My mom generally goes to a nice grocery store like Fairway that has a lot of different varieties of foods to choose from, however most of the time we end up buying the same things we always get unless we're going through a time where we have a good amount of money. If it's a really bad time, we will go to the grocery store down the block that has cheap and mostly brand name (or fake brand name) items, but we rarely actually go there.
We try and buy the items at Fairway that are locally grown or locally made. However, I've noticed in most stores, they dont have local things like that, and they often just push the most popular brand name items, by putting up signs or putting up deals (buy oen get one half off, etc). Those are probably the items they get the most of, because they are big brand name companies, and I guess that is why they want to sell them so badly.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Food Cultures- Home and Corporate
My parents like to think that we're all really cultured so when we eat together or when one of them is cooking, it's often other cultures foods. With my moms side of the family, theres a fish market called Dawsons Seafood thats been in our family so we eat a lot of seafood. Theres a lot of cheese and bread on that side because they're french. They also like really typical mainstream white american food. They make a lot of chicken pot pies and soups and cakes.
My dad likes to get food according to convenience. He'll microwave south beach diet dinners for us. He also likes to go to the same Asian Cuisine sorts of places a lot (chinese, japanese, thai, etc.). He also really likes to grill things like burgers and hotdogs, but he'll get wheat buns and turkey burgers. Sometimes he grills watermelon for fun.
My eating habits are about the same as my parents. I eat a lot of typical mainstream things like Subways or something, but I also really like trying new things and eating more exotic meals that my mom likes to try cooking.
My dad likes to get food according to convenience. He'll microwave south beach diet dinners for us. He also likes to go to the same Asian Cuisine sorts of places a lot (chinese, japanese, thai, etc.). He also really likes to grill things like burgers and hotdogs, but he'll get wheat buns and turkey burgers. Sometimes he grills watermelon for fun.
My eating habits are about the same as my parents. I eat a lot of typical mainstream things like Subways or something, but I also really like trying new things and eating more exotic meals that my mom likes to try cooking.
what's in my refrigerator
bread (wheat, italian hoagie buns)
milk
juice
gingerale
fruits (plums, strawberries, pineapple) (we don't keep bananas in the fridge)
paremsian cheese
italian wedding soup
cookie dough half eaten
nuts
raisin, cranberries
2 left over coronas
flour
sauces (bbq sauce, teriyaki sauce, mustard, ketchup, soy sauce)
eggs
lemons
vegetables (lettuce, asparagus, broccoli)
my smoke alarm
leftovers that look gross
meats (bacon, ham, turkey, hot dogs)
provolone and american cheese
tortillas
pita bread
hummus
I think this shows my mom needs to go grocery shopping more. We used to do family dinners a lot last year where we would set the table and eat with candle light and it would be her and her boyfriend with me and mine. This year, I eat in my room and she usually eats in her office. I think it's a pretty typical fridge with mainstream things but then with a dash of more "cultural" food because my mom likes to think we are.
milk
juice
gingerale
fruits (plums, strawberries, pineapple) (we don't keep bananas in the fridge)
paremsian cheese
italian wedding soup
cookie dough half eaten
nuts
raisin, cranberries
2 left over coronas
flour
sauces (bbq sauce, teriyaki sauce, mustard, ketchup, soy sauce)
eggs
lemons
vegetables (lettuce, asparagus, broccoli)
my smoke alarm
leftovers that look gross
meats (bacon, ham, turkey, hot dogs)
provolone and american cheese
tortillas
pita bread
hummus
I think this shows my mom needs to go grocery shopping more. We used to do family dinners a lot last year where we would set the table and eat with candle light and it would be her and her boyfriend with me and mine. This year, I eat in my room and she usually eats in her office. I think it's a pretty typical fridge with mainstream things but then with a dash of more "cultural" food because my mom likes to think we are.
Health Project
Growing up in the United States, when one thinks of health, the most obvious thing one thinks of is physical health and well-being. Throughout the unit, we have learned of other forms of health, such as social, spiritual, emotional, mental, and moral. However, the way people tend to choose to determine the healthiness of an individual, is often purely through their appearances, rather than their mentality. People have a tendency to associate health with this idea of the perfect body- toned, muscular, tan, skinny. There is this idea of perfection that people long for and, when they fall short of that, they may appear "unhealthy" to the rest of society. In actuality, I feel mental health is probably one of the, if not the most important aspects of health. Rather than promoting "Flatter Abs" and "Tighter Tummies" on the covers of magazines, I think society should also work towards addressing the basic mental problems that people face. For instance, the lengths at which people go to in order to maintain that perfect healthy body, can not at all be mentally healthy.
In discussing the issue of emotional health, the class debated whether or not a person was healthy depending on the emotions they were presenting to the world. For instance, if one person is constantly happy, or another experiences extreme highs and extreme lows, are these people emotionally healthy? In this discussion, it seemed that most people agreed that it all depended on the reasoning behind the persons emotions, and that they were somewhat aware of said reasonings. If someone were to experience something heartbreaking, we would expect them to mourn for a bit and acknowledge that that is the reasoning behind they're sad demeanor. However, if they remained in that state constantly for months, we would feel that that person was not emotionally stable. Essentially, it was determined that emotional health is when a person is able to experience varied emotions to a reasonable degree and be able to comprehend the reasonings for these emotions.
However, for some people, this is much easier said than done. Some people have to deal with emotional instability and therefore seek out help from professionals. In this case, we are dealing with a persons mental health. In our course, we examined different types of therapy and the ones we found to be most effective. A clinical psychologist is "a professional who is concerned with helping people live healthy and productive lives - someone who helps people solve problems of living or resolve mental health problems." (Paul G. Mattiuzzi, PH.D., http://everydaypsychology.com/2006/10/what-is-psychology.html). As a psychologist speaks to a patient, they hear about a persons issues related to everyday life (job, family, etc), while they try to understand the mental functions of the patient and their mental processes. There are many different subfields of psychology, and clinical psychology focuses on identifying destructive behavior in a persons life, and looks to understand and prevent it. I feel this is an effective way to help mental health. It creates a relationship with someone who helps to identify what the problems might be in your thinking or way of life, and how you can overcome it, in order to lead a healthier life.
I feel that an understanding of mental health is much more crucial than the emphasis we put on physical health and its appearance. Physicality is always so encouraged, and although I do believe that it is also necesarry in order to live a healthy life, it is not the only thing. Society should balance out the emphasis they put on both physical and mental health, in order to prepare people to be more rounded individuals.
In discussing the issue of emotional health, the class debated whether or not a person was healthy depending on the emotions they were presenting to the world. For instance, if one person is constantly happy, or another experiences extreme highs and extreme lows, are these people emotionally healthy? In this discussion, it seemed that most people agreed that it all depended on the reasoning behind the persons emotions, and that they were somewhat aware of said reasonings. If someone were to experience something heartbreaking, we would expect them to mourn for a bit and acknowledge that that is the reasoning behind they're sad demeanor. However, if they remained in that state constantly for months, we would feel that that person was not emotionally stable. Essentially, it was determined that emotional health is when a person is able to experience varied emotions to a reasonable degree and be able to comprehend the reasonings for these emotions.
However, for some people, this is much easier said than done. Some people have to deal with emotional instability and therefore seek out help from professionals. In this case, we are dealing with a persons mental health. In our course, we examined different types of therapy and the ones we found to be most effective. A clinical psychologist is "a professional who is concerned with helping people live healthy and productive lives - someone who helps people solve problems of living or resolve mental health problems." (Paul G. Mattiuzzi, PH.D., http://everydaypsychology.com/2006/10/what-is-psychology.html). As a psychologist speaks to a patient, they hear about a persons issues related to everyday life (job, family, etc), while they try to understand the mental functions of the patient and their mental processes. There are many different subfields of psychology, and clinical psychology focuses on identifying destructive behavior in a persons life, and looks to understand and prevent it. I feel this is an effective way to help mental health. It creates a relationship with someone who helps to identify what the problems might be in your thinking or way of life, and how you can overcome it, in order to lead a healthier life.
I feel that an understanding of mental health is much more crucial than the emphasis we put on physical health and its appearance. Physicality is always so encouraged, and although I do believe that it is also necesarry in order to live a healthy life, it is not the only thing. Society should balance out the emphasis they put on both physical and mental health, in order to prepare people to be more rounded individuals.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
mental health
i dont think people really care about mental health. i deffinitely don't think school does. you don't get time to. get work done get into college. thats all theres time to do and sometimes thats just not possible. sometimes real life gets to you and real life isnt the grade on a test or the next party or what to do next year. sometimes you just cant focus on those tests. sometimes you cant go out to parties anymore because your on medication. sometimes you just dont know where you're going to be next year because things havent turned out the way you had planned on for so long. i dont think writing this is going to make you care about my mental health. i don't think its going to give me any insight. my mental health sucks whenever im in school because i know im not focusing on things that actually matter. i know there are bigger things right now and i cant even think about it because if i keep failing then i dont get to keep those scholarships to those schools i dont even fucking like and i dont even know if i wanna go to school next year. none of the school stuff matters. i shouldnt be pretending im fine monday through friday 8 30-3 10 because i need to go to stupid classes that i cant even focus in anyway. no one in school actually cares if ur okay as long as you show up enough, get good enough grades so the school looks good and dont shoot up the school.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
questions
6. What's the percentage of old people with serious health conditions?
7. How active are elderly people in the community?
9. How many abuse substances?
10. How many are on anti-depressants?
11. How many old people live in poverty?
"Between 1959 and 1974, the elderly poverty rate fell from 35 percent to 15 percent. This was largely attributable to a set of increases in Social Security benefits. The elderly poverty rate has continued to decline in subsequent decades, reaching 9.4 percent in 2006. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits continue to play a key role in reducing elderly poverty, especially among women and people of color. If Social Security benefits did not exist, an estimated 44 percent of the elderly would be poor today, assuming no changes in behavior. Yet there is still work to do. Currently, 3.4 million seniors age 65 and older live below the poverty line." http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/07/elderly_poverty.html
15. What's the percentage of old people who go to therapy?
16. What's the suicide rate for elderly people?
"in the age bracket of 65 years and above. The overall U.S. suicide rate is 11 per 100,000 people. But for those 65 and older, that figure rises to 14 per 100,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention." http://www.depressionblog.org/entry/suicide-rate-among-elderly-rises/
7. How active are elderly people in the community?
9. How many abuse substances?
10. How many are on anti-depressants?
11. How many old people live in poverty?
"Between 1959 and 1974, the elderly poverty rate fell from 35 percent to 15 percent. This was largely attributable to a set of increases in Social Security benefits. The elderly poverty rate has continued to decline in subsequent decades, reaching 9.4 percent in 2006. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits continue to play a key role in reducing elderly poverty, especially among women and people of color. If Social Security benefits did not exist, an estimated 44 percent of the elderly would be poor today, assuming no changes in behavior. Yet there is still work to do. Currently, 3.4 million seniors age 65 and older live below the poverty line." http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/07/elderly_poverty.html
15. What's the percentage of old people who go to therapy?
16. What's the suicide rate for elderly people?
"in the age bracket of 65 years and above. The overall U.S. suicide rate is 11 per 100,000 people. But for those 65 and older, that figure rises to 14 per 100,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention." http://www.depressionblog.org/entry/suicide-rate-among-elderly-rises/
20 Questions- How Old People Live
1. What are conditions like in nursing homes?
2. What activities/hobbies are common for old people?
3. Are their lives more scheduled or spontaneous?
4. What are the most common ways for them to spend their time?
5. If they have kids, how often do they visit or check up on them?
6. What's the percentage of old people with serious health conditions?
7. How active are elderly people in the community?
8. Would it be better if old people lived together, like roommates?
9. How many abuse substances?
10. How many are on anti-depressants?
11. How many old people live in poverty?
12. What is money mostly spent on for old people?
13. How many old people get beat in nursing homes?
14. Do more live in the suburbs versus the city?
15. What's the percentage of old people who go to therapy?
16. What's the suicide rate for elderly people?
17. What does it feel like to be dependent on others?
18. What is most pleasurable for old people (travel, romance, etc)?
19. What do they find most comforting?
20. How do they feel internally?
2. What activities/hobbies are common for old people?
3. Are their lives more scheduled or spontaneous?
4. What are the most common ways for them to spend their time?
5. If they have kids, how often do they visit or check up on them?
6. What's the percentage of old people with serious health conditions?
7. How active are elderly people in the community?
8. Would it be better if old people lived together, like roommates?
9. How many abuse substances?
10. How many are on anti-depressants?
11. How many old people live in poverty?
12. What is money mostly spent on for old people?
13. How many old people get beat in nursing homes?
14. Do more live in the suburbs versus the city?
15. What's the percentage of old people who go to therapy?
16. What's the suicide rate for elderly people?
17. What does it feel like to be dependent on others?
18. What is most pleasurable for old people (travel, romance, etc)?
19. What do they find most comforting?
20. How do they feel internally?
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