 Wellness is the state of being in good health.  Quality of Life refers to a person’s satisfaction with his or her looks, lifestyle, and responses to daily events.  Are you in Optimum Health?  Optimum Health is a state of wellness characterized by peak physical, mental, and social well-being.

 Physical Health- refers to the fitness of your body.  Mental Health- is related to the way you feel about yourself, your life, and the world around you.  Social Health- describes the way you get along with other people.  Holistic Approach to Wellness- is an approach to healthcare that focuses on all aspects of patient care: physical, mental, and social.

 Risk Factor- is a characteristic or behavior that influences a person’s chance of being injured or getting a disease.  Unhealthful Lifestyle Choices- Heart disease, cancer, and stroke are three major causes of death among adults in the U.S.  Poor Environmental Quality- refers to the state of the physical world around you.

 Inadequate Health Care accounts for about 10% of the risk factors that contribute to leading causes of death.  A diagnosis- is the identification of a disease.  Failing to diagnose or recognize a disease early enough can interfere with affective treatment.  Health-Promoting Choices- studies show you have much control over the factors that affect your health.

 Diet- refers to all the foods and beverages you consume.  Sleep 8 to 9 hours each night.  Maintain a healthy weight  Do not smoke  Avoid drinking alcoholic beverages  Do not use “street” drugs.

 Nutrition- is the sum of the process by which a person takes in and uses food substances.  Nutrients- are the basic components of food that nourish the body.  Using the Scientific Method to Study Nutrition & Wellness  First, make a hypothesis.

 State Hypothesis  Devise experiments to test the hypothesis to determine if it is true.

 About 1/3 of the people in the U.S. eats an inadequate diet.  1 out of 3 adults is overweight  1 out of 4 is more than 20% overweight  Popular lifestyle includes less and less physical activity  Important nutrients are missing from the diets of some groups of people such as teens and adults.

 # 1 West Virginia: 61.2 %  # 2 Alabama: 61 %  # 3 Mississippi: 60.8 %  # 4 Michigan: 60.2 %  # 5 Alaska: 59.5 %  # 6 Kentucky: 59.4 %  # 7 North Dakota: 59.3 %  # 7 South Carolina: 59.3 %  # 9 Tennessee: 59 %  # 10 Arkansas: 58.9 %  # 11 Iowa: 58.8 %  # 11 Texas: 58.8 %  # 13 Indiana: 58.7 %  # 14 Louisiana: 58.4 %  # 14 Missouri: 58.4 %  # 16 South Dakota: 58.2 %  # 17 Minnesota: 57.6 %  # 18 Kansas: 57.5 %  #19 Pennsylvania: 57 %  # 19 Nebraska: 57 %  # 21 Washington: 56.7 %  # 22 Virginia: 56.4 %  # 23 Oklahoma: 56.2 %  # 24 Georgia: 56.1 %  # 25 Maine: 55.9 %  # 26 Illinois: 55.8 %  # 27 Delaware: 55.6 %  # 27 Ohio: 55.6 %  # 29 Wisconsin: 55.5 %

 # 30 Maryland: 55.2 %  # 31 Idaho: 55 %  # 32 Nevada: 54.8 %  # 33 California: 54.6 %  # 34 Wyoming: 54.5 %  # 34 North Carolina: 54.5 %  # 36 Oregon: 54.4 %  # 36 New York: 54.4 %  # 36 New Mexico: 54.4%  # 39 Montana: 54.1 %  # 39 Arizona: 54.1 %  # 41 Florida: 53.9 %  # 42 New Hampshire: 53.5 %  # 43 Rhode Island: 52.9 %  # 43 New Jersey: 52.9 %  # 45 Utah: 52.1 %  # 45 Vermont: 52.1 %  # 47 Hawaii: 51.6 %  # 48 Colorado: 51.5 %  # 49 Connecticut: 51.4 %  # 50 Massachusetts: 51.3 %  # 51 District of Columbia: 50.2 %

 Make a poster of healthy eating and exercise to promote to your school how important it is.  You should have 5 things for eating and 5 things for exercising.