If you are losing your concentration during finals week..these 10 foods can help

Finals week for students is a very long, stressful week. It can be 2 weeks depending on when you start studying. It is starting to be that time of year when it is finals and when students need the most concentration they can get and healthy food for them to stay healthy. You should be eating right, to keep you healthy during finals week but also to keep your brain moving. If you are not eating the right food during the times that you have to study the most then you will just get tired and not want to study any more. It happens to me a lot when I don't have coffee because that is what keeps me awake when I am studying for hours at night. I hope this helps students that are taking finals in the next couple of weeks and helps you stay a wake for the hours you are studying. brain power

A healthy choice when it comes to mall food..

Get hungry at the mall when you are shopping? I think it happens to most of us..especially when we are shopping for hours. Don't want to eat the junk they have there? I found a great article on how to choose the right snacks at the mall. It is so hard when there is so much good ( But bad) for you food all around the food courts. People are at the mall now for even longer because of the hoilday seasons. It is not good to skip meals and people are usually at the mall during the day and thats when you should be eating. This is an article that could help you for the next time you are in line at the food court and want to stay healthy and eat something that is acutually filling and is good for you. healthy

I hope that this helps and that you pick the right choice at the mall this season for food :)

14 Smart ways to stay healthy this year

If you are like me, and always trying to read something about trying to stay healthy during the cold months of December, January, and February, I found awesome tips to read. If you are a student living in the dorms..staying away from germs is tough. With germs every where you need to keep healthy and try to avoid touching your face a lot with your hands. It is an awful time to be sick when you are a student because we have finals coming up and have to be studying every night. This is a great article to read and I hope everyone stays healthy through the cold months, and the holidays! 14 tips

Foods to keep in mind during the Holidays... the best and the worst..

The holidays are here! Trying to keep yourself on track with your diet? Everyone knows this is the hardest time of year to keep your weight on track and the diet that you want to have going good. It is so hard when there is so many different kinds of foods all around you..basically through the course of December. I have a problem when it come to sweets. That is the hardest thing to keep away from because there are so many options and you just want to have all of them. The best tip I think is that to keep drinking water instead of.. juices..or eggnog or cider, or soda. Those are just added on calories that you don't need because you are already having so many calories with the food. Check this website out and you can keep in your mind what to have and what not to have.. the worse feeling is feeling too full to move! best and worst food

What to do when you are starting to feel sick...

It is the worst feeling when you know you are starting to feel sick. Can you prevent it the cold from happening? Sometimes if you are lucky. You should always get enough sleep when you are feeling sick and that could help a lot. Or maybe sleep is all that you need. I found this great article to read to help you not to get sick. It is defiantly the time of year when the germs are getting passed around. If you are sick try and be cautious to those around you!! This is an article with a lot of tips. http://www.healthcentral.com/cold-flu/common-cold-symptoms-154149-75.html

Hope this helps and hope everyone stays healthy through the rough times of winter!!! and remember to get a lot of rest when you need it :)

How much water should you really drink a day?

I am always trying to drink as much water as I can because I know that is good for you and helps clean out your body. What I have found out is that you don't need to drink as much as you think. All you have to do is calculate 75 % of your body weight. For example: if you weigh 150 pounds, then it would be 112.5 pounds. That is 112.6 ounces. You shouldn't force your self to drink water if you are not thirsty. I sometimes find myself doing that because I want to get all the water that I need in for one day. Somethings are not good to have a lot of, in this case..You can never have enough water. It helps out your body so much especailly if you are very active or play a sport. Here is a website that give you some advice if you need it for drinking water. http://www.realage.com/eat-smart/food-and-nutrition/how-much-water-do-you-really-need

If you are trying to loose weight and you dont drink water then defiently start and you will see a difference. If you are a soda drinker--try water next time! You will feel better, and not as full and it is zero calories compared to how much soda is. I think water is a huge health issue because people don't drink enough of it. Buying water bottles can get expensive, you should just buy a water bottle so you can keep re-using it. Try it out! :)

To eat or not to eat?

What to snack on when your hungry? I usually try to go for something healthy... one of my favorite snacks is baby carrots. I have heard a lot of different stories about them lately. Are they good for you or bad?  One weekend when I was home I was talking to my trainer at the gym and she said not to eat them. She gave me this website to check out and read more about them. http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/carrots.asp
It got me thinking differently.. and I try not to eat them any more. And it was one of my favorite snacks! :( I hope this doesn't make you not eat them anymore.. Just trying to watch out for everyones health... I have heard a lot of different things and I wanted to make sure if I was right or wrong.