Posts Categorized: Health

Look once, think twice

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Danielle McGraw MS, IADC - Substance Abuse Counselor Photo by Steph Beecher

Student Health & Wellness has launched an initiative to aid freshman that are negatively affected by the secondhand effects of peer alcohol use. Their new class “Look Once, Think Twice” began fall 2012 and is specifically designed for students who are found responsible for being in the presence of alcohol, but not necessarily consuming any.

Body image awareness

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Life-sized Barbie cutout from the Hawekeye Body Image Project

At the University of Iowa Health Fair on March 6th, the Eating Disorder Awareness Advocates (EDAA) placed a life-sized Barbie® doll on display. With a height of 5’9” and weight of 110 pounds, the EDAA sought to use this visual representation to highlight the pervasiveness of unrealistic body images in the media. For Nina Aleksic, junior and biomedical engineering major at the UI, it’s an issue that is especially salient to students on a college campus.

Cooking for Cupid

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This Valentine’s Day, treat your significant other to something unique rather than that box of gamble chocolate and a packed restaurant. Especially for the guys out there, very few things are more impressive than to know your way around a whisk or to crack an egg one-handed.

The Post About Sleep…

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A good night’s sleep can fend off sickness and improve your focus. It’s getting towards that time in the semester where it’s the calm before the storm. Finals week is a looming doom with students have up to 6 finals/projects due. It is the instant response to stress out, guzzle caffeinated drinks, and lose sleep

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