Prescription Drug Abuse
Widespread misuse for nonmedical purposes:
Pain medication
Anti-anxiety and sleep aids
Stimulants
Abusers can easily become addicted

8. Cocktail or Club Drugs Ecstacy Sextasy – ecstacy and Viagara
Roofies/GHB – “date rape drug”
Crystal meth – very addictive and dangerous

9. Keep Your Beverage Safe!
When in public:
Be suspicious of accepting a drink from someone you don’t know
Accept only unopened, canned, or bottled drinks
Do not leave beverages unattended

10. Binge Drinking Facts Defined as 3-5 drinks within a 3-4 hour period
Estimated 2 in 5 college students binge
Harsher consequences for female drinkers
Affects both health and academics

11. Smoking Cessation Pay attention to why you smoke
Tell loved ones you are quitting and seek support
Stop buying cigarettes
Think how you will spend the money you’ll save
Make a list of helpful people/resources
Use a stop-smoking aid

12. Sexually Transmitted Disease
HIV/AIDS
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Genital warts
Herpes
Hepatitis
Syphillis

13. STD’s and Birth Control
Many birth control methods do not protect against STD’s
Only total abstinence is 100% effective in preventing STD’s and pregnancy
Decisions related to sexual activity will affect you for the rest of your life, so choose carefully!

14. Topic Reflections Take time for friends and family
Engage positive people and thought
Stay healthy with exercise and proper diet
Take care of your spiritual health
Find a way to decompress
Protect yourself with new people and in public places like clubs and parties
Understand that choices have consequences