Health and Wellbeing

This course explores the healing power of biodiversity and emphasizes the importance of preserving and harnessing Earth's rich variety of life. It highlights traditional medicine systems that have long recognized the therapeutic properties of plants, animals, and ecosystems, emphasizing the need to respect and preserve indigenous knowledge. Medicinal plants contain a vast array of therapeutic compounds, and sustainable management is crucial to ensure their availability.

The working environment on ships contains risks of ill health and accidents, but those who know them and know how to work safely can reduce them significantly. With increased knowledge of both risk and health factors in the work environment, we can make our ships safer, more secure, and pleasant workplaces.

Sugary things are everywhere – soda, cookies, ice cream, candy bars and even on bread and many salad dressings. It is hard to resist the sweet temptation of sugar, but when you overeat sugar, your body can start to suffer.

Self-knowledge is the deep understanding of oneself, including emotions, beliefs, strengths, weaknesses, and motivations. It offers several benefits such as improved self-awareness, better decision-making, enhanced relationships, increased resilience, improved performance, and enhanced well-being.

We all have a complicated relationship with food. For some of us, food is comfort. We turn to it when we feel sad, stressed, or bored. It is a way to cope with our emotions and while there is nothing wrong with using food for emotional support occasionally, it can become a problem when it becomes our go-to coping mechanism.

This course provides a list of 11 delicious and nutritious non-dairy foods that are high in calcium. It emphasizes the importance of finding plant-based sources of calcium that offer additional nutrients.

Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance globally. It can improve alertness, focus, mood and help fight fatigue, however, it also has undesired side effects when consumed in high doses.

Protein is an essential nutrient for the human body. They are the building blocks of our muscles, bones, skin, and blood. We need protein to maintain a robust immune system, repair damage and build new tissue, and muscle. Unfortunately, our bodies cannot store protein. Any excess protein intake will be stored as fat.

Vitamins and minerals are essential nutrients that the body needs to function. Despite the fact that our body needs them in small quantities, they are essential in many of the body’s processes, including metabolism, cell growth and repair, and reproduction. The main difference between vitamins and minerals is that vitamins are organic whereas minerals are inorganic compounds.

A ship is like a small community, and the people who work on board need to be able to trust each other. This is especially important for seafarers, who often spend months at a time away from home.

What do tennis champions Serena Williams, basketball players Kobe Bryant and Derek Jeter, and endurance cyclist Lance Armstrong all have in common? They are all resilient individuals who have faced countless setbacks during their careers but have ultimately emerged victorious.

This Leadership and Management Communication course is designed to equip you with the foundational skills and insights necessary to excel as effective leaders and managers in today's dynamic and interconnected business environment.