Food is by and large the main source of calories for us all, and therefore, if we care about our weight, we should be paying at least some attention to what we eat and how much, as well. The reason being that our body handles calories by storing any excess as body fat.

This procedure is much influenced by our metabolic rate, which in turn is affected by how active we are and our genetics. Some people can eat a lot and yet not easily gain weight while others are not so fortunate. Nonetheless, it still helps to know and be mindful of the calorie content of foods, at least for common ones.

The amount of calories needed per day is also a factor, and finding out how much is an optimal calorie intake for your needs can help you in planning your daily meals better. This calorie intake is not fixed and depends a lot on individual needs.

An athlete may need 3000-4000 calories a day, depending on how intense their training is. It is said that a swimmer like Micheal Phelps needs more than 10,000 calories a day! A normal person would not need more than 1800 calories, but again this is highly subjective.

Becoming a licensed Practical Nurse or LPN is increasingly becoming a popular career choice among students aspiring to become a health care professional. Let us look at the different classes or college courses you take to take in order to become a LPN

1. First step would be to get into a college that offers a recognized and accepted LPN program. To do this you will have to take the Test of Essential Academic Skils or TEAS as it is called. In this test you will be tested on your English, Math, Comprehension, Science and Metric conversion skills.
2. Most approved LPN programs will take a minimum of 12 months to complete. At the end of your LPN program you will be given a certificate and the opportunity to test for your LPN license.
3. During your college program, the typical classes you will be attending for your LPN certificate will be Anatomy, Physiology, Phychology and Sociology. That said, most of your coursework will involve hands on nursing training.
4. Many students work as certified nursing assistants to make sure that nursing is indeed the career choice for them. Quite a few of them also look at an LPN program as a stepping stone to becoming a registered nurse

An ideal candidate for the LPN program would be someone that has a passion and compassion for working with the sick and disabled. You should be able to handle the pressure that comes with the job and be able to adjust to different personalities of patients, cultures and background. Nursing can be a very rewarding career especially with the shortfall we have currently and a career as an LPN can be very rewarding one indeed.

Well, first off, there is no ‘pre-med’ major. You need to fulfill certain requirements, but you cant get a degree in ‘pre-med’. Actually you would be wise to get a degree in something other than science, as science degree holders are a dime a dozen as far as applicants to med school.

Doing nursing and pre-med at the same time is not the typical route many students take. Do you want to be a doctor or a nurse? Pre-med courses are designed to be very difficult and weed out students who are not really strong in science. It sounds like you are planning on taking a LOT of classes at once. This along with working as a nurse can be really tough. Your gpa will most likely suffer and this will basically take you out of the running for med school, if that’s where you want to go.

It may sound like a good idea to get a nursing degree in order to get into med school, but it really does not benefit you. Also, a lot of the classes you need to get into med school are the same as lpn, so it would kind of be a waste of time.

To get into med school, you will need to take a year of bio, chem, orgo, physics and calculus, all while keeping your gpa as close to a 4.0 as possible. Getting medical research under your belt and volunteering in the community (especially medical-related organizations) plus your MCAT score need to be at least around 30. Finally remember that most of the applicants you are up against are top students.

Approximately 58% of all applicants to medical school every year (not a specific one, im talking about every applicant to ANY med school) are rejected from every school they apply to. If you have too much on your plate, your grades will not be the highest they can be, and that is going to hurt you greatly if you want to be a doctor.

In short, i dont think you would be wise to go to two schools at once (and i dont even know if you can). Ive seen so many students put too much on their schedule early on and they ended up getting very low grades in essential science classes and are now completely out of the running for medical school. Also, remember doing two things requires a huge financial investment on your part. You will most likely end up paying a HUGE amount of money and you are stacking the odds against you. You may very well be able to do it but i doubt most people will succeed going that route. It is a route that seems impossible to maneuver.