After a long night of studying followed by an early morning wake-up call and rush to the bus stop, teenagers can often struggle to fit a healthy breakfast into their routine. Though breakfast is important for all family members, it’s particularly critical for teenagers who need lots of energy throughout the day to remain alert,
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This is a video of a mosquito inserting itself into the flesh of a mouse in search of some blood. Scientists were able to watch the entire process through a microscope to see how a mosquito bites down. It’s kind of freaky how flexible the needle can get. National Geographic’s Not Exactly Rocket Science shows
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Science says we need seven to nine hours of sleep a night to be considered healthy sleepers. Well, what happens if you can’t sleep? What if you have insomnia? What if you just find yourself feeling restless at night? What if you’re a night owl? Regardless of your reasons for not sleeping, you still need
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It’s certainly not okay when you always feel like a bottomless pit for no obvious reason. Hunger is the physiological need for calories, water and salt, and it’s driven by a mix of factors, including your diet, appetite hormones and emotional factors. Figuring out why you can’t stop shovelling it down is important, because excess
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Periods are totally normal, and you should never be embarrassed about getting yours! However, I’m sure of anyone who boasts about enjoying her periods. But it’s definitely true that some gals have it easier than others. Menstruation is something women just have to deal with. The bottom line is that your period should never keep
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We’ve all eaten a big meal and then felt exhausted afterwards, but what about the times that you thought you were eating something good for you and still got tired? Turns out there are some foods we wouldn’t normally think of that can cause us to feel fatigued. In this great article published by Huffingtonpost,
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The next time you can’t sleep, your brain whirring over class assignment, the solution could be simple – move your mobile phone off the bedside table and out of your bedroom altogether. Eight out of ten of us keep our mobiles on overnight according to Ofcom, and around half use our phone as an alarm
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You’ve probably heard a lot of things from older, more experienced women about your period. You’ve heard stuff like your first period is your rite of passage into being a woman. Some people would talk about how much it sucks. Others would tell you how it’s super special. Everyone will discuss cramps, headaches, bloating, and
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Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child’s body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction to enable fertilization. It is initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads: the ovaries in a girl, the testes in a boy. Puberty starts as early as 8 or as late as
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There are definitely ways to ensure that you’ll sleep better, but there are also a bunch of things that could be screwing up your sleep cycle. Some things could be messing with your zzzs, and you don’t even know it! If you’re having trouble sleeping, it might be because of the following reasons: Using Electronics
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