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This competition to create a video game will teach you how to make a game and help you study about health. they are due March 15 in this competition. Comptetitons are a great way to get students outside the classroom and create. way to help kids make more than a 100. What is more relevant and engaging to students these days than video games? In a few short weeks, you and your students can go from no game design experience to publishing your health related online video games on the Green Ribbon Schools website. The best part is we will show you exactly how to do this. We understand that Game Design can be new and intimidating. So we have developed a simple Lesson Plan for teachers to follow. No matter how computer-phobic you may be, you can complete this Lesson Plan with your students in 4-5 weeks. No game design or coding experience necessary. (With game design experience you can complete this in a matter of days)." "

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Another lesson with an activity called "agony aunt" that lets students discuss things affecting body image. More materials on this important topic.

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This website has a lot of free downloads about body image from Kathy Kater. I have a friend on FAcebook who is recovering from an eating disorder who has really brought it to my attention the danger of not discussing healthy body image and self esteem. Summer is a time students aren't as supervised and faced with bathing suits, some girls resort to desperate measures. Let's look for healthy ways to talk about this topic now before summer hits.

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Another body image lesson plan that talks about body weight and health. this one from Youth Health Talk.

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A body image lesson from Media Smart. The UK is using this as part of their "body confidence" campaign but it is a great set to look at for those working with body image and self esteem of any kind. There are a lot of great media smart resources here for guidance counselors and health teachers.

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Topical studies are great. The London Marathon just happened and  marathons are increasing in popularity here in the United states. Here is a video about the marathon, but also lesson plans about the Battle of Marathon, information on training to improve fitness and just what it takes physically to train for a marathon. Health and history lessons here.

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It is a great tie in with Valentine's day to share about heart disease and heart health. Here is a poster you can use in the classroom to talk about diet and coronary heart disease.

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A nurturing mother actually changes the brain structure of a child, says new research. Just remember, if your children are older, show them love and nurturing - you can't go back. As for me, the years I quit the business world and became a stay at home Mom are validated. I have no regrets about doing that at all although now that I have teenagers, sometimes I have to wonder how nurturing I reall was (just cause teenagers are teenagers.)

"New research shows that children who were nurtured by their mothers early in life have a larger hippocampus than children who were not nurtured as much. Credit: Washington University School of Medicine."

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I have to take iron because I'm often anemic but this research is one I'm watching closely. Alzheimers and Parkinsons are both on the minds of many of us and this research is going to help us understand it better.

"Iron and copper appear to accumulate beyond normal levels in the brains of people with these diseases, and a new, Australian study published Sunday shows reducing excess iron in the brain can alleviate Alzheimer's-like symptoms—at least in mice."

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A great tutorial on how to set up a Twitter account from @mrrobbo . He targeted the information to PE teachers but really, any teacher who wants to start using twitter would benefit from this. If you are a PE teacher, you'll want to follow @ThePEGeekApps to find new apps to use in your health and physical education courses.

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Being humble is good for you. A healthy, but balanced self esteem is good for youbtoo. Thinking you're the man may be bad for you in the end. ". New research suggests that in addition to relationship difficulties, egotistical men may have an elevated risk for cardiovascular disease thanks to higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol. “Narcissistic men may be paying a high price in terms of their physical health, in addition to the psychological cost to their relationships,” said Sara Konrath, Ph.D., a study co-author. Earlier studies by Konrath and others have shown that narcissism is rising in American culture, and that narcissism tends to be more prevalent among males. Narcissism is characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance, over-estimations of uniqueness, and a sense of grandiosity."

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Children matter. We dont spend money on them because they dont vote but truly a better world happens tomorrow when you help children today. " The researchers note that emerging literature reveals that many of the health problems in midlife, including metabolic syndrome, can be traced back to what happened in early childhood. The stresses of childhood can leave a biological residue that shows up in midlife, said Lachman. Yet, among those at risk for poor health, adults who had nurturing mothers in childhood fared better in physical health in midlife."

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Are all of your teachers gaining weight? maybe it is a sign of deeper problems or a toxic work environment. I have seen it happen and believe it. Of course, are you stressed because you are heavy or are you heavy because you are stressed? " Research has found the answer. Apparently stress is the biggest cause of overeating for more than half of the country’s adults."

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If you are a pe or health teacher, you should read Mr. Robbo the PE Geek, Jarrod Robinson. Here are his favorite apps for PE teachers. yes, this is part 8 in his series!

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Teenagers need iron and the elderly sometimes need less. We should discuss the health needs of students as we consider what they eat in our schools.

"“We found that healthy brain wiring in adults depended on having good iron levels in your teenage years,” said Thompson. "

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There is no doubt that caffeine poisoning is on the rise. Doctors in Australia are ready to recommend that something be done. Energy drinks are consumed by students in massive amounts (look in your school trash can.) Do students really know what is in these drinks?

"The Australian Medical Association is calling for a ban on the sale of energy drinks to under-18s.

New research shows that the average age of someone calling a poisons information line about caffeine toxicity is 17 and there's been a significant increase in the number of calls over the past seven years. "

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I was left wanting to know more about this topic. This school used an educational nutritional game to help overweight children understand nutrition and the principal has good anecdotal evidence of improvements. i want to know about the pounds. Did it work? Still, good gaming has potential as another tool in the toolkit of educators.

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Everyone's favorite PE Geek has a new book about integratng technology into physicla education in ebook format. Jarrod Robinson a/k/a Mr. Robbo the PE Geek is one of my go to people for technology.

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If you want to lose weight and keep it off...write about it. "A study published in Psychological Science, found that women who wrote about their most important values, like close relationships, music, or religion, lost more weight over the next few months than women who did not have that experience.".

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Why do people gain it back: habits. Breaking habits and putting in place new ones is very hard, especially when it is so hard to eat healthy.

"But then, almost without exception, the weight begins to creep back. In a matter of months or years, the entire effort has come undone, and the patient is fat again."

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