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5 Childish Habits To Improve Your Health In College

5 Childish Habits To Improve Your Health In College

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Young adults lead busy and controlled lives&period; Responsibilities of college students include following rules&comma; sometimes even working and taking care of children&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If you think about your busy life right now&comma; you realize the stress associated with adult responsibilities can be harmful to your health&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Take a moment and think about your childhood&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Remember how you lived a carefree life as a child&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">You did not have to worry about acing academics or managing your busy schedule&period; As a child&comma; you played outside in the dirt and your parents reminded you when to take a bath&period; You never cared about your appearance and what others thought about you or your actions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If you want to free yourself from some of the stress in your adult life and increase your health&comma; try re-visiting some of your childish habits&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Fidgeting<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Remember when you were a child and your parents told you to sit still&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">It seemed like a hard thing to do as a child&comma; but many adults have sedentary jobs that require little movement&period; The same applies to college students&period; Spending your time sitting in lectures makes your body crave movement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">One way to work movement into your daily routine is to practice the art of fidgeting&period; If you fidget you can burn off excess calories&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">In one of Mayo Clinic’s research study&comma; it is found that if you tap your feet&comma; stretch your arms or make several trips to the water cooler&comma; you can burn an extra 350 calories per day&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Any type of movement that you can work into your daily routine is good for maintaining your muscle tone and a great benefit to your health in college&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Picky Eating<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Most children are picky eaters&period; They will choose one food on a plate to eat&period; They do not think about the health benefits of eating all the other foods on their plate&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Children that are picky eaters are not overweight and do not have to stick to a diet plan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">On the other hand&comma; grownups tend to eat everything on their plates because they do not want to waste food&period; Also&comma; they rely on fast food restaurants when extremely busy because it is easier to grab fast food than to prepare a meal&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">College freshmen tend to gain weight during their first year&comma; as their eating habits change&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">But what if you practice picky eating to prevent <em>the freshman 15<&sol;em>&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Have you thought about how could increase your health in the long run&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If you are a picky eater&comma; you will eat less food and not have to worry about weight control&period; If you eat at a college dining hall&comma; eat a salad first to get your veggies into your diet&period; By the time you finish your salad&comma; you will not want anything else to eat&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">This is a good way to instill eating one food at a time and promote healthy eating habits&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Having Imaginary Friends<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Most children create an imaginary friend as a playmate or create one to have someone they can talk to about problems&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">As an adult&comma; why not using yourself as your imaginary friend&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">By talking to yourself&comma; you can give yourself pep talks&comma; be honest in dealing with problems&comma; and express your feelings&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">A major health benefit of having an imaginary friend is that you can <em>mediate<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Mediation leads to lower stress&comma; blood pressure&comma; and overall improved mental and physical health&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">So&comma; when your roommate is not around to give you advice&comma; turn to yourself&period; If you want to get things done&comma; do it yourself&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Walking Barefoot<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Do you remember the days when you liked to walk barefoot outside in the grass as a child&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">You didn’t care how dirty your feet became if you did not have to feel restrained by wearing shoes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Why not try that again&quest; You don’t have to take it to the extremes like Mark Baumer&comma; who walked barefoot across America&comma; but you can enjoy occasional barefoot sessions on the grass&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">There are many health benefits of walking barefoot&period; Your feet become strong when you walk barefoot because the tiny muscles and ankles can work more freely&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Strong feet and ankle muscles provide relief from back pain&comma; promotes healthy posture&comma; and leads to better sleep&period; With more exercise&comma; you will experience less overall body pains and be in a better mood&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Don’t forget when you walk barefoot&comma; you <em>connect with the earth&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Your body can draw electrons from the earth that can boost your immunity&comma; lower stress&comma; and moderate body functions such as heart rate and glucose regulation&period; If you choose to return to the days of walking barefoot&comma; remember to walk on grass&comma; sand&comma; dirt but avoid walking on concrete or other man-made materials&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Disregarding Hygiene<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">To improve your health&comma; you can always try not to become so obsessed with cleanliness&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Most adults feel as if they need to take a shower daily&comma; brush their teeth after every meal and use hand sanitizers continuously to avoid infection&period; However&comma;<br &sol;>&NewLine;children often do not notice when they are dirty and must be reminded to practice daily hygiene habits&period; Many children are healthy even when they disregard their hygiene&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Have you ever thought that maybe your daily hygiene habits could be <em>hurting your health<&sol;em>&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">For example&comma; taking a bath every day could be stripping your skin of its natural oils leading to dry&comma; itchy skin&period; What about brushing your teeth after every meal&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Did you know<&sol;strong> that by brushing after every meal&comma; you could be affecting the pH level in your mouth and destroying the enamel of your teeth&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">A proper pH level is necessary for maintaining teeth enamel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">And&comma; let’s not forget about using hand sanitizers&period; Did you know that there could be chemicals in hand sanitizers that are harming your health&quest; Try using traditional soap and water to clean your hands instead of sanitizers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Nurture Your Inner Child<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Everyone is born creative&semi; everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten&period; Then when you hit puberty they take the crayons away and replace them with dry&comma; uninspiring books on algebra&comma; history&comma; etc&period; Being suddenly hit years later with the &&num;8216&semi;creative bug&&num;8217&semi; is just a wee voice telling you&comma; &&num;8216&semi;I&&num;8217&semi;d like my crayons back&comma; please&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;&horbar; Hugh MacLeod<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">As you step into adulthood&comma; your responsibilities start to build up&period; That often leads to stress that can impair overall health&period; However&comma; there are times when it may be beneficial to revisit the childish habits of your youth to maintain your overall health&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Picky eating&comma; fidgeting&comma; having imaginary friends&comma; walking barefoot&comma; and disregarding your hygiene may be the childish behaviors you need to create a healthier you&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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