3 Week Health and Wellness Course

Course Description:

The three week course covers health and wellness in terms of nutrition, contemporary and
integrative medicine, and mental health. In this course, each week will cover one of the three
topics. Each topic will have a lecture, an article to read, an activity to perform, and a discussion
question.

Learning Outlook:

Week 1: Herbs, Supplements, and Nutrition

Lecture

 We will cover the Dietary Guidelines for Americans

o Nutrition and Health Across the Lifespan
o Adults
o Older Adults
 Also covered will be Herbs and Supplements

Articles

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Home: Dietary guidelines for Americans. Home | Dietary Guidelines for Americans. (2020).
Retrieved January 14, 2023, from https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, June 17). Nutrition. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. Retrieved January 14, 2023, from
https://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/index.html

Dietary and Herbal Supplements

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2020, February). Dietary and herbal
supplements. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Retrieved January 28,
2023, from https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/dietary-and-herbal-supplements

My Plate
Learn how to eat healthy with myplate. MyPlate. (2020). Retrieved January 14, 2023, from
https://www.myplate.gov/

Activity

Come up with a meal plan for one day. The meal plan will include breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Feel free to include a small snack and where through out the day you would have this snack.
Your snack could be dessert.

Discussion

Post your meal plan and explain why you chose the foods you did. Give as much information on
the nutritional value of each food item and see if your plan creates a complete, nutritional diet.
If it doesn’t, explain what you could change to increase its nutritional value.

Week 2: Contemporary and Integrative Medicines

Lecture

 We will cover the types of Contemporary and Integrative Medicines, how they are used,
and their benefits.
o Traditional Alternative Medicines
 Acupuncture, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Chinese Medicine
o Body
 Chiropractor, Massage, Yoga, Tai Chi,
o Diet and Herbs
 Supplements, Herbal Medicines, Nutrition
o External Energy
 Electromagnetic Therapy, Reiki, Qigong
o Mind
  Meditation, Biofeedback, Hypnosis
Articles

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, June 9). Complementary and alternative
medicine. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved January 14, 2023, from
https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/survivors/patients/complementary-alternative-medicine.htm

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Types of complementary and alternative medicine. Types of Complementary and Alternative
Medicine | Johns Hopkins Medicine. (2019, November 19). Retrieved January 16, 2023, from
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/types-of-complementary-
and-alternative-medicine

Activity

Locate a facility that specializes in one of the topics of Contemporary and Integrative Medicines.
Come up with a minimum of 5 questions, pertaining to the topic, and interview the specialist.
This can be in person, a phone call, or email.

Discussion

Give a brief summary of the topic you chose in your activity. Include details about what it can
do for oneself and what are the steps to take. After that discuss how your interview went. List
out the questions you asked and the specialist’s answers.

Week 3: Mental Health

Lecture

 This week we will cover one’s mental health by diving into what mental health is, why it
is important, and treatments for mental health.
o Emotional, Psychological, and Social Well-being
o Physical Effects
 o Causes/Early Warning Signs
o Therapy, Prescriptions, Counseling

Articles

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, June 28). About mental health. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved January 15, 2023, from
https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/learn/index.htm

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). The National Institute of Mental Health
(NIMH). National Institute of Mental Health. Retrieved January 15, 2023, from
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Activity

This weeks activity will be a reflection. Find a comfortable, quite place and sit for a minute,
almost like you would if you were meditating. During this time, ask yourself the following
questions;
- How are you feeling today?
- What is on my mind?
- Is what is on my mind affecting my mental health?
- What can I do to make myself happy?
Once you ask yourself these questions, reflect on your answers and ask yourself one more
question; Do you think you are mentally healthy?

Discussion

Research mental health and explain why mental health is important. Include what you think is
the most important aspect of mental health and why? Can it be treated? What are the
treatments out there?