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A Perspective on the Truth & Your Health
What is the truth? Everyone seems to have an opinion and to them, their opinion is the way it is – their truth. In most cases, the only one the person that opinion can hurt is the person themselves. But what if that ‘truth’ comes from a place you were raised to believe in? How would you know?
In the last two years, the truth – or at least what we have been led to believe is true – has been blasted to us from every channel on our televisions and radios. And we have no reason to doubt what they have been saying … do we? What if the ‘truth’ they are sharing is only one part of the whole story? What if the other part of the story would cause them serious financial harm if the ‘whole truth’ came out? It has happened before. Could it happen again?
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.