Eating Disorders are serious mental illnesses that often go overlooked. Eating disorders are serious, complex, and potentially life-threatening mental illnesses. Eating Disorders can present themselves in many varieties, they are defined as any disturbances in behaviors, thoughts, and attitudes to food, eating, and body weight or shape. Eating Disorders are serious mental illnesses that can not go overlooked, they can result in serious medical, psychiatric, and psychosocial consequences, and an overall fear of food.
Eating Disorders are common in our world today, especially in teens who are pressured to look a certain way. These illnesses can happen to anyone; it does not take into account one's age, weight, size, shape, gender identity, sexuality, cultural background, or socioeconomic group. A person with an eating disorder may experience certain long-term impacts, including psychiatric and behavioral problems, medical complications, social isolation, disability, and an increased risk of death as a result of medical complications or suicide. Suicide is a major cause of mortality for people with eating disorders. Starting with an eating disorder can quickly evolve into depression. The impact of an eating disorder is not only felt by the individual but often by that person’s entire family; this leads to stress, loss of family income, disruption to family relationships, and high suicide risk. How do I get help? Well, you should start by seeing your primary care practitioner or some type of mental health professional. Treatment for an eating disorder is definitely a rough and bumpy long road, but help is out there I promise. Next, you should set up some type of treatment plan that works for you and your support team. There are many different ways to treat an eating disorder and everyone is different some ways might not work for different people.
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April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. What is distracted driving? Distracted driving is any activity that diverts attention from driving. Distracted driving can be texting, talking on the phone, having friends in the car, or something simple like changing the radio station or drinking water. Anything that diverts your eyes from the road or takes your attention away from the road is considered distracted driving.
Texting is the most significant form of distracted driving. Reading and sending texts is common among all age groups and is very dangerous. Texting only takes your eyes off the road for five seconds, but at 55mph that is about the length of a football field. Using a cell phone while driving increases your chance of injury and death. In a study compiled in 2019, 3,142 people were killed in car crashes involving distracted drivers. Distracted driving could be something simple, such as: changing the music, eating, drinking, or talking to passengers. Changing music diverts your eyes for even a second, but so much can happen within that second. Eating can be very distracting, especially if you drop something on yourself. Drinking is also very distracting, if it is hot or even cold and it spills on you that is very distracting. Be safe when driving. Women’s History Month is a month very important to me, and I chose to acknowledge a woman who lived very long ago. Her story mesmerizes me to learn because she did so much as a woman during the 1500s. Mary Stuart, famously known as Mary Queen of Scots, was known for her tragic and traumatic life. She was born in 1542, and from her birth, she became a Queen. Her father, the King of Scotland, died a week before her birth, leaving Mary a Queen. Due to Mary being so young her cousin, James Hamilton, then her mother, Mary of Guise, stepped in as her Regents. From birth, Queen Mary was betrothed to marry English King Henry VIII’s son Prince Edward; until it was called off because the Scots refused to ratify the agreement. King Henry VIII was not pleased with this decision and sparked a war between Scotland and England.
During the war, in 1548, Queen Mary was sent to France to wed the Dauphin, the young French prince, in order to secure a Catholic alliance against Protestant England. Prince Francis II soon became King when his father unexpectedly died; leaving Mary Queen of Scotland and Queen Consort of France. Tragically in 1561, King Francis II died; Queen Mary returned to Scotland a Widow. When Mary returned Scotland was suffering; a Protestant marriage seemed like the best fighting chance for Scotland. At this time Queen Mary fell in love with Henry, Lord Darnley; this was unsuccessful as Darnley was weak and a drunk, which left Queen Mary to rule alone. Darnley became a jealous man and did not favor his Queen’s secretary, David Riccio. It got to the point where Darnley could not stand the idea of him; Darnley and a few others murdered Riccio in front of their Queen in Holyrood House. She was pregnant at this time, with the future King of Scotland and England. Her son, the future King James VI of Scotland and I of England was baptized in the Catholic faith in Stirling Castle; which cause an uproar because his father was Protestant. Lord Darnley, Mary’s husband, mysteriously died in 1567; his body was found in the garden of the house after the explosion, but he had been strangled. Queen Mary then became attracted to James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell; it was rumored that they were unwed lovers then Bothwell was accused of Darnley’s murder but was found not guilty. They were shortly after married; the Lords of Congregation did not approve of Mary’s liaison with Bothwell and she was imprisoned in Leven Castle where she gave birth to still-born twins. Bothwell meanwhile had bid Mary goodbye and fled to Dunbar. She never saw him again. He died in Denmark, insane, in 1578. Queen Mary lived a long life, and after being imprisoned for nineteen years she was found guilty of treason. She was taken to Fotheringhay Castle and executed in 1587. Queen Mary was initially buried at nearby Peterborough Cathedral. Tuesday, February first is the start of Black History Month, a very important month celebrated yearly. Black History Month is an annual celebration of Black Americans’ achievements and their vital role in our society. The idea for Black History Month started at Kent University in 1970. In the article I am writing I wanted to point out not only an important Black Women, but I wanted to acknowledge something I am passionate about. Natasha Bowen is a black author that I have grown to admire very much. Books have always been a mental outlet for me; If life got to difficult I was able to escape in reading. Books mean a lot to me, and i’m sure other people feel the same way; that is why it is so important to have political, social, challenges implemented into books.
Natasha Bowen is a best selling author, a teacher, and above all a mother. She has a cat and dog named Milk and Honey (which I thought was the best fact). She is of Nigerian and Welsh descent and lives where she was raised, in Cambridge, England. Natasha Bowen studied English and creative writing at Bath Spa University; then she moved to London, where she accomplished ten years of teaching. Her debut and best selling novel, Skin of the Sea, was inspired by her passion for mermaids and African history. Skin of the Sea Is a best-selling young-adult novel about a young girl named Simi. Simi prayed to the gods once; now she serves them. Mami Wata, a mermaid, collects the souls of those who died at sea. But one day everything took a turn; Simi decided to risk absolutely everything for a beautiful living boy. When a living boy is thrown overboard Simi decides to follow what she believes is right and she saves his life, going against her decree. This book is inspired by the classic novel The Little Mermaid but in this renditions there are many dark twists and turns. Overall, I think this book is amazing and it is the perfect novel to be celebrating during Black History Month. |
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