Reflective Writing

9/12/07
Yesterday in class we went over how to make a delicious and a flickr account. After we were done with that we listened to each other's writing piece's on the vitamins. Most of the class went but not everyone. Due to the fact that i was not caught up i then stayed after school and set up my account. i learned how to use blogger.com as well as the wikki site.

9/14/07
Yesterday in class we went over the food pyarmid and how many colories or body should take in each day. We also found out who is in our groups for our group projects. Zach W. is in my group, we have meat and beans.

9/18/07
Today in class i went over my vitamin(which is vitamin c) and we also talked about my fruit which is pineapple. During class i researched collagen to enform the class what it is. it is a protein of connective tissue. I also talked about chicory, which is a blue flower that can be found in salads and it has a bitter taste. After i talked about all my projects jen stepped up to the plate and talked about her vitamin. Josh then talked about his vitamin, and he stated that vitamin b2 works good with Vitamin A.

9/20/07
Today in class we had a speaker that taught us about key body parts; such as the heart, the liver, the kidneys, and the brain. We learned that when you become brain dead, you need to be hooked up to a machine to help you breathe. We learned that when you are without your kidneys, you have to be one dialisis, to filter your blood three times a week. Another topic that our speaker covered was that you can live with only 30% of your liver. You can also be a liver doner. The way this operation is done is you get half of your liver cut of and is placed in another persons body. After this operation it only takes your kidney 6 weeks for your liver to grow back to its normal size. You can only donate your liver once. The speaker also let us know that his daughter died in a car accident because she wasnt wearing her seat belt.

9/24/07
Today in class we went into the computer lab and caught our selves up one things that we were either missing or hadent done yet. I worked on my reflective writes and started my group project about meats and beans. I also copied everyones work and put it into my peers group. I also recieved the new assignments that are due soon!

9/26/07
Today in class we learned how to use the juicer properly. We made apple juice and drank the foam and actual juice. Although it was chunky and thick, it was still good. After that sarah presented her vitamin and fruit. I learned that watermelon is gernerally eaten in the summer time! After that Beth went and talked about vitamin B3. The last five minutes of class we didnt do anything. I also found out that my juicing project is due on the 15th of october.

10/2/07
Today in class Ricky came in and we talked about the seven most common STI's. These being chymidia, syphilis, goneria, aids, crabs, genital warts, and genital herpies. In each of these sti's we learned how you get them, how to cure them, effects they have on your body for both men and women and many other interesting facts. We also ate alot of chocolate. Ricky told us about planned parent hood (which is a place in springfield and brat. that we can get tested at incase we have one of these sti's. He told us very safe, somewhat safe, and unsafe ways to have sexual contact with someone. Ricky also told us that people in the bfuhs have aids and other sti's but it is confidential so we dont know....so make sure you know the record of who your fooling around with!

10/4/07
Today in class ricky came in for the second time. Todays class was focused around learning the type of birth controls and how to have safe sex. We went through the diff. types of hormonal birth controls, such as the pill form, the morning after pill, and the liquid formula. Ricky passed them around and we looked at them individually. We also talked about how a diafram works and also a sponge. After we concluded the types of birth controls, we went over female condoms and male condoms. Ricky told us that if you have a latex allergy, you should use a female one because the material doesnt consist of latex. We went over why it isnt a good idea to store male condoms in cars and in wallets b/c their desirable temperature is way below the temperature that consists of in these places. Lastly, we learned that the reason birth control works is because it makes the vagina a hostle place for the sperm to be. We ate alot of chocolate and listened to some of Rickies personal stories b/w him and a few of his customers.

10/8/07
Today in class we went over josh's juicing project. We all tasted that juice which wasnt even that bad. After that bad we went over testicular cancer and learned how you get it, who has more of a chance of getting it, and how to cure it. I found out that if you have a hernia as a child, you are more likely to adapt this cancer that is known for passing from father to son. We also went over how to to a self examination on yourself (if you have testicals) to make sure you dont have this type of cancer. It is also on of the easiest types of cancer to cure because it is so easy to catch before it gets to a dangerous/life threatening stage. Today in class i got my date in which i am doing my juicing project which is on the 15th of november. Tomorrow in class we will finish up testicular cancer and then move onto cervical cancer.

10/10/07
Today in class josh presented his juicing project. His juice went by the name of the brain stimuator. I found this to be a good juice b/c it is said that you only use 10% of your brain and under the right circumstances, you sometimes only use 2%. The more you can do to use your brain, the better off you are.

10/12/07
Today we traveled over to the computer lab and went on a drug chat and we asked questions that we did not know the answers to. Due to the fact that there were 1000 of people asking questions, the scientists did not answer our questions during our class.

10/16/07
Today we learned about what testicular and cervical cancer are. A key fact that i found is that the most common age of testicular cancer is age 25-45. We were assigned a right-up on this topic that i am planning on doing tonight.

10/25/07
Yesterday in class we jumped right into presenting our tobacco projects. Leading off was charlene and her main topic was quitting smokeless tobacco, AKA chew. Some of the key things that i got out of her project was that nicotine is very addictive and that tobacco effects your hormonal system. The next presenter was James. His main topic was nicotine withdrawl. Some of the effects of quitting smoking or anyother nicotine habit, is you you may bet extremely dizzy, your appetite may increase, and you may find that you are alot more tired than usual. The last person that presented was Josh. His main topic was, why to quit smoking"? He said that one it is very common to become blind if you smoke. He also said that former smokers live longer, than continuing smokers. There was only time for those three to present but i am up at
the beginning of class on fri.

10/30/05
To start the class we went around the room and made sure we could get into out wikki sites. I then presented by tobacco write up. After i presented, luke went. His project was focused on helping with physical addiction. Some of the key aspects of his presentation that i obtained were the following: one of the main ways to get rid of physical addiction to smoking is nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). NRT's are helpful but you should not only use them to quite. There isnt an NRT that is more effective than any other, but whatever works best for you, is the one you should use. The last person to present today was Madison. Her project was focused on Other Types Of Methods To Quite. Some of the key things that i got out of her presentation were the following: There are many ways to quite such as therapy. Acropine and Scopolime therapy are treatments that may require wearing a patch behind your year. You may also get a shot that you can get at a clinic. Another way to quite is by getting hypnotised. Two others ways is by either going to acupuncture, which is a chinese medical practice of procedure, or laser therapy/cold laser therapy. That completed our day in health. On thursday we will have a sub but out work is posted on the blog site.

11/1/07
Today in class we had a sub and we went to the computer lab and worked on the wiki site on addiction questions. I didnt finish mine b/c my computer froze and still wont let me finish the assignment. The quarter closes tomorrow so i need to make sure everything is in.