MORE REASON TO GET AND KEEP KIDS ACTIVE IN TEAM SPORTS Adult depression has longbeen associatedwith shrink- age of the hippocampus, a brain region that plays an important role in memory and response to stress. During research by Washington University in St. Louis findings raise the intriguing possibility that there is some added benefit of the team or struc- tured component of sports, such as the social
ENDING THE MONDAY MORNING BLAHS Do you wake to a screaming alarm clock every Monday morning? Well, you are not alone! This is what happens to many people each and every week because they throw off their internal clock and sleep schedule over the weekend. The alarm clock itself could be the first issue as you want to slowly ease yourself out of sleep and into wakefulness, rather than scaring yourself awake with a traditional alarm clock. You can purchase vibrating alarm clocks that use movement, rather than sound, to wake you up and some smart phones and watches come equipped with this feature. If tech is not your thing leaving your blinds or curtains open could have the same effect depending on when you need to get up for work. Understanding your bodies natural alarm clock, setting it and sticking to it is the real key. Believe it or not your body has its own daylight-tracking system that helps you wake up each day. It will adjust if you stick to a sleep routine for all days of the week including the weekends. Do not get into a habit of short-changing yourself on sleep during the week, then try to “catch up” over the weekend. Consistency is more important for your body than the actual number of hours that you sleep. While other studies have shown the positive impact of exercise on depression and the link with hippocampal volume in adults, this study is among the first to show that participation in team sports may have similar anti-depressant effects in preteen children. interaction or the regularity that these activities provide, and them developing larger hippocam- pal volumes and less depressive symptoms in kids which may carry over to adulthood.
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