7 Tips to Stay Healthy When You’re a Busy College Student

Gloria Kopp DIY Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Motivation, On-the-Go July 26, 2017July 26, 2017DIY lifestyle, exercise, fitness, health, healthy eating, heathy lifestyle, life hacks, lifestyle, Nutrition, wellness

College Can Be Tough Enough Without Adding Bad Health to the Mix!

College can be one of the best experiences of your life, and there’s no doubt that most people are enriched by the experience. However, there are many periods during your college life where your health can suffer — whether mental or physical. As a student, the healthy lifestyle deck can be stacked against you. You don’t have much money, you’re socializing all the time, working and studying hard, and not sleeping as much as you should. The following seven tips can help you stay healthy.

With The Right Mindset, Working Out Can Be Fun!

Victoria Lim DIY Workouts, Fitness, Motivation July 23, 2017July 25, 2017exercise, fitness, motivation, workout

Working Out Can Be Fun

Everyone’s wish or New Year’s resolution is to stay healthy and exercise. But mostly people forget about it altogether when they’re caught up in their daily routines. If you’re not used to working out often, you may find it difficult to find the motivation to start doing it on a regular basis. Many people don’t like exercising. It can be painful, tiresome, and it’s not very fun — but these are all excuses, and we know that. That’s okay! We are here to show you that working out can actually be fun with the right mindset. Check out a few of our top tips below:
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5 Ways to Diet Without Even Trying

Dan Scalco DIY Lifestyle, Home, Lifestyle, Motivation, On-the-Go July 17, 2017July 17, 2017diet, diet hacks, health advice, lifestyle, motivation, Nutrition, wellness

Take Control of Your Diet Without Much Effort

Dieting is a laborious and often anxiety-ridden process spent wringing our hands over every calorie that we ingest. And articles about dieting are usually even worse. Rather than offering any kind of encouraging advice, they tend to focus on the all the things we shouldn’t do, rather than the things that we should. This kind of negative advice gets you nowhere. Nine times out of ten, you make drastic, unsustainable changes to your diet that you renege on after a month. Here are five ways to diet without even trying—the trick is, you’ll be embracing a lifestyle that’s diet-friendly, rather than trying to live like some sort of carbohydrate-restrictive monk.

Sleep Deprivation needs to be Stopped: The Harmful Effects on the Body

Rachel Minahan Fitness Must Reads, Motivation July 12, 2017July 12, 2017health, sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Sleeping

Sleep Deprivation Is Serious Business

Undoubtedly, a lack of sleep can be harmful to people. Last year, sleep deprivation was responsible for the deaths of over 5,000 individuals in automobile crashes. At slower paces, lacking sleep causes a slow and more debilitating effect on the lives of people who don’t get enough rest.

What’s scarier is that people are now attuned to extended hours of work, again reducing the time it takes for them to sleep properly. Work hours are now longer due to high demands. This makes unhealthy sleeping habits a trend.

Another example of an unhealthy habit is when people workout for extended hours in the gym to get fit, but sacrifice restorative sleep to do so. While your body will see some benefits, science says that a proper and long rest is just as important. Through sleep, the body begins to regenerate. Cellular tissues start to repair themselves. Here are some examples to get a more detailed view of what processes happen during a person’s regular sleeping hours.

How Your Diet Can Help You Overcome Mental Fog

Meighan Sembrano DIY Lifestyle, Home, Lifestyle, Motivation July 9, 2017July 8, 2017diet foods, healthy, healthy habits, mental fog, mental health, wellness

Sharpen Your Brain By Changing Your Diet

Diet is super important. We know this. But did you know it also impacts how your brain functions? When you’re feeling particularly unfocused or mentally slow, chances are it’s your diet that’s at fault. This article explores the reasons why experience mental fatigue and some dietary changes you can make to clear away that mental fog.

Focus: Fitness Challenge

DIY Active DIY Lifestyle, DIY Workouts, Fitness, Fitness Must Reads, Lifestyle, Motivation July 5, 2017July 14, 2017at-home workouts, exercise, fitness, health, healthy lifestyle, motivation, wellness, workout

Fitness Challenges for the DIY Nation

You are already fully equipped to be the level of fit you desire. Don’t believe me? Try these different challenges to see how you measure up!

Breakfast Can Be Quick AND Healthy

Dan Scalco DIY Lifestyle, Expert Nutrition Advice, Food, Lifestyle, Motivation, On-the-Go June 30, 2017July 2, 2017Breakfast Foods, easy, food, food tips, health nutrition, healthy foods, healthy habits, healthy lifestyle, healthy snack, Nutrition, on-the-go, quick

I Have No Time in the Morning to Cook

Eating a healthy breakfast can be challenging even when you have the time to slice vegetables, poach eggs, and made a fresh batch of cold brew coffee. When you are busy, however, healthy can fly out the door as fast as you can say “pop tart.”

Nevertheless, eating a healthy breakfast can give you the energy, staying power, and focus that you need to succeed throughout your day. When your tank starts on empty, you will quickly run out of fuel and your work and relationships will suffer the consequences; essentially, eating a healthy breakfast will make the rest of your day that much better.

If you want to start more of your days out on a healthy note, focus on these simple yet effective strategies for enjoying a healthy breakfast even when you have limited time…

5 Ways to Reduce the Impact of Stress on Your Body

Eileen O-Shanassy DIY Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Motivation, On-the-Go June 26, 2017July 5, 2017exercise, meditation, sleep, stress, tips, volunteer

Do You Know How to Manage Your Stress Levels?

Almost everyone deals with at least a small amount of stress in their lives. For those who deal with a lot of stress, it can be very overwhelming. Chronic stress has been linked to many health consequences such as depression, obesity, and heart disease. Fortunately, there are ways that you can reduce your stress before it wreaks havoc on your health.

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