Immune System

How does stress affect the immune system?

Source #1: http://www.jstor.org.prozy.palomar.edu/stable/20182857?&Search=yes&searchText=system&searchText=immune&searchText=stress&searchText=affect&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoAdvancedSearch

Source #2: http://www.simplypsychology.org/stress-immune.html

People ignore that stress is a big deal to the body. Stress is the reaction of your body to change a response. Stress will affect the person's physical, mental, and emotional responses. People are weak when they are stressed because the mind and body are focused on one thing that it forgets about the other functions. The brain releases chemicals that will give energy for the bodies but will allow your body to be weak for the bacteria to enter and get sick. People sometimes react to little things that will make them stress about it and forget the big things that they should take care of. People should control their thought instead of the thoughts controlling them.

The Miracle of Life

 The Life's Greatest Miracle is about the attraction between men and women, how babies are created, reproductive system, DNA, growth of child and other processes. 365,000 babies are made each year. People must be attracted to each other and must have common interest for them to think about starting a family. There must be a men and women in order to create a babies and must do a specific activity together. Sperm has 3 million sperm cells that must swim to find an egg. I saw this video of the sperm trying to find an egg. It shows how the process of meiosis from mother's and father's half of chromosomes. Then I saw that the sperm is healthy and compatible to the egg for it to attach to each other. The sperm releases its DNA in the egg and then cell are multiplying in order form the baby. In a few weeks, the body will be forming inside the mother. The mother will give the baby an X and father will give a X or Y. The father will be the one that give either a X for girl and Y for boy. The fetus will be getting all of the nutritional and oxygen cells so it can survive and grow. Also, the baby's heart beat will be going twice as fast as an adult. The mother will get very hungry. During the last trimester, the fetus must just grow. Finally, delivering a baby is the most painful experience a women can have but it will be worth it when they finally see their baby in their hands.
 

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Bullying

 The movie "Bully" is a film about real life documentary that shows the experience that teenagers are being bullied and no one is trying to help them out. People can watch this movie on the internet but you would have to find it. Also, you can purchase the movie at a store that would sell this DVD. The website "http://www.thebullyproject.com/" is a website that wants to spread the word that bullying should stop and people should take the pledge and take a stand. I think that bullying is wrong because it can really affect a person's emotional and physical. I thought that the film was very shocking, scary, emotional, sad, and other emotions. The school system needs to improve because many student are being bullied by most students in the school. What can the teacher do in order prevent bullying? Did the teachers really try their best in helping the students? After watching the movie, I felt that angry, sad, depressed, and other negative emotions because this film was unfair. The Bullying impact affects people that are not comfortable with themselves and have poor social skills. It will make the people act differently than the others. more importantly, it affects them emotionally and mentally. Bullying is a public health concern because 58% of teens have been told something mean and 77% of students have admitted to being bullied. I think that parents should be allowed to attend school to supervise the students so they don't get bullied.

Aha Moments

An aha moment is the moment when you read something very interesting, share with others, and will remember. My aha moments for Chapters 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16 are:

Chapter 1: Health
 1 in 3 American men and 1 in 5 American women have no regular health care provider. This is very shocking to learn about.
 71% American men are overweight and I thought it was lower than half.
8% American have diabetes and 2% don't know that they have it.
 

Chapter 2: Stress
85% college students are overwhelmed by their courses but I think that all student get overwhelm more than once.
6.2% american men and 8.3%American women suffer serious psychological distress which is not very high.
Adults need 7-9 hours of sleep every night to be healthy
84 million Americans practice yoga in their free time

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Chapter 3: Psychological Health
75% American who intend to commit suicide alert al least one person of their intentions.
57.7 million Americans suffer from a psychological disorder which is very shocking high.
7.7 million Americans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder are events that someone has experienced terror
52% American suicides are mostly committed with guns because of the stress that they carry

 
 Chapter 7: Drugs
Psychoactive drugs work by alter the person's mind
The most popular psychoactive drug is caffeine
2.1 million Americans received treatment for their well-being

 

Chapter 8: Alcohol and tobacco
79,000 American die from alcohol poisoning
17.5% American men and 9.6% American women were caught with a DUI
12.2% pregnant women drink alcohol even though they know the consequences
17 million Americans are binge drinkers in the US
2.8 million American teenagers are tobacco users in the US

 

Chapter 9: Nutrition
1 billion people don't eat nutritionally
 42% Americans don't eat any whole grains
14% Americans eat fruits and vegetables
3.2% Americans are vegetarians

 

Chapter 10: Exercise and Fitness
3.8% elementary, 7.9% middle, and 2.1% high schools have a physical education class called PE
32% American are healthy in their weight
Diabetes is the 6th leading cause of death
31% Americans like flexibility exercises such as yoga

 

Chapter 11: Weight Management
Obesity has 34% Americans Surgery patients think about losing 50-60% of excess weight
33% Americans have high blood pressure but more than half aren't aware
65% Americans with diabetes would most likely die from cardiovascular disease
11.4 million Americans have a history of cancer that they aren't aware of

 

Chapter 16: Personal Safety
Motor vehicle injuries cost Americans billions of dolars
46% of all injuries need medical attention would most likely to happen at home
6% rapist would only spend a day in jail which is not very long for their crimes

Stress and Psychological Health

I use the projection defense mechanism

Three other Defensive Mechanism that I use are: Denial, Displacement, and Humor Mechanism

Humor Mechanism


 When I have to present something, I usually make some jokes in order for other people not notice how shy I really am.

 When people make a joke that is weird or stupid, I would usually laugh because I don't want him to feel bad for his sense of humor.

 I feel that I am not very comfortable with myself that I must hide my emotions and thoughts to be the quiet and shy guy.

 Denial Mechanism
 

When my parents are asking me if I have a girlfriend, I would always lie and deny everything they say because I don't want them to find out too early.

 When I spend too much time in school, my parents would be deny it and tell them another lie because they don't trust me very much.

 When I deny something it feels bad but it also feels right because they want a very long explanation that I really don't want to have.

 Displacement Mechanism


 When I have a bad day, I usually take it out on my brother or sister because they don't have any big problems.

 When I lose a soccer game, I usually yell at my teammates because they didn't score more goals than the other team.

 I feel bad that I am taking it out on other people but I should find a way to release my anger in a healthy manner such as boxing.

Stress Post

I have many stress soother that i like to use in order to relax from stressful things. My favorite stress soother is Pets Stress Soother. Dogs give unconditional  love that will help people get happy. Pets can reduce stress and improve their self-esteem.  I like to take my dog for walks, playing fetch, and other things. Dogs are very loyal if you show them respect, feed, walk, protect, care, teach and other things. I like to take my dog everywhere I go such as visit family, park, store, runs, and other activities that allows me to take him. Dogs are men's best friend. Each day, my dog is waiting in front of the door until I arrive so he can lick me, when i am doing homework he will be next to me and also sleeps on my bed. I have taught him many trick such as fetch, sit, roll over, and others.

  Video: Dogs Stress Soother

Nutrition Journal

Morning
Bowl of Frosted Flakes cereal
1 1/2 cups of milk reduced fat 2%
1 cup of cereal
5 slices of banana

Orange Juice
1/2 cup of orange juice

Lunch
1 slice of Pizza with meat and vegetable
6 thin slices of pepperoni
2 tsp of tomato sauce
Cheese

Soft Drink Coca Cola
16 fl oz of Coca Cola

Dinner
Quesadilla with Cheese
A flour tortilla
3 thin slices of cheese

Water
16.9 fl oz of water

Snack
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
3 miniature cups



Carbohydrates
1. I consume on an average day 187g
2.  748 calories
3. 53% calories is contributed by the carbohydrates
4. Yes, the target want 45-65% calories in diets

Fats
1. I consume on an average day 6g
2.  54 calories
3.  35% calories of energy is contributed by fats
4. I think that fats should be less than 10%
Reese's is the food that I should cut back on
5. i consume 116mg cholesterol, I think that I should be in at least the 200 line.
I should eat more foods with cholesterol

Protein
1. I consume on an average day 47g
2. 188 calories
3. 13% calories of energy is contributed by protein
4.I think that i did good but should eat more foods with protein

Vitamins
1. 5.57g of sodium
2. I think that the highest food that I eat is pizza, but perfectly fine eating the correct amount of sodium on a daily basis

I think that I am doing a good job eating nutritionally, but I should eat other foods that will satisfy my plan because there are some areas that I must start to eat more such as calories, protein, dietary fiber, potassium, copper, and others. Once, summer classes have ended I will eat healthier and be active like play soccer. I also have to make a schedule of foods that I should eat on a daily basis. I should go to the gym and get myself a trainer that will help me exercise and find an appropriate diet like salad, protein water, and others.

Food Label

Frosted Flakes

Coca Cola

Reese's Peanut Butter

These are the cereal, drink, and snack that I like to have during breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

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Exercise Program

Monday
Stretch for 10 mins
strength training
run for 30 mins

Tuesday
Stretch for 10 mins
cardio machine
 run for 30 mins

Wednesday
Stretch for 10 mins
strength training
 run for 30 mins

Thursday
Stretch for 10 mins
cardio machine
 run for 30 mins

Friday
Stretch for 10 mins
strength training
 run for 30 mins

Saturday
Stretch for 10 mins
cardio machine
 run for 30 mins

Sunday
Stretch for 10 mins
Play soccer for 2 hours
run for 30 mins

 

You must follow the FITT schedule on the over image.

Some activities that you would like to do in the GYM.
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                                                                                                 Strength Training

Stretches

                                                  Weights


Cardio Machine

Running

Health Class Introduction

Hello, my name is Victor. I'm a 19 years old. I am currently a student at Palomar College with a major of Business. I want to transfer to UCB. I want to create my own business some day. I like to play tennis, soccer, baseball, volleyball and other sports with my friends and family. I also like to cook, dance, and other activities. My favorite sport is soccer. My favorite food is spaghetti. I am taking Health 100 because I want to live a healthy life.