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Get on the HEALTHY TRAIN‼ CHOO…CHOO… January 2011 Leah Novak

﻿﻿Healthy is the way to be! All over the TV and Internet I keep hearing and seeing ways to be healthy. I wanted to know more so I can live a long, healthy life. I'm excited to learn more and more about being healthy as I research this topic even more. Two great ways to be healthy are to limit your soda intake and to stay socially healthy by keeping friends' secrets

One great way to be healthy is to limit drinking soda. Soda is loaded with sugar that your body turns quickly into fat. This fat accumulates around your belly area. Belly fat nourishes cancer cells. The extra sugar also can raise blood pressure to dangerous levels. Your spleen works extra hard to balance your blood sugar. Drinking many sodas causes your spleen to work hard and blood sugar levels to yo-yo. This often times leads to diabetes.

A great way to be socially healthy, and have healthy friendships, is to keep secrets that people share with you. When a friend confides in you, they trust you. By keeping their secrets to yourself and not sharing them with others, you show your friend that you are trustworthy and true. There are some cases when you shouldn’t keep a secret. If your friend is being hurt, or someone is hurting them, you need to tell. You could talk with your friend in this case and help them share their secret with you. You could go with them to a guidance counselor, teacher, or your mom or dad. Whatever you do, be a good friend, by keeping appropriate secrets.

After researching ways to be healthy, I've learned a lot about the negative effects of soda and the importance of being a good friend by keeping secrets. For more information about soda go to the [|soda fizzles your health article]. If you want more information about secret keeping, ask a Kindergardener!!!