Posts for 'Health and Growth' Category

Teen depression cases are on an alarming rise over the past few years. The teenage is when the child requires the most of an emotional support. The teen seeks this help and support among like minded people, more likely on a teen health community or a forum where they have all sorts of things to help the teens in their adolescence. This is the time when the teenagers undergo a physical as well as a mental growth at lightning pace. To cope with these hormonal changes the teens need to take care of their teen health and look and feel strong and confident all the time.

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Articles on teen health in the 90's may have been quite misleading. To many variables to look into. A lot of the articles on teen health in the 90's mainly focused on STDs. Which unfortunately is a big concern among parents with sexually active teens. However the problem with this is the fact that not all teens are willing to give information about their sex lives knowing that many should not even be involved in the acts.

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Taking care of one's health is not only an alternative, it is a necessary routine. Making sure of one's healthiness and that of one's family members is of superior importance, and a duty that cannot be ignored. Most families would rather consult a family physician on a regular basis but if it is not practically possible for you to do so because of limitations of time or otherwise, we suggest consulting the website www.healthtrustcenter.com. The website acts as a one- stop portal, the answer to all your medical queries and problems on the World Wide Web. The www.healthtrustcenter.com not only offers page after page of useful medical information, it also permits the visitors to search for specific topics or issues concerning medical subjects.

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Why Sleep Is Important Your brain needs sleep because it exercises the parts of the brain you don't normally use. Your body needs that downtime to repair and refresh its systems.  Lack of sleep is associated with mental decline and overeating, which lead to major aging conditions. It's important because sleep is the single most effective way to increase the amount of growth hormone in your body and growth hormone is what makes us look young.

People who sleep less than six hours a night increase their risk of viral illnesses by 50 percent. They also have an increased risk of heart disease and strokes. Lack of sleep appears to affect hormone levels. Leptin is a hormone released by fat cells which signals the brain to stop eating. Ghrelin, a hormone made in the stomach, signals the body to continue eating. Studies have shown that in individuals who are sleep deprived (i.e. sleeping less than 8 hours per night), leptin levels are lower and ghrelin levels are higher. This combination is therefore likely to increase appetite. On top of all that, the brain interprets a drop in leptin as a sign of starvation. In order to protect itself, the body not only responds by increasing your appetite, but it also burns fewer calories.

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Sleep and teenagers are a loving pair, most parents would agree. Getting an adolescent into a morning class that starts as early as 7 a.m. can be a difficult task when the youth is still tired from yesterday’s late night studying, playing games, or chatting with friends.

Moreover, the 6 a.m. rise-and-shine doesn't work well for a body experiencing many chemical and physical changes, researchers say. The Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine published new advice for patients, describing a teenager’s biological clock that calls the shots about the right time for bed.

During puberty, sleep time for youth extends later into the night, which the medical journal describes as “a 2-hour sleep-wake ‘phase delay.’” For a teen who requires an average of 8.5 to 9 hours of sleep every night, it would mean going to bed at 9 p.m. to get the healthy amount of snooze and still make it to an early class.

However, the biological clock of a teenager is programmed to set the time for sleep past 10 p.m.. That’s the time when an adolescent starts to calm down and the body gets ready for sleep. The result of going against nature’s clock is displayed during morning classes when teens sleep on their desks, don’t pay attention, or have a hard time remembering the lessons due to feeling tired.

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Being a physically fit teen may increase your chances of becoming a mentally fit senior. A new study in the Journal of.

The American Geriatrics Society found that older women who had exercised consistently (at least one period of moderate.

Physical activity– jogging, tennis, etc. a week) during their teen years were sharper mentally than women who got less than that exercise in their youth.

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Experimentation with drugs and alcohol is on the increase among TEENs. While the experimental stage might just be a phase for some there are those who develop a dependency upon alcohol and drugs. While drug experimentation for a short period of time may not lead to long-term damaging effects, drug use for a longer period of time does have far reaching effects on the.

TEEN and may lead to other problems down the line. Long-lasting use of alcohol and drugs in TEENagers can lead to significant problems down the road.Just being in high school is a risk factor for TEENs when it comes to alcohol and drug use. Alcohol consumption and marijuana or "weed" usage are two of the most common drugs in high school, and studies indicate that nearly every TEEN has tried these at least once.

The average age for trying alcohol is 12, while the average age for trying marijuana is 14. Among teens, the use of illegal drugs is increasing. The most popular illegal drug includes cocaine. Risk factors that can lead to a serious teenage alcohol or drug problem include: Low self-esteem.

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In a recent study, it has been revealed that teenagers crashing while driving are affected by the timing of their school and the amount of sleep they get.

This finding was concluded after Dr. Robert Verona, who examined DMV records of the teens. During the study, it was found that Chesapeake teens started for school at 8:40 in the morning and Virginia Beach teens started at 7:20 a. m. Chesapeake teens, it was observed, suffered lesser accidents as compared to their Virginia Beach counterparts.

Dr. Robert Vorona is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk and this study was presented in San Antonio, at the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

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Though most parents would rather this not be the case, there is no single, clear-cut explanation for why teenagers engage in risky behaviors. According to researchers, a vast number of influences intertwine to promote teen drinking, smoking and drug use, among other habits that are illegal. A new investigation shows that approaching this issue in a general manner, using a single approach for all teens, may be unsuccessful, and may actually do more harm than good.

In other words, it may be a lot more efficient to take a customized, tailored approach to addressing each individual teen and adolescent. The research was presented today in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS), PhysOrg reports.

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Young women who drink alcohol increase their risk of non-cancerous breast disease, a U.S. researcher says. Dr. Graham Colditz of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and colleagues says the study shows the risk of benign breast disease increases with the amount of alcohol consumed as a girl or young woman.

Colditz explains about 80 percent of breast lumps are benign; however, these lesions can sometimes be a step on the pathway to breast cancer, so benign breast disease is a marker of breast cancer risk. "The study is an indication that alcohol should be limited in adolescence and early adult years and further focuses our attention on these years as key to preventing breast cancer later in life," Colditz says in a statement.

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