Liz Zelencich

Program Co-ordinator
NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION
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NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION
12 TUESDAY, August 19, 2014 The Standard www.standard.net.au
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Five years ago, Hayley was suffering from high blood
pressure, was unhealthy and unhappy. She and her
partner, Brett made a conscious decision to follow a
plant based diet. Since then, Hayleys life has been
much healthier and she feels stronger, more alert,
and can now ght off those common winter colds and
bugs.
Hayley is a nutritionist. That means she has studied
lots of things about food, being healthy and staying
well. Hayley has been part of the health and wellness
industry for over 10 years so I think we could say
that Hayley is a nutrition expert! She understands
the benets of healthy eating and that it is one of the
most important components of a healthy condition and
quality of life.
Hayley suggests that to improve our wellbeing, we all
should think about trying to:
Get plenty of sleep
Go for walks with our family and friends
Drink lots of water
Eat more fruit and vegetables. Any green vegies
will make you strong eg spinach, broccoli, beans
Spend time with your family. Being connected to
and talking to others is really good for your wellbeing.
Try new foods. You might just nd something new
that you really enjoy - Be open minded!
Cut down on processed foods
Try growing some food with your family. Establish a
vegetable garden and look after it together.
Remember some basic, simple rules of eating and
lifestyle. Things like: eat mostly plants, especially
leaves; eat your colours as they can help protect
against chronic diseases; eat whole grains, nuts,
dates, bananas and seeds.
Hayley
Lennon
Heres
a great recipe
for you to try from
Hayley:
NANIE ICE CREAM
2 Frozen bananas, medium
3Tbsp Full fat coconut milk
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2tsp Vanilla extract
Add anything else you want for extra avour.
-Berries - Strawberries and blueberries work great!
-Cacao/carob
-passion fruit
-mango
-dates - for a caramel avour
Whiz everything up in the food
processor and youre done!
Yummo!!
Physical, emotional, intellectual, and
social wellness are all essential factors
in your development. Planning and
eating a healthy diet rich in fruits and
vegetables, whole grains and protein
will build a foundation for proper brain
function as well as providing proper
physical health.
Emotional wellness comes with being
able to express and cope with the
many emotions that a human feels.
Learning how to identify, experience
and express your feelings is essential
to your overall health.
Intellectual wellness is a key focus for
everyone. A strong foundation in an
educational setting as well as parental
involvement in the process will lead
to intellectual wellness. A large part of
the brain's make up is formed in the
rst three years of life!
Social wellness is one of the most
important pieces of wellness. Being
able to share, be courteous, how
to communicate with others and
experience in a variety of social
situations will help to build the social
networking skills that will follow you
throughout your life.
The ve dimensions of wellness
are described below.
Physical wellness
Physical wellness is the ability, motivation
and condence to move effectively and
efciently in a variety of situations, and
the healthy growth, development, nutrition
and care of the body. Healthy nutrition that
revolves around fresh fruits and vegetables,
whole grains, and adequate protein is a
necessary foundation for proper brain
function and emotional stability. Avoiding
sugary processed foods can calm your
childs nerves and reduce hyperactivity.
Physical activity also helps to reduce
feelings of nervousness and relieve tension.
Supplementing your childs diet with
essential vitamins and herbal supplements
designed to create an emotional balance can
help your child get the nutrition they need for
total wellness.
Emotional wellness
Emotional wellness is acknowledging,
understanding, managing and expressing
thoughts and feelings in a constructive
manner. Adversity is a natural part of life and
being resilient is important to overcoming
challenges and developing good mental
health. Connectedness, competency, helping
others, and successfully facing difcult
situations can foster resilience.
The path to emotional wellness may involve:
Awareness of thoughts and fee||ngs
Using a positive attitude
Seeking support and expressing
emotions in a suitable manner
Setting priorities
Accepting mistakes and learning from
them
Spiritual wellness
Spiritual wellness is an understanding
of ones own values and beliefs leading
to a sense of meaning or purpose and
a relationship to the community. It is
important to come to an understanding
that life is sacred, that nature deserves
a certain respect, that your presence
in the world contributes to joy and
goodness, that things have a way of
working out (not always as we expect),
that the greatest joy usually comes from
sharing with others, and that while we
don't always get what we want, we can
always choose to make the most of what
we get. Try to build in enough time in
your day so that you can stop and enjoy
the wondrous moments of everyday life.
Marvel at the sun glittering on the snow.
Stop and smell the roses. Admire the
rainbow. Be still and so as to simply be
present with yourself.
Social wellness
Social wellness is relating positively to others and is
inuenced by many factors including how individuals
communicate, establish and maintain relationships,
are treated by others and interpret that treatment.
The social element of wellness encourages
contributing to your own human and physical
environment to help benet our community. Social
Wellness emphasises our relationship with others and
nature. It includes the search for peace harmony in
your family. As you travel along the path to wellness
youll become more aware of your importance in
society as well as the impact you have on nature and
your community. Social wellness is having positive
interactions with and enjoying being with others. It
is having comfort and ease during work and leisure
situations and communicating feelings and needs
to others. It involves developing and building close
and effective listening, caring for others and for the
common good, and allowing others to care for you. It
is recognising the need for leisure and recreation and
budgeting time for those activities. Social Wellness
Ideas: Become active in a club, group, or organisation,
call or write to far-away friends or family, develop new
friendships outside of your family, turn off the TV and
or the computer and talk to people, with the help of
your family, develop contact with a lonely person.
Discussion
Questions
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If you do not have any health or learning problems
and if you answered 'yes' to at least half of these
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Intellectual wellness
Intellectual wellness is the development
and the critical and creative use of the
mind to its fullest potential. Intellectual
wellness involves developing your critical
thinking skills, nurturing your ability to see
the difference between facts and opinions,
and using proper logic to make good
decisions without all the answers. Without
intellectual wellness, wed never really
go anywhere; we would be at a standstill.
There are many different ways to increase
your knowledge, and intellectual wellness
is not ONLY just about reading books or
going to school. It also involves developing
an inquisitive attitude about the world
around us, asking questions, appreciating
creative endeavours such as music and art,
and generally seeking to understand how
information ts into establishing a better
understanding of life. Try these: Read
something every day. Create something.
Take a different route. Listen to music.
Healthy websites to visit:
Teachers: http://www.healthpromotion.com.au/Documents/HPSPS/Nutrition_Resources_Classroom.pdf
Students: http://www.dolesuperkids.com
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson054.shtml
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/readeat.html
http://nutritionforkids.com/kidactivities.htm
NIE Activities:
Look through the food ads in your newspaper
and nd something that is selling by the kilo. How
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You have been given $100 to feed yourself for
a week. Look at the food ads in your newspaper
and shop for your food. Make meal plans of
balanced, nutritious meals for that week.
Find a recipe you like in the newspaper and
then go to the food ads and gure the approximate
cost of the recipes ingredients.
Prepare a mobile using pictures and words
taken from the newspaper depicting various
groups of foods. Examples might be favourite
foods, party foods, picnic foods, snacks, etc.