Immunity In Teenagers I Student Veronica Ghallian I Online Program-Public Speaking Through Applied Storytelling & Theatre
By admin in Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Speech and Drama Based Personality Development for Teenagers, Speech Writing on July 9, 2023
An original speech, written by our student Veronica Ghallian.
Veronica Ghallian is 10 years old, a young orator and writer from Mumbai. We are proud to have her as a student of the Little Kathakar Program, an Online Public Speaking through Applied Storytelling & Theatre Program under the mentorship of Trainer Khusshbo Chokhaani. We congratulate Veronica for this exemplary true self-expression.
Immunity In Teenagers
Imagine, the top school in your city has almost 300 teenage students from grade 8 to grade 12. Their monthly attendance is 18 days out of 24 days a month. Does this sound healthy? That would have been a different issue if they had missed school for luxury or fun. But these students are missing because of low immunity. Doesn’t this sound shocking? Well, it is shocking to me. Today teenagers’ immunity is deteriorating day by day.
The reason their attendance is low is because they are falling sick. They either have colds, flu, or coughing most of the time. Some cases also reported body pain and stomach infection. According to Quick Stats, 37% of teenage students are falling sick in a month. This data is according to the survey they conducted in a few schools.
According to me, there are 3 primary reasons for their low immunity.
Firstly, due to weather conditions and climate change for example, exposure to high temperatures alters one, raising anxiety, depressive symptoms, irritability, and aggression. Teenagers feel powerless when they cannot keep calm and can neither fight nor flee the hot weather. This year in 2023, summer has arrived late and has been harsh and the shocking part is that more alluring cities like Jaipur, Gurgaon, and New Delhi have reported severe rainfall in peak summer. This affects the health of a teenager adversely.
Secondly, immunity in teenagers has severely deteriorated because of the rising trend of unhealthy food consumption. For example, today’s teenagers love to eat chocolates, and candies, which are full of liquid sugar and other harmful substances. Overeating sugar can contribute to people having too many calories, which can lead to weight gain. Being overweight increases your risk of health problems such as heart disease, and diabetes. It can also make it harder to control impulsive behaviours. According to WHO, there has been a severe rise in diabetes in children, teenagers, and youth. My neighbour is a paediatric dentist and I often see teenagers and young kids of 8 years old getting their cavities removed in his clinic.
Thirdly, the most important reason is the lifestyle of teenagers has changed drastically. Most teenagers have a smartphone, or video game addiction. They are couch potatoes during their meal times. Walking up the stairs has been replaced by elevators and lifts. Physical activity has reduced drastically. A physically active body is always stronger against diseases than a non-physically active body.
To conclude I would like to mention that health is not something which can be bought in the market. Health is built every day and a strong immunity is the fundamental pillar of this superstructure called health. Eat healthy. Avoid junk food, sweet and adulterated products. Exercise daily. Follow a healthy eating ritual by chewing your food well and mindfully. Don’t watch TV and being a Couch Potato. Wear comfortable clothes according to season. Most importantly keep stress at bay. Be cheerful. Walk, run or indulge in any physical activity daily. Immune System is built with a healthy daily ritual because a healthy immune system will give you a healthy body.
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