Flumes of smoke fill the small room and cloud the dimly lit screen. The ashtray, unable to fit in one more butt, disappears among the beer cans ad takeaway scraps that litter the desktop. Sam’s bloodshot eyes try to focus on the TV whilst his hacking cough, a by-product of smoking with a long history of asthma, interrupts relentless ads promoting flawless good looks and a body to match. Sam’s chair makes another agonising groan under the strain of his hefty frame as he reaches for the remote once more. Sam is an unhealthy, unhappy 19 year-old boy drawn into the media vortex where image, diet and alcohol saturate cyberspace.
Sam has chosen poorly from the menu of life. Everybody has the choice. To have a healthy life, or a life short-lived… …show more content…
Most of our social norms are reinforced by the phone in your pocket, and it is up to you what to believe, and what to ignore. I am in the perfect position to advise on this subject. I am an adolescent. I love my phone. Moreover, I have researched this topic for some time. Obesity, suicide, eating disorders, alcohol! All influenced by the internet. Every minute on this worldwide web is another reinforcing bad behaviours. Every minute scrolling. Every minute swiping. Every minute clicking. Nevertheless, there is a choice. Why not use the mouse to click on the healthier option? To select the correct choice on that endless menu? The media can give you the power to engage in your health, mentally and physically. It is an underestimated force in the quest to form healthy lifestyles. However, do not let this extravagant tool distract you from the world around you! Levin-Zamir, professor of health promotion and health education, describes mass media as both ‘health compromising’ and ‘health promoting’ on adolescent health behaviours. Today, as you go home, I want you to search, on your devices, and on the internet, the solution to a problem of your own. Help promote healthy behaviours! Support the campaigns and prevent negative
Sam has chosen poorly from the menu of life. Everybody has the choice. To have a healthy life, or a life short-lived… …show more content…
Most of our social norms are reinforced by the phone in your pocket, and it is up to you what to believe, and what to ignore. I am in the perfect position to advise on this subject. I am an adolescent. I love my phone. Moreover, I have researched this topic for some time. Obesity, suicide, eating disorders, alcohol! All influenced by the internet. Every minute on this worldwide web is another reinforcing bad behaviours. Every minute scrolling. Every minute swiping. Every minute clicking. Nevertheless, there is a choice. Why not use the mouse to click on the healthier option? To select the correct choice on that endless menu? The media can give you the power to engage in your health, mentally and physically. It is an underestimated force in the quest to form healthy lifestyles. However, do not let this extravagant tool distract you from the world around you! Levin-Zamir, professor of health promotion and health education, describes mass media as both ‘health compromising’ and ‘health promoting’ on adolescent health behaviours. Today, as you go home, I want you to search, on your devices, and on the internet, the solution to a problem of your own. Help promote healthy behaviours! Support the campaigns and prevent negative