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What is a balanced diet?
A balanced diet is about: eating the right food. eating the correct nutrients, in the right quantities. eating at regular times. It is...

Learning for Life and Work
May 5, 20202 min read


Long-term health effects of drinking alcohol
When a young person drinks alcohol often, this has an impact on the young person's health and well-being. Depending on how much is taken...

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May 5, 20202 min read


How a self-help group could help someone dealing with an addiction
There are many ways that being part of a group of people who have had similar experiences could help a person with an addiction. These...

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May 5, 20201 min read


Physical effects of smoking cigarettes
When a person smokes a cigarette, the chemicals in the cigarette enters the lungs and starts travelling through the body causing serious...

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May 5, 20202 min read


Reasons why a young person may start to smoke cigarettes
There are many reasons why young people choose to take up smoking cigarettes. These include: Curiosity A young person may want to see...

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May 5, 20202 min read


Why a teenager may eat convenience food
Sticking to a balanced diet can be hard at times, particularly for teenagers who sometimes find it easier to opt for unhealthy options...

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May 5, 20201 min read


Strategies a young person may use to help relieve exam stress
Stress is not an illness itself but it can cause serious illness if it is not addressed. It is therefore important young person is aware...

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May 5, 20202 min read


Short-term effects of drinking alcohol
When a young person drinks alcohol often, this has an impact on the young person's health and well-being. Depending on how much alcohol...

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May 5, 20201 min read


The Impact of Exercise on Physical, Social and Emotional Health
What is exercise? Exercise involves engaging in physical activity and increasing the heart rate and your breathing rate beyond resting...

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May 5, 20204 min read


How the workplace may improve a person’s social health
The work place provides an opportunity for people to meet and develop friendships through interaction during the working day (like at...

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May 5, 20201 min read


Reasons why young people ignore health warnings.
Young people probably ignore many of the health warnings for drinking and smoking and taking drugs as they may not care too much about...

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May 5, 20201 min read


Importance of a work-life balance
What does it mean to have a work-life balance? Having a good work-life balance means that a person spends just the right amount of time...

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May 4, 20202 min read


Why a young person experiments with drugs
There are many reasons why young people may experiment with drugs. These include: Availability Many young people can find out quite...

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May 4, 20202 min read
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