I did some homework today and had class. I was also on campus most of the day. I felt somewhat stressed therefore I participated in some Qigong walking. I decided to eat healthier food today because I know from my research that a diet can improve health. I did find it hard to change my eating habits. My stress was not as high today.
10/23
I had a suicidal patient at my internship which was somewhat stressful. I was able to handle situation well and provide the necessary care for the patient. I participated in some Qigong therapy, I lost count a few times when performing the meditation. My mind was also distracted by thoughts about the future. For instance, what my goal is for future once I graduate. I became stressed just thinking about the future therefore I re-directed my mind to the present
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I was happy to hear that she doing okay. I practiced some the Qigong therapy to prepare for the midterm. I am stressing a little about remembering the words because I am pretty comfortable with the movements. I decided to focus on my breathing to relax. I also listened to some music when I completed some of my homework. I went to bed easily.
10/31
Today was Halloween therefore I decided to watch some movies and relaxed. I did some yoga and some of the Qigong video to practice more for the midterm. I practiced in front of my sister to help me prepare for the midterm. I think practicing in front of someone else made me feel more prepared for the test.
11/1
I was stressing about the midterm today. My back was tensed and could not focus on experiencing the video. I felt I was just going through the motions. However, I was ready to perform the video tomorrow. I was also stressing about a difficult assignment that I had coming up in another class. I found it hard to concentrate and relax. I tried to focus on positive thoughts during the meditation section of the Wisdom Qigong therapy.
A healthy diet plan is comprised of all the nutrients which are beneficial to your body. This is the beauty of a healthy diet plan that it provides all the necessary elements to your body and at the same time it also helps you to get rid of unwanted weight. No need to mention that these healthy foods are tasty also and certainly, you will relish them. If you are following a weight loss plan which is directing you to eat only a few food items and taking diet shakes at a certain time only. This is not only making your diet plan boring, it may also deprive you from certain useful elements.
Healthy diet, according to “CDC-Dietary guidelines for Americans 2010, diet which emphasizes eating foods rich in fiber, potassium, vitamin-D, calcium such as beans, eggs, vegetables, fruits, nuts and low fat milk and milk products, and also Low in saturated fats, cholesterol, trans-fat, salt and added sugars, within a day calorie need”. But if you were taking more dairy, little servings of vegetables, fruits, and proteins, and then piling up as many fats, grains and superfluous oils, you are accurately near to the depiction of modern American diet. Yes unhealthy diet is a major contributor to poor health and health disparities.
College students struggle to find accessible healthy meals. This inaccessibility may derive from insufficient funds, scheduling or the inability to cook. In Owensboro, the cheapest foods tend to contain additives and unnecessary byproducts. Healthy foods sit on the shelves, students struggle to afford the fresh foods or cannot cook with them. A young person may leave healthy options at the store for convenience food sources often results in said person eating an unhealthy diet. Finding healthy foods with a college time schedule and budget presents a challenge to many students. Students attempting to eat healthy on a shoestring budget, and cook a meal on a tight schedule often give up. Many surveyed college students eat less than 2 servings of vegetables a day (Rao 1). During their college years college students develop eating habits that can follow them throughout their lives. Eating fruits and vegetables contributes to healthy young adults and possibly promotes emotional well-being (White 1). Many college students eat out because it is cheaper and faster than eating at home. Processed foods tend be more available and cheaper, activly going out and buying better foods tends to be more expensive.
Nutrition is an important part of our daily lives because of the numerous effects it has on our health and fitness. There are many different influences that can affect a person’s nutritional habits. The type of environment and the way people are raised often affect the way they diet and whether that diet is healthy or unhealthy. Because a person cannot always choose how and where he or she is raised, education concerning nutrition and healthy diets should be taught to all ages and social classes. Lack of nutritional education and obesity rates are positively correlated in the United States. This lack of education as well as poor nutritional habits have played a major role in the increased amount of obese individuals in the United States, and throughout the world.
After decades of research, it has demonstrated that “Within the field of psychology, the focus of meditation research has been physiological change and the reduction of medical or psychological symptoms of stress or even both”. [1] Mediations help deal with solving problems and distracting thought...
When talking about health, if people is able to visualize what is good (healthy) and what is bad for health, they will choose the option that does not harm them.
According to healthpromotion.ie healthy eating is about having a balance diet that contains all different types of foods from each food group. When eating the right amounts of food from each food group you get all the nutrients you need to stay healthy and have a good healthy weight. There is six main food groups that are recommended to have daily:
Keeping up a healthy lifestyle can be very difficult. Between work, school, and life in general, people barely have time to eat three meals a day. A lot of people struggle to incorporate healthy eating and physical activity in their daily routines. People forget that if they take care of themselves, it might help make their day a bit better. A healthy lifestyle is a very important part of living a better life.
I refrained from touching my nose and fixing my hair which at certain points during the previous meditations began to bother me. During the previous from last week, I could not stop from peeking my eyes open or cracking my knuckles. I noticed that once I began to fall deeper into the meditation and calm my breathings, I felt the circulation of my blood slowing down which caused me to begin to itch. Last week, I quickly broke my transcendental awareness and gave in to the urge to move around in my seat which eventually made it harder for me to get back to the relaxed state I was once in. During this class, when I felt myself become itchy, I fought my natural instinct to scratch it which temporarily distracted me from counting breaths. However, when I began to forget about the itchiness and began counting again, I was flooded with useless thoughts. I made lists in my head of the countless things I needed to complete today, thought about what I was going to eat after this class, and about what I needed to tell my mother during our usual phone call after class. I enjoyed my internal dialogue and being able to actually listen to myself rather than doing what I usually did which was acknowledging my thoughts, but not really analyzing them. I felt my body soon relax and loosen up. The strain I initially felt in my neck and back disappeared. When I opened my eyes, I noticed that the feeling of distress
Everyone deals with stress at some point in his or her life. Most people deal with it daily. As defined in the book called Principles and Labs for Fitness and Wellness, stress is, “The mental, emotional, and physiological response of the body to any situation that is new, threatening, frightening, or exciting” (Hoeger & Hoeger, 2012). This stress is caused by a stressor, which is also known as “a stress-causing event” (Hoeger & Hoeger, 2012). Stressors can take all different forms, from moving to a new town, having a baby, or even writing a paper (Boyd, Wood, & Wood, 2011). One major stressor in life can be going to college. If not coped with properly, these stressors can leave a person with too much stress that could end up harming them mentally and physically, such as developing an illness (Boyd, Wood, & Wood, 2011). There are several ways to cope with stress. Some healthy ways to cope with stress would be practicing emotion-focused coping, building time-management techniques, and practicing meditation.
You’ve probably heard the old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” plenty of time. We’re constantly reminded of the importance of healthy nutrition and healthy eating guides are everywhere. But have you ever stopped to think why eating healthy foods can result to fewer doctor visits? Can you actually prevent disease by focusing more on the foods you eat? Here are a few examples of how you can prevent disease by being more mindful of the foods you eat.
Health, nutrition and fitness are the three interrelated areas that determine an individual's sense of happiness and well being.
Even a mere 5 minutes of focused meditation, can help heal a lot of emotional issues, disorders like anxiety and depression are also controlled through it.
Stress is something that everyone has to deal with in life, whether it is good or bad stress. Stress management techniques are a great way to deal with stress. Some of the stress management techniques that I learned from this course are prioritization, scheduling, and execution. Using these techniques has effectively helped me deal with my own stress. When it comes to dealing with stress I still have many strengths and weaknesses that I will explain. Some stressors I have in my life that I will discuss are psychointrapersonal, social, life events, and daily hassles. Next, I will give my opinion on my post-course survey, and compare and contrast it to my pre-course survey scores. Finally, I will explain my last goals for this stress management course.
Eating healthy should be done every day, or on a regular basis, it is also good for dieting. It is an important part of the body’s wellbeing. Balancing the amount of food intake with high calories can lower obesity of such. Healthy eating is an important thing in today’s society, but the main thing that is hindering a person from doing so is the fact that the stores are pack with food that have very high calories. In fact, eating healthy is not just following a strict set of dieting tricks, it is about what is being put in the body, and it is also about how much is being put into the body. It doesn’t matter how healthy the food is, sometime to most of the time the healthiest food contain some of the most fattening ingredients. People should think about what they are eating. Even though people show