Fact: one-in-four people will be affected by a mental illness throughout their lifetime. It is actually one of the leading causes of disability in North America. The World Health Organization predicts that by the year 2020, depression will be the second leading cause of disability worldwide. Despite all the recent talk going around about spreading…
The cold season is upon us! And for us Calgarians, so is the snow! It might be only October now, but winter is definitely here. During these chilly months, your energy levels and metabolism change from what they were during the previous seasons. The weather might keep you lodged up under your covers with multiple cups…
So it is this time of the year again, yay! I personally love fall as it is one of my favourite seasons. I decided to write this post as a way to convince you readers that it is in fact as awesome as I make it sound. What’s not to love?! Fashion, Thanksgiving, Halloween, beautiful scenery and so…
Late last month, the city of Turin, Italy, made waves when recently elected mayor Chiara Appendino, declared the city the first in Europe to take on a meat-reduction agenda. Appendino’s campaign strives to promote a vegetarian lifestyle in order to reduce the city’s environmental impact and improve the overall health of Turin’s citizens. However, as a…
Congratulations everyone! We have survived yet another school year, and as a reward, we have been freed for the summer! And as we shift into the miraculous bliss that is summer, I’d like to take a moment to just remind you all that if you are currently strong and healthy, appreciate it. I feel like…
| Part 1 Here | Featured Image Here | Salary Data Here | Volunteering (17-22 y/o) and internships (19-21 y/o) Volunteering or job shadowing in a hospital would be helpful experience. If possible, volunteering for an outreach NGO would give you an excellent niche during the interview process. Internships in a health or research seeing…
An app that allows kids to learn to draw, a safe social media site for kids, a battery that can be charged in 20 seconds, and a device that turns the CO2 emissions from cars into breathable oxygen. What do all of these innovations have in common? They were all developed by youth! Health sciences…
|Featured Image Here| I’ll be starting this article with the rather unfortunate circumstance our generation is under. Ask someone what they want to do when they grow up, and some would reply with this: What I want to be when I grow up? I want to be a doctor, move back to my home country…
Whether it really is that we are constantly bombarded with advertisements and movies telling us to be thinner, curvier, etc., or just that we have too much time on our hands in 2015 to NOT obsess over our appearance (plus, so many mirrors! Mirrors everywhere), the fact of the matter stands: a lot of people, especially teenagers,…
Within the last year I have personally undergone immense change in my life. A year ago today I was a competitive athlete that trained 6 days a week and went to a school at the other side of the city with a mere 160 kids in grades 9-12. Now I am no longer an athlete…
Stress seems to be a common and a reoccurring theme throughout high school, be it a bio final or filling out university applications, it is always lurking over our shoulders. Although stress can be healthy, it has the ability to seriously take a toll on our physical and mental health if we do not deal…
{Source} Mental health awareness is something I have been passionate about for almost 4 years. It started when I saw close friends suffer from depression and anxiety, and I felt helpless since I did not know how to rightfully approach their situation. It’s so easy to feel like your words of comfort and support are…
Some of you may associate the Paleo diet with impressive chunks of meat and… well, more chunks of meat. But the idea behind eating “as our ancestors did” isn’t to become carnivorous, but rather to fill ourselves with vitamin and nutrient rich-foods, mostly vegetables, and eliminate the “empty calories” and inflammatory compounds that are in…
My life is always going a thousand miles a minute; I can never seem to catch a break from the stresses of school and extracurricular activities. I find that the best way to combat this problem is by drinking tea and taking a nap. However, if there is one thing I’m learning to do these past…
(Image Source) Every individual has their own journey, their own obstacles that they have had to overcome and their own share of successes too. While the present and future may seem overwhelming, it’s comforting to reflect on how far you’ve come. What lessons were you taught along the way and how have you grown as…