Health & Wellness
Statistics has indicated that 32.5% of American adults are overweight and obesity has affected about 13.7 million children and adolescents. This program was established to fight obesity and to decrease the rate of adults and children that are diagnosed with diabetes, hypertension, and other co-morbidity conditions associated with obesity. The workshop shall teach the following but not limited to:
- Proper Nutrition (shopping efficient for healthy food and snacks)
- Budget (how to shop for healthy items on an individualized budget)
- Cooking Healthy (how to create meal plans and cook nutritious meals)
- Journal Food (journal food intake or use a Fitbit to calculate calories)
- Exercise (at least 30 minutes of exercise daily)
- Decreasing Stress (meditations, breathing techniques, and identifying stressors)
- Natural Remedies (oils, spices, herbs for healing, and mental health stabilization)