Healthy Relationships

Healthy Relationships

"The three C’s:
Communication
Cooperation
Compromise

Healthy relationships take time, commitment and effort
žMost healthy relationships don't progress like a fairy tale.
žThere are hard times in every relationship.
žIt is how people work together through the difficult times that separates successful relationships from failed relationships."

• How would you portray a normal relationship versus an abnormal relationship using these categories?

Well any relationship is unique to the partnership, so a better way to say it would be a happy vs. not-so-happy relationship. The happy one would be using the 3 C's (of course), but they also would consider each other's time, effort, and responsibilities. As friends they would respect if they want to keep something secret or share it with them, or give them time or space they need to either recover or make other friendships. As a couple they should consider that the other does not need to be with the, 24/7- you can still like each other from far away. For a not-so-happy couple/friendship they would be needy/clingy, selfish– only thinking of their time and effort–and they would not be using the 3 C's. 

• Think about a group (2 or more) of people that weathered a difficult time together and came out closer and had a stronger bond because of it. List the healthy ways they worked through the problem that made the end successful. How did they utilize the 3 Cs?

My mom and dad, for example. They always talk about stuff many times, and they always try to see the other side of the situation. They always try to communicate, cooperate, and compromise. They're a really great example of keeping and cultivating a healthy relationship to me. 

Hands Only CPR

Hands-only CPR (Link)


• Write the steps of Hands-Only CPR
Very first, tap the person, ask if they're okay, (you don't want to do CPR on a passed out person) look, listen and feel for any signs of breathing, shake their shoulders. If they're unresponsive have someone else call 911 (if you're alone, you'll have to do it) and locate and AED. Turn on AED and follow automated instructions.

If you cannot locate an AED then just press down with your hands in the middle of the chest, push hard and fast, push at least 2 inches down, and keep the beat at 100 BPM, until the paramedics come.

• Write a paragraph (at least 5 sentences) about why knowing Hands-Only CPR is important how it could impact your future. 
There are many cardiac arrests in a year, and one of them could be my family or myself. I would need to know this so I could help my family (or friends) and I would want others to know so that they could help me. It would be devastating to be in a situation where I could have helped if I had only known how to help. So now that I do, I can help others if ever the chance arises. And hopefully someone would help me if I ever was the victim in this situation.

Substance Abuse

Substance Abuse (Link 1 2 & 3)

• What risks are associated with substance abuse?
Substance abuse often results in physical & mental  health damage, ruined relationships, increased illegal activity, slowed progression in school, work, & other activities, and communities and neighborhoods are endangered.

• What does Figure 1 graph show?
For link 1 it shows that the primary substances abused for older adolescents (15-17 years) are marijuana, alcohol, and stimulants/other drugs. In link 2 it showed that about 40% of adolescents perceived great risk from binging on alcohol and low alcohol binging rates.

• Were these results surprising to you? Why or why not?
I think it surprised me a little to know that so many teens thought that binging alcohol brought great risk, because so many teens take part of substance abuse.

• Why do you think males are more likely to abuse marijuana than females? (Link 2)
Because less percentage of men adolescents perceive great risk from taking marijuana than girls.

• At what age would you think most teens are likely to have their first illegal substance use?
In link 1 it said that over half of teens first took drugs when they were 14 or younger and didn't really do substance abuse until they were 15 or older.

• What does Figure 3 say?
On link 1 it says the ages at which teens first took drugs, with 14 years-old being the highest and age 17 the lowest. But it also says that some kids 9 years or younger was when they first took drugs.

• Are you surprised by this? Why or why not?
I was a little surprised that even 12 year-olds were affected by the pressure or surrounded by other drug abusers so much that they took it themselves. I was even more surprised to see that for some of them their first drug usage was when they were kids. It surprised me because I didn't think that kids would consider taking drugs; that they were too innocent to think about it.

BMR

BMR— Basal Metabolic Rate:

• Define BMR.

An estimate on how much calories you burn per day with just normal everyday activity without accounting additional exercise or the amount of calorie intake you had that day. 

• What is your estimated BMR?

1551.9

• What does this information mean to you?

It just tells me my current calorie burn with regular everyday life and I can use it to my advantage for my health. 

• What does BMR not take into account?

It doesn't account additional exercise, your calorie intake currently, or the specific composition of your body. 

• How can you use this information?

It means that when I eat I can eat as many as 1550 calories if I want to maintain my weight, or eat less calories to lose weight. Or I could do additional exercise and still eat 1550 calories or more, depending on the extra exercise I do.

Fitness Tips

Fitness Tips (Link)

• What is 'holding you back' from implementing an exercise program?

Mine are very similar to "I don't have time,"and "It's boring."

• What does moderate exercise feel like?

Your heart is beating, your body is hot, and you have a greater need for oxygen, but you can still easily converse with your partner. 

• List tips to move more during your daily life that you learned from the article.

Walk during lunch or coffee breaks, walk while talking on your phone, park your car a little bit farther from work so you can walk, get off the bus a stop early, do a chore in the house or in the yard, take stairs instead of elevators, play outside, walk your dog, etc.  

• Which tips could help you start or continue to exercise?

Make more diversity in my exercising, walk my dog, play in my yard, and work in my yard and house.

Eating Well on Cheap

Eating Well on Cheap (link to article)

• What are the differences between canned fruit or vegetables and fresh fruit or vegetables?

According to the article canned or frozen vegetables & fruit have a similar nutritional value to fresh ones. It means that if you usually have fresh food leftovers that go bad you can switch to frozen or canned to help preserve your food.

• What "convenience" foods do you enjoy? Why should you try to avoid them?

I like mac 'n cheese, hot dogs, ramen, and frozen burritos. I probably can make fresh burritos, avoid eating ramen & hot dogs too often, and maybe look for recipes or ideas to replace the mac 'n cheese.

• What tips can you give your parents from this article?

My mom is already good at looking for coupons and sales for healthy food and ingredients she needs for recipes, because we have a tight budget, so I think she is right on track. :)

200 Calories

(Link to article)


• Which food do you think has the most calories? How did you come to this conclusion?

I already thought that McDonald’s food (or any fast food really) has the most calories, and it looks like I was close. I am a pretty sure gummy bears and jellybeans are worse, but a burger isn't far behind. I thought that McDonalds had a lot of calories because I’ve seen the nutrition information and also fast food tends to be that way, because of all the oils and processed grains & meat.

• Which food has the least amount of calories? How did you come to this conclusion?

I thought fruit would have the least, because it is organic and delicious, but it turns out vegetables do— especially celery. It surprised me how much celery you could eat without going over 200 calories.

• Which food surprises you most? Why?

Although the celery was pretty surprising, cheese was the most shocking. I love eating cheese. So seeing that small portion for 200 calories made me a bit sad. I thought cheese wouldn't be that bad since it was a dairy product. Guess I was wrong.