What ls Health?

Have you got a checkup (体检)in the hospital? It doesn't mean that you go to see a doctor because you are (有病的). In fact, a checkup happens when you're feeling (报建康的)and is sometimes called the" well-child" visit because you re healthy. Get it?

It offers a chance for your parents to talk with the doctor about your (日常的) food and nutrition (营养). And it gives you a chance to ask any questions you might have about your health. You might want to find out the reason for your (发烧), or what to do when you (咳嗽).

A checkup may start when a nurse calls you from the waiting room. (可能)she will start by checking your weight and height, as well as your body. She may check your head, (心脏), stomach, legs and other parts and then (测量)your (体温).

All of the check results will go into your medical chart(医疗图表), so the doctor can look them over. Then the doctor will ask you some questions and make you're your body is in excellent (状况).

All around the world, everyone has (eat). But people in different areas eat different things. Sometimes, people use the same ingredients cook them differently. What people eat has something (do) with their location. People look at the local plants to decide to grow in the fields. For example, the cold weather near the North Pole(北极)means that quite few plants can grow there. Therefore, the local people, the Inuit, live only by fishing and catching animals.

In northern China, corn and wheat grow (good) in the dry weather. So the local people make steamed bread and noodles corn or wheat.

However, it is different in the south. There, lots of rain and land near the lakes and rivers (mean) that people can grow and eat rice.

The land and weather in Central America are good for growing cocoa trees. Chocolate is made from the seeds in fruit of these trees. Almost every home in Central America has its own way of making chocolate. Chocolate (become) very important for many people.

Some people become disabled (残疾的) because of illness or accidents; some people are born disabled. However, their disabilities never stop them from achieving(实现)their dreams. Here are two examples. The two in the examples worked hard to achieve their dreams.

Franklin Roosevelt was known as a great US president. In 1921, 39-year-old Franklin Roosevelt had a serious illness and he could hardly walk. However, the disability didn't stop him becoming a great president.

Nick Vujicic was born, without arms or legs, in 1982in Australia. He faced all kinds of problems in his life. But he never lost hope. He dreamed of becoming a speaker. Finally, he was successful in making speeches. He has travelled around 57 countries to give speeches. He has also written lots of great books. They have been translated into over 30 languages and sold more than a million copies.

The next time you want to give up your dream, just think about these stories. If you are not disabled in mind, you can bring out the best in yourselves. So never give up.

You've Got a Cold!

You feel tired and you have no energy. You can't breathe out of your nose and your throat hurts. Don't be afraid-you have probably just got a1. Every year, many kids experience this sick feeling. Some kids have up to eight colds every year. So, what 2is a cold?

Well, a cold is an infection(传染病). It affects (影响)3nose, ears and throat and makes you feel sick and weak. It's very 4to catch a cold. When someone travel through the air and5your body and then make touching something with bacteria on it, 6a door or your desk at school, you can get sick.

Some of the symptoms (症状)of a cold7a fever, a sore throat and a cough. If you sneeze, or if your nose is runny and your 8are watery, you've probably got a cold. And you may feel very tired and don't have much 9 to do anything.

A cold is not a pleasant thing to 10. However, there are some things you can do to feel 11. You should have hot drinks12you've got a sore throat and cough. You should eat healthy food and get a lot of ret. If your body can be strong enough to13your cold. If you've got a fever, or if you aren't feeling better within a few days, you should visit your 14 and take some medicine.

A cold can be frustrating(令人沮丧的), 15 just remember that there are many things you can do to feel better and get stronger. Take care of your body and stay healthy.

Fast walking is the exercise between walking and race walking. A study shows that fast walking has become the most popular exercise in China and many people walk more than 5, 000 steps a day. The results of the study are from QQ users. About 37 %of the people choose fast walking as their favourite exercise; over 23 % choose running and more than 14 % choose riding bikes.

Fast walking and running are easy, costing little and working well, so they are popular. And many people would rather do exercise in nature than go to gyms. It's best to walk fast for at least 10 minutes at one time and walk up to 6, 000 steps every day.

The study also shows that people in Guiyang, Guizhou love sports most. On average (平均), everyone there walks 5, 94l steps every day. It seems that people in places with better environment and air are more willing to(更愿意)do sports.

Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, or when a friend borrows your favourite thing and then breaks it, you may get really angry.

Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit someone. But sometimes, you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.

In fact, it's not good to hide your anger, and it's normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting others or yourself.

When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It's helpful to talk about your anger with an adult, such as parents, a teacher, etc. When you talk about anger, those bad feelings can start to go away. Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry: talk to a good friend; count from 1 to 100; give someone a hug; go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.

Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse. Don't let your anger control you.

Medical experts(专家)say most Americans do not get enough sleep. They say more Americans need to take a nap— to rest for a short period in the middle of the day. They give people advice to sleep lightly before continuing with other activities. The experts say naps might improve health by reducing pressure(压力).

Some European and Latin American companies have supported the idea of napping for many years. They ask people to leave work, go home and have a nap before returning to work. In the United States, some companies let workers rest simply in their offices. They believe this can help workers make fewer mistakes and also increase the amount of work of their workers.

Sleep experts say it is likely that people make more mistakes at work than at other times. They say people should not carry out important tasks when they feel sleepy. And they say the best thing to do is to take a nap. About twenty minutes of rest is all you need. Experts say this provides extra energy and can increase your effects(效果)of the day. But experts said that a nap should last no more than twenty to thirty minutes. A longer nap will put the body into deep sleep and waking up will be difficult.

We all know that exercise is good for our health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Running, for example, may also help us live longer.

Recently, researchers studied more than 55, 000adults. About a quarter of the adults have a good habit of running. The study found these runners were much healthier than non-runners. In fact, the runners lived, on average, three years longer than the non-runners.

Running may be good exercise. But it can be difficult on the body. Here are commonly shared ideas among fitness experts(健身专家)to lower the risk of injury(受伤) for a beginner.

▲Take it easy.

Do not run too much, too soon or too fast. Most people get running injuries when they push themselves too hard. The body needs time to get used to increases in distance (里程)or speed.

▲Get good running shoes.

You should find the shoes to offer the best fit and support for your feet. More importantly, you should have a new pair of shoes every 500 to 800 kilometres.

▲Take good notes.

Take time after each run to write down notes about your exercise and your feeling of it. Look for things happening again and again. For example, you may find that your knees hurt when you run sometimes. But perhaps you feel great when you have a rest between running days. These notes will help you make the best plan for running.