Welcome to Module 5! This week we'll be discussing a wide variety of issues related to health and wellness. This broad topic includes all types of wellness from exercising and eating well to stress management to healthy relationships. After completing this module you should be able to:
Due This Week:
Edamame - bean is a preparation of immature soybeans in the pod, found in the cuisine of China, Japan, Korea and Hawaii. The pods are boiled or steamed and served with salt.
Eating Well - and Quick!
We just watched 2 videos. A great resource for students that want to eat better on the run. Every semester, students in FCST 1010 report being unhappy with their eating habits. Some students eat out too much, others fail to bring food to school and starve during class, and many feel too rushed to eat meals at all. As you've probably experienced before in your life it's almost impossible to thrive in school, work, or life in general without feeding yourself well. Therefore, after watching the videos, reflect on your own eating and complete this activity:
A big goal in FCST 1010 is reflection. As a college student, it's not only important to learn and do well in your classes - you must also learn to reflect on your college experience and the new attitudes, knowledge, and skills that you are gaining. Taking time to step back and think about experience will not only give you a richer experience but will also help you learn and apply knowledge. Reflection is basically the opposite of cramming for a test - it actually helps you remember and use information for a longer amount of time (hopefully a lifetime!).A great way to foster reflection is by journaling. In FCST 1010, you'll be completing a journal entry each week for Day 1 Homework. This journal entry is due on the second day of class each week.
Journal Entry #5 - How do you feel about your diet? (32 points)
Journal Entry #5 must be submitted in D2L under Assessments/Discussions before your next FCST class.
Sleep and College Students
We've all experienced nights of poor sleep - this is a normal part of being a human. However, extended periods of poor sleep or too little sleep has a wide variety of effects on human health. Today you're going to teach the class about one effect of sleep deprivation. The video that we just watched mentioned a few of these but didn't really go into any detail. To complete this activity:
Challenge 5: How Can You Improve Your Health? (40 points)
Students have busy lives filled with not only classes and homework, but also family, work, and social lives - all of this activity can be a challenge to a healthy lifestyle! For this challenge you're going to play the advice columnist to a fellow student in need. Read the letter below and respond to the student.
Please make your response at minimum 500 words
Dear Advice-Giver,
I really need some advice. I'm a student at GHC - I just started this semester. My problem is that I feel like everything is spinning out of control. My life is just so busy all of the time. Let me tell you about my days when I have school and work so that you can understand my situation. These days fall on Monday and Wednesday. My work "day" usually begins around 9pm when I wake up to go to my 3rd shift job at the Shaw plant at 10pm. I'm a quality control manager there so my job involves almost constant activity - I'm always walking around, talking to employees, looking at products, and calibrating machines. I get a meal break at 2am. I sometimes bring food from home, but, lately, I've been so busy that I find myself eating out of vending machines. After I get off of work at 6am I drive home and help my husband get our 2-year old ready for daycare. He works at Shaw too and has to be there at 8am. The crazy thing is that I have an ENGL 1101 class at 8am on Monday and Wednesday. This means that we have to feed our child and bring her to daycare in enough time for us to both get to our destinations by 8am.
Luckily, our daycare is right by GHC in Cartersville so I can drop her off on my way. Even though this is good I never have any time to eat breakfast myself. Usually I just skip breakfast but sometimes I go to McDonald's and get an Egg McMuffin. Ok, so once I get to school I always stop by the bookstore and get a couple of Monster drinks. I feel like I really need these to get through the day - after all, I've already worked a full day before my school day starts! My first class is English at 8am. Then I have History at 9:30 followed by Chemistry at 11. I get a break from 12:15-2. During this time I grab something to eat off campus at a fast food restaurant and get as much homework done as I can before my P.E. class at 2. I actually really like this next class - it's a women's weight-training class. I feel like I'm at least doing something for my health a couple of days a week.
The only problem is that I'm so exhausted by 2pm that I sometimes drop weights and have to take frequent breaks. After class I go pick up my kid and head home. I try to nap until my husband gets home at 5 but my daughter is 2 and doesn't want to sleep! Once he gets in he takes over and lets me sleep until 9pm when I have to wake up for work. I don't have to go to school on Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday (thank goodness!) but I feel so exhausted on those days that I sleep almost all day after my shift.
Now I'm starting to worry about my health and my relationships. I get frequent headaches and sometimes can't sleep. I'm doing great in school so far (all A's!) but my family is starting to ask when I'll have more time for them. I also haven't seen any of my friends in over a month. I think that my schedule was doable before I started school but now I just don't know how I can handle everything. School is really, really important to me - I definitely don't want to drop out. I don't want to kill myself by working to much either or endanger my relationships. What kind of advice can you offer to a stressed out student?
Your assignment should:
When people talk about eating healthy terms like unprocessed, organic and non-GMO are often used. These terms can often be confusing and make shopping, cooking and eating out a huge hassle. To help shed some light on the topic this assignment will focus on non-GMO.
The Institute for Responsible Technology is a non profit organization that's mission is to provide health information regarding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in our food. For those of you who have no ideal what I am talking about, take 5 minutes and read the GMO FAQs. (16 points)
The directions for this assignment are below:
Once everyone has turned in these assignments I will publish a list of the items that are Non-GMO in the Announcements so we can all start working towards eating healthier.