April 2007 *

TOPICS: Napping & Sleep, Whole Grain & Fiber, Running Shoe Shopping, G. I. Diet, Triathalons

ARTICLES:

• Napping Your Way To Accomplishment
• Look Beyond The 100% Whole Grain Claim
• Picking Out The Perfect Running Shoe
• The Glycemic Index
• The Triathlon Advantage
• Upcoming Events

TOPICS: Hookahs, Smoking, Flu, Immunization, Artificial Sweeteners, Sleep, Exams, Stress, Worry, Heartburn, GERD

ARTICLES:

• Debunking The Myths About Hookahs
• Don’t Let The Flu Get The Best Of You
• Artificial Sweeteners
• Pulling An All-Nighter Fitness Fad What Are You
• Worried About? Heartburn: It May Be
• What You Ate For Dinner. Stress!!!
• Upcoming Events

TOPICS: Cholesterol Screening, Skipping Breakfast, Helmet Use, Shin Splints, History & Benefits of Honey, Dietary Trans Fats, Sunscreen Purchase and Proper Use.

ARTICLES:

• Cholesterol Screening: It's Not Just For Your Parents Anymore!
• The Meal Most Likely To Be Skipped
• Save Your Skull
• Shin Splints (Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome)
• I Said "Show Me The Honey"
• What Part Of Your Diet Is Trans Fat?
• Quick Tips On Choosing And Using Sunscreen

TOPICS: Eating, Stress, Eating Disorders & Body Image, February Bench Press Competition, Urinary Tract Infections, HPV Vaccine

ARTICLES:

• Time To Eat!
• What's This Mind & Body Hoopla?
• When Normal Healthy Behaviors Spiral Out of Control
• Bench Press: Help or Hype?
• It's Just Not Fair!
• There's a New Vaccine In Town!
• Upcoming Event Calendar

TOPICS: Herpes, Cold & Flu, Hot Tub Rash, Fitness

ARTICLES:

• The Cold Sore/Fever Blister
• Getting Sick Getting Better
• Hot Tub Rash
• Get In Shape for Spring Break
• The Anonymous Student

TOPICS: Wellness, Walking, Nutrition, New Food Guide Pyramid, Muscle Dysmorphia

ARTICLES:

• Top 10 Tips To Stay Healthy
• Walk Your Way To A Healthy Lifestyle
• Fast Food Nutrition Guide
• Muscle Dysmorphia
• What's The New www.mypyramid.gov all about?

TOPICS: Nutrition, Fitness, Dental Hygiene, Job Search, Graduation

ARTICLES:

• Fuel For Fitness
• Breathing And Searching For The Post Graduation Job: YES! You CAN Do Both!
• Tips From The Trainer
• How To Keep Those Pearly Whites Flash-Tastic!
• What Exactly Is PUH-LAH-TEEZ?
• Is Your Heart Racing?
• Top 10 Ways To Get More "Bang For Your Buck" And Cut Down On Excess Calories
• Spring 2005 Event Summary

TOPICS: HPV, Fitness, Weight Loss, Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault Prevention, Flossing, Volunteer Opportunities

ARTICLES:

• HPV – THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES GENITAL WARTS: It's More Common Than You Think...
• How To Get In Shape For Spring Break!
• SPRING BREAKERS BEWARE! GHB – The New “Date Rape” Drug
• ALI’S WORKOUT POINTERS
• FLOSSING
• HOW TO KEEP UP WITH YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION OF LOSING WEIGHT
• VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS

TOPICS: Cellulite, Sleep, Condoms, Safe Driving Tips

ARTICLES:

• CELLULITE: Responsible For Cottage Cheese Thighs Everywhere!
• CONSUMER SMARTS: Gotta Have It!
• Give Sleep A Chance
• Animal Skin, Polyurethane, Female, CONDOMS OH MY!
• Drowsy Driving

TOPICS: D2, Weight Training, Calcium, Weight Loss, Hair Health, Bone Health

ARTICLES:

• A Handful a Day Keeps the Pounds Away
• How to Train for a Bench-press Competition
• Calcium and Weight Loss
• Hair Health, "Heart" Health
• Weights Don't Break Bones...They Make Bones!

TOPICS: Skin Health, Fitness, Flexibility, Relationships, Volunteering

ARTICLES:

• Tanning Temptations
• Functional Flexibility
• Summer Friends
• Interval Training
• Healthy Exercise
• Volunteering

TOPICS: Fitness Errors, Bad Habits, Metabolism, Motivation, Donating Blood, Nutrition

ARTICLES:

• Everyday Errors
• Hidden Habits
• Malicious Myths
• How You Can Wake A Sleepy Metabolism?
• Your Get-Up-And-Go’s Got Up And Went
• Giving Life
• Color Your Plate

TOPICS: Fitness, Relationships, Alcohol, Campus Activity Resources

ARTICLES:

• A Few Good Fitness Sources
• Four Ingredients to a Healthy Relationship
• Muscle Hypertrophy
• Caution: Confrontations at Work
• Expanding Comfort Zones
• From the Editor… Working Out on The Go!
• Help Stop Alcohol Poisoning!

TOPICS: Cold & Flu Prevention, Weight Issues, Stages of Change, Dietary Fat, Cholesterol, Dietary Supplements

ARTICLES:

• Protect Yourself From the Cold & Flu
• 15 Ways to Deal with the “Freshman 15”
• Making a change?
• Dealing with the inevitable
• The Skinny on Supplements

TOPICS: Academic Motivation, Fitness, Endurance, Massage, Nutrition, STD Communication, Safer Sex, Graduation, Career Search

ARTICLES:

• Tips to Start the Semester the Right Way
• Increasing Endurance on 30 Minutes a Day
• Massage Techniques
• Muscle Mania
• Back to the Basics
• Countdown to the Workout: What to Eat and When
• Itching to Tell Your Partner about an STD
• Safer Sex Suggestions Follow-up
• Graduation…Then What?

TOPICS: Academic Motivation, Fitness, Caffeine, Nutrition, Goal Setting and Attainment, Soy, Headache, Perspiration

ARTICLES:

• Words of Wisdom, Let’s Get Inspired
• Benefits of Group Weight Training
• Build a Healthy Plate in the Dining Centers
• Get Motivated to be Successful
• Fact or Fiction? Spot Reducing
• The Benefits of Soy Brings Lots of Joy
• Ways to Prevent a Headache
• Why do We Sweat?
• The Importance of a Balanced Workout

TOPICS: Body Image, Breast Self Exam, Fitness, Testicular Self Examination, Cold and Flu Prevention, Excessive Exercise, Fitness Monitors, Test Anxiety

ARTICLES:

• Love The Body You Have
• Have You Felt Your Breasts Lately?
• Running Injuries
• Play Ball
• Are You A Compulsive Exerciser?
• Life In the Dorm: Staying Healthy Weights or Cardio First?
• Did I Really Burn 500 Calories on The Treadmill
• Anxious About Test Anxiety?

TOPICS: Alcohol, Spring Break, Nutrition, Hot Weather Survival, Tattoos and Body Piercing, Fitness, Relationships, Spring Campus Activities, Recipes

ARTICLES:

• Alcohol-Free Spring Break
• Safe Spring Break Tips
• Spring Break Survivor Challenge
• Nutrition’s Part in Physical Performance
• Heat Health
• How To Spot a Fad Diet
• Tattoos and Body Piercing
• Fitness Fun in the Sun
• Family Fun not Family Feud
• Spring Is In The Air
• Cold, Refreshing Beverage

TOPICS: Virginia Tech Health & Fitness Resources, Sun Exposure, Smoking, Skin Ailments, Exercise, Nutrition, Foot Health, Sleep

ARTICLES:

• Little Known Health Resources
• Protect the Skin You’re In!
• Friends Help Friends Quit Smoking
• What’s That Rash?
• What You Should Know About Water Exercise
• BBQ
• Shoes For the Summer
• Benefits of Physical Activity
• Cycle Reebok
• Smoking Quit Tips
• VT’s Top 5 Ways to Get a Hokie to Stop Smoking
• Sound Sleeping

TOPICS: Motivation, Fitness, Nutrition, Club Drugs, Sex & Abstinence, Smoking

ARTICLES:

• Motivation
• Hokie Aqua/Walk: Exercise Incentive Program
• Meal Planning
• Abdominal Training
• Adding One Minute To Your Workout
• Burn Excess Energy, Outside of the Gym
• The Truth About Ecstasy
• Let’s Talk About Sex…Or Not?
• Are You a Social Smoker?

TOPICS: Skin Self Care, Swimming, Alcohol, Healthy Habits, Yoga, Camping, Hydration, Back Pain, Fitness, Nutrition

ARTICLES:

• What do You Know About the Skin You’re In?
• Start Swimming
• Alcohol Facts
• 10 Habits of Highly Healthy People
• The Basics About Yoga
• When You Camp does your Food get Damp?
• Prevent Dehydration During the Summer Months
• Lower Back Pain
• The Facts About Diets
• Stretching: An Effective Way to Enhance Your Workout

TOPICS: Exercise, Stress, Yoga, Time Management, Relaxation, Stress, Nutrition, Relaxation, Fitness, Managing Diabetes

ARTICLES:

• Exercise Your Stress Away
• Don’t Be a Mess, Manage Your Stress!
• Eu-Stressed? Di-Stressed? De-Stress!
• Yoga
• Don’t Let Your Days Tick Away…Time Management Tips
• Breathe to Relieve
• Chill Out, Don’t Burn Out
• You are What You Eat, Even During Exam Week
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation
• Stress Fractures
• Pressures of College Life and Managing Diabetes