Candy’s tantalizing colors and addictive tastes are devilishly tempting. It’s an assortment of colors that fill your mouth with excitement and fulfillment. Candy “guaranteeing satisfaction” would be an understatement. As a matter of fact, I’m having some right now. I don’t quite think we consume candy; it works the other way around. So what gives…
Foooooooooood. A common object of love. I mean, really, who doesn’t like it? Yet, for numerous reasons, we often reject the most important serving of it. That’s right, breakfast. School nurses, doctors, parents, they’ve probably told you this already. For some people, it’s a lack of time. For some, it’s a watchful eye on their…
Biking: one of the healthiest activities in our current society. However, according to the Comprehensive Cycling Strategy, who did a survey on Calgarians in 2010, only 6 per cent of Calgarians say they ride a bike to school or work. 19 per cent say they ride their bike daily or at least once a week.…
According to The Independent, there could be a plausible cure to the dreaded symptoms of jetlag. The study conducted by Japan’s Kyoto University could even cure the effects of working irrepressible hours into the night. And yes, I am speaking on behalf of all the students out there. We have built-in clocks within our bodies.…
No more of those dubious infomercials or any of those tireless workouts on your thigh buster! Can you believe that the most illustrious secret that we have all wanted to know for staying lean may rest in the microbes of our gut? Well it has yet to be tested in humans, however, for mice, it…
Recently my family and I embarked on a photography/hiking trip to the beautiful Lake O’Hara area. We are not avid hikers, but my dad and I are both photography fans and my mother loves getting in touch with nature. So when we found out that there was another lake to see, we had to go. Everyone…
Got stressed out coz you worked day or just got too tired and want a break ? Here are two foods that could help you with it! 1. Bananas We all know mum always tells us to eat fruit – “EAT FRUIT!!!!! IT’S GOOD FOR YOU” (That’s mum) 🙂 So, why bananas? Sweet bananas can release stress in stomach, and because…
A Japanese study investigating the effect of age-related changes to the immune system discovered this could contribute to the gap in life expectancy between men and women. Researchers found that the immune systems of men age faster then that of women. The blood from 356 healthy men and women from the ages 20-90 was studied.…
One of my earliest memories as a child was going to Prince’s Island Park in Calgary every June to walk The World Partnership Walk. Back then, I looked forward to it because we made it a family affair. I would head down to the park with my family and it seemed that in exchange for…
Are you tired of getting waken suddenly by your sharp alarm clock sound every morning? Well, you should be. Researchers have shown that being woken up suddenly like that can be very harmful to your health in long term. Then, you may ask, what is an example of a healthy way to wake up? Researchers…
Scavenger Hunt and Pizza Night! With your friendly sexual health experts at the Calgary Sexual Health Centre What could be more fun than scavenger hunting around the Calgary Sexual Health Centre, making giant balloons out of condoms, maybe running into a 5 foot tall penis and vulva, eating pizza, and getting all your burning…
Have you ever spent a week living with 120-something other people? That was me before spring break, at Encounters With Canada. Encounters is a program that brings together youth from all across Canada to live under the same roof (between the same teal and orange walls) for a week, in the cute little city of…
We hear warnings against fast food and junk food all the time – but it’s not like they’re going to blow us up like balloons, right? A bottle of sprinkles with a tub of ice cream once in a while won’t hurt… This video really put into perspective just how unhealthy we are. Though it may…
The NYE just passed a few days ago, and I am pretty sure that you already have made a list of new year resolutions that you are so pumped to achieve in the brand new year of 2013. For me, I have a habit of keeping diary entries and on this NYE, I “accidentally” came…
I’ll admit it, I’m not a self-proclaimed fashionista. I don’t wear make-up, I wear my hair in a pony everyday, and baggy t-shirts and sweatpants are a go-to for me. That doesn’t mean that I don’t enjoy reading about make-up… This brings me to the perfect compromise (for anyone), skin-care made from common elements of…