Wellness goes beyond a state of physical health or lack of disease. Conventional wellness brought to us by the “wellness industry” has become a large source of misinformation, spreading ineffective and sometimes dangerous solutions to vulnerable people seeking help. Here we present to you ways you can achieve wellness backed by science, so you can improve your quality of life with the right information.
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The Sunny Science of Why We Need Sunlight
By Jacob Liu
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Learning Language Through Music
By Natalie Tran
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Diets and Kidney Stones
By Henry Lin
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Coping Through Co-Op Gameplay
By Regina Enriquez
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What is Multiple Sclerosis?
By Daria Sysoeva
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Nicotine Replacement Therapy
By Panamdeep Thind
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Don’t Leaf Me Alone
By Valerie Nguyen
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When Sweat Becomes a Problem: A Look Into Hyperhidrosis
By Daria Sysoeva
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How a Good Book Can Keep You Healthy
By Valerie Nguyen
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How Oral Hygiene is Tied with Overall Health
By Henry Lin
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Nutrition or Not-rition
By Haarika Gogineni
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You are not Hungry, You are Stressed
By Amy Nguyen
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Working Towards Recovery: The Benefits of Employment
By Natalie Tran
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Sitting Down is Acting Up
By Franchesca Buendia
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Recognizing Toxic Friendships
By Rena Zhu
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New Mindset, New You
By Katie Traversino
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Grudges: Their Impact and Our Actions
By Franchesca Buendia
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Exercise to Protect Your Heart and Mind!
By Rahul Koonantavida
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A Drop of Health in Every Note of Music
By Haarika Gogineni
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It’s a Small, Small World: The Human Microbiome
By Erika Joloya
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It’s Not Only Skin Deep
By Elizabeth Montoya
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Friends with Health Benefits
By Franchesca Buendia
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Adderall: College Students’ All-Purpose Drug
By Amy Nguyen
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When the Fire Burns Out
By Rena Zhu
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Cloudy Dreams
By Panamdeep Thind
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Give that Gut a Break: How Intermittent Fasting promotes Healthy Gut Bacteria
By Mildred Monsivais
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Sleep Deep
By Haarika Gogineni
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The Tech Addiction
By Christina Young
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Mental Maladies
By Haarika Gogineni
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What is Sleep?
By Hafsah Ganatra
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Pet Therapy: The Science behind Petting Animals
By Catherine Zhang
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The Importance of Mindful Eating
By Samantha Ahn
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Get Fit or Get Lit
By Haarika Gogineni
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The Biology and Psychology of Learning
By Ambika Vartak
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Art Therapy and Autism
By Lauren Young
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Remedying Traditional
Remedies
By Christina Young
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Spice It Up
By Haarika Bhatti and Lauren Young
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College Stress
By Harnoor Bhatti
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Study Drugs: How Do They Work?
By Jennifer Poo
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Should Lifestyle Changes be ‘Prescribed’?
By Kathy Feng
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Mask Off
By Lauren Young
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The ‘Real’ Drinking Age
By Emily Majorkiewicz
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Sit Up Straight
By Janki Patel
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The Key-to Weight Loss
By Samiha Ali
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DWI: (D)riving (W)hile H(I)gh
By Jessica Oshiro
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Loneliness and Health
By Jessica Oshiro
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Charcoal is the New Black
By Sukhman Rekhi
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A Royal Remedy: The All-Natural, All-Inclusive Solution
By Ashima Seth
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The Know-How of Napping
By Ashima Seth
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Fidget Toys: The Craze, the Pushback, and the Therapy
By Dominic Javonillo
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A Wrinkle in Cdk5:
A Necessary Gene for Cortical Folding
By Dominic Javonillo
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Food and Our Health
By Amal Elali
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An Apple a Day
By Emily Majorkiewicz
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Is Dementia Preventable?
By Kathy Feng
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Can You Die From a Broken Heart?
By Sukhman Rehki
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What’s Crackin’?
By Lauren Young
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Late Night Eating
By Annie Duong
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The Kale Craze
By Emily Majorkiewicz
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The Importance of Practicing Mindful Eating
By Raymond Chu
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How Your Shower Routine
May Affect Your Health
By Kathy Feng
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The Truth About Diet Soda
By Janki Patel
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The Effects of Yoga on
Back Pain
By Ujwal Aluru
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Over the Edge: Understanding Anxiety in Young Adults
By Miranda Helus
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Motivating Your Brain
and Body
By Annie Duong
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The Road Diet: The Only Diet You Can Really Stick To
By Rebecca Varghese
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Bird’s Nest: A Delicacy in
Asian Countries
By Kathy Feng
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A Cause for Collaboration
By Henry Chang
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Coffee vs. Tea
By Janki Patel
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To Snack or Not to Snack?
By Janki Patel
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Your Sleep Defines You
By Cristian Gonzalez
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Can I Eat Ice Cream on My Period?
By Kathy Feng
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The Cost of Two-Dollar Boba
By Henry Chang
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Music and Memory
By Lauren Young
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Juice Cleanses: Fab or Faux
By Kathy Feng
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Sleep is for the Strong
By Lauren Young
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Leeches and You
By Celyn Matienzo
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Fish are Friends, and Food
By Annie Duong
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College-Onset Depression
By Celyn Matiezno
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Vitaminwater: Pros and Cons
By Lauren Young and Kathy Feng