May 28th

Today I spent the entirety doing more of my webliography. I must have gotten 4-5 sites finished by the time class was over. Just a few more for tomorrow.

May 27th

Today I spent revising key terms and questions. I also added to my Webliography and answered one of my key questions: how to rate depression. My favorite part of New York was being on top of the Empire State Building. I also liked roaming the city on my own.

May 27th - Questions

There are the key questions for my graduation project:

1. What constitutes as a healthy diet?
2. How does a healthy diet affect the brain?
3. What are the elements of a good workout plan for teenagers?
4. How does frequent physical activity affect the brain?
5. What does depression look like?
6. How do you rate depression?
7. What are some side effects of medication for treating depression?
8. How does living a healthier lifestyle combat depression?
9. What are additional effects of living a healthy lifestyle?
10. What caused the sudden surge of depression in the United States?
11. How does living a healthier lifestyle reduce the impact of depression?

May 27th

These are the key terms and definitions that are crucial for better understanding my graduation project.

1. Body Mass Index (BMI) – Measure of body weight relative to height.

2. Calorie – Unit of energy in food.

3. Carbohydrate – Major source of energy in the diet. Composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, but not nitrogen. Two kinds of carbohydrates:

a. Simple carbohydrates – Sugars (breads, cereals, sweets, pies)

b. Complex carbohydrates – Starches and fibers (breads, cereals, etc)

4. Fat – Major source of energy in the diet. Necessary component to the diet.

5. Metabolism – Process that occurs in the body that turns food into usable energy.

6. Protein – Essential source of energy for the body.

7. Aerobic Exercise – Exercise for stimulating the heart and lungs and burning fat.

8. Anabolic – Exercise to for building tissue from simple molecules.

9. Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) – Calories that the body burns a day while at rest.

10. Free Weight – Equipment that is able to move in any direction: barbells and dumbbells.

11. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) – A type of aerobic and anabolic training that raises the metabolism for several hours.

12. Depression – Mental state characterized by pessimistic sense of inadequacy

May 15th

Today, I thought of some questions that would be crucial in completing my Graduation Project. I finished those, uploaded them and looked into foods that would not only be healthy but be delicious too. It would be too hard to be on a diet when all the food is bland or just plain gross. If it is flavorful and exciting then it would be a piece of cake to stay on the diet.

May 6th

Today we had a little less time, but I went through and found some more information on my topic. I also got looked up a few words that are crucial for my project. I will have a few more than 10, however.

May 5th

Today I organized my computer so I can effectively use my time to research. I downloaded Firefox and a number of add-ons to streamline the process. I also looked into my topic a bit and found that I may need to refine my paper a bit more and I found the DASS, so I can use that in my creative project. That's about it for today.

May 2nd

I didn't do anything really yesterday other than look up a small amount of information on my topic: A More Healthy Lifestyle and its Effects on Depression.

I didn't look up the correlation between the two, but I looked into how to lead a more healthy lifestyle and the physical and nutritional components of such a lifestyle.

Today I will think of how to refine my research paper and exactly what to write about.