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Venezuela, a country already crippled by problems, has plunged farther into despair due to the actions of President Nicolás Maduro. The chaos began when students took to the streets to peacefully protest Venezuela’s insanely high crime rate and soaring inflation rate.
Rapid expansion of the technological development within the 21st century has given billions around the globe the ability to “plug in” to various mediums through various sources. According to a U.N. study, the number of people around the world who have access to a mobile phone outnumbers those who have access to a working toilet, by 2.5 billion people. The ability to connect the globe has allowed for ideas and thoughts to be shared and contemplated, leading to innovations and cultural revolutions that generally have benefited mankind. However, there is an impact in our daily lives that comes from being “plugged in.”
Some companies take profits for themselves
Many of us are guilty of forgoing sleep in order to complete homework, cram more hours into studying for a test or go downtown to Five Points. Most think that the only side effect of consistently missing sleep is feeling groggy the next day. However, there are many long-term side effects associated with sleep deprivation, effects that five pumpkin spiced lattes are not going to fix.
Millennial need to be aware of detrimental national policy changes
US government operates military operations like business
Widely popular drinks aren’t conducive for healthy lifestyle
Overexposure also linked to adverse mental health effects
During a trip to the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center, a few things will stick out. Take, for example, the group of friends who congregate around the bench press — all wearing tank tops and attempting to bench 200-plus pounds for maybe five reps total. They spend more time talking and resting than actually working out. And then there’s the group surrounding the dumbbells, performing thousands of bicep curls in the pursuit of Schwarzenegger-sized arms, while individuals in a separate area do a thousand sit-ups trying to obtain washboard abs. While these are technically considered “exercise,” by no means are they actually fitness.
“Saturday Night Live” recently aired a skit parodying Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained.” It featured a mock trailer for the upcoming ultimate revenge fantasy, “Djesus Uncrossed.” It features Jesus rising from the dead, but now “preaching anything but forgiveness.” While utterly hilarious, conservative Christians have come running forward crying foul play, using this as another example of Christian oppression in America. But Christians need to actually understand what oppression is before they go pointing fingers first.
High Internet usage has been linked with depression by Australian and Chinese researchers, who concluded that the likelihood of depression is 2.5 times higher in pathological Internet users.
For many who go to the gym, working out is only half of their routine. Looking around Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center or Blatt P.E. Center, you can find many individuals mixing multicolored powders into a shaker bottle before or after exercising, depending on the supplement. Gym rats will contribute their success to these concoctions, as well as their makeshift tank tops and loud grunts.
Last month, many people made the classic New Year’s resolution to lose weight to finally achieve the mystical, illustrious beach body. One month into 2013, the nearly 60 percent destined to blunder are beginning to fall. The mistake that many individuals are making is choosing to follow a diet in lieu of understanding and developing beneficial eating habits. Diets cause the cascade of frustration and anger of goals not being reached and the development of additional problems.
With movies like “American Pie” and television shows like “Blue Mountain State,” it’s easy to buy into the notion that college is just a sexual playground. This is college, and we’re supposed to be having the time of our lives.
When it comes to addictions, people typically think of drugs and alcohol. What people do not normally include in a list of abused substances is something readily available around every corner to which millions of people are addicted: sugar.
Every student remembers begrudgingly taking AlcoholEdu, whether completing the course in several hours as USC suggests or simply within minutes of skipping through what is generally basic knowledge. The purposes of the course are to “educate students about alcohol and its effects on the mind and body ... enabling them to make healthier and safer decisions.” USC ought to require mandatory tobacco education as well if they are truly concerned about our health. Tobacco might not pose as many short-term affects as alcohol does, but its long-term effects are severely detrimental. Students need to comprehend the risks of chronic tobacco usage.In South Carolina alone, 22 percent of adults and 21 percent of youth currently smoke cigarettes. A lower 10.7 percent of young adults use smokeless tobacco. It is widely known that tobacco use over an extended period of time can cause cancer; however, there are many more side effects accompanying the nicotine buzz. Several short-term effects include susceptibility to respiratory illness, impaired lung growth and function, and bad breath. As for long-term effects, aside from various cancers, other complications that follow are coronary heart disease and emphysema. Smokeless tobacco is associated with recession of the gums, gum disease and tooth decay. Economic complications of tobacco usage run parallel with health problems. Smoking causes more than $193 billion each year in health-related costs. The income of tobacco users is then impacted by work absence and higher insurance premiums.The primary agent that makes using tobacco products an enjoyable experience is the naturally occurring liquid alkaloid contained within, nicotine. Nicotine can act either as a stimulant or a sedative depending on the intake amount. It initially causes a rapid release of adrenaline, which in turn places glucose into the blood and blocks insulin release. It also encourages production of dopamine in the brain, re-enforcing the drive to continue nicotine usage.Tobacco has been used for hundreds of years, however, tobacco companies have engineered tobacco products that are much more addictive and subsequently, much more dangerous. There are 599 reported additives that function from improving nicotine delivery to masking odors, harshness and flavor. The burning of all of these chemicals produces over 4,000 chemical compounds.USC provides tobacco cessation programs that provide counseling and medical consultation. However, USC should educate students on the dangers of tobacco use up front rather than students seeking help when their health has declined because of tobacco use. Over 443,000 Americans (6,100 from South Carolina) die each year because of tobacco use, easily making it one of the most preventable causes of death.
In this modern age, we are surrounded by antibiotics. With the slightest onset of sickness, we rush to the doctor for antibiotic prescriptions to restore vitality. Many foods we consume are treated with antibiotics, ranging from dairy products, meat products and even vegetables grown in soil fertilized by livestock manure. The amount of antibiotics being ingested is detrimental to health.
Trainer certifications reduce risk of injury
Americans must make different food choices
Outdated, unjust Magnuson-Stevens Act more responsible than economic hardship