Photo by Shayla Girardin It’s got to go! Five foods to minimize in your diet: Eating healthy can be a challenge, especially when you don’t know whether certain foods are beneficial for your body. While it’s easy to label certain food items, like cookies and candy, as junk, other foods can be more difficult to label. Here are five food items that might just surprise … [Read more...] about Five Foods to Minimize From Your Diet
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Campus Rec Opens New Outdoor Training Facility
Photo Courtesy of Michael Mori They say that the pain you feel today is the strength you will feel tomorrow. However, if your pain is comes from not being able to find space or equipment in the small weight center in the Pepperdine gym, you are probably feeling a different kind of burn. So you have complained, and Campus Recreation hears you. Campus Recreation has … [Read more...] about Campus Rec Opens New Outdoor Training Facility
Ebola reached the U.S. but we’ll be fine
Art by Sacha Irick The line between harsh reality and sensationalism has been over-stepped in most coverage of the Ebola outbreaks in the West African countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria. I am not trying to downplay the seriousness of the virus outbreak and by no means wish to mitigate the horrific devastation of life occurring in West Africa. Ebola is a … [Read more...] about Ebola reached the U.S. but we’ll be fine
SoulCycle: Spin Your Soul Out
Photos Courtesy of SoulCycle I’ve never considered myself a cyclist, so when my close friend offered me a free pass to SoulCycle Malibu I was a little sheepish. The next day, I found myself in a dimly lit room surrounded by a sea of bicycles trying to keep up to the beat of the music while maneuvering hand weights. SoulCycle Malibu is a 45 minute full-body workout … [Read more...] about SoulCycle: Spin Your Soul Out
Leaves of kale: Veganism taught me who I am
Art by Sacha Irick Although he was known more for his contributions to the world of science, Albert Einstein — who is considered to be one of the most intelligent men of all time — was also a proponent of the vegetarian lifestyle. He once said, “Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” Since … [Read more...] about Leaves of kale: Veganism taught me who I am