health

If You Needed a New Reason To Feed Your Starbucks Addiction, Science Says Coffee Can Save Your Life
Although I am thankful to ‘jo for all of these benefits, I’m hoping the next article discusses the sudden discovery that coffee beans help you find a full-time job after college, or jeans that fit just right.
Symcat Turns Your Web Browser Into a Doctor’s Office [Web Spy]
After you type in your symptoms, the site then runs them through its database, which uses actual patient records to diagnose your ailment.

Even Meryl Streep Has the Flu – What Do We Do?! [Body Blog]
The flu sucks, and with a new semester starting this is not an ideal time to be in bed with a fever. So how do you avoid it? I’ve put together the best tips I can find. A lot of them are common sense, but a little reminder never hurts.
America Fails At Everything: STDs, Obesity, Drug Use – Everything
The National Institutes of Health asked them to compare the health of Americans to people in Canada, Australia, Japan and 13 European countries including Britain, France, Portugal, Italy and Germany. Americans did worse in nine areas: infant mortality; injury and homicide rates; teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases; the AIDS virus; drug abuse; obesity and diabetes; heart disease; lung disease; and disabilities.
Is Green Tea the Key to Burning Fat? [Body Blog]
Green tea has been linked to numerous health benefits, including the potential to fight cancer and heart disease. The claims that green tea is a magical fat burner first appeared in 2005, when a study showed that people who drank a bottle of tea fortified with green tea extract every day for three months lost more body fat than subjects who drank a different type of tea.
Is Bad Body Image Contagious? [Body Blog]
Think about it: how would you react if you heard another woman walk into the room and say, “I look fantastic today!” You might admire her confidence, but it’s more likely you’d be throwing her some serious side-eye.
How to Avoid That Way-Too-Common Cold [Body Blog]
There are some steps you can take to help prevent those awful fall/winter illnesses. The common cold and the flu are slightly different beasts, but in general, the prevention tips are the same.

All That Sitting Could Literally Be Killing You [Body Blog]
Say what?! Sitting is worse for you than smoking cigarettes. I never saw that one coming. And another study supports these results. This second study measured total daily sitting time – not just TV watching time.
How to Find the Perfect Running Shoe [Body Blog]
Running shoes are an investment. They’re expensive, but worth it if you get a good pair. That being said, you don’t want to invest in a pair you end up hating.
Healthy Fast Food Options When You’re Pressed For Time
It’s hard to balance a healthy lifestyle when you’re a college girl on the go. Between crazy class schedules, team meetings, hang out time with friends and Toddlers in Tiaras marathons, finding time to buy real food, and make meals that don’t involve a microwave can get pretty difficult. We all want to stay healthy and fit (even if we do engage in the occasional tub of Ben & Jerry’s), but sometimes it’s hard to do that within the confines of a college dorm or cafeteria.
Is Organic Food Worth Your Money? [Body Blog]
As college students, many of us are on tight budgets. So is it worth it to shell out the extra cash for organics? A recent study suggests that maybe it’s not.
Can Sex Boost Athletic Performance? [Body Blog]
A few juicy tidbits about the Olympic village captured our attention. One of those tidbits was the fact that the International Olympic Committee distributed 150,000 condoms to the athletes this year.
I’m Pale, Get Over It: A Fair-Skinned Manifesto [Friday Faves]
I was born with a skin-tone that falls somewhere between “fresh milk” and “blank paper.” I’ve heard every “where are the Seven Dwarves?” and “Ah! You’re blinding me!” joke in existence, replacing my joyful anticipation of summer with an ominous dread.
The Five Scariest Facts About Pregnancy [Friday Faves]
As if 16 & Pregnant and my 7th grade health class didn’t give me enough reasons to never produce offspring, turns out there’s a bunch of other aspects of pregnancy that scare the hell out of me.
How-To Love Yourself in 6 Simple Steps
Here on CollegeCandy, we write a lot of how-to posts. But for this particular how-to, I wanted to go a little less glam, and a little bit more gushy.
Is NYC’s Proposed Soda Ban Taking it Too Far? [Body Blog]
“New Yorkers for Beverage Choices” sounds like a joke group straight out of a Saturday Night Live skit. But it’s very real. And its members are engaged in what’s shaping up to be a pretty serious fight in New York City.