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'To keep the body in good health is a duty ... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.' Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama), Indian spiritual teacher
How do we do the things which make it good to be 17 and stay well enough to do well at everything else? Very few modern teenagers end up with scurvy, ricketts or sleep deprivation madness, but we could all treat our bodies a little better. Here's one small click towards having and keeping 'a sound mind in a sound body.'
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    Categories:Health, Body, Mind, Soul, Questions and Answers

sleep well: tips for a good night's sleep
The amount of sleep each person needs depends on many factors including age. Teenagers need about 9 hours on average while for most adults, 7 to 8 hours a night appears to be the best amount of sleep, although some people may need as few as 5 hours or as many as 10 hours of sleep each day.
[Monday 13 June, 2011]
nutrition
Getting the balance of what you eat right is important to your ability to function, learn, sleep and to your good looks. You might pay for bad diet now, with spots, weight gain, tooth decay and bad breath, or lack of energy - or you may pay later in life with clogged arteries, a depleted immune...
[Monday 13 June, 2011]
sleep
Experts say that sleep is one of the most under-rated aspects of staying well and healthy - and many studies confirm this.
[Monday 13 June, 2011]
keep healthy while you revise
Give in to bad habits during revision and you could be making your work much harder than necessary. If you don’t look after your body, you won’t be able to do your best.
[Tuesday 19 April, 2011]