healthy living
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Fad diets are not the answer to finding a balanced lifestyle
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In the deadline-ridden, budgeted lives of university students, maintaining a healthy diet and exercise can be hard. The popularity of fad diets, which promise quick weight loss with debated proof, complicates matters. “We plan everything in our lives except for our nutrition,” Tom Hazell, a kinesiology professor at Laurier said. “Every fad diet is bad,”…
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Not all wellness trends are good for you
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I’m all for self care and wellness but lately I’ve noticed that the internet is bombarded with all sorts of wellness hacks and tips, many of which are conveyed under false pretenses. It’s easy to fall for a lot of the health products that are promoted online, but with a little research, you’ll notice that…
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CCRLA Student Mental Health Matters series
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The Centre for Community Research, Learning and Action (CCRLA) held the first speaker in their student mental health series that will be ongoing throughout the 2019-2020 school year. The event was a talk from Simon Coulombe, an assistant professor at Laurier and director of CCRLA’s Flourishing Communities research group. The series is focused on dealing…
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Exploring the underlying benefits of healthy living
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Every year, along with thousands (if not millions) of others, I make a New Year’s resolution to “get fit,” “become healthy” or “lose weight.” If you can relate to this, here is one more reason why you should try again this year: by achieving your fitness or health goals, you may be giving yourself some…
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Nursing the reputation of hardworking men and women
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For over 30 years, my mother has been a nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital and is now working in the education department. From the moment I understood what her job entailed, I had the utmost respect for what she has dedicated such a great portion of her heart and soul to. I have seen and…
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