Staying Healthy and Safe

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Chapter 11 Staying Healthy and Safe
Lesson 11.1 Its Your Health
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Discover

• What it takes to be healthy
• What stress is and how you can deal with it

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Why Its Important

• When you are healthy, you are able to do what you
  need and want to do. Good health is a solid
  foundation for success in all areas of your life,
  including a future career.

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Key Terms

• health
• nutrients
• Food Guide Pyramid
• sedentary
• hygiene

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Key Terms

• eating disorder
• addiction
• stress

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Making Healthful Choices

• When you care about yourself, you take care of
  yourself.

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Making Healthful Choices

• Making healthful choices is part of taking care
  of yourself.
• Health is the condition of both your body and
  your mind.

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Making Healthful Choices

• When youre healthy, you have the physical and
  mental energy you need to do things.

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Healthful Eating

• Take a close look at your eating habits.
• You may not be eating enough.

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Healthful Eating

• What you are eating may not contain enough
  nutrients.
• Nutrients are the substances in food that the
  body needs to produce energy and stay healthy.

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Healthful Eating

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture created the
  Food Guide Pyramid as a guideline for the
  nutrients you need each day.

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Graphic Organizer
Food Guide Pyramid
Fats, Oils, and Sweets USE SPARINGLY
Milk Group TEENS 3-4 SERVINGS ADULTS 2-3
SERVINGS
Meat and Beans Group 2-3 SERVINGS
Vegetable Group 3-5 SERVINGS
Fruit Group 2-4 SERVINGS
Grains Group 6-11 SERVINGS
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Exercise for Life

• Exercise helps you feel better physically,
  mentally, and emotionally.
• Exercise makes you more alert and less anxious.

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Exercise for Life

• Exercise is very important if you have a
  sedentary job.
• A sedentary job is one in which you spend much of
  your time sitting.

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Exercise for Life

• Exercising for 20 minutes three times a week can
  do wonders for your health.
• Make exercise a regular part of your life now.

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Time for Sleep

• Sleep restores the body and recharges the brain.
• If youre feeling sleepy, your bodys telling you
  that you need more sleep.

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Time for Sleep

• Try to go to bed about the same time each night
  and get up around the same time each day.
• Avoid foods and drinks that contain caffeine.

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Protecting Your Health

• One way to protect your health is to get regular
  medical checkups.

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Protecting Your Health

• It is important to practice good hygiene and
  guard against eating disorders and addictions.

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Protecting Your Health

• Hygiene is all the things you do to be clean and
  healthy.
• It includes taking regular care of yourself,
  washing and grooming, and wearing clean clothes.

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Protecting Your Health

• An eating disorder is a pattern of extreme eating
  behavior over time.
• Eating disorders can lead to serious illness or
  death.

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Protecting Your Health

• Addiction is a physical or psychological need for
  a substance.

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Protecting Your Health

• Addiction affects every part of your life,
  including your relationships and your work at
  school or on the job.

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Protecting Your Health

• Addiction is a serious health risk, but recovery
  is possible.
• Support groups help many people who are
  recovering from addiction.

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Handling Stress

• Stress is the mental and physical tension that is
  the bodys natural response to conflict.

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Good Stress, Bad Stress

• Stress isnt always a bad thing.
• The kind of stress you feel before or during a
  big event tells you that what you are doing is
  important to you.

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Good Stress, Bad Stress

• Stress can help you do a good job or get through
  an event.
• When the challenge is over, the stress goes away.

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Good Stress, Bad Stress

• Sometimes, stress stays with you.
• You may feel worried, fearful, or distracted.
• This kind of stress can wear you out.

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How to Cope

• Identify the cause of the stress.
• Then deal with the problem directly.
• Relaxation techniques are helpful in stressful
  situations.

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Graphic Organizer
Relaxation Techniques
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Attitude Counts

• Accepting Criticism
• Learning new skills sometimes means accepting
  constructive criticism. If a teacher or
  supervisor offers constructive criticism, she or
  he is trying to help you learn.

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Critical Thinking Review

• What are two ways you could get more sleep on
  school nights?
• Answers include doing homework earlier, cutting
  back on time spent watching television, and
  limiting social activities to weekends.

Critical Thinking
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Critical Thinking Review

• What methods do you use to deal with stress at
  school?
• Answers include breathing deeply, visualizing
  peaceful situations, or taking time-outs to deal
  with stress.

Critical Thinking
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End of Chapter 11 Staying Healthy and Safe
Lesson 11.1 Its Your Health