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Gratification Regulation: How to Keep your Indulgent Side in Check
When you hear the word “indulgence” what do you think of? Dark chocolate? Bubble Baths? A massage? Well, the concept of indulgence can be a little more sinister than one initially thinks. An indulgence...
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From ROHO to MOHO: How to stay positive, when the going gets tough…
Thanksgiving break has gone by so quickly and whilst it was lovely visiting family, it really has made me miss home! Suddenly I feel really sad and alone. Probably because I am stuck on an eight hour...
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What Finals Week Shows Us About Isolation
As I sit in my university dining hall, I occasionally glance away from my laptop to tune into the upbeat 50s songs drumming in the background, rest my screen-worn eyes, and gather my bearings (and my...
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5 Tips to Avoid the Winter Blues
Upon returning to school after winter break, I always find myself diagnosed with a case of the winter blues. During this cold, gelid season, many people (myself included) experience the “winter blues”...
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Video Games: Healthier Than You’d Think
Right off the bat I should tell you I love video games. My first system was a Sega Genesis with a wonky cord that I had to wobble into place just to play a game and that games was Looney Tunes Kids...
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Surviving The Weather Time Blues
It’s no surprise that the change in weather brings about a change in people’s personality, but what is it exactly that makes our moods change and leave us craving something different? That’s the...
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10 Calorie Conscious Cocktails
We’re back in school and there is much on our mind: class locations, homework, studying and… Parties!!! Dear friends are back in New York City and eager to get together for fun times. But what...
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Thirsty? Think Again.
In the aftermath of the health-awareness frenzy of recent years, companies have attempted to adapt to the demands of nutrition-seeking Americans by providing “healthier” beverage options. Many...
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Ingredient Labels and Nutrition Facts: Why You Should Care
Stroll into any conventional supermarket or fast food chain and you’ll find yourself surrounded with more packages of food-like products than fresh food. Face it, our diets have gone from eating “real...
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5 Easy Tips For Achieving Better Health
“Holy crap! When did I get a beer belly?” he thinks. “Did I always have these thunder thighs?” she wonders. BEFORE205 lbs AFTER145 lbs It’s the middle of winter and many students have packed on the...
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What it means to be a member of Gymkana
Anyone who watched the 2011 season of “America’s Got Talent” has probably seen the impressive University of Maryland Gymkana troupe perform one of their impressive and breathtaking gymnastics routines....
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Why We Really Should Eat More Kale
Claims are made all the time by health “experts” who want to tell us what we should or shouldn’t eat. Beyond the obvious wisdom like steering clear of processed foods and loading up on fruits and...
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Running Is Social: Confessions of a Half-Marathon Runner
“At first I think ‘Ahhh I don’t know if I am going to finish this,’ halfway through I tell myself ‘what the heck am I doing?’ and then when I cross the finish line I am like ‘yessssss!’” said Davis...
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The Food That Changed My Life
(And Emptied My Wallet) I’ll let you guess. The name of this tree-grown fruit comes from Medieval Latin, meaning “seeded apple.” Its scientific name is Punica granatum and it is technically considered...
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Spice Up Your Life With Ginger
Herbalists often talk about how common foods (garlic, onion) can become medicine when taken in the correct form, dosage, or sequence. An integral part of the human diet for at least 4,400 years, Ginger...
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Tofu Demystified
Tofu, that quintessential vegetarian food, evokes reactions varying from deep appreciation to horrified disgust. Produced by grinding soybeans into a milk-like substance, it is sometimes called the...
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Beating the Pseudo-Winter Blues
Lethargy. Disorientation. Irritability. Alternating desire for more snow and less snow. If you are displaying these symptoms you may be suffering from Pseudo-Winter Blues, a condition reported...
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A Weight-loss Journey: Not So Much Weightless Memories
Sometimes, starting is the most difficult thing. You accept that there is something wrong; you acknowledge the fact that you are harming yourself. But sometimes, even when you know exactly what you are...
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3 Steps to Studying for Exams
When most people think of college, they usually think of parties, course schedules, the freshmen 15 and over studying in a dark back corner of a deserted library at two in the morning. In fact, if you...
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The Importance of the Arts in Your College Life and Mine
I do believe I took arts in school for granted for my entire life until one week ago. As a part of Ohio State’s Women’s Glee Club, I had spent the previous fifty minutes slaving over Wolfgang Amadeus...
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