Thinking back just 16 weeks from today I cannot believe that I am finished with HEED. I walked into that class thinking it was going to be like every other health class I have taken in the past. The professor would talk about the "basics"; drugs, alcohol, sex, and eating right. They would tell us not to do drugs, protect yourself while having sex, and eat better. They would give us the "basics", a few tests, some homework and that 's all. While I did get the "basics", I also got so much more.
Since the beginning of the semester to now, the order of importance of my wellness plan has changed slightly in that I have moved my Physical Wellness closer to the top because I am now in the process of trying to eat healthier and exercise more. (Spiritual …show more content…
My Mental Wellness is important because everything starts in the mind and the way I choose to think. Taking care of myself physically making sure I am healthy and in good shape is very important because I have to be healthy in order to do what I want to do in life. How I deal with things emotionally and how I allow things to affect me have an important role in my life, along with my relationship with others. Keeping up with my finances and making sure I know where my money is going helps keep me organized in life, along with helps me to take care of the important things first so that I will be able to enjoy the things in life that I want. Lastly, my sexual wellness is important because it is something that will take place one day and if I am prepared mentally, and emotionally then I will be …show more content…
The nutrition part was very exciting and shocking. To learn that some of the foods that I love to eat contained so many different chemicals and pesticides scared me and made me look more into the food I decided to eat. Though, I still eat fast food I have cut back on how often I eat it, and where I eat. The assignments where we had to track what we eat for 2 weeks was very eye opening. Through this project, I saw a lot of what my doctor and mother complain about and was able to see that I ate very unhealthy. There were some days I went eating only one meal a day, and then I had other days where I didn’t drink one bottle of water. Because of that discussion and assignments, I was able to learn other ultimatums that would healthier. The death/dying section of this course was very interesting as well. Because I had to program my mind as if I was to die it made me see that each day is not promised and that God could take me at any moment. Really it taught me to be prepared and ready at all times for whatever might happen. This section had such an impact on my life that I shared it with my immediate family. Of course, they thought the project was weird and uncalled for, however, they begin to think about what they wanted to happen to them if their life was lost as well. I encouraged them to create their own living will and power of
Since the beginning of the semester to now, the order of importance of my wellness plan has changed slightly in that I have moved my Physical Wellness closer to the top because I am now in the process of trying to eat healthier and exercise more. (Spiritual …show more content…
My Mental Wellness is important because everything starts in the mind and the way I choose to think. Taking care of myself physically making sure I am healthy and in good shape is very important because I have to be healthy in order to do what I want to do in life. How I deal with things emotionally and how I allow things to affect me have an important role in my life, along with my relationship with others. Keeping up with my finances and making sure I know where my money is going helps keep me organized in life, along with helps me to take care of the important things first so that I will be able to enjoy the things in life that I want. Lastly, my sexual wellness is important because it is something that will take place one day and if I am prepared mentally, and emotionally then I will be …show more content…
The nutrition part was very exciting and shocking. To learn that some of the foods that I love to eat contained so many different chemicals and pesticides scared me and made me look more into the food I decided to eat. Though, I still eat fast food I have cut back on how often I eat it, and where I eat. The assignments where we had to track what we eat for 2 weeks was very eye opening. Through this project, I saw a lot of what my doctor and mother complain about and was able to see that I ate very unhealthy. There were some days I went eating only one meal a day, and then I had other days where I didn’t drink one bottle of water. Because of that discussion and assignments, I was able to learn other ultimatums that would healthier. The death/dying section of this course was very interesting as well. Because I had to program my mind as if I was to die it made me see that each day is not promised and that God could take me at any moment. Really it taught me to be prepared and ready at all times for whatever might happen. This section had such an impact on my life that I shared it with my immediate family. Of course, they thought the project was weird and uncalled for, however, they begin to think about what they wanted to happen to them if their life was lost as well. I encouraged them to create their own living will and power of