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Sunny days and warm weather are just around the corner. Summer is a great time to start fresh and re-dedicate ourselves to a healthy lifestyle. If you’ve strayed a bit in the stress of finals and exams, let Her Campus help you get back on track. As you finish classes and pack up to move out, think about leaving these bad habits behind as well.
1. The Problem: Late night snacking
Whether you’re out at the bars or hitting the books, as the night goes on, you can get pretty hungry. Takeout menus on your fridge may be calling your name and you’re helpless to resist the temptation of that bag of...
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From the juice boxes in our elementary school lunch boxes, to our morning glass of OJ and the lemonade we mix into our red solo cups, juice has always been a part of our lives. But for anyone who has read dieting tips, you’ve likely heard “don’t drink your calories,” which has maybe led you to ditch high-cal fruit juices. That advice seems to be getting a makeover, however, with the increasing popularity of juicing and juice cleanses. So what are you supposed to believe? Do juice cleanses deliver the health benefits they promise, or are they a recipe for disaster? We know the information out...
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Remember when your fourth grade gym teacher lectured about the food pyramid? And how your dad hassles you about drinking a Pepsi at dinner? Every collegiette has rolled her eyes at pesky health advice, but the older we get the more we listen. We’ve consulted Alicia Kendig, a Sports Dietitian & Athlete Performance Lab Coordinator for the United States Olympic Committee on her biggest nutrition tips for young women—and found some obvious and not-so-obvious things we should definitely do in our collegiette years that our bodies will thank us for later. 1. Be a Picky Eater
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