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- Try to get proper rest. Young adults in their late teens to early 20s are still growing and need eight to nine hours of sleep a night.
- Know your individual eating needs. Do you eat or skip meals when under pressure? Make an effort to eat three meals every day in times of stress.
- Reduce stress by communicating. This can mean talking to family, friends and religious groups on campus. Or try listening to relaxing tapes, exercising, getting a massage or taking a warm shower.
- Students should talk about the changes they're going through, in both their academic and social lives.
- To prevent sickness, wash your hands.
- Be careful not to pass germs. Don't share bottles, cans, utensils or toothbrushes.
- Get the vaccines you need: It's one less worry.
- Know where the health center and the resources you may need are located on campus.
- Be safe and aware of your surroundings.
- Drink plenty of water. Many sources suggest consuming at least eight glasses of water a day.
- Try scheduling time before class to eat breakfast.
- Get complex carbohydrates for energy from fruits and vegetables while limiting sweets such as cookies and cakes. Stay away from high-fat, spicy foods like wings within three hours before bed because your body is inactive and unable to burn off the extra calories.
- Exercise. For some this may mean walking briskly to class. For others, it is seeking out the gym or track.
- Take a multivitamin.
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