Caring for Yourself
What's the difference between antiperspirant and deodorant?
Deodorant covers up body odor,
Antiperspirant is designed to stop or dry up sweat
What is plaque
How much sleep do kids need?
little kids 9-12 hours
teenagers 8-11 hours
In order to improve sleep performance, who is best helped and what are some ways you can drown out distracting noise?
Benefits light sleepers
Nature sounds, white noise, music, etc.
Block other apps from making soundsWhat can you do to keep your skin healthy?
Eat healthy, get enough sleep, drink plenty of water
What is a cavity and how is it caused?
If you don't brush and floss your teeth bacterial growth and sugar (turns acidic with saliva) acidic and causes a hole to form in your tooth - if then left untreated it gets deeper eventually reaching the nerves, causing painful nerve damage and the death of the tooth
The naturally occurring physical, behavioral, and mental changes in the body that typically follow the 24 hour cycle of the sun are known as____________
Circadian Rythyms
What are 2 ways to calm down and prepare to sleep?
Relax and reduce light exposure
Create a sleep environment (lower the temp, make sure you can stretch out all the way and turn comfortably, wash sheets and pillow cases once a week, freshen up environment, etc.)
Swollen, red, dry and itchy patches of skin on one or more parts of the body describes a skin condition called..............
eczema
How can you keep your eyes healthy?
Wear protective eye wear in an active environment where you could be hit, such as impact sports or where their may be debris in the air (riding bikes, raking grass, working with high impact tools
Wear UV blocking sunshades when outdoors to prevent your eyes getting sun damage
Rinse your eye with clean water or eye drops if you get debris
The body releases the hormone ___________in the late evening to encourage sleep, which benefits personal health.
melatonin
People with sleep apnea suffer from inadequate sleep and lack of oxygen in their blood resulting in:
excessive daytime sleepiness, irritability or depression, decline in mental functioning, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, increased risk of heart attack and stroke, accidents, including car accidents
Name the characteristics of healthy nails.
smooth
no color spots
consistent in color
Tips to Avoid Eye Strain on Devices
Take breaks, rest your eyes by looking away from the screen.....Adjust screen settings
Blink Often .........Adjust lighting
List 3 possible consequences of not getting enough sleep...
Lower grades (poor academic performance)
Health Conditions
Accidents
Being physically active for 20-30 minutes late in the evening can help you fall asleep and stay asleep.
True or False
False
Name 3 different hair conditions and explain different ways to prevent and treat them.
Wash your hair and eat a healthy diet to treat and prevent oily hair and dandruff. Avoid head to head contact like sharing brushes or hats to prevent lice.
Treat lice and dandruff with medicated shampoos.
What can cause you to damage your hearing and will it improve if you do.
No it will not, but if you wear a hearing aid it will not get worse as fast if it is damaged...Deafness is caused by exposure to loud sounds even through headphones. .....The louder the sound the less time it takes to hurt you..... Insertion of an object into the ear...... An infection in your ear.......or a ruptured eardrum (if you get hit by an object or even with a loud enough sound)
What are the 2 types of sleep apnea
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Central Sleep Apnea
How can you change your body's sleep-wake schedule in a healthy way (for example over school breaks)?
Gradually change your sleep wake schedule in small time increments.
Shift the time you wake up or go to sleep by five minutes each day.