9-28-11 Wednesday

Nutrition
Let's see . . . we talked about Quercetin which comes from red grape skins, red apples, and other things and how it is becoming the next big synthetic thing. Also American cheese, marachino cherries (?) are one molecule away from being plastic. Velveeta isn't cheese.
Successful diets have pattern changes - calories don't matter; content matters!
Your perfect weight formula is eat real food, eat less and move more.
If mothers are having problems producing milk they can drink micro brews.

Nutritionist: concentrated study in nutrition, graduate degree in basic science courses related to nutrition.
Registered Dietician: undergrad in food nutrition or management of food programs. This is more associated with FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance).

Protein: macro and essential nutrients. I believe the process goes - eat P, digest P (into amino acids which are the basic building blocks of P), and use them to build P in areas the body needs it such as:
hair
nails
skin
muscle
build bones
RBC hemoglobin
We use more p than we eat (typically) and the body takes P from the above areas if it doesn't have enough.
Average person should get 40-50g/day or 70g/day if pregnant.

There are 22 amino acids
-9 are from animal products
-complete P comes from eggs, fish, beef, pork
-incomplete P comes from bean, rice, corn
nuts are in the middle

Carbohydrates: basic level of sugar (glucose)
3 classification:
-simple (1-2 sugar)
-complex (more than simple)
-dietary fiber

Side note- could help but feel discourage about eating habits. Even trying to do supplements that aren't synthetic, but from food process (?) is one more thing. When I cook it usually is from a box and that is a step in the positive direction for me, you can only imagine how bad it was before. This whole eating right should involve a trip to the grocery store and cooking classes.


Psychology

Again, not anything we can really say, but my groups homework involves:
Journaling- self awareness, understanding, compassion of ourselves/not judging, life, and reflecting on class for the day.
Family Genogram
Read Handouts - Attachment and Bonding Basics
- Intro to Enneagram


Anatomy
In case you haven't been paying attention, Friday is our first test. If you haven't started panicking, now is a great time to do so! :)

Kinesiology: study of the body in motion
MM Tone: normal partial contraction or partially contracted state (which is healthy and normal).
Tonus: maintaining tone.

Isotonic (concentric): the tone/tension in mm doesn't change; mm length shortens (ex. flexion of bicep with relaxed, casual mvmt without strength).
Eccentric: tone increases; mm length increases (ex. lifting something too heavy) - injuries often occur in this mvmt.
Isometric: tone increases, but mm length stays the same (ex. pushing hands together or trying to do a push up that has the push but no up).

When moving mm get labels:
Prime mover: mm major action (primary motion)
synergist (aganist): assist, help, stabilize
antagonist: always opposite prime mover
The prime mover must be relaxed for the antagonist to activate.

At this point we had an unrelated conversation about triglycerides, cholesterol, drug companies, diet/food vs. synthetic supplements, ear infections, and it's normal to have 2-3 headaches a year.

We closed with Mem p.136 - effects of aging on mm. If you don't use it you lose it.

Best of luck studying!