Living for Once

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College is a time of exploration. A time of experimentation and discovering ones self. Throughout college everyone has to make life changing decisions that shape the rest of their futures. Every college student will focus for the most part of grades and trying to pass their classes, but somewhere in the middle of all the studying and cramming for tests, students forget to take care of themselves. That’s why it’s common start college in the best shape of your young adult life and emerge with an unhealthy and short life span. That shouldn’t be the norm. Having a healthy lifestyle is extremely important for every college student to have.

Picture yourself in your dorm room. It is Thursday night, and that chemistry test you’ve been dreading is tomorrow morning at eight. Your roommate let’s you borrow the study cards they made for the same test. You decide to pull an all-nighter and as a result you get to class and immediately fall asleep before the test begins. Unfortunately this scenario is all to common on college campuses across America. In fact, it might be better for you than the normal lifestyle that some students live. “Smoking and drinking are common outlets for pressure and can lead to serious health problems later in life, including heart disease, liver problems and alcoholism...Students often complain they don't get enough sleep, staying up until early hours of the day studying or partying. The body generally needs eight hours of sleep a night to keep functioning normally... At exam time, students can be seen chugging caffeine, leading to another health hazard: caffeine overload. A moderate intake of caffeine can lessen fatigue and increase efficiency, but can also cause side-effects such as agitation, irritability, insom...

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