NR 228 Unit 7 Discussion 1: Supplementing Your Diet

NR 228 Unit 7 Discussion 1: Supplementing Your Diet

Supplementing Your Diet (graded, 25 points)

It has become common practice for people to supplement their diets with pills, smoothies, teas, herbals, and other complementary practices. Select from the list below (please be sure to avoid repeating topics in the discussion) and locate an evidence-based article to summarize and share in this discussion. (at least 150 words)

• Probiotics
• Acai
• Apple cider vinegar
• Garlic
• Green tea
• Turmeric
• Cinnamon
• Omega-3 fish oils
• DHA
• Glucosamine
• Melatonin
• St. John’s wort
• Capsacin
• Black cohosh
• Aloe vera
• Echinacea
• Zinc oxide
• Saw palmetto
• Valerian root
• Feverfew
• Maca
• Niacin
• Red yeast rice
• DHEA
• Kava
• Thunder god vine

Unit 7 Discussion 2 Latest

Personal Food Diary (graded, 25 points)

In Units 1, 3, 5, and 7, you will be posting a 24-hour food and activity diary. The purpose of this discussion is to help explore your own dietary habits and assess eating behaviors. Using , you will be able to observe a snapshot of your personal behaviors. Each unit will have a different focus on specific nutritional concepts. In addition to your initial post of the food and activity diary, you will examine one other student’s diary from a nursing perspective and offer feedback on ways to promote healthy living.

In this unit, we will explore supplements and antioxidants in your diet. How did you stack up against the RDA determined back in Unit 1? Thinking back over the units, how have you done in comparison to the unit requirements? What could you change?

NR 228 Unit 8 Discussion: Team Presentations

Team Presentations (graded, 25 points)

In this unit, one member of your team will be responsible for posting your team presentation to the discussion thread which corresponds with your team. This must be posted by Monday of Unit 8 by 11:59 p.m. mountain time.

1. Critique another team presentation other than your own, and include what the presentation taught you and what is identified in the nutritional analysis.

2. What changes in the presentation would you recommend? Why?

3. Ask questions! Each team is responsible for responding to questions asked of their presentation!

Remember to include sources of literature in your posts to back up the statements you make! Remember, we are all about evidence-based practice!

This is a short unit, and you still must have at least two posts on 2 different days this unit. The course ends on Wednesday of Unit 8 at 11:59 p.m. mountain time.

Criteria for Format and Special Instructions

1. This assignment must be submitted to TurnItIn™, as required by the TurnItIn™ policy. A Similarity Index of “blue” or “green” must be obtained. A score in the blue or green range indicates a similarity of less than 24% which is the benchmark for CCN graduate nursing students. Any other level of similarity index level requires the student to revise the assignment before the due date and time. To allow sufficient time for revision, early submission of the assignment to TurnItIn™ is highly encouraged. The final submission will be graded by faculty. If a Turnitin™ report indicates that plagiarism has occurred, the Academic Integrity policy will be followed.
2. The textbook required for this course may not be used as a reference for this assignment.
3. The use of a dictionary to define or explain ethical principles or leadership is not allowed for this assignment.
4. Lesson information from this course may not be used as a scholarly reference.
5. A minimum of 6 (six) must be used.
6. When presenting information from a published resource, past tense verbs are required.
7. Title page, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. This includes the use of headings for each section or topic of the paper.
8. The paper (excluding the title page and references page) should be a minimum of 3 pages and not to exceed 5 pages. Points will be lost for not meeting these length requirements (too short or too long)
9. Ideas and information that come from readings must be cited and referenced correctly.
10. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual.