Student Heal Thyself

Student Heal Thyself is a Natural Science class taught by Emily Maiella.

This course satisfies Division I requirements.

Course Description
The goal of "Student Heal Thyself," is to empower students to take better care of themselves. As obesity skyrockets, war and recession dominates our headlines, now is the time to emphasize diet, nutrition, mindfulness and positive relationships. "Popular diets," such as Atkins, Mediterranean, South Beach, vegetarianism, veganism, macrobiotic and raw/living foods will be discussed. Whole foods nutrition versus the ?Standard American Diet? will be explained. Relevant physiology and biochemistry will be emphasized. Other topics will include how stress affects the endocrine and nervous systems, and how meditation and relaxation can be used for stress reduction. Birth control and STD prevention will be discussed as well as sleep, hydration and "lifestyle" decisions, such as tobacco, drug and alcohol use. There will be class discussions, group work and lectures. Students will use search engines, such as Pub Med, and learn how to read primary literature.

Learning Goals

 * Project-based
 * Presenting
 * Quantitative