Posted in Blog, tagged Beauty Buzz, cranberry, fiber, folic acid, pumpkin, Thanksgiving, The Body Shop, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, Yannique Benitez on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thanksgiving foods good for the face
Yannique Benitez, beat blogger
Cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie are essentials at most Thanksgiving dinner tables. But, cranberry and pumpkin are also good for your skin. Many skin care products include these two ingredients because of their vitamin rich and skin-soothing capabilities.
Cranberry provides a high source of anti-oxidants that are anti-cancer [...]
Posted in Blog on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Diet tips to improve your mood
Kate Morin, beat blogger
There comes a time every fall where everyone has just had enough of school. We are worn out, stressed out, burnt out, and far from happy. It always seems to happen right around Thanksgiving break — the point where you still have days of class and [...]
Posted in Blog on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Food allergies forced me to eat healthy
Jessica Scicchitano, beat blogger
Ironically, something I’ve never talked about on this blog is how passionate I feel about food. Yes, by passionate I mean intense cravings or fantasizing about my next chow session. In reality, I’m talking about my dedication to the politics of nutrition and keeping anyone [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Archbold, Laura Reginelli, Swimming, Syracuse Stays Fit, Webster Pool, Women's Building on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just keep swimming
Laura Reginelli, beat blogger
For as long as I can remember swimming had been a part of my life. I spent nine years of my life competitively swimming.It wasn’t until this past summer that I stumbled upon it. While interning in New York City, I walked past the NYU pool everyday on my way [...]
Posted in Blog on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Beat the Thanskgiving bulge
Valentina Palladino, beat blogger
It’s almost that time of the year again —the holiday notorious for delicious, rich, and vast amounts of food, which have the power to put even grown men to sleep, is creeping around the corner. Thanksgiving gives us all a welcome break from school and a meal to match [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged acrylic, Beauty Buzz, nails, polish, Saly Hansen Nail Art Pens, Yannique Benitez on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nail care to wear
Yannique Benitez
Many women buy an assortment of products to achieve a trim figure, beautiful hair, and glowing skin. But don’t forget about your nails. They need the same amount of attention and care you put into making the rest of your body beautiful. Here are some nail care tips for a beautiful [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Kate Mo, lettuce, Rite Bite, salad, salad dressing, spinach, Vinaigrette on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Healthy, homemade vinaigrettes
Kate Morin, beat blogger
Salad is always the default “healthy choice” at restaurants, in dining halls, and at home. People tend to think that because the base of salads is leafy green lettuce that they must be healthy. But just because a salad starts with a healthy portion of lettuce or spinach or [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Kimberly Caruba, Mental Block, self-confidence, smile on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Go ahead and smile
Kimberly Caruba, beat blogger
When you are having a bad day and it seems to only be getting worse, it is really easy to blame all of your misfortune upon yourself. From the lousy grade you got on your last exam, to your inability to memorize your Italian vocabulary for the test the [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged A Pea's Pod, Jessica Scicchitano, sunbathing, sunshine, weather on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sunshine: the good-mood mechanism
Jessica Scicchitano, beat blogger
A favorite pastime of mine is sunbathing (as many of you may already know from reading my What the Health! bio). Sticking my face in therapeutic-grade sunshine is a good-mood mechanism that I’ve used for years. This weekend, with my laptop in tow, I headed out on to my [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged bed, dorm room, Kimberly Caruba, Mental Block, safe place, stress, workload on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Create a cozy, comfortable “safe place”
Kimberly Caruba, beat blogger
As the holiday season approaches and students begin to count down the days until they travel home once more, it seems more difficult to find things to smile about. It is a little bit ironic since the holiday season is supposed to bring joy, fun, and good [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged abdominal, abs, crunches, exercise, Laura Reginelli, medicine ball, stomach, Syracuse Stays Fit, workout on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tip-top shape tummies
Laura Reginelli, beat blogger
Problem areas. We all have them, even if they are minuscule and unnoticeable to others. They wear us down and shape our workouts. One common area that drives the female population mad is the stomach region. We are constantly bombarded with images of stars with flat stomachs and fitness magazines [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged calories, carbs, Cheese, Kate Morin, meat sauce, pasta, Rite Bite, sauce, spaghetti squash on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Squash calories and carbs
Replace pasta with seasonal spaghetti squash
Kate Morin, beat blogger
There are few better comfort foods than a hearty bowl of pasta, with some sort of thick sauce and fresh grated cheese on top. But more often than not that bowl of pasta is packed with unnecessary calories and carbs.
A great alternative to [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Bath & Body Works, Beauty Buzz, body wash, dry skin, Olya Ultra Moisture Body Wash, Organix Smoothing Shea Butter Conditioner, Shea Butter, Yannique Benitez on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Soothing effects of Shea Butter
Yannique Benitez, beat blogger
Shea Butter is a natural ingredient derived from nuts in Karite trees in tropical regions of West Africa. This ingredient is a vitamin rich fatty acid that is highly moisturizing and can be used for dry skin, brittle hair, and razor, sun and windburns
Be sure to look for [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Calcium, cholecalciferol, Fish, fortified milk, oysters, sunlight, Valentina Palladino, vitamin D, Wellness M.A.P. on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do you have the “D”?
Valentina Palladino, beat blogger
Your body could be lagging behind in a very important area and you may not even know it. Vitamin D deficiency is characterized by a lack of sufficient levels of vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) in the body and can be related to other diseases such as heart disease, stroke, [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged A Pea's Pod, burn, fever, Jessica Scicchitano, passion, Peggy Lee on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I got the FEVER…
Jessica Scicchitano, beat blogger
Fever: an abnormal condition of the body, characterized in undue rise in temperature, quickening of the pulse, and disturbance of various body functions.
Over the past few weeks, I’d imagine I wasn’t the only one to have suffered this ailment. While stuck home, waking up in my damp clothes [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged boyfriend, Kimberly Caruba, Mental Block, pain, self-confidence on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How to let go of a love without losing self-confidence
Kimberly Caruba, beat blogger
The term “self-confidence” is really a misnomer; having confidence in one’s self is not just for that individual. Being confident is not just about believing that you possess the abilities to accomplish your goals, that you are a worthy person, and that people [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged boost, cardio, gym, Laura Reginelli, period, Syracuse Stays Fit, weight, working out on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Encouragement booster
6 reasons to get back to the gym (and love it)!
Laura Reginelli, beat blogger
It’s getting to that time of year again. The class work is piled on, extracurricular activities are in full throttle, and sleep is becoming a distant memory. I will be the first to admit that my gym hours begin to lag [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged brain, Claire Xi Chen, efficiency, focus, planning, play, smile, The Health Sleuth on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
3 tips to stay focused, up efficiency
Claire Xi Chen, beat blogger
Well, admit it! We aren’t always at our best. Everybody has to go through the ebbs and flows of a typical day in life. Sometimes, even with routines like morning coffee runs, mid-afternoon tea breaks, and late night energy boosts, our minds still aren’t quite [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Alcohol, Bananas, Butter, Cheese, Chicken Soup, Citrus Fruit, Coffee, Dairy Products, Fish, Flu, Fried Food, Ginger Ale, Junk Food, Kate Morin, Lean protein, milk, Rite Bite, Salt, sleep, Spicy Food, Tea, Vegetable Soup on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Flu-fighting foods
What to eat (or avoid) when you’re down with the crud
Kate Morin, beat blogger
The inevitable has happened, and I have caught what seems to be the flu. I have been quarantined to my bedroom for the last 24 hours, freezing cold, then burning hot, falling asleep constantly, barely able to get out of [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Alison Bryant, Counseling Center, Depression, Mind Over, National Institue of Mental Health, Syracuse University Health Services on November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Telltale signs of depression
Alison Bryant, beat blogger
We all have days when nothing seems to go right. A professor hands out a quiz you’re not prepared for. You left your keys in your dorm and you’re roommate is out for the afternoon. It starts to pour on your walk home.
Days like this can cause you [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Acerola Cherry, Acne, almonds, Avocados, Chocolate, Hormones, Skin Care, Sunscreen, UVA/UVB, Valentina Palladino, Wellness M.A.P. on November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The sensibility of skin care
Valentina Palladino, beat blogger
Young adults suffer from breakouts and other skin maladies all the time due to hormonal, social and environmental factors. They can attack all at once; maybe it’s a breakout one day, then the next day the skin is intensely dry from all the cold weather it has [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged A Pea's, Jessica Scicchitano, LeMoyne College, photogrpahy, sensitive, Stereotypes, teased on November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tearing down stereotypes
Jessica Scicchitano, beat blogger
I don’t believe any of us have trouble thinking of a time we’ve been verbally tossed around. It’s interesting — everyone goes through the social trials and tribulations of grade school, but many of us come out unscathed. So why do some take teasing so personally?
As I’ve mentioned, a friend [...]
Posted in Blog, tagged Bananas, Calcium, Chocolate, Dopamine, Kimberly Caruba, Magnesium, Mental Block, milk, Norepinephrine, Poultry, serotonin, Tryptophan, Whole Grain Bread on November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
5 mood-boosting foods, 1 complete meal
Kimberly Caruba, beat blogger
As night comes earlier, days start to look gloomier, and the weather gets wetter it’s hard not to feel your mood go down with the falling temperature. To combat these nasty side effects of the fall and winter seasons, five foods readily available to the average college [...]
