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Unit4HealthListeningAudioTrack3-4-1A:Hasanyoneyouknoweverfainted?B:Oh,yes.Hewasoneofmyhighschoolfriends.Onedayhejustfellonthefloorandlostconsciousness.A:Whathappenedthen?B:Wefeltveryanxious.Sooneofushurriedtotellourteacher,andtherestofuswaitedbesidehim.A:Wasitserious?B:Thankfully,itwasn’t.Herecoveredbeforeourteacherarrived.A:Howlucky!B:Yeah,hereallywas.Hetoldusthathehadbeenplayingonlinegamesallnightandhehadn’teatenanything.That’swhyhefeltlightheadedandfainted.AudioTrack3-4-2/AudioTrack3-4-3/AudioTrack3-4-4Femalenewscaster(F),Malenewscaster(M),Woman(W)F:Well,Jim,ournextstoryisastrangeone,isn’tit?M:Yes,Irene,itsureis.Itsurprisedeveryone.Almost200peopleonatwo-weekholidaytriptoSaintMartinbecamesick.They’recallingitthe“holidaycruisedisease.”F:Itsoundsscary.Whatcausedit?M:Thedoctorsaren’texactlysure,buttheyknowitwassomethinginthefoodthepassengersate.F:OK,giveusthedetails.M:Allright,here’sthestory:OnFridaynight,theshipdepartedaround10p.m.with300passengersonboard.BySundaymorning,somepeoplereportedfeelinglightheaded.Theystayedinbed.Bythatafternoon,morethanhalfofthepassengershadsevereindigestion.Someofthemgotverysick.Wespoketoonewomanaboutherexperience.W:Everyonewascomplaining.MystomachhurtsomuchIcouldn’teatanything.Itwasreallyterrible!F:What’sthesituationnow?M:Well,theshiphadtoreturnhomeonMonday—afteronlytwoandahalfdaysatsea—andmostofthepassengerswentstraighttothehospitalthen.F:Howaretheydoingnow?M:They’reexhausted—manyhaven’tsleptfor48hours—butthey’redoingfine.F:That’sgoodnews.It’stoobadtheycouldn’tenjoytheirvacation.M:Yes,itis.Andthat’sthenextproblem.Thepassengersareaskingfortheirmoneyback,butthecompanydoesn’twanttorefundthefullamount.F:What’sgoingtohappenthen?M:Nobodyknows.I’llkeepfollowingthestory,though,andI’llhavemoredetailsforyoutomorrow.AudioTrack3-4-5/AudioTrack3-4-6/AudioTrack3-4-7Mom:Haveyoufinishedpacking?Bill:Almost.Ijusthavetocheckmytentonelasttime.Idon’twanttoforgetanyofthepieces.Mom:Isthatyourfirstaidkit?Bill:Yep.Mom:Well,Iseebandagesandsomeaspirin.Where’severythingelse?Bill:Likewhat?Mom:Well,yourtoothbrushandtoothpaste,forexample.Bill:I’llputitin.Don’tworry.Mom:Andwhereisyourallergymedicine?You’llneedyournasalsprayandsomelozenges.Justincase.Bill:OK.Mom:Areyougoingtopackanylotion?Youknow,youmighttouchsomepoisonivyorsomethingandthen…Bill:Mom,it’sonlyanovernightcampingtrip.Mom:OK,allrightthen.Oh…whataboutmouthwash?Afteryoubrushyourteethyou’regoingtowant…Bill:Mom,I’mnotpreparingforadate.I’mgoingonacampingtrip!Anovernightcampingtrip.IthinkIcanlivewithoutmouthwashfor24hours!Mom:Allright,then.Iwasjusttryingtobehelpful.…I’msureyou’llhaveagreattime.AudioTrack3-4-8Susan:What’swrong?Anne:Ifeelexhausted.Ididn’tsleepwelllastnight.Susan:Doyouhaveacold?Anne:No,I’mfine.It’sFred—hehastheflu.Susan:I’msorrytohearthat.Anne:Yeah,it’sprettybad.Hecan’tstopcoughing.Itkeepsmeawakeatnight.AudioTrack3-4-9IstoppeddrinkingcoffeebecauseIcouldn’tsleepatnight.Itwashardtobreakthathabit,butnowIsleepverywell,andIdon’twakeupinthemiddleofthenight.Ifyouwanttostopdrinkingcoffee,here’ssomeadviceforyou.Don’tstopdrinkingcoffeesuddenly.Youmightgetaheadache.Reducetheamountofcoffeeslowly.Drinkjuiceorherbalteainstead.Ifyouusuallyhavecoffeeinthemorning,goforawalkordoexercisesinstead.Thatwillwakeyouup.Andgotobedearly!Alotofpeopledrinkcoffeejustbecausetheyfeeltired.AudioTrack3-4-10/AudioTrack3-4-11Getinthehabit!Weallknowthatgoodhabitsbringgoodhealth,butwedon’trealizehowmuchdifferencetheycanmake.Inthe1970s,scientistsattheUniversityofCalifornia-LosAngelesinterviewed7,000peopleabouttheirhealthhabits.Thentheyfollowedthesepeopletoseehowlongtheylived.Thescientistsdiscoveredthatsevenhabitswerecloselylinkedwithalongerlife.Thesehabitsare:1.eatingbreakfasteveryday2.avoidingsnacksbetweenmeals3.keepinganidealweight—nottooheavyortoothin4.exercisingregularly5.sleepingseventoeighthourspernight—notmoreorless6.notsmoking7.drinkingtwoorfeweralcoholicdrinksperdayTheresearchersfoundthatthesehabitshadapowerfuleffectonhealth.Peopleinthisstudywhohadthreeorfewerofthesehabitslivedanother21.6years.Peoplewhohadsixorsevencouldexpecttoliveanother33years!Peopleaged55to64withallsevengoodhabitswereashealthyasyoungerpeopleaged25to34whopracticedonlyoneortwoofthehabits.Buthowdoyouchangeyourhabits?Aslowapproachisthebestway.Makeonesmallchangeeveryweek.Andbepatient.Ittakesabout21daystoformanewhabit.AudioTrack3-4-12/AudioTrack3-4-13SurprisingsyndromesofmodernlifeMargaret’sfriendistakinganewjobinafarawaycity.Shewantstoholdafarewelldinnerpartyatherhome.Butshecan’t.MargaretsuffersfromCHAOS(Can’tHaveAnyoneOverSyndrome).Herapartmentismessyandshe’sembarrassedbyit.“I’veneverbeenatidyperson,”shesays.“Mybestfriendgavemesomegoodadvice.Hetoldmetogetamaid.”Todayit’ssoeasytogetinformation…andlotsofit.Wereceivetelephonecallsalldaylong.Peopleexpectaquickresponsetotheirfaxes,textmessages,ande-mailmessages.Forsomepeople,it’stoomuch.Theyhaveinformationfatiguesyndrome.Thereissomuchinformation,theybecomeparalyzedandcan’tthinkclearly.“Ican’tsleepatnightbecauseIworry,”saysBahman,acollegesenior.“It’sterrible