Your new environment, activities, and responsibilities could impact your health and wellbeing. Here are a few strategies to set yourself up for a strong start to your college career.
Wellness
Orthorexia: When healthy eating goes too far
While setting goals for yourself is important, focusing those goals on changing your body can snowball into a form of disordered eating called orthorexia.
Creating wellness goals
Creating wellness goals centered around sleep, exercise, and diet can positively impact your mind, body, and study skills. University Health Services’ nutritionist Alicia Bosscher describes wellness goals like a wheel. Think of it like this: …
Sleep is an amazing thing.
It helps you perform better on exams and improves concentration and energy levels. Rest helps your body fight off infections and can improve your mood and reduce anxiety and stress. Sleep keeps your body feeling …
It’s that time of year again: finals time!
We know you can all relate when we say the semester has flown right by, and if you feel like you haven’t even had the chance to catch your breath before finals, you’re not alone. …
Student volunteering could have health benefits
Time spent volunteering on campus or in the community can impact students’ overall mental and emotional health, a 2015 study shows. The study found that students who volunteered up to 10 hours each week were …
Adeno-what?
Adenoviruses are a group of common viruses that cause a range of illnesses. People with weakened immune systems are more likely to get very sick from an adenovirus infection, so if you are immunocompromised and …
Tips for soaking up some vitamin “me” this summer
Summer break is the time to recuperate after months of hard work and focus. Whether it’s your first summer staying in Madison, or your last, this city provides a never-ending supply of ways to soak …
How to stay stress-free the week before finals
So, Badgers. It’s the last week of classes. As you’re handing in projects and wrapping up lectures, it starts to sink in: finals are next week. Before things get hectic, take this last week to …