Enjoy Sunny Health With The “Sunshine Vitamin”
By: Jessye Liebow
Living in Maine can be a beautiful thing, but when it comes to our health, we can become deficient in a very important vitamin that comes from that bright fireball in the sky. That vitamin is Vitamin D. When we are exposed to the UV rays of the sun, [...]
How To Help A Friend With An Eating Disorder
By: Jessye Liebow
This past February was the month when the National Eating Disorders Association had a week committed to raising awareness about the dangers surrounding eating disorders as well as the need for early intervention and treatment. The association wanted to inform as many people as possible about how serious an eating [...]
The Real Freshman 15
By: Marlon Weaver
Many college students may have heard the myth of the notorious Freshman 15 since the senior year of high school. The expectation of gaining 15 pounds in the first year of college has been seen as a warning for some and a challenge for others. The nation [...]
Avoiding the Freshman 15
“Freshman 15” is the name of the infamous myth for the weight gain experienced during freshman year of college, but research done in Nutrition Journal for 2009 shows that nearly one in four freshmen gain at least 5 percent of their body weight, an average of about 10 pounds, during their first semester.
