HOW INVINCIBLE ​ARE​ YOU?

(A Cellular Health Exploration)

Anna Cynar
How Invincible Are You?

You all are young adults. Some people would say that you’re in your prime and that the future is yours. This makes you seem almost
invincible. But are you?

From a biological perspective, cells are not only the basic “building block” of living organisms, but also hold clues to your invincibility ​and
your vulnerability. Many, perhaps even all, of the choices you make throughout your everyday life impact your cells. Let’s be honest, how
often do you ponder your cells or have a proper cellabration? Should you?

Over the next month we will be looking to the 60 trillion plus cells inside you right now to explore ​how invincible you are​. Along the way
we will be investigating what threatens and challenges your cells to better understand how they keep (them collectively being YOU) you
healthy and uncover what roles you can play in their wellness. Every class is designed to provide you with useful tools for ​your ultimate
challenge, to have your peers, family members, and community consider and understand the impact their choices have on their cells.

How are we attempting to take on this challenge? By participating in your town’s ​VISION 2020​ initiative by hosting a Community Wellness
& Action Expo. “Vision 2020 is a community-wide health initiative designed to actively engage the citizens of Cheshire County in the
process of becoming the nation's healthiest community by 2020.” You have the opportunity to make real change in your community.

Are you up for the challenge?

 The BIG Ole’ ​tiny​ Scoop
Throughout the next month, we will be exploring….
 How Invincible ​Are​ You?
THE BIG IDEAS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Wait, really, how What’s plaguing our How do chemicals What’s regulating The Challenge is On
What challenges and invincible do you think cells today? impact your cells? against harm?
threatens your cellular you are? In Defense of Self
health? How do your What’s Plaguing Our Are all chemicals bad? “We’ve Got Your Back” Discovery Soiree
choices affect our cells? How Invincible Are Cells Today Mini-Lecture for Feedback Loops​,
What do healthy cells You? Take A Stand Mini-Lecture for Thought Self-Organization Challenge Board
look and act like? What Thought Semi-Permeable Workshop Day
gives your cells their Intro. to Unit, Cellular Impact Hunt Membranes Lecture
strength? Challenge Board & What’s Really Going for Thought Optional:
Wellness Expo Project On? “What’s My
Whole Systems Scale Can You Hear Me Understanding”
Chronic Disease Now? Energy Drink
Investigation Teams Explorations

What pushes us out How does cancer take It’s outside that It’s outside that The Challenge is On
What challenges and of balance? advantage of our cells counts? counts?
threatens our cellular ability to replicate? The Emperor of​ ​all
health? How do your Disease usually Skin Cancer & You Maladise
choices affect your follows our cells Is cancer a Mini-Lecture for Indoor Air Quality Discovery Soiree
cells? inability to maintain human-caused Thought Lab Investigation
What do healthy cells homeostasis disease? Mini-Lecture Challenge Board
look and act like? What for Thought Product Mayhem: Workshop Day
gives your cells their Staying in Balance Tanning Lotions, Challenge:
strength? Challenges “​Cancer is a mitosis Tanning Beds, Design a solution that Optional:
disease​” Challenge: Sunblock, Sun Screen increases your sample “What’s My
Limiting our Help cancer patients sites air quality more Understanding”
Susceptibility understand, what’s Challenge: than any other groups.
Explorations going on in there? Making sun protection
cool to your friends
while showing sun
damages cellular
impact
 When we get sick, Is bacteria really that Relief from What’s Are Antibiotics Our The Challenge is On
What challenges and what’s going on? bad? Ailing Us? Friends?
threatens our cellular Ah-CHOO!
health? How do our Cellular Hijacking & Anti-bacterial movement Medications: Testing Our Waters Discovery Soiree 3
choices affect our cells? Viruses Mini-lecture How do they work? Lab
What do healthy cells Challenge Board
look and act like? What Public/School health Challenge: Create the Are they safe Guides for Sustainable Workshop Day
gives our cells their official safest, most effective exploration. Antibiotic Use:
strength? guest workshop sanitization method Investigate the ​Get Optional:
Smart Campaign​ & “What’s My
No Action Today, No Understanding”
Cure Tomorrow
Wellness & Health Wellness & Health Community Wellness Community Wellness Cellabration
Expo Workshop Expo Workshop & Health Expo & Health Expo Explorations

What are elements What causes Opportunity to Uncover

of effective behavioral change? Our Understanding
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Analysis of ​Jamie
Oliver’s Food
Revolution Show