Food I ate on 25th to 28th Feburary

25th(Friday)
Breakfast

• 2 pancakes
• 1 egg
• 1 cup of tea

Lunch

• 1 bowl of rice
• 1 cup of tea

Dinner

• 1 bowl of pasta
• 1 piece of fish
• 1 potato
• 1 tomato
• 2 cups of tea

26th(Saturday)
Breakfast

• 1 bows of white rice
• 1 cup of tea

Lunch

• 1 cheese hamburger
• 1 baked potato
• 1 cup of tea

Dinner

• 1 bowl of vegetable noodle
• 2 cups of seafood soup
• 1 piece of chicken
• half a cup of ice cream
• 2 cups of tea

27th(Sunday)
Breakfast

• 1 bowl of fried rice
• 1 cup of tea
• 1 piece tofu

Snack

• 3 cookies
• 2 pieces of chocolate

Dinner

• 1 bowl of udon
• 2 pieces of chicken
• 2 cups of tea

28th(Monday)
Breakfast

• 2 slices of bread
• 1 cup of tea

Lunch

• 1 bowls of rice
• 1 egg
• 2 sausages
• 1 cup of tea

Snack

• 1 bunch of grapes
• 2 pieces of chocolate

Dinner

• 1 bowl of white rice
• 5 pieces of cooked pumpkin
• 3 slices of pork
• 2 cups of tea

Health in the News

Stress Management

Article Title: Stress Management, How to reduce, prevent and cope with stress
Author: Melinda Smith, M.A., Ellen Jaffe-Gill, M.A., and Robert Segal, M.A
Web page
Date: Last modified on: October 2010.

http://helpguide.org/mental/stress_management_relief_coping.htm

*SUMMARY*
This Article is basically about how to deal and manage with stress that people get in their daily lives. Stress is not avoidable, but when people get stressed, they can manage it by following some steps and learn how to deal with it. There are 2steps to identify the type of stress and 6strategies people can apply to stress. When people are working on the first 2steps, they first make a "stress journal". In the journal, they need to 'identify the source of stress', means what causes you being stressed and what you think about it. Then, in the next step, you refer to the journal you have written before and identify your current way to deal with the stress. For example, if you have been releasing stress by smoking or drinking alcohol, you need to improve that and find your own healthier way to reduce the stress. To release stress healthily, people need to one (or more) of the following strategies; avoiding unnecessary stress, altering the situation, adapting the stressor, accepting the things you can’t change, making time for fun and relaxation and/or adopting a healthy lifestyle.

*BIG MEANING*

When we get stressed, it is often really hard to keep composure and we can get pannicked how to deal with the stress. However, by following the 2steps in this article and understand the 6strategies about stress, I think we can deal with stress smoothly. Making "the stress journal" is a unique and important way to deal with stress because as we write all your stressors down honestly, we can be emotionally calm which reduces some of the stress. Moreover, by reading the journal we have written whenever we get stresed, we can reflect our ways we have done to reduce stress and improve/find a better way to further reduce/minimize our stress. Stress is one of the big issue in our daily life in comunity, but by recording the causes, reflecting them and improving ways to reduce stress, I believe it will help people to deal with them and have a peaceful life.

*PERSONAL MEANING*

As I read this article, I felt the need to change my way to cope with stress. When I get stressed, I try to release it by sleeping and forget about it without actually trying to solve the problem that causes me stress. The 2steps and the 6strategies were new and surprising to me and I think I should follow them. I think making the "stress journal" will be a good way to encourage myself to reflect my previous stressors and find more positive and effective way to cope with the stress.

Health Interview Assignment

Interview an older person (at least 25 years old) you know who seems to be especially healthy. Complete the questions below as a blog post in your own blog.

What is his/her relationship to you?

My mother

1. Have you always been as healthy as you are now? Please explain.

Yes. To stay being healthy, she has been continuing to minimize her stress and sleeping well everynight.

2. What particular health habits in the following areas do you practice, that contribute to your level of health?

Nutritional Habits_Eating a lot of vegetables. (She drinks carrot juice every morning)

Fitness Habits_She plays golf 2-3 times in a week

Coping with Stress_She sleeps well to release some of her stress. Also she enojoys playing golf to forget about the stress.

Dealing with Conflicts_When she deals with conflicts, she discusses with her friends/family to find the solution.

Keeping a Positive Attitude_She keeps a positive attitude by looking forward exciting events such as going for lunch with her friends or traveling with family.

Any Additional Healthy Habits_She controls her meals not to eat too much. For example, if she eats too much dinner, next morning she eats less breakfast than usual.

3. How did you develop these habits? Please explain.

She seldom gets imformation about being healthy from books or internets and thinks how she can change her lifestyle to be more healthy. She also found out that if she sleeps early(around 10o'clock),she can stay beinig positive for the whole day.

4. What motivates you to practice a healthy lifestyle?

She wants to continue being healthy for long time(even until she gets really old) and that motivates her to practice the healthy habits everyday. She also thinks that being healthy, she can care about family.

5. Create a question of your own that you would like to ask regarding this person’s healthy lifestyle. Make sure that the question allows your interviewee to expand on his/her thoughts (not a one word answer).

Question: _Which of your healthy habits do you especially recommend people to practice?

Answer: _Sleeping well and eating vegetables everyday because

these habits actually helps her being healthy

so she thinks they are the best way to stay healthy.

Grade: /10 pts (processing habits & attitude)

My Wellness Wheel

• Social

4: I enjoy being with my family and friends but sometimes, I prefer to be alone.

• Physical

3: I play sports every weekend but not every day. Also, since I do not play sports daily, I sometimes cannot sleep well because I am not so tired.

• Spiritual

2: I do not think about religions and after I die so often.

• Intellectual

4: I enjoy reading books and listening to music

• Emotional

4: I do not change my emotion too often( for example, I do not get angry so easily) but I change my emotion when it is the time. (for example, I smile when it is is in a fun mood)

• Occupational

5: I think I am doing my work as a student, such as coming to school everyday on time and do my homework.

What is your definition of a healthy person?

What is your definition of a healthy person?

My definition of a healthy person is someone who runs her life in the way she thinks she will be able to be happy in the future. For example, if some one sleeps well every night, I think she will have a better day tomorrow compare to the one who did not sleep well and is tired in the next day. Also, if someone tries to eat more vegetable and fruits, it will reduce the risk of being a serious sickness in the future and as a result, she can continue her happy life for years compare to the one who kept eating non-balanced food.

I think that not sleeping well and eating non-balanced food for one day is not a big problem, but if we try to continue "healthy" life, we can be a healthy person and can continue a happy life in the future.