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= How can you keep your body healthy? =

__ Sleeping __
==Something you can do to be healthy, is getting enough good night sleep. During the entire day you are doing activities such as, going to school, after school classes, playing with your friends, sports, and your body needs to get a break of so much movement, that it has to rest. Every living thing needs to sleep, even animals, nobody can be awake forever. Most kids between 5 and 12 years get about 9.5 hours at night, or much less, but experts agree that most kids need 10 to 11 hours of sleep every night. Some kids need more sleep than others. Everybody is different in the way they sleep. When your body does not get enough sleep, you feel tired, sleepy, angry, cranky, and you're weak, or you might not think clearly. You can also die within a week of not sleeping. You also need sleep to grow, if you don't sleep enough, you don't grow enough. Not sleeping also affects your immune system and, the muscular system. When you go to bed, your eyelids feel heavier and heavier, and you feel like the room is getting fuzzy. Your brain begins to tell your body how to sleep. As you slowly fall asleep, you began entering different stages.==

Remember that in order to have a good day, you need to get a good night sleep.
=__ Drinking Water __ = ==Of course, it is always better to drink water than any soda you know. But why? It is clear that water does not have any sugar or colorant, or taste. But it is so good for your body. First of all, we all need water, we can't survive without it, it's just impossible. Without water in our body, it does not work the way it should, because it gives your body more than half weight and your body would simply stop working. Water is also a fluid that is part of your immune system, and urine system, and digestive system. Any fluid that you drink contains water, but water and milk are the best choices to drink when you are thirsty. You need water the most when you are doing sports, exercise, and when the weather is very hot. When your body does not have enouph water, that's called dehydrated. Dehydration can also make you weak, and not with enouph energy. Dehydration can make you get sick, and you might end up in the hospital. Remember to always have a bottle of water close to you so when you are thirsty, you don't get the temptation to drink something else. Although, drinking lemonade, orange juice, milk, and any other juice is okay once in a while, but not always!==

=__ Smoking __ = ==Smoking affects the respiratory system because it gets in your lungs and make your oxygen dirty.It affects the muscular system too, and also the circulatory system. Being close to smokers while they are smoking affects yourself too because inhaling smoke immediately starts damaging your body. Since your circulation is affected, skin is damaged by smoking too. Usully old smokers get very wrinkled, and they look even more old than the age they really are. Many teenagers spend most of their money buing cigarettes in stores. Most people between 13 and 18 years start to smoke because they think it's cool, and all of their friends smoke. Scientist came to realize that smoking affects the smoker, the people around them, and the enviorment. If someone asked me, smoking is very bad. And I really do NOT recomended under any sircunstanses. So please think it twice before you decide to become a smoker. Because when you did it, there's no going back. When it's done, it's done.==

= __Other tips:__ =
 * =Eating healthy food=
 * =Making a lot of exersice everyday=
 * =Don't watch many hours of t.v.=
 * ==Not playing so much video games==
 * ==Doing all of the above!==

= Remember that a healthy life is always the way to go!! = =  =