PSY/201 week 1 assignment: Testing a Theory
The theory I chose to write about was whether or not nutrition would truly impact my healthy in a positive way. To put it simply I choice to test the, “you are what you eat theory,” on myself in a pursuit of better health. With the position, that yes, good foods can help my health. Reasons why I chose to test this type of theory is because I am the type of person who has had a family history, as well as personal history of a bad, junk food filled diet. With little if any, fruits or vegetables added to my foods. And as a result I have recently started to suffer from slightly less than better health.
To begin my theory I did some research and decided to buy a juicer to get more servings of fruits and vegetables every day. I also started to eat less fast food, as well as junk foods and bought healthier foods and meals. Including but not limited to, fruits, vegetables, oats, grains, nuts and so on. I started eating salads, which I have never done my entire life, as well as the rest of these good, healthier foods and freshly prepared juice.
Within the first week I noticed that a defendant change in the way I felt, my weight dropped, I had more energy, less stress and headaches and probably as a result my few freshly made cups of apple carrot juice, (about 2-3 cups a day) I felt like I could see better. Since it has been only a few weeks into this program and theory I cannot note the long-term effects. However I feel better overall and that is enough for me to see that my theory, about fresh foods and juicing was correct.
The type of research method I used would have to be considered formal, as it was slightly controlled, because I was the subject. I think the only way that this type of experiment or research method would be similar, to that research method given by psychologists is if the psychologists were very close to the patent or was the patent themselves. I think if given the chance to do something differently...
