Lesson 5

GRADE 11
LET’S BE HEALTHY
 We need to realize that there are some common health
practices — particularly when dealing with stress— that
need to be corrected right away, especially among the
young ones. Some stress- coping measures affect or show
in a person’s eating or sleeping habits.
 Eating Habits
We can always eat the food that we want. There is nothing wrong with eating. It
only goes wrong if we consume less or more than what our body needs; also when we
eat unhealthy food. This can lead to being underweight, overweight, or even obese. It is
alarming to see that many are suffering from malnutrition, overweight, and obesity.
 
Underweight people are often found to suffer from malnutrition due to lack of
adequate nutrients in the body. Many of them do not get the right amount of calories to
fuel their bodies thus, they tend to lack the energy to do regular tasks at home, school,
and work. Their
 Sleep Management

Sleep is essential to everyone’s health. Normally, we need about 6 to 8

hours of night sleep everyday to allow the body to rest and regenerate. When we
wake up in the morning after a good night’s sleep, we feel fresh and energetic.
We become effective and productive in our daily activities. However, a lot of
people, in particular teens, practice bad sleeping habits such as the following:
Staying up all night –
 This is the most common bad sleeping habit of most people. In order to submit a project, a paper, or some
other work at the last minute, they cram to finish it, staying up all night until they are done. Some people
just spend the night reading or doing other stuff that they just do not want to postpone for another time
 Internet Addiction –
 Social media is massively addictive. Many people would spend a lot of their time
browsing social media sites such as Facebook and YouTube. They are awake all night to
converse and play with their friends and forgo sleeping on time. This results in tiredness
and unproductiveness in work, in school, and even at home.
Eating Before Sleeping - Eating could be one of the things we do
that give us comfort—but should be
 discouraged just before bedtime. Eating before sleeping can cause discomfort
preventing us from falling asleep easily. When we eat too close to our bedtime, it means
that we go to our bed while digesting. This can cause acid reflux which makes a person
lose sleep. It is best to eat 4 hours before falling asleep so we can be sure that our
digestive system has done its job.
Stress Management

 We need to deal with the fact that stress is part of our lives. Stress happens for
many reasons – environmental factors, fatigue, too much work, illness, and
loneliness. It is inevitable; hence, needs to be handled properly. Handling stress
seems to be tough to do but we need to learn how to cope with it the right way.
If not properly dealt with, it can lead to many health concerns— difficulties in
sleeping, poor immunity, hypertension, and even heart disease. One may also
perform poorly in physical activities because of stress. However, while
 some may be able to deal with stress, others may not and resort to ineffective—or worst, unhealthy—
means of dealing with stress.
  Examples of such means that can be detrimental to health are the following:
1. Smoking
2. Bad Eating Habits – Skipping meals and/or overeating
3. Excessive alcohol intake
4. Excessive sleeping
5. Procrastinating – Trying to hide and escape the problem using delaying
tactics rather than facing the problem
