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Akinsanya Grace
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Why water is important to the body.
From the moisture in the soil and the ice caps to the cells within our own bodies, water is present almost everywhere. The average person has a water content of between 55 and 60 percent, depending on factors like location, fat index, age, and sex. Human babies are even more wet at birth. They swim similarly to fish because they are 75% water.
By Akinsanya Graceabout a year ago in Education
Insomnia
What disturbs you at night? thinking about serious issues? excitement for a lengthy journey? Or is it anxiety over unfinished business or a test that's coming up? or an unwelcome family reunion? Many people only experience this stress briefly because its root cause is easily fixed. But what if worrying about not getting enough sleep was the very thing keeping you up? The most prevalent sleep disorder in the world, insomnia, is caused by this seemingly intractable loop. Almost anything, including a snoring partner, physical discomfort, or emotional distress, can give you the occasional restless night. Additionally, severe sleep deprivation, such as jet lag, can mess with your biological clock and disrupt your sleep schedule.
By Akinsanya Graceabout a year ago in Humans
How many hours should you nap for?
Your eyes gradually close as they become heavy. But hold on! Even though it's only lunchtime, you already have a ton to do. Would a nap be beneficial? Would it ruin your day, or what? Our sleep, both at night and during naps, is divided into four stages that last roughly 90 minutes each. A nap may consist of an entire sleep cycle or only a few stages and can last anywhere from five minutes to three hours. Stage 1 of sleep, the first two to five minutes, begins as you drift off to sleep.
By Akinsanya Graceabout a year ago in Humans
The Advantages of a Restful Night's Sleep
The big test is in eight hours, then comes a piano recital, and it's four in the morning. Even after days of studying and playing, you still don't feel prepared for either. What can you do, then? You could have another cup of coffee, spend the next few hours studying and practicing, but dare I say it, you might be better off finishing your work, putting your music away, and going to bed. Nearly a third of our lives are spent sleeping, yet many of us pay it surprisingly little attention and care.
By Akinsanya Graceabout a year ago in Humans
Why good posture is important
Have you ever been reprimanded for slouching at a family dinner or told to stand up straight? Even though remarks of that nature can be infuriating, they are valid. Your posture, or the way your body is held when you're sitting or standing, serves as the basis for all of your movements and can affect how well your body responds to stresses. Stresses can include things like lifting heavy objects or hunching over while seated. And gravity, the main one that we all experience throughout the day.
By Akinsanya Graceabout a year ago in Humans
Tips to boost Confidence
Maybe you've heard the advice before: "Be more confident" when faced with a significant challenge where failure seems to loom around every corner. And when you hear it, you probably think, "If only it were that simple." What, though, is confidence?
By Akinsanya Graceabout a year ago in Humans
Effective Time Management
NASA's Pathfinder spacecraft touched down on Mars' surface in the summer of 1997, and it immediately started sending breathtaking, enduring images back to Earth. But after a few days, a terrible mistake was made. Transmissions came to an end. In reality, Pathfinder was procrastinating by keeping itself busy but neglecting to complete its most crucial tasks. What was happening? It turned out that its scheduler had a bug. Every operating system has a component known as the scheduler that instructs the CPU on when and what to switch to after finishing each task.
By Akinsanya Graceabout a year ago in Humans
Staying calm under pressure
Your favorite athlete gets closer to a decisive victory. She misses the shot at the crucial moment as the crowd holds its breath. That competitor just went through the "choking" phenomenon, in which someone fails when it counts the most despite having practiced for months or even years. In sports, where performance frequently takes place under extreme pressure and depends on key moments, choking is a common occurrence. However, those who speak in front of an audience, compete in spelling bees, and even well-known musicians can all suffer from performance anxiety. The majority of people instinctively attribute it to nerves, but why does anxiety affect professional performance? There are two schools of thought that contend that focus is primarily the cause of choking under pressure.
By Akinsanya Graceabout a year ago in Humans
Five ways to improve critical thinking
We are faced with a sea of choices every day. Others have a bigger impact on our lives than others, while some are minor and unimportant. For instance, who should I support in the next election? Should I give the newest diet fad a try? Or will sending emails make me rich? We are faced with so many options that it is impossible to consistently make the best decision. But there are many ways to increase our chances, and critical thinking is one particularly potent method. This method of approaching a question enables us to carefully dissect a circumstance, expose its covert problems, like bias and manipulation, and arrive at the best conclusion. The critical section may sound unfavorable, and in a sense, it is.
By Akinsanya Graceabout a year ago in Education
Seizures
Seizures A Babylonian tablet from almost three millennia ago described a strange illness known as miqtu. The Babylonians believed those suffering from the condition were under the control of evil spirits and that only divine intervention could cure them. Symptoms reportedly ranged from facial twitching to full-body convulsions. We now have a name for the symptoms of miqtu, and modern medicine has created a wide range of seizure treatments. But a startling amount of mysteries still surround these old diseases.
By Akinsanya Graceabout a year ago in Education
How does Caffeine keep the body Alert?
Every year, people consume more than 100,000 metric tons of caffeine. That is the same as 14 Eiffel Towers' weight. The majority of this caffeine is ingested in coffee and tea, but it's also present in some sodas, chocolate, and even decaf beverages. Even if we don't get enough sleep, caffeine makes us feel awake, focused, joyful, and energized. But it can also make us anxious and cause our blood pressure to rise.
By Akinsanya Graceabout a year ago in Education