Nutrition Analysis

During the Falcon Market lab, we learned a lot about the foods we eat.  We learned that a lot of the foods people eat are either really sugary, or have little nutritional values, for example, frosted flakes have 21g of sugar.  Vegetables and fruits are a lot more beneficial when they are in season, they are less expensive, more nutritious and show a good variety. We learned about glycemic index, a high glycemic index causes higher and more rabid increase in blood sugar level.  The body has to respond by sending more insulin, which causes wear and tear on your pancreas and fat storage. The lab showed us that when were eating our priorities are Protein, fruits and vegetables, and then healthy fats.  The food tracker showed me that I wasn't eating enough protein and oils, so to improve that I should eat more fish or eggs.  It also showed me that I have to much sodium in my diet, which could be improved by eating less salty things.  If I were to coach someone on health and nutrition I would tell them to make sure their empty calories intake was limited, to make sure they eat enough seafood and to make sure they maintain the five pillars of health.

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Five Pillars of Health

Health is being happy and maintaining a balance of exercise, diet, and sleep. The five pillars of health are nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress, and social. The pillar that I am personally the strongest at is probably sleep, because I sleep a lot.  I could probably improve in any of the four remaining pillars.  Something I want to learn more about regarding health is what types of foods do benefits to your body, for example what to eat before sports and to help keep you focused longer. 

Unit 1 Reflection

Connective tissue cells

In this unit, we learned a lot about the structures and biological molecules that make up our bodies and their functions.  Mr. Orre taught us about anatomical terms, which help us precisely describe the location of features on the body. This unit also showed us what cells are composed of and how they work together in functional units called tissues. We studied the four main tissues and how they function in the body.

Muscle Tissue Slide

The essential understandings of this unit was macromolecules, how they were used and how they affected the cell with its corresponding tissue. Also the tissues and how their function is related to the structure.  In this unit we learned about the tissues, what they are composed of and also how they function. The four tissues that make up our body epithelial, connective, muscle and nervous. I learned how to classify cells, for example simple, stratified, psuedostratified,squamous,cuboidal and columnar. This unit showed me how to use the anatomical terms, and how your body responds to damaged or killed cells.

Inflammation

Something I don't fully understand is collagen and the extracellular matrix. I think for the next unit for me to improve i should review the material more and take better notes.  Something I learned this unit that applies in my life is inflammation. My dog is allergic to bees and every time he gets stung, where he gets stung gets really swollen and he gets hives all over his body.  I now know that it is because the mast cells all get sent to where he was stung and they release histamines which causes it to swell, and that is why we give him benedryl because it is a anti histamine, which gets rid of the histamines and reduces swelling.

Works Cited:

"Connective & Adipose Tissue Illustrations." Connective & Adipose Tissue Illustrations. University of Delaware, n.d. Web. 09 Sept. 2015.

Tissue Lab

In this lab, we observed twelve different kinds of tissue slides.  We got to look at slides through a microscope and figure out what kind of tissue it was and what type of cells they were. There were two connective, three epithelial, six muscle tissue, and one nervous tissue. During the lab I noticed that the bone cells look a lot different then all of the other cells, which are bundles of fibers which are held together by loose connective tissue. I also noticed that the connective tissue had a lot of individual cells spread out, rather than tightly layered together.  Mr. Orre taught us about the tissues and their functions, connective tissue fills spaces between organs and tissues, provides structural and metabolic support for other tissues and organs. Epithelial tissue covers a body surface or lines a body cavity. Muscle tissue helps with movement and is composed on actin and myosin fibers.  Nervous tissue transmits electrical signals from sensory receptors to effectors, it is found in the brain, spinal cord and nerves.

Bone Ground (muscle tissue)