Term Papers on Benefits Of Health

Term Paper Title	Benefits Of Health
# of Words	1279
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	5.12

Benefits Of Health

The importance of sleep, nutrition, and exercise

Many students today ask why they are so tired all the time. It also seems that people in college become more stressed out either because of grades or because of work.  All people need to do is get the right amount of sleep, eating well, and exercise in order to feel better about themselves and feel good in general.  This is not a short process.  Most experts say that it takes about twelve weeks in order to see results.  But, it is guaranteed that after that duration of time one will see a vast improvement in oneself.
Sleep is something that most people take for granted. It is the one thing that people are willing to compromise even more then food or money.  It is estimated that between 40 to 60 million Americans are sleep deprived.  Different people can get by with different amounts of sleep.  There are some that can survive the next day with only a few hours.  Then there are always others who cannot be called after 9:00 because they need those good solid 10 hours.  The average person actually needs anywhere from between 7-9 hours a night.  Why does one need sleep?  When human bodies do not get enough sleep they tend to lose strength, the immune system decreases, and there is an increase in blood pressure.  As students, it can effect concentration, memory, logical reasoning, and ability to do math.  Now that the problem is known here is how to fix it.  Dr. Stanley Coren, a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, focuses on consistency.  The body needs consistency.  This can be fulfilled by simply going to bed at the same time every night and waking up at the same time every day.  But, it is important to note that making up for lost sleep on the weekends is a big negative.  It is preferable that if one likes to sleep on the weekends wake up at the same time Saturday and Sunday.  When going to bed it should take about 15 to 20 minutes to fall asleep.  If a half-hour has gone by and one still is not asleep one should get up and do something relaxing  (i.e. take a warm bath, read, watch TV, etc.).   Rita Mattson, a Certified Personal Trainer and Stress Management Counselor, makes the suggestion of drinking warm milk before retiring to bed because milk contains a high dosage of L-tryptophan which is a natural sedative.  Sleep is just as important as any other part of taking good care of ones self.
Another key aspect is nutrition.  Nutrition is the main thing that keeps the body working.  So, if one wants to keep the body working at a certain pace it needs to be fed.  But, one needs to know the right foods.  Think of the body as a car. People drive cars every day and some people are fast drivers who like to go above the speed limit and others are slower.  Nevertheless, all cars need gas sooner or later.  So, the owner of the car takes the car to the gas station and now he needs to make a decision on which type of gas to put into the car.  He knows that he cannot use diesel because his car cannot run on diesel gas.  The choices are now unleaded, super unleaded, or supreme unleaded.  Every car driver knows that the better quality of the gas the better the car drives and performs.  Bodies are the same way. Know not to use “diesel.” But, when it comes to the other “gases” one has to think what does the “car” need to perform its best.  For that reason, there is the nutrition pyramid to tell us what our bodies need the most and the least of.  It is important to incorporate refined carbohydrate...

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