Category: Health
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Colouring books now all grown up
STORY BY OLIVIA LITTLE People are no longer just turning to yoga or mediation to feel zen. Adult colouring books are the latest trend in stress-relief. Susan Beniston, Art Fundamentals professor and professional art therapist thinks that adult colouring books, like yoga, are related to mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) and the new resurgence with…
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Hold the gluten
BY BRITTANY MCAULEY It’s become so common to see the words “gluten-free” while grocery shopping or looking for recipes, but what’s less common is to know what its like to have to rely on those words. Is it as easy as just choosing gluten-free bread and being on your way? Or ordering gluten-free pasta at…
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St. Patrick’s Day facts
INFOGRAPHIC BY RYAN MARSHALL On March 17 people worldwide will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by consuming copious amounts of alcohol and wearing green. But the holiday wasn’t always about drinking; here are some interesting facts about St. Patrick’s Day. MORE RELATED TO THIS STORY Hung up on finding the right hangover cure Breathalyzer test: Ready,…
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Cutting the nerve on carpal tunnel syndrome
STORY BY KATE WOODS You’re sitting at your computer, playing a game or typing several essays due at the end of the weekend, when your hand and wrist suddenly feel painful. That is just one cause and one symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome, which occurs when a nerve in the carpal tunnel, a long narrow…
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TV’s Teens 101: helping young adults overcome their challenges
STORY BY VANESSA GILLIS Can awareness save lives? Daniel D’Or hopes his new show can. Teens 101 is a 13-part TV series aimed at helping young adults deal with the stresses of adolescence, ranging from bullying, depression, and anxiety to addiction and body image. “I’m really excited about doing this. It’s a passion project, it…
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Athletic Therapy Centre stretches its arms to all
BY SPENCER LUYBEN For those looking to rehabilitate injuries or ease physical discomfort on a student budget, a sanctuary exists. The Athletic Therapy Centre at the Davis campus has been reopened for the 2014-15 school year and offers inexpensive physical treatment services for students, faculty and the general public alike administered by fourth-year Athletic Therapy…
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Up in smoke
STORY AND PHOTOS BY VANESSA GILLIS As regulations for smokers become stricter, electronic cigarettes seem like the perfect alternative to smoking, but Health Canada says they’re not entirely safe. “To date there is not sufficient evidence that the potential benefits of e-cigarettes in helping Canadians to quit smoking outweigh the potential risks,” said Eric Morrissette,…
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Social media’s newest drinking game
STORY BY CATARINA MUIA Social media has given drinking games a sickening new twist. The international drinking game, ‘NekNomination,’ which originated in Australia, consists of drinking an alcoholic beverage while adding an unsafe twist, such as adding urine to the drink or jumping into a lake afterwards. The person would then nominate some else to…
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Stress: a pain in the neck
STORY BY AMANDA SPILKER With the second semester in full swing, students are starting to feel the aches and pains of stress. Students spend long periods of time sitting throughout the day, folded into uncomfortable positions. “Most students make their bodies curve around the work station where it should be the other way around causes…