This unit we covered what health is. Health is our overall well-being and ability to function. My health is mediocre. I struggle with healthily managing stress and socializing with others the most. I eat fairly healthy food, with lots of vegetables and fruits. I sleep enough each night. In Saratoga the students have a hard time managing stress and sleeping enough. Having a proper balance of the pillars is important because they must all be maintained in order to live to the fullest and best of each person's ability. A theme in this unit is everything in moderation. This especially showed up in the nutrition unit; little bits of each food will not kill you, but when eaten in excess it can be deadly. Too much of any of the pillars can be bad, we just need to focus of living while balancing each of the pillars.
In nutrition I learned about how overcarbsumption can lead to insulin and leptin resistance. The person then becomes immune to the signals that the leptin sends to make them stop eating and packs fat on to their body. I learned that exercise in any amount can lead to a large variety of health benefits. Socializing can lead to preventing many diseases and maintain good health. Stress has three stages of response: the alarm, resistance, and exhaustion phase. Sleep is needed to regenerate the body and cleanse the brain to maintain optimal health and clarity.
My health goals are to focus on the pillar of stress and better manage my stress. My academic goal for the next unit is to ask the questions and make real life connections to the material so I better understand it.
In real life I feel the alarm phase of stress often. When I am in a situation of immediate danger I get a burst of energy that allows me to run and escape. The pain I should be feeling, I do not feel, allowing me to just save my life. My heart pounds in my ears and I feel superhuman. I can run extra fast to get away and be safe. After I feel safe again I can calm down and carry on as usual. Sometimes I do not calm down and still feel in danger. This is when I would go into resistance phase and have a more long term effect on my body.
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