Lifestyles

“You up?”: Casual Dating in College

Often times, dating in college feels similar to wading through a minefield—some are lucky enough to maneuver around the obstacles; for others, it ends up blowing up in their faces. With stressful and tumultuous schedules, college students may not always have the time, nor the patience, to sift through the available dating pool of potential […]

Lifestyles

The Ketogenic Diet: Healthy or Harmful?

Although diet culture seems to permeate all aspects of our lives, obesity in America is still on the rise along with other metabolic diseases, like hypertension and diabetes. Per studies conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the COVID-19 pandemic exasperated the already high number of adults living with obesity. As a result, people have […]

Lifestyles

The Paleo Diet, Is It Worth it?

The paleo diet, AKA the hunter-gatherer diet, has recently resurfaced in both the commercial and scientific communities. The paleo diet consists of “avoidance of processed food, refined sugars, legumes, dairy, grains, and cereals, and instead it advocates for grass-fed meat, wild fish, fruit, vegetables, nuts, and “healthy” saturated fat” (Andrikopoulos). This is based on the […]