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Healthy Lifestyles 02.25.21

Leeza Pantano  Period 9 02.25.21 HEALTHY LIFESTYLES PRESENTATIONS 3-6 Ronald Huang - Cutting down on screen time can help improve multiple aspects of your life, including its quality. Sitting in front of a screen can lead to many health problems. Sitting in a chair too long is bad for your back! Dry eyes due to less blinking. Eyestrain We have a circadian rhythm that’s regulated by the sun- many biological processes are dependant on its timeliness. Sitting in front of a screen can mess up said circadian rhythm and cause your sleep schedule to be more inconsistent, and the quality of aforementioned sleep abysmal. Screens are bad at night; melatonin production is halted by the presence of blue light emitted from phones; you will not get tired. Lack of sleep can cause moodiness and poor memory recollection The coronavirus has caused us to spend a lot more time in front of screens, leading to an increase in problems caused by screens. Adolescents are better at reading emotional and social

February 22nd Healthy Lifestyle

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February 22nd Healthy Lifestyle Presentations  By Omor Khan and Andrew Nikitkov Public Speaking Period 9 Zhixing Chen Zhixing Chen’s presentation on sleeping showed the class the best way to sleep in order to aid digestion. In the human body, the stomach is on the left side, so when sleeping on your left side, you are naturally in the correct position for your stomach. When on the right side, your stomach fluids are more likely to move and cause heartburn. Sleeping on the left side also lowers rates of sleep apnea, and snoring. Also, getting a good night's sleep is very important to prepare you for a speech and the rest of your day. Visual aid link- https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wwLVqTUJL4fGjm_d087pYiB2r93unNwkxsfw6ijJWy0/edit?usp=sharing More Info link- Agargun, Mehmet YĆ¼cel, Murat Boysan, and Lutfu Hanoglu. "Sleeping position, dream emotions, and subjective sleep quality." Sleep and Hypnosis 6 (2004): 8-13. (http://www.sleepandhypnosis.org/ing/Pdf/9cf6fb5824