Health is the most valuable treasure we have. Many teenagers care only about school grades and fun activities. They forget to look after their bodies until they feel exhausted. Good health gives us energy to study, meet friends and try new things. Without it, even easy daily work becomes difficult. …
Read More »The Process of Memory
By: Angeli Fetizanan Memory, a seemingly innocuous process of storing information within the human brain, is arguably one of the most important functions that allows us to exist as conscious beings. Encoding information allows us to recognize our family, remember our childhood, learn from our mistakes, and, most importantly, develop …
Read More »How Much Water Should You Actually Drink?
Water, a compound that makes up ~70% of the Earth, sustains life and, one could argue to some extent, is the whole reason for human existence. In the feeble human body, its function is undeniably ubiquitous. Water regulates temperatures, our blood’s pH, and keeps organs functioning. Water has been around …
Read More »Why Lack of Exercise Is Bad for Teenagers’ Health – Heran Zhang G10
In modern life, many teenagers spend most of their time sitting down. We sit in classrooms for hours, sit to do homework, and sit to relax. Because of busy schoolwork and lazy lifestyles, more students hardly exercise at all. Few people know that a sedentary lifestyle is very harmful to …
Read More »The Harmful Effects of Unhealthy Eating Habits – Heran Zhang G10
Healthy eating is one of the most basic but important parts of our physical health. However, many teenagers today develop bad eating habits without realizing how harmful they are. We often choose fast food, sweet snacks, and sugary drinks because they taste good and are convenient. Although these foods bring …
Read More »Energy Drinks: A Growing Health Crisis
Recently, more and more people are exposed to trends, consumerism, and marketing online, which increases the frequency of people purchasing energy drinks with effective marketing. In fact, as many as 39% of adolescents in Australia are affected by severe health conditions such as obesity (Buchanan, 2017). However, many people do …
Read More »Happiness and How You Can Buy It
As a society of young adults, we consistently prove that money and happiness go hand in hand. In recent years, spending has increased, yet happiness in life has remained relatively the same. Relentless pursuit of wealth has hindered people’s appreciation for the journey that is life. John Stuart Mill, in …
Read More »Develop Healthy Daily Habits
Good health supports everything we do, so we should form healthy living habits from an early age. Now many teenagers have unhealthy lifestyles. They prefer fast food and snacks to vegetables and fruit. Few of them take regular exercise. Instead, they spend plenty of spare time playing mobile games at …
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