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EDITOR’S NOTE: Start a healthy lifestyle today: the future you will thank you

As college students, we know the struggle of what it’s like to stay healthy, with all the junk food, late nights and constant coffee runs. That’s why we’ve decided to make this week’s theme focus on health awareness.

Zen Fest promotes healthy living

By: Muriel Almeida/Contributing Writer   With the Healthy Living Program hosting its third annual Zen Fest at the University’s Wellness and Recreation Center on Sept. 27, 2018, students, staff and faculty will have access to natural product markets as well as mind and body sessions to implement into their daily routines. Zen Fest will run […]

Sticking to a New Year’s resolution isn’t as hard as you think

he new year marks a turning point for many who set a newfound resolve to get back in shape.

Superfoods is a better choice than comfort food

New Years is nearly upon us, and people all across the United States are busy shopping, cooking, and throwing parties, and while all of this equals fun, the holidays are still a stressful time of year.

Health insurance won’t automatically make you healthy

As college students, our options to stay healthy are narrowed to either paying for health insurance like Obamacare to stay healthy or to use natural remedies to prevent an illness.

Self-injury is prevalent among college students

It’s amazing what long sleeves and fake smiles can hide.

BBC Healthy Living hosts breast cancer event

Douglass Gavilan//Contributing Writer One in eight women will contract breast cancer at some point in life, according to statistics from Breastcancer.org. To prepare for breast cancer awareness month next week, the Department of Healthy Living and Student Health Services will host a kickoff. Nurses will walk students through performing their own self examination. “The nurses […]

CAPS can help students with depression

Every year, incoming college students are warned about depression. Though they are never told the different ways there are to deal with it and feel better.

“All-nighter” culture is counterintuitive

As final exams week looms nearer, sleep-deprived students are dozing off in library cubicles, napping on the benches or grass outside and even catching a few z’s in their cars. All-nighters are nothing short of ordinary, but the college experience is fueling a burnout culture where it’s normal, and sometimes even celebrated to forego sleep.

BBC Recreation hosts Try a Triathlon for FIU community

The event, a sort of mock triathlon allowed participants to swim, bike and run trail distances in order to simulate the experience of a real triathlon, with the training and assistance of coaches.

Energy stimulants are ruining our bodies

As soon as we wake up in the morning, most of us reach out for a cup of coffee or an energy drink. However, what many of us don’t know is the cost of consuming energy stimulants and how our bodies react to them.

Western medicine puts a bandage on problems

It seems to be the American way to put bandaids on a deep wound instead of actually getting to the root of the issue. Americans spent a whopping $44 billion on over the counter medication last year according to The New York Times. That much money could be put towards teaching people how to live a healthy lifestyle rather than simply covering up symptoms. Having a cold around the winter is normal, but having a cold several times a year? That is a big issue and your immune system clearly isn’t in the best shape. Masking the problem with multiple doctor’s appointments and prescriptions is not the answer, getting to the root of the issue is.
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