Chapter 2 - Well‐being of the paramedic. In this chapter, students will be able to understand: Describe components of wellness and associated benefits; discuss the paramedic’s role in promoting wellness; outline the benefits of specific lifestyle choices that promote wellness, including proper nutrition, weight control, exercise, sleep, smoking cessation;.and other contents. | 9/10/2012 1 Chapter 2 Well‐Being of the Paramedic 2 Lesson Physical Well‐Being and Physical Fitness 3 Copyright © 2013 by Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company 1 9/10/2012 Learning Objectives • Describe components of wellness and associated benefits. • Discuss the paramedic’s role in promoting wellness. • Outline the benefits of specific lifestyle choices that promote wellness, including proper nutrition, weight control, exercise, sleep, smoking cessation. 4 Wellness Components • Physical well‐being • Mental and emotional health 5 What is your favorite “stress food”? 6 Copyright © 2013 by Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company 2 9/10/2012 Physical Well‐Being: Nutrition • Nutrients – Foods that hold elements necessary for body function – Carbohydrates – Fats – Proteins – Vitamins – Minerals – Water 7 Carbohydrates • Obtained primarily from plant foods • Only important source of animal carbohydrates, lactose, milk sugar • Plants store as starch • Starch made up of granules enclosed by cellulose walls that swell, burst when cooked 8 Fats • Contain mixture of saturated, unsaturated fatty acids • Saturated fats: mainly meat, dairy products, some vegetable fats – Raise cholesterol levels by shutting down the process that normally removes excess cholesterol 9 Copyright © 2013 by Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company 3 9/10/2012 Fats • Unsaturated fats: subdivided into polyunsaturated, monounsaturated • Polyunsaturated fats – Found in safflower, sunflower, corn, soybean, cottonseed oils, some fish – Help rid body of newly formed cholesterol – One form, omega‐3 fatty acids, found mainly in cold‐water fish, tuna, salmon, mackerel – All considered important for human health 10 Fats • Monounsaturated fats – Liquid vegetable oils – Canola, olive oils – Decrease blood cholesterol levels – Trans fats 11 Fats • Trans fats – .
