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Health: Navigating College With Food Allergies

It's hard enough navigating college as a freshman. Not only are you avoiding the dreaded Freshman 15, but you're also finding your way around campus. If you've got a food allergy, this could make life a little more difficult. Here's how to deal.

Making Time to Work Out in College

Fitness is on everyone's mind. Some people want to win a marathon, some people want to run a mile and some people just want to make it up the stairs. Regardless of what you want, it's important to get motivated and stay that way.

Getting to the gym can be a bigger task than the actual workout, with the biggest excuse for skipping the gym being that you don't have time. Well, here are a few simple tips for making sure you get to working out before your busy schedule finds something else for you to do.

Easy Ways to Get in Shape as a College Student

College is a time of growth, both mentally and physically. Your attitudes, morals, maturity and even your body undergo change.

However, a change in your body does not necessarily mean you have fallen into the "Freshman 15" trap. Instead, your body naturally grows and develops into a young adult, hips included. During this change, your body will appreciate you if you take the time to exercise daily and eat healthy.

Spring Has Sprung: 5 Beauty Products to Protect Your Skin

Spring has arrived and that means the sun is starting to get stronger. Before you know it, summer will be thrust upon us, and we’ll be hiding from the heat.

Even though with summer comes glorious tanned skin, we all have to remember that even though we might like the way we look with a bronzed glow, we have to protect our skin from the harmful UV rays.

Some of us might forget that even when aren’t laying on the beach, the sun is still shining and it still poses a danger to us and our skin.

Spring Has Sprung: Ways to Get Outside!

Bright oranges, vibrant pinks, glowing yellows ... the colors of spring are popping up everywhere. The sun stays out longer and is starting to break the long winter chill we are all tired of.

Wishing you could find some more time to soak up the sun? Here are some ideas to get you out there while staying productive.

An App to Help College Students With Health Advice?

Ever wonder what to do when you are not feeling well during a late night or busy week? The Urgent Care app by Great Call is an amazing new health care app.

The app, available for Android and iPhone, offers users access to communicate with a health care provider at all times, so there's no more using the excuse that you are too busy to keep your health in check!

U Chic Approved: Nature Box

Nature Box is a company that sends you healthy, all-natural foods to your doorstep monthly for only $19.95 a month and shipping is free!

The Media Maven: Steps to Prevent Rape

Sexual assault is definitely not one of the most fun topics to chat about at girl’s night, but it is indeed one of the most important. Now, more than ever, as college students and 20-somethings, young ladies need to know what possible steps they can take to divert a rape.

CNN recently aired a story about “last resort” steps to prevent a rape. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs released 10 tips to avoid rape. Among the tips were ones like, vomiting, urinating, telling your attacker you are menstruating or have a disease.

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