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Todays Agenda: Journal Question: a. What causes stress in your life? b. How do you relieve stress? 1. Lecture: Stress & Your World 2. Handout/Stress Index

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By Dr. Rick Woodward

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Stress Statistics Most Stressed Out Cities in the United States: 1. Chicago 2. Los Angeles 3. New York -Taken from Forbes.Com (2009)

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Population & Stress Population as of the 2010 Census in the United States 308 million. World population reaches 7 Billion. Crowded conditions and the effects of stress. Supply versus Demand (F00d & Economic Factors) 200920021990 Population36,961,66433,871,64829,760,021 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 Population Estimates, Census 2000, 1990 Census for California

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The Rudest City in America Based on a 2011 poll from Travel & Leisure Magazine: #1 Los Angeles ranks number one as home to the rudest residents in America. #2 New York #3 Philadelphia #4 Miami #5 Washington D.C.

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Stress Statistics Healthcare Reform in 2009 Medical Expenses in the United States A. 75% of all medical expenses are due to: (1) Physical Inactivity (2) Food Choices (3) Tobacco (4) Stress

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Food Choices What is in the food you eat?

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Obesity A Growing Problem Scientific America Journal Article (February 2011) 1. The National Institutes of Health has spent $800 million a year on studies to understand the neurological, metabolic and genetic foundations of obesity. A. They have discovered complex biochemical pathways and feedback loops that connect the brain and the digestive system.

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Obesity A Growing Problem I. Neurological Factors: The hypothalamus and brainstem help regulate feelings of hunger and fullness. -Chronic overeating shares biochemical similarities to drug addiction.

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Obesity A Growing Problem II. Metabolic Factors (Metabolism): The ability to burn and store energy varies greatly from cell to cell. a. Brown fat (adipose) helps to generate heat and is more closely related to muscle. b. White fats (adipose) primary purpose is to store excess energy.

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Obesity A Growing Problem c. Why do you think brown fat is brown? -Recall: It helps generate heat. Answer: The reason brown fat is brown is because it contains lots of mitochondria, the energy generator (Power House) organelle found in most cells. -In mitochondria food oxidation burning is turned into useful chemical energy with a proton pump. -Brown fat in adults has been found in the shoulders and along the spine. (Brown fat is positioned to warm up the central nervous system)

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Obesity A Growing Problem III. Genetics: At least 20 genes have now been identified that predispose people to gaining weight easily. -The effects of the genes are modest at best and cannot account for the current obesity epidemic.

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Stress & Employment 84% of the employees polled want to find a new job in 2011 and are unhappy with their present jobs. -Source: Manpower Employment (December 2010)

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The Aging Population & Stress Turning 65 in 2011 Baby Boomer Survey Source AARP Question #1: When will you stop working? Ages 60 642% Age 6513% Age 66 6927% Age 70+29% Dont Know24% Student Question? When do you plan on starting your dream job and when do you plan on retiring? -How long do you plan to work? -What percentage of your life will be spent working?

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The Aging Population & Stress Question #2: What do you most want to improve over the next five years? Personal Finances25% *Physical Health35% Family/Friends/Relationships9% *Work1% Religious/Spiritual Life10% Leisure Activities/Play11%

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The Aging Population & Stress Current Circumstances in Life as of 2011 Personal Finances25% Better 32% Worse 41% Where Expected *Physical Health26% Better 31% Worse 42% Where Expected

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The Aging Population & Stress Current Circumstances in Life as of 2011 Relationship with Family and Friends 42% Better 6% Worse 51% Where Expected

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The Aging Population & Stress Question #3: How long do you expect to live? Expect to Live 85.2 years old Want to Live 88.7 years old How long do you want to live? (What are you doing about it? .Food Choices, Exercise, Rest/Sleep)

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Stress and Young Adults

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Your Educational Expenses & Stress

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Your Educational Expenses

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Your Current Educational Experience and Stress Paying for your education. U.C. Schools increase Fall Tuition (2010) by 8% which translates to an extra $822 per year. Sample School: U.C. Irvine $10,302 per year, will now increase to $11,124 per year. That just makes me stress about the future and finding a job to pay that off starting right after college with all that debt Student Quote

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Congratulations, You Have Made It to Your College of Choice!! Recent UCLA Study released January 27, 2011 based on the responses of more than 201,000 incoming freshmen at 279 four year colleges and universities around the country. Only about half of current first year students, 51.9%, rated their emotional health above average or higher. (This is the lowest percentage since the question was first asked 25 years ago.)

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The College Years UCLA Study Continued Nearly two thirds of this years freshmen had said that the recession had affected their choice of college. 73.4% are depending on grants and scholarships to help them through college. Freshmen also reported relatively high rates of parental unemployment.

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College Years & Stress UCLA Study Continued What this study reflects is that going into college, students are already feeling more stress and feeling more overwhelmed and have lower emotional reserves to deal with that stress.

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Your Education How much will your education cost you?

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So you want to be a famous culinary chef! (Sample of private/specialty school tuition: ITT Tech, University of Phoenix, Culinary School, etc.) I. Chef Ramsey Hells Kitchen A. Culinary School Expenses B. The Job Market/Job Placement II. My advice: Get the worst job (the job that nobody wants) at the best restaurant. Your foot is now in the door, you are gaining experience and you can eventually work your way up in that profession. Tuition = Zero Dollars

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Your Education How will your educational experience benefit you financially?

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Paying for your Education Check out all grant programs. Be proactive. Start looking now.

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The Happiness Curve To measure the influence of various factors on peoples self-reported happiness, the National Bureau of Economic Research surveyed nearly 88,000 people in 46 countries over 17 years. 1. Age A graph showing the relationship between happiness and age would be U shaped. People 35 -44 are the unhappiest. The 18 -24 and 55-64 age groups report equally high levels of happiness, and the 65 plus crowd is the happiest of all. 2. Money Income affects happiness very little.

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Optimal Stress

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Your Hormones & Stress Feedback Loop

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Your Hormones & Stress California Science Content Standard 9c 1. Students should know feedback loops in the nervous system (electrical impulses) and endocrine systems (release hormones)regulate conditions in the body.

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Two Major Hormones Regulate Your Response to Stress: 1. Adrenalin (epinephrine) Adrenal Glands 2. Glucocorticoids Adrenal Glands

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Effects of Stress: 1. Shuts down your immune system A. Ulcers (Bacterial in origin)

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Effects of Stress 2. Increased heart rate 3. Increased blood pressure 4. Increased plaque build up in arterial walls Atherosclerosis

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Effects of Stress 5. Increased trunk/waist fat deposits. a. Specific type of fat. b. Correlation between stress and our current obesity epidemic. c. 2/3s of American Adults are overweight or obese.

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Effects of Chronic Stress 1. Destroys brain cell connections/dendrites in the hippocampus. a. Hippocampus functions: Learning & Memory

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Effects of Chronic Stress 2. Chronic stress promotes lymphocyte (White Blood Cells) reduction. This lowers your immune system and makes you more susceptible to illness and disease. Source National Institutes of Health (Dec. 21, 2010)

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Effects of Chronic Stress 3. Accelerates destruction of telomeres. A. Telomere function: Protects the ends of our chromosomes from fraying (withering). B. Telomeres cap off our chromosomes. C. Correlation of telomere length and people under chronic stress. D. The enzyme telomerase can repair the damage.

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Repairing Telomeres 1. Reduce Stress: A. Helping others can stimulate telomerase production.

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Being on Cloud 9 Stress Reduction

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Stress Busters 1. Get Enough Sleep (7-8 hours) 2. Practice Time Management 3. Stay Organized 4. Exercise Regularly: a. Promotes the release of endorphins and relieves anxiety and depression. 5. Ditch Credit Card Debt (Dont overspend! Use Cash) 6. Eat Right

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Stress Busters: Nutrition & Mood Boosters 1. Drink Milk Milk contains tryptophan (which is an amino acid that your body cannot produce). a. An increase in tryptophan levels has been correlated to an increase in serotonin levels. b. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter which has been linked to Happiness when its levels are high. 2. Walnuts, Pistachios, and Pecans may improve your mood. 3. Vitamins B, B-12, & Folate may also improve your mood.

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Happiness According to a recent study, 40% of all happiness is a direct result of doing activities that make you feel happy.

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Happiness

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Handout: Stress Survey & Solutions National Geographic Video Stress