Gentile, Martin, Montalto 1 Kelli Gentile, Rhiannon Martin, Emily Montalto Mrs. Oliveira iy Or Gath College Writing pb fe Hf Dy 19 December 2016 . Health and Learning Learning demands a healthy mind, and thus, a successful learner must be healthy. In this sense, health is not only defined as possible contamination by disease, nor is the ideal body mass index the determining factor. Rather, a balanced routine of healthy lifestyle choices or habits identifies overall well Deca sufficient care of the body, which in turn affects the mind. A Dereber recent Survey investigated the eating, sleeping-and exercise habits of one hundred Westerly High i hapad CC Seon dents to determine if the average student is a healthy person. The results from this survey indicate the typical student does not practice healthy habits, making them unhealthy alg overall, gpdf thus diminishing theability to learn. ‘ ne Sleep is fi being, especially teenagers. With all the stresses that come to anyone's wel with attending high school, rest is a necessity. The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) suggests teenagers should receive between eight to ten hours of sleep a night to function best (“Teens and Sleep”). In a survey conducted at WHS, students were asked how many hours a night they typically rest. Only two of the hundred students surveyed reported they obtain at least ten hours \ Oust et 0 of sleep on school nights, and fifty fur of them claim to receive six hours or less (Gentile). As Ltd rx defined by Farlex Partners Medical Dictionary, sleep deprivation is “a sufficient lack of restorative sleep over a cumulative period so as to cause physical or psychiatric symptoms and fou TSS 8 wu Yh )