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Being healthy is the way togo but it’s sure not easy! So many choices can be confusing and challenging but together we can choose health.  \n[www.education.gov.za](www.education.gov.za) issue 3 May/June 2009 your health – the Measure of your wealth  \nTough decisions  \ncan have all of  \nand big challenges us tossing and  \nturning at night.  \nBut the way to ease the ‘einah’of it all is to be prepped and properly organised. Preparation means having relevant information, getting a variety of reliable sources so that you can have a broad view of whatever you want to tackle, taking sound advice from people you respect and looking deep within  \nyourself so you can follow your own true voice. As for the organisational side of things, it means getting your ducks in a row by making sure you tick off all the requirements on checklists, going over the finer details and getting timing and deadlines sorted out.  \nAll these points apply to preparing for the exams and also choosing the subjects that will help shape your career path in the future.  \nRemember that preparation also means making sure you have a clear head and a healthy body. Get enough rest, exercise and go easy on the junk food. With Drug Awareness Week coming up on the events calendar in June, it’s a good time to remind yourself about the consequences of taking drugs and how they affect not just your body but your decisions and choices.  \nSure, people will tell you that a bit of experimentation never hurt anyone, but the truth is that drug use and drug abuse can leave your life in tatters – and your life and your future dreams matter too much to take that chance.  \nYour June diary  \n2009 June  \nJune 16-Youth Day June 22-28a-SwacssaWDeerugk  \nJune 26a-InterngainstatDionrualgDayabuse  \nTo stand a chance of winning one  \nof these ultra-cool Youth Month gift CDs from Bula Records, sms the word HealTHMaTe followed by your name, age and province to 32545 (sms’s charged at R1).  \n• Dales: Fresh 2Def  \n• DJ Sgqemeza: Kusazobamnandi  \n• Room 1, Maggz: The Break Out  \n• Arthur vs DJ Mbuso: Round 1  \n• Chomee: Queen of Dance  \nWinter’s  \nhere and as the colder weather drives you indoorsit’s time to geta little more  \nreflective and prepped for some of the crucial decisions that lie ahead. The mid-year exams are just around the corner and so are the all-important subject choices for the Grade 9s.  \nof course Health Mate is here to help with tips, hints and advice that will give you the edge to make healthy and happy choices that are right for you. you have the power tomaIe itthishapediptieonn .we celebrate youth Month and the power of the youth. We trace the footsteps of the giants from the June 1976 uprising. We also loIotrraunttiewnaaimrlpeDoneayrasantWgeeaivenntanDsrdug Abuse and we give you tips on how to power up your body to look phat and fine this season!  \nOla, Ola PeePs!  \nThpe ower within  \nYou  \nin this edition  \nparty hearty  \nParty hard if you want to, but mixing it up with booze is  \na no-no. alcohol dulls your mind, weakens your reflexes and slows your responses – definitely not the way to have fun!  \nGirl, you look fine tonight, yum, yum, yum. So what do you want to drink? I can mix you anything you want to try …How about a strawberry daiquiri for my sweet, sweet princess?  \nShoooooo! You just relax now…  \nNo my baby, that’s because she doesn’t know how to make them the way the Zakes-man makes them …  \nI dunno babes, my sister says those things make her puke.  \nJa ne! We’ve just got to stick together girlfriends and watch our backs with snakes like that.  \nIMAGe: 300dpi Graphix  \nBooze blues  \nWhen people think drugs, they think dope, coke, tik and heroin. They hardly ever slot alcohol into the same category.  \nBut yip, even though you  \ncan buy alcohol at the supermarket or the local tavern and you can buy and drink it as you like if you’re of legal age – 18 – alcohol is still a drug, because it’s a mindaltering substance.  \nIt’s bad","cbCaihBkQSEz6HCS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihBkQSEz6HCS","pdf",3132722,"English","# Tough decisions\n## Preparation for exams and subject choices\n## Drug Awareness Week: risks and consequences\n# Booze blues\n## Alcohol as a mind-altering drug\n## Effects on learning, safety, and long-term health\n# Hanging out with Health Mate\n## Voice of choice and subject selection tips","[{\"question\":\"How can students prepare effectively for the exams and upcoming subject choices?\",\"answer\":\"Preparation involves gathering relevant information from reliable sources, seeking sound advice, planning timelines and deadlines, and maintaining a clear mind with enough rest and exercise. 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