How to Take Better Care of Yourself
Taking better care of yourself takes a while and doesn’t happen overnight. In the end, it pays off in terms of personal well-being, good health, and a confidence that your place in this world is a good and important one!
Get plenty of sleep. Sleep is a key part. You need at the minimum seven to eight or nine hours of sleep.
Accept that self-care is perfectly okay. It is not self-absorption.
Set aside time just for you.
A.Get plenty of exercise. |
B.Put yourself to sleep early every night. |
C.This keeps you clear, and more relaxed. |
D.Check yourself when you feel it’s too much. |
E.This is time when you do what you enjoy completely. |
F.It is ensuring that you give yourself the chance to be your best self. |
G.Everybody is different and what matters ultimately is that you look good. |
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【推荐1】Healthy eating doesn't just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is some advice on healthy eating.
Eat with others. It can help you to see others' healthy eating habits. If you usually eat with your parents, you will find that the food you eat is more delicious.
Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really hungry. Have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty—sometimes you are just thirsty, you need no food. Stop eating before you feel full.
Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After you don't eat for the past ten hours, your body needs food to get you going. You will be smarter after eating breakfast.
Eat healthy snacks like fruits, yogurt or cheese. We all need snacks sometimes. In fact, it's a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your three meals. This doesn't mean that you can eat a bag of chips instead of a meal.
Don't eat dinner late. With our busy life, we always put off eating dinner until the last minute. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. This will give your body a chance to digest most of the food before you rest for the next 8-10 hours.
1. Which snack is Not mentioned in the passage?A.Fruits. | B.Yogurt. | C.Chips. | D.Ice cream. |
A.Snacks are bad for our health. |
B.We should keep eating until we are full. |
C.Dinner is the most important meal of the day. |
D.We should have dinner at least 3 hours before going to bed. |
A.where to eat | B.how to eat | C.why to eat | D.when to eat |
【推荐2】A food allergy (过敏) is a medical condition that occurs when the body’s protection system perceives certain foods as a threat and responds to them with an allergic reaction.
Symptoms (症状) of a food allergy
Judging a food allergy
Doctors consider a number of factors when investigating a food allergy. Those include both a patient’s symptoms and family history of allergies. A physical examination may be performed to rule out any other conditions.
Treating a food allergy
It may not be possible for a patient to completely avoid foods that induce (导致) an allergic reaction. For minor reactions, you can take some medicine. For severe reactions, however, turn to doctors for help.
The only sure way to prevent an allergic reaction to food is to carefully avoid the allergens. This can be a difficult process. That requires patients to carefully study food labels to ensure the food is safe for them.
A.Avoiding harm from allergy. |
B.Preventing an allergic reaction. |
C.Not everyone knows what a food allergy is. |
D.But many people don’t know the allergens. |
E.Other tests can include blood test or oral food challenge. |
F.An allergic reaction to food usually occurs within minutes. |
G.For some people, certain allergens can bring a severe reaction. |
【推荐3】Why are some people so successful in reaching their goals? Research on achievement suggests that successful people reach their goals not simply because of who they are, but more of ten because of what they do.
Meanwhile, you should think positively about achieving your goal. Believing in your ability to succeed is particularly helpful for creating your motivation.
A.So just look forward confidently and carry on courageously. |
B.But whatever you do, don’t ignore the difficulty in reaching your goal. |
C.As your strength grows, you can take on more challenges. |
D.Here are some ways successful people achieve their goals. |
E.Making a plan for reaching your goals takes patience. |
F.When you set yourself a goal, try to be as specific as possible. |
G.Willpower is another important factor. |
【推荐1】You have the basics down: doing laundry, keeping the bathroom clean, wiping the kitchen counter tops-but dirt and grime have a had habit of collecting in the strangest places, including the ones you don’t think to look.
Clean off doorknobs and handles
You probably don’t think to clean off the doorknobs and handles around your home very often.
Considering how often we use our phones, and where we use them, our phones deserve a more thorough cleaning from time to time. Keeping your device clean works in your favor in other ways too—it keeps your screen clean and easy to read.
Wash your pillows
You may not know it, but most pillows are designed to be machine washable. And it’s a good thing too, considering pillows tend to be exactly where dead skin, dust, drool and in many cases, dust mites love to hang out.
A.Clean your screen |
B.Wipe off your smartphone |
C.When’s the last time you did more than just wipe off your smartphone’s screen when it was too smudged to see through? |
D.Also it keeps dust and grime out of speaker grates, away from charging ports and out of headphone jacks. |
E.For most people, that’s not a huge deal, aside from the fact that they’re putting their face on a dirty pillow at night to sleep. |
F.But they’re worth a quick wipe the next time you’re cleaning in the same room. |
G.Here are some spots around your house you should consider cleaning more often. |
【推荐2】 Stress is the feeling of being under too much mental or emotional pressure. Stress can affect how you feel, think, and behave.
Exercise.
Just 30 to 45 minutes of exercise three times a week can make you feel much healthier and in control of your own life. Studies have shown that exercise can relieve stress, reduce depression and improve your cognitive function. Exercise also releases endorphins, chemicals that bring about positive feelings. You can take up running or join a pool and swim a mile every other day.
Eat well.
Maintaining the right diet is the key to reducing stress.
Incorporate stress-relieving herbs and teas into your daily regimen (养生).
A number of herbs and teas can have a calming effect and reduce stress-induced anxiety or anger.
Improve your sleep schedule.
A.It can also impact how your body functions. |
B.You’ll feel less stressed if you exercise regularly. |
C.Having a good sleep determines a person's achievement. |
D.Well-nourished bodies are better able to cope with stress. |
E.Sleep is simply too important to shortchange and sacrifice. |
F.Always make sure to consult your doctor before using any new herbs. |
G.Common signs of stress include anxiety and sleeping problems. |
【推荐3】What you do after studying could have a big effect (影响) on how well you learn and remember. Today on Education Tips, we will explore two no-cost ways that can help you improve your learning: wakeful rest and sleep.
When many students finish studying, they often go straight to another activity. Perhaps they look at their phone or computer. They might even play a video game or watch television. But research suggests that resting after your study may help you remember what you have studied.
The basic idea is this: by stopping your activity after the study, your brain gets a chance to rest. Resting is difficult when you are playing computer games.
While this might sound unusual to you, many studies have explored the benefits (好处) of resting after learning — what is called “wakeful rest”.
A 2019 study found that both young and older adults were able to better remember information they learned after doing wakeful rest.
If you want to give “wakeful rest” a try, here are a few simple things to do. Rest quietly for five to ten minutes. Do not look at your phone, read stories or play games. It is really that easy!
Besides wakeful rest, sleep is also important for learning. The Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS) notes that sleep helps people to learn in two ways. A report on the school’s website explains that “a sleep-deprived (剥夺) person cannot focus attention well and therefore cannot learn well” . It also says, “Sleep itself helps us to memorize and that memorizing is very important for learning new information.”
The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) suggests that adults between the ages of 20 and 64 get between 7 and 9 hours of sleep per day. Teenagers may need a little bit more, and people over the age of 65 may need a little less.
Try to get some “wakeful rest” after a study. Then try to get a good night’s sleep. That’s it — a simple, no-cost way to help you remember what you learn.
1. According to the research, shortly after studying students are recommended ________A.To read a newspaper. | B.To play a video game. |
C.To have a nice sleep at night. | D.To take a wakeful rest. |
A.Less than 7 hours. | B.Around 9 hours. |
C.No more than 8 hours. | D.Just 7 hours. |
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