Keep Your Batteries Charged!

Sleep:

Lack of sleep alters hormones and leads to weight gain.
College students need 7-9 hours of sleep/night.
After five nights of partial sleep deprivation, three alcoholic drinks will have the same effect on your body as six would when you've slept enough.
Napping has proved to improve creativity and help in making better decisions. Even laying down and resting has these benefits.
A 26 minute nap improves performance by 34% and alertness by 54%.
When you cram for exams, your brain does not retain
the information.
Students who regularly pull all-nighters tend to have lower GPAs than those who don't.
As a group, 18-24 year-olds deprived of sleep suffer more from impaired performance than older adults.

Breaks/relaxation/friends:

Laughter increases memory and learning.
Productivity increases by up to 66% when you take study breaks every hour to hour and a half.
Too much stress leads to health problems.
Socializing reduces stress, improves communication skills, and helps you build a network.
Study groups can be a great way to combine studying and learning.
Students who get more involved on campus are more academically successful. These students are also more likely to return to school each semester and achieve their goals.
Laughter lowers levels of stress hormones, strengthens the immune system and can reduce pain.
There are more than 10 campus clubs to get involved in...or you can start your own!

Eating Well:

Boosts the immune system.
Helps you sleep.
Eating breakfast allows for concentration and keeps you from overeating throughout the day.
Energy drinks ultimately lead to energy crash and feeling bad.
Staying hydrated prevents overeating and increases concentration and energy.
Dehydration can lead to short term memory loss and decreased attention span.
1 pound equals 3,500 calories. If you reduce 500 calories each day, you can drop a pound in a week (or drop 250 calories and burn another 250 with exercise.)
Energy drinks can be a leading cause of dehydration.

Excercise:

Boosts brainpower and improves mental clarity.
Helps you sleep.
Boosts academic performance by increasing circulation and the amount of oxygen that reaches your brain.
Reduces stress.
Prevents and fights illness.
Squeezing in 2-3 sessions of 15-20 minutes of activity is just as effective as doing it all at once.
Half an hour of exercise per day is all you need to reap its health and disease fighting benefits.

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