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• 🦷 How many teeth do we have?
  
  • 20 baby teeth
  • 32 adult teeth (including wisdom teeth)
• 🪥 How to care for your teeth:
  
  • Brushing 2x per day
  • Flossing frequency
  • Dental check-up frequency (every 6 months)

  
  

  Math in Mouth Care

Let’s put some numbers into perspective:

• 2 x 2 = 4 minutes of brushing per day
• Flossing between 32 teeth = 31 gaps to clean!
• A dentist sees 1 patient every 30–60 minutes, doing X-rays, scaling, and exams

🧮 Fun Math Fact:
If plaque builds up by 1mm per week and you skip brushing for 2 weeks, that’s 2mm of bacterial buildup—yuck!

• Eat crunchy fruits and veggies (like apples and carrots)
• Drink lots of water
• Don’t use your teeth to open things
• Wear a mouthguard if you play contact sports
• Replace your toothbrush every 3 months

Sugar + Bacteria = Acid → Cavities

Every time you eat sugar, bacteria in your mouth use it to make acid that attacks your teeth. 

Tips:

• Limit sugary drinks and candy
• Avoid sticky foods that cling to teeth
• Drink water after eating sweets

• 👁️ How vision is measured:
  
  • 20/20 vision (what it means)
  • Nearsighted vs farsighted scores
  • Prescription strength (e.g., -2.00, +1.25)
• 🧴 Eye care tips
  • Screen time limits
  • The 20-20-20 rule (every 20 minutes, look 20 feet away for 20 seconds)
  • Avoid prolonged use of digital devices without breaks
  • Use blue light filters or night mode
  • Sleep and hydration impact on vision

  🌿 How to Care for Your Eyes Daily

1. Eat for your eyes
   • Carrots, spinach, fish (omega-3)
   • Vitamins A, C, and E help preserve vision

1. Protect your eyes outdoors
   • Wear sunglasses with 100% UV protection
   • Avoid looking directly at bright lights

1. Stay hydrated
   • Dry eyes are often caused by dehydration
   • Drink enough water daily (about 8 glasses)

• The eye blinks ~15–20 times per minute → that's 28,000 blinks/day!
• Each eyeball is about 1 inch in diameter
• Your retina has over 100 million light-sensitive cells
• The eye can distinguish over 1 million colors

🧮 Math Moment:
If you spend 6 hours on a screen without a break, and you blink half as much (10 times per minute), you’ve blinked 3,600 fewer times than normal—dry, tired eyes!

Your feet are your foundation. They carry the weight of your entire body and allow you to walk, stand, run, and balance. Neglecting them can lead to pain, poor posture, and even complications like infections or joint problems.

• Each foot has 26 bones
  → That’s 52 bones in both feet, or ¼ of all the bones in your body!
• 33 joints, 100+ muscles, tendons, and ligaments support each foot.
• The average person takes about 8,000–10,000 steps per day, which equals:
  • 3.6 million steps per year
  • Over 100,000 miles in a lifetime (that’s 4 trips around the Earth!)

🧮 Math Moment:
If you walk 5,000 steps a day, that’s 35,000 steps per week. Multiply that by the average stride length (~2.5 feet), and you're walking nearly 16.5 miles a week on just your feet!

1. Wash daily with soap and water
2. Dry thoroughly
3. Moisturize your soles
   • Avoid applying lotion between toes to prevent fungal infection.

Check your feet

• Look for cuts, blisters, or changes in skin color—especially important for people with diabetes.

• Measure your feet every year—foot size can change with age.
• Choose shoes with ½ inch space between your longest toe and the shoe tip.
• Wear shoes appropriate for the activity: walking, running, hiking, etc.
• Replace athletic shoes every 300–500 miles or about every 6 months if used regularly.

• Use moisture-wicking socks to avoid sweat buildup.
• Change socks daily—or more often if you're active.
• Avoid tight elastic bands that reduce circulation.

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• 💓 What is normal? 
  • Normal: 120/80 mmHg
  • Prehypertension: 121–139 / 81–89
  • Hypertension: 140+/90+
• 🏃‍♀️ What affects blood pressure: 
  • Diet, salt intake, exercise, stress
• 🧠 Math tie-in:  How to Calculate Average Blood Pressure (BP):
  Blood pressure has two numbers:
• Systolic (top number): Pressure when the heart beats.
• Diastolic (bottom number): Pressure when the heart rests.

Steps to Calculate Average BP:

1. Add up all the systolic numbers and divide by how many readings you took.
2. Do the same for the diastolic numbers.

Example:
If your readings are:
120/80, 122/78, 118/76

• Average systolic = (120 + 122 + 118) ÷ 3 = 120
• Average diastolic = (80 + 78 + 76) ÷ 3 = 78
• Average BP = 120 / 78

Replace the old food pyramid with the Healthy Plate model:

• ½ Plate = Vegetables + Fruits
• ¼ Plate = Whole Grains (e.g., brown rice, quinoa, oats)
• ¼ Plate = Lean Proteins (e.g., beans, chicken, fish)
• Include healthy fats (olive oil, nuts, seeds)
• Drink water or unsweetened beverages

How to Choose a Healthy Snack:
Pick snacks that are low in sugar and salt, and high in fiber or protein. Choose whole foods and avoid processed or fried options. 💧 Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

✅ Healthy Snack Examples:
🍎 Fresh fruit (apple, banana, berries and more)
🥜 Nuts or seeds (almonds, sunflower seeds...)
🥣 Yogurt (low-sugar or plain)
🥕 Veggie sticks with hummus
🧀 Whole grain crackers with cheese
🥚 Hard-boiled eggs