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By Lucy den Ouden Picture this: Every day, you are starkly awakened by your blaring, angry alarm. Instantly, you find yourself starting the day in a bad mood. You think, “I hate mornings! Why can’t I ever get enough sleep? Will I ever be excited to start my day?” If this sounds like you, just […]
Not everyone loves to run. But just about everyone can run – and can learn to love the benefits.
In today’s modern world, Western medicine seems to have a fix for everything imaginable. Almost every illness has a pill designed to to alleviate the symptoms and provide the patient with a degree of relief. Traditional medication for mental illness, however, can have lasting negative effects on the body and mind. Some of the side […]
We all have bad habits, and sometimes bad habits can be hard to break. Especially as a college student, procrastinating, stressing and taking many things for granted is the norm. It is so much easier to get sucked into the black hole of bad habits, but don’t let the temptation overtake you. With the new […]
We don’t always wake up on “the right side of the bed,” and not all of us are automatically in a good mood and ready to bring on the day. But even “being positive” isn’t our usual M.O., there are still a lot of ways to get out of ourselves and into a good mood, […]
“Going paleo” has been a popular trend of late, but it’s important to remember introducing a paleo diet is not the same as “dieting.” Instead it is a lifestyle choice you make to treat your body with the kindness and care it deserves. The philosophy is based on the habits of the early homo sapiens, […]
Ladies, do you walk straight to the cardio equipment when you enter the gym? Society has created a stigma that women shouldn’t lift weights, so much so that the majority of women have internalized thoughts that weights are manly and weights are only for men. The reason society has adopted this mentality stems from deep-rooted […]
Whether it’s to lose a few pounds or to improve your overall health, adopting a healthy lifestyle is crucial for anyone who wants to live a long and happy life. Everyday we are faced with choices. We can get up and go to the gym, or we can sleep in until noon. We can eat […]
Six months into making the decision to stop eating any kind of meat from animals, and I’ve never felt better. Refraining from consuming meat improves physical health substantially and is allowing me to “cleanse” my mental health of all guilt, and save money at the same time. Many will say not eating meat deprives the […]
The daily schedule of an American college student is a high-paced one. Although everyone has different priorities, sometimes striking a balance between academics, extracurriculars and social events can be difficult. Consequently, we tend to forfeit healthy habits and replace them for convenience. Whether that means pulling all-nighters, reaching for the soda instead of water, or […]
Red meat may be one of many Americans’ favorite dishes, but livestock production, especially beef production, has devastating effects on the environment. A recent study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationsfound that global livestock production is one of the leading causes of global warming, emitting more harmful greenhouse gases than the entiretransportation […]
There are plenty of tips out there for staying healthy despite leading a busy life. But in the grind of everyday appointments and to-do lists, remembering – or just wanting – to do those can be tough. So here are three easy hacks that will help you stay healthy without too much extra effort (and if […]
by Josh Cronin, Emily Van Law & John Ward
Our lives are often too busy to set aside a separate time to workout. We live in a era where multi-tasking is considered the norm and being able to engage in short, easy exercises at the workplace or in a classroom should be a breeze if we can just remember to do them. The problem is […]
Running is loved by many and hated by more. But it is not as bad as you think, I promise. Here is the motivation you need to become the runner you have always wanted to be. Redefine your attitude. Running has the reputation of being a strenuous and grueling activity. But it is time […]
An avid snacker, I had always considered Gardetto’s Snack Mix the cream of the crop of all snack mixes until General Mills committed a serious crime – the retraction of its delicious sesame sticks. While this may be a minor issue for some, I was deeply disturbed by the absence of my beloved crunchy, chubby […]
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