Posted in Blog, tagged exercise, Interruption, Kristen Putch, Preventing Stress, stress on February 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Preventing Stress
by Kristen Putch, beat blogger
Midterms are upon us, and that means most college students are experiencing added pressure and stress in the daily routine, at least until spring break. But luckily, we don’t all have to fall victim of stress. With are a few tips and tricks, you can ace your exams [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Alcohol, Caitlin Dewey, Five Ways to Party in a Less Caloric Way, Party, Party Flavor on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Five Ways to Party in a Less Caloric Way
by Caitlin Dewey, beat blogger
Bad news, y’all: spring break begins exactly nine days from today, and two months on the college social scene have done nothing for our waistlines.
I will be returning to the tropical clime of Buffalo, NY, so I’m not particularly concerned about my less-than-bikini-ready [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Fight the Itch: Tips for Healthy Winter Skin, Megan Hess on February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Megan Hess, feature blogger
The weather outside may be frightful, but your skin doesn’t have to be! Protecting your skin from harsh outdoor conditions is crucial – and easier than you might think.
Follow these steps to help your skin stay moist and healthy throughout the rest of the grueling winter months:
1) Use a heavier cream [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged St. Ives Apricot Scrub, St.Ives, Yanniqu B on February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Yannique Benitez, freelance writer
What: St. Ives Apricot Scrub
The Backup: I bought St. Ives Apricot Scrub at the Syracuse University bookstore last month, and I expected it to work wonders. After winning an Allure Reader’s Choice Award for best drugstore face scrub in 2008, I had high expectations. St. Ives says that it is dermatologist tested, non-drying, oil-free, [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Kiss and Tell, Long distance relationships, Love, Relationships, Taylor Engler on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
LDR
Abbrev for: Long Distance Relationship
[lah-ng dis-tan-se re-lay-shon-ship]
-noun
By Taylor Engler, beat blogger
1. A connection or association, usually romantic, in which the involved parties are of or between a long distance from each other.
2. An emotional connection strong enough to tie two people together despite their residence in different cities, states, or countries.
3. A sexual affair [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Natalie Johnson, treadmill, Weekly Workout on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Walking Workout
by Natalie Johnson, beat blogger
Walking is a great workout that you can do daily or use as a recovery day between more intense workouts. But do not underestimate the health benefits of a good walk. If done at an intense speed, a walk can still burn a great deal of calories and leave you [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Laura DeJoseph, Rethinking Your Spring Break Bikini, The Morning After on February 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Rethinking Your Spring Break Bikini
by Laura DeJoseph, beat blogger
A recent study of 21 undergraduate males by Professor Susan Fiske at Princeton University determined that men’s brains receive images of females in bikinis as objects; objects of conquest, that is. The way men process seeing women scantily clad is similar to that of handling tools; they [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged A Drunken V-Day, Caitlin Dewey, Party Flavor, Valentine's Day on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Drunken V-Day
by Caitlin Dewey, beat blogger
You know you’re having a SPECTACULAR Valentine’s Day when you’re absolutely wasted by 7:00.
The young woman I saw in this predicament last weekend, however, politely informed me that she was not drinking because it was Valentine’s Day – she was drinking for her health.
“I’m still hung-over from last night,” [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged gym, Interruption, Kristen Putch, Preventing Gym Injuries on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Preventing Gym Injuries
by Kristen Putch, beat blogger
One of the most difficult parts about working out is dealing with injuries. They make your workouts more difficult, and sometimes, completely impossible. However, most injuries that the average gym goer suffers from, are avoidable. There are just a few keys things to keep in mind.
Warm-up before stretching out: [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Kiss and Tell, Self magazine, Taylor Engler on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Be Comfortable in Your Own Skin
By Taylor Engler, beat blogger
It’s three weeks until Spring Break, and college women across the country are in a state of frenzy. Dreams of lounging on the beach and dancing in clubs are suddenly replaced with nightmares of unflattering bikinis and cellulite-revealing booty shorts. Crash diets commence while gyms fill [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Catherine Basham, Health Insurance, HIPPA, Prescription drugs, Washington State on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Protecting Prescription Privacy
by Catherine Basham
Prescription drug history, like all medical records, is assumed to be confidential. Yet drug companies can contact customers with targeted, promotional information about newer, more expensive drugs when their old prescriptions run out. In Washington State, a new bill sponsored by Rep. Jamie Pedersen, seeks to close this loophole.
Proponents say the [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged gym, Natalie Johnson, Stationary Bike, Weekly Workout, workout on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Stationary Bike
by Natalie Johnson, beat blogger
The stationary bike is a great way to get a low impact workout that provides almost immediate results in toning your legs—which would be beneficial when hiking those hills around campusTo avoid boredom, and to get the most of your workout, incorporate sprints into your bike routine. Here is [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged food sources, Interruption, Kristen Putch, multivitamin, vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamins on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How to Prevent Vitamin Malnutrition
by Kristen Putch, beat blogger
Ever wonder what the purpose of a taking multivitamin is? Believe it or not, a daily multivitamin will provide you will health enhancing vitamins that the average person may not consume in a normal day. Below is a list of vitamins and their uses to enhance your [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged carbs, dance workout, Dartmouth College, fatigue, meditation, Michelle Toglia, pilates, protein, serotonin, snacks, study breaks, Yogi tea on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Michelle Toglia, freelance blogger
Let’s face it; watching reruns of The Office with a textbook on your lap does not qualify as studying. While studying is an integral part of the college experience, it’s not something we want to constantly be doing. Depending on our moods, energy levels and ability to focus, studying has the [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged conditioner, damage, hair, olive oil, protein, scalp, shampoo, styling tools, trim, water, winter, wool hats, Yannique Benitez on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Yannique Benitez, freelance blogger
During the winter, your hair is more susceptible to dryness and damage. Here are some tips to maintain your healthiest tresses:
Get Trims
People with long and short hair should get trims year round, but in the winter, it can be especially helpful. Our ends tend to be the driest part of our [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged cervical cancer, DNA test, HPV, Laura DeJoseph, The Morning After, vaccine on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
New DNA Test for HPV More Affective Than Pap Test
by Laura DeJoseph, beat blogger
A new DNA test for HPV that will be administered through gynecology offices now proves to be a better detector of HPV than Pap tests. (Pap tests have been the method doctors have used for to test for cervical cancer for years.) [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Eva Longoria, Eva Longoria Parker, gifts, Glamour magazine, Kiss and Tell, Love, Taylor Engler, Valentine on February 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A Valentine Guide for Couples…and Singles and Newbies
By Taylor Engler, beat blogger
In the February issue of Glamour magazine, Eva Longoria Parker was asked if she believes in having a soul mate. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I think all girls should read her answer:
“I believe in soulmates. It could be a lover, it could be [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged dehydration, H2O, Megan Hes, Red Bull, water, Water: the magic elixir? on February 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
by Megan Hess, feature blogger
Energy drinks. Diet Cola’s. Coffees, lattes, and teas. When it comes to the drinks you down on a daily basis, the number might not be too shabby. But what really counts is how much H2O your body is getting. The “8 x 8 Rule” suggests drinking eight 8-ounce glasses of water [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Catherine Basham, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Food recalls, Healthy Affairs, The New York Times, U.S. Department of Agriculture on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What you need to know about Food Recalls
by Catherine Basham
photo courtesy of barblog.foodsafety.com
It would be wonderful to bite greedily into a PB and J sandwich or gulp down a Diet Coke without worrying about poisonous toxins, but the recent flood of recalls makes it clear that we need to be careful about what we eat. [...]
Posted in Blog on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Elliptical
by Natalie Johnson, beat blogger
The elliptical provides a great low impact workout for both your upper and lower body.
Since the elliptical is like walking in mid air it eliminates the stress running places on your body that can negatively affect the joints in your legs and lower back.
Here is a great [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged AIDS, HIV, Shavon S. Greene on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Blog, tagged Interruption, Kristen Putch on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Preventing the Mid-winter Gym Blues
by Kristen Putch, beat blogger
photo courtesy of iphoto
It’s been over a month since we rang in 2009, which also means it has been a month since everyone made their new year’s resolutions.
A new year has traditionally been a time for people everywhere to make a commitment to a healthier lifestyle. [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged female condom, Female Health Company, Food and Drug Administration, Laura DeJoseph, Standford University Medical Center on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
New FC2 Female Condom Offers Women Control
by Laura DeJoseph, beat blogger
The Female Health Company has been producing a female condom since 1993, but with very little success. Sales of the female condom were low and complaints were high. Women considered the female condom to be inconvenient and especially noisy.
According to Paula Hillard, a gynecologist at Stanford [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Alcohol, Caitlin Dewey, Party on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Week 1: Blame it on the Al-co-hol
by Caitlin Dewey, beat blogger
Euclid Avenue on a Friday night is like a health expose simply dying to happen. You’ve got your potheads, your cokeheads, your belligerent drunks, your “sad” drunks, your one-night hook-ups, your one-night break-ups and every flavor of substance-impaired insanity in between.
Last Friday night, for [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Chaps!, Goodbye, Kiss and Tell, Taylor Engler on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Goodbye, Chaps!
By Taylor Engler, beat blogger
A few days ago, I found myself in conversation with a man whose lips were so chapped it looked as if he’d been stranded in the desert without water for days on end. I couldn’t help but completely dismiss anything he said in exchange for thoughts about what unfortunate woman [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Coffee, Megan Hess on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Megan Hess, feature blogger
Coffee is hardly known as a health food. For some, it’s simply a morning pick-me-up. For others, who don’t even think about showing up for class without a Starbucks triple venti dry cappuccino in hand, it’s a must-have accessory. But according to a new study, coffee may do more than keep [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Anderson Cooper 360, Catherine Basham, CNN, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, health policy, Hillary Clinton, Larry King Live, Rep. John Conyers, Time magazine, U.S. Public Health System on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Paging Dr. Gupta…
By Catherine Basham, beat blogger
Last month, President Obama expanded his administration’s celebrity reputation with the appointment of the well-known neurosurgeon and media personality Dr. Sanjay Gupta, his pick for Surgeon General. Gupta is arguably America’s most recognizable doctor, hosting his own show on CNN, making frequent appearances on Anderson Cooper 360, and Larry [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Natalie Johnson, Weekly Workout on February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(pic courtesy of pro.corbis.com)
Welcome back! A new year means new motivation to work out, but sometimes this can be hard to find, especially in the gym. So here is a fun way to change up one of your typical workouts.
The treadmill is a common apparatus people use to exercise, but sometimes the workout can seem [...]
