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**WHY DIGITAL HEALTH IS NOT GOOD AND GOOD FOR YOU.**
Digital health is not good for you. It’s not good for your eyes to be on something digital all the time. Sometimes it is, but not all the time. It’s not good for your eyes to be staring at a screen for a long tine. It’s also not good for your body; sitting on a chair all day is not good for you. You should go out and get some exercise, be active! Internet and other devices could be both bad and good. It could help you with schoolwork, but sometimes it’s just too much. Sometimes it could lead you somewhere you don’t want to be on but that’s a different story. All I’m trying to say is that some people put the Internet first and it’s not good for your health. One example is when you’re driving people text and some people even use their iPod to listen to music and there’s nothing wrong with that but you cannot put earphones on, if you do, it could distract you from the road and you won’t know what’s going on. So all I’m trying to say is that digital devices are not good for your eyes.

It can also have a huge effect on School. Kids could be staying up all night long on the Internet or other devices that they don't get enough sleep, which Kids need. And If kids don't get enough sleep they will do poorly at school.

Digital health is bad in some ways, but good in other ways. When you need the internet for something that is worth your time, that is a good idea then!

= Obesity in Children & Technology = [] Copyright © 2012 Demand Media, Inc.

During the past 20 years, the number of obese and overweight children has rapidly risen. One contributor to these climbing rates is the prevalence of technology and media that promotes sedentary behavior. Children spend a lot of time in front of the television, playing video games, and researching and learning on the computer. Technology provides value, convenience and entertainment, but it should not take the place of movement and active play.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that approximately 10 percent of preschool age children and 15 percent of 6- to 19-year olds, can be considered overweight. Twice as many are on the brink of this statistic, making childhood obesity a societal epidemic. In addition to eating more processed, high calorie foods, active play has been supplanted by technology. Parents drive children to school instead of letting them walk. Kids ride motorized cars and scooters rather than pedal bikes. Teens manipulate a joystick instead of a baseball bat. The television has become a constant companion, replacing outside play.

= Internet Addiction = http://www.helpguide.org/mental/internet_cybersex_addiction.htm  ©Helpguide.org. All rights reserved.

We all enjoy the benefits of the Internet, and for many of us it is also an indispensable tool for work, education, and communication. While time spent on the Internet can be hugely productive, for some people compulsive Internet use can interfere with daily life, work, and relationships. When you feel more comfortable with your online friends than your real ones, or you can’t stop yourself from playing games, gambling, or compulsively surfing, even when it has negative consequences in your life, then you may be using the Internet too much.

 Many people turn to the Internet in order to manage unpleasant feelings such as stress, loneliness, depression, and anxiety. When you have a bad day and are looking for a way to escape your problems or to quickly relieve stress or self-soothe, the Internet can be an easily accessible outlet. Losing yourself online can temporarily make feelings such as loneliness, stress, anxiety, depression, and boredom evaporate into thin air. As much comfort as the Internet can provide, though, it’s important to remember that there are healthier (and more effective) ways to keep difficult feelings in check. These may include exercising, meditating, using sensory relaxation strategies, and practicing simple breathing exercises.

 For many people, an important aspect of overcoming Internet and computer addiction is to find alternate ways to handle these difficult feelings. Even when your Internet use is back to healthy levels, the painful and unpleasant feelings that may have prompted you to engage in unhealthy Internet use in the past will remain. So, it’s worth spending some time thinking about the different ways you intend to deal with stressful situations and the daily irritations that would normally have you logging on.

= New Numbers on Online Health Habits Around the World = @http://www.tabloidmedicine.com/?p=141

Online health care use is a moving target and new studies continue to come out that build on the data in the book. Last week saw the release of the Bupa HealthPulse survey, which offers not only new information but also cover 12,262 people in twelve countries: Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain, the UK, and the US.

The statistics the researchers found reveal how much online health searching habits can vary around the world – and how much they often are alike. Despite the differences between the countries included, 60 percent or more of those surveyed in all twelve nations go online in one way or another to look for information on health or medical topics. In line with previous reports, more than two-thirds of people searching online are interested in facts about drugs, with questions about diseases and other types of treatments prominent as well. Worryingly but hardly surprisingly, close to half want to self-diagnose and 39 percent are interested in the perspectives and experiences of fellow e-patients—even if they tend to take the information at face value.

One somewhat surprising trend the data reveals is that those who say they frequently use of the Web to find health information are most common “in emerging economies like India (39 per cent), Russia (39 per cent), China (32 per cent), Brazil (29 per cent) and Mexico (27 per cent)” and at least eighty-five percent of Internet users in these countries look for health topics at some point. The authors of the study speculate that the expense of seeing a doctor in poor nations may be driving people onto the Web instead. That may have dangerous implications, given that so much of what is on the Internet about medicine cannot be trusted.