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 * Delia Aldape**


 * Individual Awareness**


 * C1: Habits of Learning and Managing Online Activity: Health**

Kids/teens are getting more obese ever year. 64% of all the kids/teens that are obese is caused by technology; phones, computers, ipods, video games,television etc. Since kids/teens have technology they have stop going outside and play and don`t eat right, so they start getting obese. This is called internet addiction. About 43% percent of teens are obsessive and 8% of the 43% teens that are addicted to internet are stressed, loneliness, depression etc. and when there online they feel better and start getting addicted Technology can cause sleep disorders.(often waking up during the nights- which is bad for you because you don`t get enough sleep) How can technology give me sleep disorders? You can get addictive to any electronic and when your sleeping you will want to use your phone or a computer etc. Technology can give you headaches, because you are in in dark room with one big light can force your eyes & being in a bad environment can give you headaches. Also if you don`t rest from being in the computer or phone etc, can lead to headaches because you are forcing your eyes and head. Thanks to http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1827159,00.html i got this paragraph. Ipods can effect your hears if you`re wearing earphones and the music is very loud it can make you deaf. "Brian Fligor, director of diagnostic audiology at Children's Hospital Boston, explains how much damage your headphone habit might cause — and how to mitigate your risk. Q: How much hearing loss does an iPod cause? A: It depends on the person, it depends on how long you're listening, and it depends on the level at which you're setting your iPod." Read more : http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1827159,00.html#ixzz1sJZ1ztBO Thanks to http://health.msn.com/health-topics/overdosing-on-smart-phones-and-cell-phones "In a perfect world", Polatsch says, "these tendons glide with little friction through a tunnel. They’re kept in place by a series of “pulleys” that help move your fingers into a position to type. However, when you use your fingers for long periods of time—as you would when you text nonstop—you may inflame your tendons. The result? The tendons can no longer glide through their tunnels smoothly and get temporarily stuck. This, in turn, causes the finger to lock or catch before it has a chance to open—a phenomenon known as “trigger finger”—which is medically a form of tendinitis."- Dr. Daniel Polatsch approves Read more at http://health.msn.com/health-topics/overdosing-on-smart-phones-and-cell-phones
 * How does technology effect your effect? **
 * How can i get stop myself from being obese & addictive to eletronics? **
 * 1) Admit you have an addiction**
 * 2) ask yourself do you want to stop going online so much?**
 * 3)Remember more and more people are becoming addicted to the internet.**
 * 4)Get a hobby that DOES NOT invole phone, T.V, comptuer, video games, or internet**
 * 5)Give more time to your studies**
 * 6) Help with dinner**
 * 7)Hang out with friends(no movies or internet and no video games)**
 * 8)Plan family nights(play Bord games)**
 * 9)Limit your computer time**
 * 10)Call people instead of sending text messages**
 * 11)Use an alarm clock or timer- use the computer for 30 min.**
 * 12)DO NOT EAT AT YOUR COMPUTER!!!!!**
 * Use these steps to protect your health!**