Health 150 Online: Reading Guides and Supplemental Lecture Material:

These pages include a list of questions to guide and focus your studies of the textbook, relevant links, and my supplemental notes. They include accessory information (supplemental lecture notes) that I will provide when I believe a concept is particularly difficult, that the book left out some pertinent information, or when I want to point out some interesting relevant information. You will NOT be turning in the answers to these questions; they are simply to help you in your studies. However, I recommend that you all discuss these questions with each other to make sure that you are all on the right track. I will be monitoring and joining the discussions, and I will be sure to make corrections if you are not understanding the questions (that is a great reason to participate in discussions, it's a way to get feedback about your understanding!) You ARE responsible for all information in the text (unless otherwise noted), the links provided below, and the supplemental information in these guides. Reading guides will be uploaded as we approach the relevant chapters.

Chapter Relevant links: you will be responsible for the information presented at these links!!
Chapter 1 none
Chapter 2 1) Schizophrenia and dopamine; 2)HowStuffWorks- the Brain part 1; 3)the Brain part 2; 4)HowStuffWorks Antidepressants- read through all of them but focus on the SSRIs and how serotonin reuptake, and reuptake inhibition, works (sections 1-4)
Chapter 3 1) Scientific American Frontiers' "Worried Sick" There are 4 segments, watch all of them!; 2) Surviving Stress
Chapter 4 1)Child discipline techniques, 2)Spanking
Chapter 5 1)Gottman Institute's Marriage 101 tips (good for all relationships!!!) 2)HowStuffWorks: Love
Chapter 6 1)HowStuffWorks' Ovulation Animation 2)HowStuffWorks: Love If you are having any problems understanding female reproductive cycles, do a search in HowStuffWorks for "How Menstruation Works."
Chapter 7 1)NOVA: Life's Greatest Miracle. Click on "Watch the program." This is a full movie available online, in several segments. There are questions on your reading guide to answer about this movie, so don't skip it, I will ask a couple questions on a quiz/exam! The videography will blow your minds, it's amazing. Be forewarned, some parts are a bit racy, and many people find the end to be very emotional (it shows a natural childbirth)., 2) I may add another another link; check back!
Chapter 11 1) Science News: Food as an Addiction, 2)HowStuffWorks: Addiction as a Brain Disease this is the only page you're required to read for the HowStuffWorks Addiction tutorial- 3)Quick, fun quiz question about "addictive" foods
Chapter 12 Great Article from Harvard's Nutrition Source explaining risks vs benefits of alcohol, and what "moderate" means
Chapter 13 1)HowStuffWorks- How Nicotine Works part 5; 2) How Nicotine Works part 8 3) Berkeley Wellness Letter: coffee
Chapter 14 1)Mayo Clinic Herbal Supplements, 2)Reading Over-The-Counter medicine labels
Chapter 8 1)Harvard's Carbohydrates; 2)Harvard's Fats; 3)HowStuffWorks Digestion animation (this one is NOT required, but is cool and will help you understand) FOR ASSIGNMENT 5: Rudi's Bakery Apple Bread, Essential Bakery Product Ingredients, Blueberry PopTarts Nutrition Facts
Chapter 9 Scientific American Frontiers' "Losing It"
Chapter 10 1)Harvard's exercise 2)Report on inactivity and disease -I can't stand the opening paragraph to this report, but I like the table summarizing problems that are caused and/or worsened by inactivity. You don't need to read the whole thing, just the first couple of pages and check out the table.
Chapter 15 1)RealAge Stroke quiz and explanation- be sure to read both pages, 2)SecondOpinion "Cardiac Breakthroughs" episode- read the opening page and the "Quick Facts" page (link is on the top left); you might also be interested in some of the other Second Opinion episodes... for example, Metabolic Syndrome and Stroke, which are in different seasons.
Chapter 16 1)HowStuffWorks: Cancer- read all of the pages! 2)WashingtonToxicsCoalition's Pollution in People: what you can do- NOT REQUIRED but interesting and short. I've linked directly to the page helping you see what you can do as a consumer, but I recommend you read what it's all about. Basically, they tested 10 Washingtonians for environmental toxins and found them in every one of them!
Chapter 17 1)Why Files: Antibiotic Resistance- click through and read all pages 2)MayoClinic Overuse of Antibiotics 3)PubMed Article on Resistant Bacteria in Swine: You need only to read the Introduction and Discussion sections. You can find pork and other animal products that are given free-range and not given antibiotics at PCC, Manna (in Edmonds), and local Farmer's Markets, as well as a few other sustainable-minded stores.4) CellsAlive COOL interactive that shows you the relative sizes of your hair, a mite, and several bacteria and viruses; 5)not required, but go back to www.watoxics.org to find their information sheets on safer cleaning.
Chapter 18 Harvard's Type 2 Diabetes
Chapter 21

1) Environmental Defense Pocket Guide for Seafood- includes ecological impact, contaminant AND omega-3 information; 2)Washington Toxics Information on Vinyl/PVC; 3) HealthyToys.org Information on Toxins in Toys (be sure to also click on the "vinyl" link to help answer one of the questions) 4) Plastics Guide; I recommend that you print this, cut out the small guide to the plastics numbers and keep in in your wallet/purse for reference while shopping (I do!) These folks also make great guides for meat, produce and fish.

NOT REQUIRED but highly recommended and useful (ie, they name brands and help you make choices!)

Environmental Working Group's guide to contaminants in Personal Products; EWG's Pesticides in Produce shopping guide; Consumer Report's Greener Choices- be sure to also check out the Eco-Labels section, it's really useful for shopping! Environmental Defense Fish Contaminants- more info on contamination levels in different fish, be sure to scroll around the page, too!

Lead Information Sheet- that I wrote for my toddler preschool co-op, including the many sources of lead you are probably not aware of, and resources for finding it and reducing exposure.
Chapter 22 FamilyDoctor.org guide to OTC medications
Chapter 23 1) NCCAM; 2)Bastyr University -props to our local, esteemed CAM university and clinics!