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Healthy Heart - Happy Life
How much thought do you give to your heart every day? Your heart has its own set of blood vessels and muscular system that pumps 14,000 liters of blood every day. That means it pumps 10,000,000 liters every year of your life. Do you think you could remember to tell your heart to beat 70 or more times every minute? Thankfully, the automated nervous system remembers for you.
The Science Behind
The School Lunch and Test Score Connection
Abstract
In the writing of this essay, several studies were reviewed to obtain the groundwork, including studies that clearly showed a direct correlation between food quality and learning. Of all the studies identified through the use of the LIRN and Google Scholar databases, none were found that presented information clearly opposing the topic. As a result of the research, a hypothesis was formed showing improved nutrition in school food programs would create an overall increase in standardized test scores by improving the internal learning environment.
Essential Oils as a Treatment for Psychiatric Disorders
Abstract
This essay explores two peer-reviewed articles that explored the potential uses for essential oils in the therapeutic treatment of psychiatric disorders. As anxiety is recognized as one of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorders, studies with a focus in this area were chosen.