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The Relentless School Nurse: The Power of Rest – No More Plate Spinning

Relentless School Nurse

Taking regular breaks can help prevent burnout and keep us motivated and engaged. Getting enough sleep, taking breaks, and practicing self-care can all help boost our immune system and reduce the risk of illness. Increases Productivity: It may seem counterintuitive, but taking breaks can actually increase productivity.

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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

When children are pushed beyond their developmental limitsphysically, cognitively, and emotionallythey may fall out of love with sports, lose motivation to continue, or develop chronic injuries that hamper their future athletic endeavors. Frequent minor illnesses due to a compromised immune system.

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Has anyone ever told you to drink more Water?

AKA Sports

Helps maintain a strong immune system by: Helping absorb nutrients Supporting the health of mucous membranes; and Is a key component of lymphatic fluid. More commonly referred to as lymph, lymphatic fluid is a fundamental piece of your immune system that contains white blood cells that help the body fight infection.

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How to Sleep Like a Champion: The Science of Sleep and Athletic Performance

The Sporting

It allows your heart to rest, your cells and tissue to repair, and your immune system to fight infections. Increased Risk of Illness, Injury and Overtraining Reduced sleep weakens the immune system and makes it more susceptible to inflammation and infections. It can help you enhance your skills, confidence and motivation.

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Celebrating Women in Medicine

Stanford Childrens

She’s investigating possible factors, such as the environment, endocrine disruptors, and the immune system, to understand how to drive better outcomes. I feel proud that I’ve stayed true to what motivated me, and every day I go to work I want to give it my best,” she says. She’s able to do the same with her home life.

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Unconventional Teen Finds Relief From Severe Asthma

Stanford Childrens

He finds TikTok dull, and he doesn’t understand the motivation behind getting “likes.” Around age 10, Christian was diagnosed with eosinophilic asthma, a rare type of asthma that causes severe inflammation in the respiratory system. Candance says that Christian’s immune system was in overdrive, working 10 times harder than normal.

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Teen Taking on Life After Intestine-Liver-Pancreas Transplant

Stanford Childrens

Not being able to enjoy food and having to live on TPN were what motivated the 18-year-old and her parents to go forward with an extremely rare operation—a second intestinal transplant. For 12 hours each day, she was hooked up to parenteral nutrition , or TPN, which delivers liquid nutrients through a central line or semipermanent IV.

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