Bodybuilding: Embracing the Bulk

Bodybuilding is quite a deceiving sport.   body / build / ing (noun) the developing of the physique through exercise and diet for competit...

Why Yoga is Great for a Healthy Mind

Before I started yoga, I was always going a million miles a minute. I constantly looked ahead to the future, which took away from enjoying the pr...
Why You Need To Do Your Research

Why You Need To Do Your Research

The very beginning of my interest in fitness and nutrition came from the same place as so many others: I remember wanting a skinny body, and I would h...

4 “Healthy” Resolutions to Avoid

From magazines, to books, to even social media, there is an overwhelming amount of tips for how to live your healthiest life, and everyone s...

Take Yourself on a Three-Hour Vacation

With tests and papers, club requirements, and social commitments piling up this week, I decided to take a three-hour vacation from everything this mor...

Bikini Diet Tips? No, Thank You.

”BIKINI DIET TIPS: it’s not too late! Stars share simple tricks to tone up fast.”   A photo posted by hannah | chocoholic (...

Dare to Be Extraordinary This New Year

New Year’s is a celebration of a new beginning, a clean slate.  These days, January 1st is seemingly synonymous with the idea of a “New Me.” &nbs...

A Letter to My 15 Year Old Self

Dear Laura,  I would like to start off by saying Mom is right. The eye liner is too dark and the foundation is too thick. You are hiding your ...

Be Grateful For What You Are.

We tend to face a societal pressure to become smaller (re: females should 'weigh less'; have 'skinnier' thighs & arms yet still be 'toned') in ord...

7 Tips for the Best Night’s Sleep

Sleep is one of the most important aspect of anyone's life, no matter who you are. As a college student, I’m always on the go – from class, to study g...

5 Things to Stop Saying on Thanksgiving

Before I start, I’d like to give you a little perspective on why this is important to me: I have a long history of disordered eating. I’m in recovery,...

6 Reasons You Need To Try Meditation

Meditation isn't just for hippies anymore, it's for you too! Meditation has a weird reputation nowadays, it seems that every insta-yogi out there is ...

No, You are Not Selfish.

Far too often we are so busy hiding in fear that we cannot chase our dreams (yes– I’ve said this before). What is one of the biggest fears we collecti...

How To Be Happier, According to Science

We all know that happiness is one of the most important things out there, but far too often, we fail to chase it, we fail to focus on it, we fail to&n...

Why Your Life Needs a Little Laughter

According to a research study done at Loma Linda University, study proves that laughter really is the best medicine. Studies in Maryland and Vand...