This week, you learned about three health behaviors common to all people: managing nutrition, regular exercise, and sleep habits. Identify one of these three health behaviors that you are currently struggling with (or have previously struggled with), and use the course materials to come up with a plan for how to change (or how you could have changed) this behavior.

In a two-page paper, cite an article and discuss what the literature tells us about how to optimize this behavior. Briefly describe your plan and how this research supports your plan.

How did your plan work? Were there barriers to successfully completing your health behaviors? What other challenges do you see to people implementing the recommended strategies? How do you propose they overcome those challenges? What research is necessary for us to understand how to make these health behaviors easier for people to implement?

Did you notice this had an effect on your mental health? Why do you think it did or didn't impact your mental health?