Even if you don't eat meat or buy organic, our industrial farming system can be seriously bad for your health. The Food and Drug Administration is about to approve the drug cefquinome for use in cattle, where there are more than a dozen other drugs capable of treating bovine respiratory disease. Yet the drug is an antibiotic of last resort for humans. The drug, which is the only effective treatment for serious infections in cancer patients and a reliable lifesaver against several other nearly invincible infections, would not be needed "but for the stressful conditions under which U.S. cattle are raised. Including high-density living spaces and routine shipment on crowded trains for hundreds or thousands of miles.

SOY and a healthy diet

Soybeans contain rich protein, vitamins A, B1, B2, and other mineral elements. High-quality soy protein is considered equal to that of poultry and milk. Soybeans contain the highest concentration of protein among all the legumes. 40 percent protein by volume compared to 20 percent for other beans. The FDA determined that 25 grams of soy protein per day may reduce the risk of heart disease by reducing cholesterol. Also Soy milk has a greater variety of complex carbohydrates than whole milk. These result in a low glycemic index, making soy less likely to overstimulate blood sugar levels, which makes it a good choice in a diabetic diet. Soy milk and okara (the soy fiber remaining after making soymilk) are good sources of isoflavones. Okara is a good source of dietary fiber. The fat content in soy milk is highly unsaturated and includes concentrations of Omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids, found in soy, flax, and fish, are being studied for their ability to lower the risk of heart disease and even cancer. In addition, Omega-3 may be essential to brain development in infants.

Conflict Resolution

Conflict resolution education (CRE) has been defined as "a spectrum of processes that utilize communication skills and creative and analytic thinking to prevent, manage, and peacefully resolve conflict". The Conflict Resolution Education Network estimates at least 12,000 public schools (K-12) in the United States have some form of conflict resolution education. Most of these are peer mediation programs, but many take a more comprehensive approach to making the skills of problem-solving a part of the formal or informal curriculum of the school. CRE emerged out of the social justice concerns of the 60s and 70s with the work of groups like the Quakers. While CRE efforts are primarily aimed at teaching students more constructive means of handling conflict. A school conflict resolution curriculum or program includes certain components that are intended to help develop critical skills or abilities for constructive conflict management. These include:

1) an understanding of conflict

2) principles of conflict resolution (win-win interest-based problem-solving)

3) process steps in problem-solving (for example, agreeing to negotiate and establishing ground rules for the negotiation, gathering information about the conflict, exploring possible solution options, selecting solution options, and reaching agreement)

4) skills required to use each of these steps effectively (for example, active listening, reframing, understanding, and factoring into the process the impact that cultural differences have on the dispute).

Decision Making Models

Recently in class we have read about decision making stlyes, and in our reading I have learned the best ways to make decisions based on a series of steps. In the decision making model call G.R.E.A.T., you have to do many things when making or resloving your decision, whether it be good or bad. First in GREAT you need to identify your problems, analyze your problem, realize what has happen and how you can resolve it and last put your plan into action. Another decision making model that you can use is the rational decision making process. In this process, you first need to identify a problem, then you generate your possible slutions. Next you need to choose a solution and and implement and evaluate the problem. I think the rational problem solving method would be perfect for teen decisions such as using drugs, drinking or going to a party that you know you should'nt. Another decision making model that I could use is the PLUS decision making model. This model consists of several steps too. First you need to define the problem. Second you identify alternatives, and evaluate your alternatives. Next you make your decision and implement your plan into your decision. Lastly you need to evaluate your decision, and hopefully by using the whole process to take time and carefully make your decision, you make a good decision.

Drugs, Alcohol and Teen Pregnacy

During the course of this semester of health class, I will be interested in learning about the effects of drugs and alcohol on the human body, and also the saftey and danger precautions and consequences of these substances. I want to know statistics about drunk driving, and about what age kids drink illegally underage. I want to know what drugs do to people, and how the effects take a toll on their life. I want to learn about prevention of kids drinking and doing drugs underage, and what can happen to kids when they get caught with illegal substances. I also want to know what happens to people when they get caught for drunk driving. For example, I want to know what happens on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd etc..., offenses for people, and what consequences they must live with. Another thing I would like to talk about in class is what drinking and doing drugs does to affect the other people in the users life. Some other things I would like to know, would be about gateway drugs and the effect of taking those and leading to other drugs. Also, I would like to know about over dosing on both alcohol and drugs, and how doing these substances can cause death to both the user and the other people in their life that can be affected. Besides for drugs and alcohol, I would like to learn about some STDs because it is always good to know about different diseases that you could obtain sexually. I want to learn about teen preganacy and how to prevent it with contracepts, and by using safe sex practices.