Some people might think that establishing healthy eating habits during the early childhood years is too soon because children are not aware of what is categorized as healthy and unhealthy food. However, eating healthy helps children focus, feel energized, and decrease their chances of acquiring fatal diseases, such as high cholesterol, diabetes, and/or obesity (Mazzeo, Arens, Germeroth, & Hein 2012). Children will eventually grow older and some assume that they will learn how to eat healthy on their own. Some children, due to unhealthy eating habits, become obese. It is common for young children to avoid vegetables, during what may be known as “the rejection of veggies” stage. Some might also assume that children will “outgrow” the rejection of veggies stage, or that the child might lose all that extra weight as he/she gets older. The truth is that children need positive role models who promote and teach them healthy eating behavior. They will not learn on their own; they need guidance. Both educators and parents can promote healthy eating behaviors to children. Educators influence children in various ways, which leads me to explore in greater depth, “How can educators promote healthy eating habits in the pre-kindergarten classroom?” The paper will also focus on the…
Changing eating habits in university can be difficult but is crucial to maintain a healthy lifestyle because university is a critical period associated with developing unhealthy eating behaviors in students. Therefore, we need to advocate programs or policies to encourage healthy eating with the objective of decreasing the diet related diseases, such as hypertension, heart disease and cancer. Poor eating habits has been recognized as an important public health concern among university students…
Dhurandhar, et al (2014) were curious to find the effects that eating or skipping breakfast had on overweight and obese individuals. They questioned the association between breakfast consumption and body weight and weight loss. They hypothesized that individuals in the breakfast skipping group would lose more weight than those in the control group. To test this, Dhurandhar and her team conducted a 16-week randomized clinical control study on 283 overweight and obese adults. These participants…
That day I took studying seriously. My first year at Post was my best year when it came to studying I felt more comfortable with my study routine. Studying is something you don 't inherit it takes the time to develop a good study habit that works for you. The motivation to study is your decision you can’t force someone to do it. It depends on what you plan on gaining from studying and do you have a goal. The goal is to get good grades. Have you ever wondered why people who don’t…
I am a person that attracts obstacles, because I seem to always have some giant dilemma sitting in my way; hindering me from being successful. I do not blame anyone (including myself) or anything for the hurdles in my life or academic endeavors. I believe that is it possible to learn to combat some my bad habits when it comes to studying and building a sound itinerary for my academic future. High school did not prepare me for “the real world” the world of working professionals. It did not arm me…
Life makes people make major decisions and some of those decisions will be for the better and some will make your life worse. Trauma can lead to having to make these decisions. Like if the everyone around you makes you angry in a major way you could choose to isolate yourself from them or you could face them and later move on from them. In the film “Finding Forrester” the director Gus Van Sant utilizes character development to suggest the idea that isolation is psychologically harmful to people.…
The Habit Loop In his book The Power of Habit (2012), Duhiggs explains “this process within our brain is a three-step loop” (p. 19). That is, the three essential components that make up this ‘habit loop’ are as follows: a cue, a routine, and a reward. Beginning with the first step, a cue is a trigger that overrides the brain to enter an automatic and involuntary mode, before determining which habit to carry out. In this case, an alarm clock going off would be the cue. Clearly, the blaring alarm…
Choices Become Habits Which Become Lifestyles Stressed. Wobbly. Uneasy. Shaky. Triggered. Pull out cigarette. Light up. Inhale. Exhale. Function again. Repeat. And repeat. And repeat again to the point that even the slightest inconvenience is what prompt the cycle. This particular example is in reference to something that unfortunately a whopping “36.5 million Americans” (CDC article, sect. 2) suffer with-- the endless habit of smoking cigarettes. Although every single human being…
choices, packed with high sodium, sugar, and fat. On campus, there are a few healthy options however, these options are usually not fresh. The issue with limited healthy foods on campuses is a problem because students are unable to live a healthy lifestyle. Freshman are not the only students struggling with this issue, it also includes upperclassmen. There are a few causes as to why…
If I am able to change my sleep habit, I will be able to be healthier, more concentrated in school and, as a result, I will have better grades. On the other hand, I will spend less time with my family, I will have less time to go out to the movies, for example, and I will be absent when I can help others. In my chart, I present to have more importance in my pros than in my con, according to my scores from 1 to 5, because at the moment being healthier and do better in school is more important…