| Dr. Susan Bartell |
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Greetings!
Have you adjusted to the school year yet? I think I have, but I'm not sure. The worst part for me is waking up early! I know that it's important to get enough sleep, but I just can't seem to get to bed much before 11:30 or midnight and then...well...you know how hard it is to get up in the morning! And napping when you come home from school isn't great for you either, because it makes it even more difficult to fall asleep at night and then the cycle continues...
So, let's both try and get to sleep just a tiny bit earlier and maybe we won't be so tired in the morning. I'll try if you will!
Dr. Susan |
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To exercise or not? |
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With school work piling on, it's hard to find time to exercise--so how important is it? Very, it turns out! An interesting new study discovered that when you compare exercisers to non-exercisers who are trying to lose weight by making healthy eating choices, exercise helps keep off weight by making you feel less hungry, stopping fat cells from accumulating and it gets your body to burn fat before it burns carbs--cool huh! So here are 6 easy exercise tips:
- Aim for 4 days a week, settle for 2.
- Aim for 45 minutes, settle for 20 minutes, if you're new to exercising start with 10 minutes.
- Sweating is good for you!
- Work out with a friend, but don't skip it if your friend does.
- Find an activity you love, or you won't do it.
- Music is a great motivator (now, see the next section on music...)
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Is your music making you deaf?! |
I just read a study that more than 5.2 million U.S. kids and teens from 6 to 19 have PERMANENT hearing loss due to blasting music in earphones, attending loud concerts and playing live music loudly. 
Permanent...that means for the rest of your life! So here are a couple of suggestions to help you enjoy music without losing your hearing:
- Invest in noise-isolating earphones. They will allow you to listen to music at a lower volume because they block out background noise (like your parent nagging you to turn down your music!)
- When you go to a super-loud concert, take with earplugs and use them at least part of the time. If you're a rocker (or in the school band/orchestra) earphones may be a good idea too.
- Don't scream in anyone's ear (or let anyone scream in yours), even if you're having fun.
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Ask Dr. Susan! |
Q. Dear Dr. Susan,
I think my friend has an eating disorder, but I don't know what to do about it. She says she doesn't, and that if she did her parents would do something, but I don't think her parents even notice a problem.
A. You're a good friend and sometimes that means going with your gut feeling. This is especially true when it comes to eating disorders (ED's). Sometimes other kids notice problems before the adults do, so you're right not to assume everything is OK. Also, the sooner someone gets help for an ED, the better their chance is to get cured (and not to die from it). The very best thing you can do is to immediately tell your school counselor or school psychologist about your concern. Give specific, concrete examples about what's making you worried and then ask them to call your friend's parent. If you want to remain anonymous, make sure you tell them that too. | |
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