chapters 7-9

Chapter 7

Alcohol use disorder effects families and people everywhere around the world and is an issues for the rest of the families. Families with an alcoholic in them can be abusive and affect how the rest of the family can be socially with others. They are dysfunctional and can teach the children to not trust anyone, don’t speak about issues , and don’t feel such as empathy along as putting them at a higher risk of physical and emotional issues. This can cause the children to go into depression, having suicidal thoughts, more prone to illnesses and do poorly in school with the lack of nurturing they get in their home life. Due to this they tend to be one of four roles in their family, a hero, scapegoat, a lost child or a mascot. These are not roles a child should be having to be in a family it is unhealthy and unjust to them and takes away a part of who they are and what they could become without proper treatment or nurturing. Another section of this chapter is Tobacco use and the issues it causes along with ways to break the habit of using it. There is absolutely no benefit to smoking tobacco as it is a root cause to cancers and heart issues it also affects the people around you while you are smoking and can give them increased chances of cancer. The chapter talks a little about how to help quit smoking by use of nicotine replacements or medications to help stop the urge to smoke but the best way they talked about are the our Ds: delay, deep breathing, drinking water, and do something else. This is the approach I am taking to quit smoking myself and has been working for the past month.

This chapter really has helped me with my own health aspect of quitting smoking and how to make small steps to helping me achieve my goal. I have put to use the four Ds along with having mouth toys such as gum or mints I prefer to use mints and it has really helped me over the past month and I know I will be able to stop within the next month.

Chapter 8

Nutrition is a big part of our health and should be taken seriously by knowing what we are putting into our bodies and how much is the right amount and not over eating the wrong things. The nutrition labels on the food and drinks we get are a good way to know what we are outing into our bodies and keeping track of them daily for the FDA had the manufactures change the labels to be able to more accurate about how people actually eat or drink the products for example a sodas serving size is about a third of a bottle but we always drink the entire thing so the new rule has the manufactures change the serving size to 1 whole bottle but then under that it will show how many actual servings are In the one serving. On the label we should be paying attention to the amount of sugar, carbohydrates, fats, and calories we are consuming to keep a healthy diet. Along with the food label we should be consuming enough carbohydrates to be able to sustain us with enough energy throughout the day as we need it to stay awake and go through our daily routines. Carbohydrates and essential to our nutrition along with fats such as HDLs which are helpful to us.

This goes with my health aspects because I’m trying to eat healthier and lose a few pounds along with it and after reading this chapter I learned to always check the food labels of anything I get. it has become very helpful with calorie counting and eating the correct portions for meals and some light snacking in between. So far through the course I have lost 15 lbs and had more energy by just eating healthier.

Chapter 9

Obesity and overweight people are a large portion of the world and they live very unhealthy lifestyles by not being active, and eating poorly. This can be combated by a diet that fits the individual that needs help and can show them how to get healthier and keep them from heart risks that come from obesity. if you are a little over weight start small and get 30 minutes of exercise in three times a week and lose a little weight just losing 10-15 lbs can decrease you risk of heart issues by half. This also comes with better body image as you start to feel better and more comfortable in your own skin. In todays society we fixate on media outlets who show us the most “perfect” people in the world physically and it can be detrimental to our psychological views of ourselves.