My family has history of high blood pressure and diabetes. In order to age healthfully, I make sure that I stay away from foods with high sodium and anything with more sugar than necessary. These precautions will help keep my weight balanced so that I don’t ever become overweight. I also try to exercise a few times a week for at least thirty minutes to an hour so that I can maintain a healthy weight and achieve good cardiovascular health. One thing that I need to start doing is making sure I get ample sleep. College life tends to take away from that because of late-night studying or trying to meet deadlines for reports and papers. It is healthy to get at least six to eight hours and recently, I have noticed that sometimes I barely get four or five hours. Sleep deprivation makes aging earlier more likely, which is something I definitely do not want to do. I guess the best way to go about this is to sleep and wake up early and do homework instead of staying up all night. It will also probably increase my attentiveness in classes.
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Wow girl, you get less then five hour of sleep! I know that it can be hectic, trying to get
everything done with school and work, but be careful. When you don’t get enough rest you lower the quality of your performance too. It is also hard for me to squeeze in eight hours of sleep, but I am no good to anyone exhausted. I am working on it too girl, good luck.
I am glad that you stay away from foods high in sodium and high in sugar. By these preventive measures, you will not have a weight problem unless you eat too much food throughout the day. I have a feeling that you are like the rest of college students. College students watch their weight. Are you a vegetarian? I am sorry that you don’t get much sleep. Try studying a little each day instead of the night before class.
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