Skechers Shape Ups Ad

These Shape Ups are Sketchy

You’ve probably seen ads for toning shoes that promise to make you healthier, leaner, and happier, but have you heard the latest in the toning shoe craze? Skechers Shape-ups for Girls… pink and glittery toning shoes designed for girls as young as 7 or 8. I…

Fast Food

Fast Food

What’s the healthiest thing on the menu at a fast food restaurant? Is it the salad, or is it the chicken sandwich? The answer may not be as obvious as you might think. You may be surprised to learn that a salad with dressing may have…

Being Bullied

About Bullying…

Unfortunately, bullying seems to be a part of growing up. In a sad way, it almost seems like a natural evolutionary instinct for some people. It’s like they need to be mean to make themselves feel better. People who bully others are sad individuals, and…

Carrying Books

AP Classes

Hey guys, are any of you HS juniors that are nervous about taking Advance Placement (“AP”) classes in high school? If you are, it’s totally fine because it just so happens that I’m in the process of preparing to take AP classes during my senior year…

The Dukan Diet

Fad Diet Alert: Dukan Diet

Just a couple of years ago, the low carbohydrate diet (formally know as the Atkins Diet) swept across the country. Well, the low carbohydrate craze has made its way back – at least in Europe – with the popular French “Dukan Diet”. Like other fad…

PCOS Blog

“I’ll just have a salad.”

Many people choose salads when they go out for lunch or dinner because they’re trying to be healthy. Eating well isn’t as simple as ordering a salad, though, because many restaurants serve salads that are loaded with unhealthy toppings. Salads that are topped with deep-fried…

Falling Asleep

Good Night! Teens and Sleep

Most (if not all) teens love sleeping, but more often than not they don’t get enough. Sleep is vital to our well–being because while we sleep, our bodies carry out important functions such as strengthening our immune system. Teens are supposed to get 8 ½…

guy reading

Gearing Up for College

Many high school juniors are under the impression that senior year is going to be stressful due to the workload and the college application process; but it doesn’t have to be. If you’re planning to apply to college, here are things you’ll need to keep…

SADD

Preventing Destructive Decisions: Contract for Life

Are you familiar with the Contract for Life? Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) designed a contract that facilitates communication between young people and their parents about potentially destructive decisions related to alcohol, drugs, peer pressure, and behavior. In this contract, a teen acknowledges the many…