Category: Health
21st Century 21-Year Old or: How I Learned to Embrace $7.75 Beers
“I find I’m so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it’s the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain.” – Red, “The Shawshank Redemption” (The following diary takes creative license in formulating [...]
How To Stay Healthy In College
The freshman fifteen may not be a myth, but I was’t told that every following year has a little weight gain as well. Between alcohol, delivery restaurants that stay open until 3 a.m., and your only exercise being the walk to class, it’s no surprise that college is not the best time for your body. Having personally had my ups and downs, I’ve learned that the key to being healthy in college is not putting too much pressure on yourself. This is not the time to be counting calories and exercising all the time. If you put too much stress on being in perfect shape, you’ll drive yourself crazy and miss out on some of the best things about college. The real trick is learning moderation and finding a balance.
Boredom and The Art of Tricking Yourself Into Exercising
When considering going to the gym from afar, the perceived difficulty of going to the gym and exercising is much greater than the actual difficulty. By telling yourself you aren’t going to actually exercise but just to walk you eliminate the ability to rationalize how much effort it takes. You replace the perceived difficulty with effortlessness.
Is A Detox Right For Me?
“Detox” is a trendy buzzword among dieters, health nuts and recovering addicts but when most people think detox, they think of 14 days of drinking maple syrup, lemon juice and cayenne pepper – essentially, turning into a solid food-starved maniac. We’re into the second month of the new year and already those “eat right, feel [...]
5 Foods That Are Practically Made for College Students
The food we eat has a huge effect on us. It’s a fact college students almost always neglect. Because it takes time to digest we often don’t associated an elevated mood around noon with the breakfast we ate 4 hours ago, but often this can be the case! The following foods have remarkable properties that make them seem like they were almost designed for the work-hard, play-hard college lifestyle.
Fight the Flu: Tips For Staying Healthy During Wintertime
Winter is upon us, and that means people are starting to get sick. Being in college, there is no shortage of opportunities to contract all sorts of ailments from your fellow classmates. Lecture halls, dorm rooms, and parties all call for close contact in small quarters, and bacteria and viruses are just waiting to find [...]
