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An Invitation to Health, Brief Edition, 10th Edition

Authors: Dianne Hales (Author)

Explore AN INVITATION TO HEALTH, The Power of Now, Brief, 10th Edition, where renowned author Dianne Hales helps you commit to a healthier lifestyle. From physical and mental health to social and sexual issues, this personal health text candidly explores the mind, body, and spirit, and shows you how to start making better health choices today.

PREFACE

To the Student: Starting Now
College prepares you for the future. But when it comes to health, your future starts now! Every day you make choices and take actions that may or may not have long-term consequences in the future. Yet
they do have immediate effects on how you feel now. Here are some examples:
You stay up late and get less than 5 hours’ sleep. The next day you feel groggy, your reflexes are off, and you find it harder to concentrate.
You scarf down a double cheeseburger with bacon, a supersized side of fries, and a milkshake. By the time you’re done with your meal, harmful fats are coursing through your bloodstream.
You chug a combo of Red Bull and vodka and keep partying for hours. Even before you finish your first drink, your heart is racing and your blood pressure is rising. If you keep drinking, you’ll reach dangerous levels of intoxication—probably without realizing how inebriated you are.
Too tired to head to the gym, you binge-watch streaming videos for hours. Your metabolism slows; your unexercised muscles weaken.
Just this once, you have sex without a condom. You wake up the next morning worrying about a sexually transmitted infection (STI) or a possible pregnancy.
You don’t have time to get to the student health center for a flu shot. Then your roommate comes down with the flu.
You text while driving—and don’t notice that the traffic light is changing.
There are countless other little things that can have very big consequences on your life today as well as through all the years to come.
But they don’t have to be negative. Consider these alternatives:
Get a solid night’s sleep after studying, and you’ll remember more course material and probably score higher on a test.
Eat a meal of a low-fat protein, vegetables, and grains, and you’ll feel energized.
Limit your alcohol intake, and you’ll enjoy the evening and feel better the morning after.
Go for a 10-minute walk or bike ride, and you’ll feel less stressed and weary.
Consistently practice safe sex, and you won’t have to wonder if you’ve jeopardized your sexual health.
Keep up with your vaccinations, and you lower your odds of serious illnesses.
Pay attention to the road when you drive, and you can avoid accidents.
In addition to their immediate effects, the impact of health behaviors continues for years and decades to come. Consider these facts:
More than 40 percent of college students are already overweight or obese.
One in four college students may have at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Nine in 10 college students report feeling stressed.
One in three college students reports binge drinking at least once in the previous 2 weeks.
Such risky behaviors take a toll. According to an international study, young Americans are less likely to survive until age 55 than their peers in other developed nations. Those who do live to middle age and beyond are more likely to suffer serious chronic diseases and disabilities.
You do not have to be among them. An Invitation to Health: The Power of Now shows you how to start living a healthier, happier, and fuller life now and in the years to come.

To the Instructor
You talk to your students about their future because it matters. But in the whirl of undergraduates’ busy lives, today matters more.
As recent research has documented, payoffs in the present are more powerful motivators for healthful behaviors than future rewards. Individuals exercise more, choose healthier foods, quit smoking, and make positive changes when immediate actions yield short-term as well as long-term benefits.
An Invitation to Health: The Power of Now incorporates this underlying philosophy throughout its chapters. As you can see in the Preface for students, we consistently point out the impact that everyday choices have on their health now and in the future. Each chapter highlights specific, practical steps that make a difference in how students feel and function. The “Health Now!” feature gives students step-by-step guidance on how to apply what they’re learning in their daily lives. “The Power of Now!” checklist at each chapter’s end reinforces key behavioral changes that can enhance and safeguard health.
Each chapter’s “check-in” feature engages students as they read by posing questions that relate directly to their lives, experiences, and perspectives. After the definitions of wellness in Chapter 1, for instance, a “check-in” asks “What does wellness mean to you?” In the section on healthy habits, another “check-in” instructs students to rate their own health habits. As they learn about behavioral changes, this feature prompts them to identify a health-related change they want to make and their stage of readiness for change.
As an instructor, you can utilize the “check-in” features in different ways. For instance, you might suggest that students use them to test their comprehension of the material in the chapter. You might
assign them to write a brief reflection on one or more “check-ins.”
Or you might draw on the “check-ins” to spark classroom discussion and increase student engagement. This textbook is an invitation to you as an instructor. I invite you to share your passion for education and to enter into a partnership with the editorial team at Cengage Learning. We welcome your feedback and suggestions. Please let us hear from you at www.cengage .com/health. I personally look forward to working with you toward our shared goal of preparing a new generation for a healthful future.