Sofia Johnson, a junior exercise science major at FGCU, hasn’t always had the sporty, health-oriented outlook on life she is known for today. Growing up, she was uninterested in athletics until her 6-foot-1...
Vitamin D is just one of the several vitamins in your multivitamin that you take—or don’t take—every morning, right?
Factually, yes. But the real question is whether or not it’s enough.
We get...
We often wonder how big collegiate programs thrive for long periods of time. Well, for a structure to hold, it takes a firm foundation. The FGCU basketball program has grown expeditiously within the past...
In 2010, at the age of 21, 5’4” FGCU junior Caitlyn Mannherz weighed in at 275 pounds. Her doctor told her she had type 2 diabetes. She struggled with anxiety, depression, fatigue and irritable bowel...
Hold your cookies. According to the “2015- 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans,” published Jan. 8. by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services,...
How many all-nighters do you think you’ll pull this finals season? The ideal would be none; however, these last couple weeks are filled with exams, projects and papers, which, like it or not, need to...
Chocolate, ice cream, mashed potatoes and pasta — those are some of the things we as Americans tend to think of as comfort foods, and they’re what we tend to turn to when we’re feeling stressed...
I love talking to people about eating Paleo, primarily because it’s an opportunity to educate them on something I believe has been terribly misconstrued by mass media and big corporations: what healthy...
As fall runs its course, avoiding the sniffles and a sore throat should be the first thing on a person’s mind. The flu is back and ready to attack; however, with a variety of home remedies to naturally...
I went Paleo recently, after hearing some of my friends raving about the new fad diet and literally calling it "life." Letting excitement get the better of me, I jumped right onto the bandwagon. I went...
You are in college now: studying, establishing your future and enjoying the best years of your youth. But do you pay attention to your health and what you eat and drink?
It’s so simple to neglect what...
Starting college is a lot of fun: there are new opportunities, new people, and new independence. One part that’s not so great is the dreaded “Freshman Fifteen.” Essentially, because of a variety...
