Technology’s Negative Effects on Teenagers by: Narissa L. Morete T-III Munoz National HighSchool
The most useful tool for educating teenagers is the technology. Cellphones, computer and television can be harmful especially when over used.
· Attitude
It has been observed that the images teenagers see on the internet , in television and film influence a strong effect on their attitude. Images on television and in film create ideals and norms for body image and behavior.
· Safety
A number of teenagers are sending sexually explicit images and videos of themselves over their cellphone. This reported extensively on the dangers of “sexting” in recent years. In chatrooms or on social networking sites are also unsafe for our children because of sexual predators.
· Health
Many teenagers spend as much as 21 hours a week in front of the television and with this teenagers bodies are being affected by this technology.Teenagers’bodies are still developing during this age in life. They also tend to eat more food while watching television and this contributes to child obesity, which can cause serious health problems later in life.
· School
Children tend to perform an average of seven tasks, such an checking email or texting while watching television. It help teach teenagers how to multitask, but this will also limit teenager’s ability to focus and subsequently affecting their performance in school.
Guide our Students in Using Modern Technology....
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The Health & Nutritional Benefits of Saluyot
by: Narissa L. Morete ,T-III Munoz National HighSchool
Saluyot or jute plant is so common in the Philippines that it does not need to be propagated, it is just like other weeds thriving in non cultivated open fields as well as tilled farmlands. They come in green or red variety.
It grows well in warm, tropical weather. It is a green leafy vegetable that is rich in vitamins and minerals that its benefits are worth considering, than shunning the slimy characteristic of this vegetable when cooked.
Its vitamin content is good for eyesight, as the vegetable contains beta-carotene. Its iron and calcium content necessarily aids a person in maintaining strong bones and teeth, and a healthy count of red blood cells.
Saluyot has been used to reduce wrinkles, as it also contains anti-oxidant substances. Studies have also shown that saluyot can be used for anti-inflammatory treatment.
It is to be noted that saluyot has been used traditionally to address concerns related to inflammation and pain, and the results of recent studies confirmed the validity of such traditional practice.
Saluyot has also been connected with curing the chronic inflammation of the urinary bladder. To prepare its medical decoction, an individual is advised to eat dishes and soups that contain saluyot.
Though saluyot is known as poor man’s vegetable, it is one if not the most nutritious vegetable in the Philippines.
According to the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FRNI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST), one-half cup cooked saluyot leaves (45g) is equivalent to 20 kilocalories and it will provide the following amount of nutrients:
Moreover, saluyot has an antioxidant activity of 77% or α-tocopherol equivalent (vitamin E) of 48.9. In other words, saluyot contains all the important nutrients needed by the body. Tagged as: saluyot health benefits, saluyot benefits, health benefits of saluyot, benefits of saluyot, health benefits of saluyot leaves
Saluyot or Jute (Corchorus capsularis L.) Saluyot, also known as jute, is a green leafy vegetable that is rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron and potassium. It has also been determined that 100 grams of saluyot contains an ample amount of Vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, ascorbic acid, and is also rich in fiber. With these facts alone, we can appreciate the benefits that can be derived from eating and incorporating saluyot in one’s diet. This vegetable also assures safety of intake even for pregnant mothers. Unlike other plants with medicinal benefits like makabuhay, it is safe to be eaten even by those which are medically considered to be in a weak state. Saluyot can be found basically everywhere. From warm, tropical countries like the Philippines to tropical deserts and wet forest zones, saluyot is abundant. It does not require much attention and care, and thus, thrives without cultivation the whole year round.
Preparation and Health Benefits of Saluyot
Because the saluyot or jute plant is by nature a vegetable, it is easy to prepare and can be incorporated to various dishes that would allow individuals to benefit from its vitamins and mineral content. Since it can be found easily, there are a lot of local viands and/or dishes that use saluyot as an ingredient. For instance, the Ilocanos use saluyot in their preparation of dinengdeng and bulangbulang. Fried saluyot are also mixed with sautéed bamboo shoots and dried beans. Other dishes include, but are not limited to chicken viands, wherein saluyot are mixed in either sautéed or pureed form. It is also integrated in mongo dishes, and in soups.
Although some dislikes the slimy character of saluyot, its benefits are worth enduring the slimy character of this vegetable. Its vitamin content is good for eyesight, as the vegetable contains beta-carotene. Its iron and calcium content necessarily aids a person in maintaining strong bones and teeth, and a healthy count of red blood cells. Saluyot has been used to reduce wrinkles, as it also contains anti-oxidant substances. Studies have also shown that saluyot can be used for anti-inflammatory treatment. It is to be noted that saluyot has been used traditionally to address concerns related to inflammation and pain, and the results of recent studies confirmed the validity of such traditional practice. In the same manner, saluyot has also been connected with curing the chronic inflammation of the urinary bladder. To prepare its medical decoction, an individual is advised to eat dishes and soups that contain saluyot. As to the dosage or the amount of intake that one should have, recent studies have not been able to establish this yet.
The Philippine Department of Health advises the public to increase their intake of this particular vegetable, to include malunggay and banana as well, in order to build resistance against the threat of swine flu. The DOH encourages this because its vitamins and mineral content, as have been mentioned earlier, would fortify one’s defenses against communicable diseases, which includes the widespread and dreaded disease. It is a good thing, therefore, that no other separate preparation is needed in order to experience and enjoy saluyot's benefits.