Crisis! A Premature Gray Hair! And What to Do About It Perhaps you’ve found yourself looking like this lady one too many days. Perhaps after that you find yourself with a dreaded Gray Hair. Crisis! Hair color comes from the ratio of eumelanin and pheomelanin (two types of melanin pigment) and can vary immensely. There…

Does Curling Your Hair Hurt It? How to Care for Frizzy Hair While Minimizing Heat Damage          Healthy hair is shiny, strong, and free of breakage because of a protein that our bodies naturally produce: keratin. However, keratin sometimes isn’t enough to prevent dryness or frizzy hair. When our hair is dry, floofy, or frizzes…

How Can I Reduce Cholesterol Levels? Cholesterol is a “waxy substance” that accumulates in the arteries and is not healthy in high levels. Fortunately, there are simple lifestyle changes that can help reduce cholesterol consumed and remove bad cholesterol from the blood, or otherwise mitigate cholesterol-related issues. Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Eating walnuts, flaxseeds, and other…

How to Have a Healthy Head of Hair An Alliterative Article With the stress of the academic and fiscal year piling on, there’s little wonder that everyone’s shedding more hair than usual. But what are some ways to reduce the shedding and have thicker hair? According to dermatologists at the Cleveland Clinic, application of antioxidants…

How to Get Motivated I recently saw a post on LinkedIn about an Olympian who just graduated from college, and frankly was awestruck. The amount of dedication and discipline it takes to train, and to compound that with the mental and physical toll of pursuing a degree is kind of unbelievable. So what makes these…

Time Is a Limited Commodity We have probably all experienced time flying when we’ve had fun, or time seeming to drag on for hours when we’re struggling through something difficult. I’ve closed my eyes, felt my head drop onto a pillow, and felt like barely a second has passed before it’s time to wake up…

Healthy Meals Around The World Last month the wellness column focused on what healthy meals might include. But no lesson will be complete without some examples: with that, here are a few delicious and healthy ideas for vegetarian meals. Cuba – Beans and rice are a traditional Cuban meal densely packed with protein.  India –…

Dear Spirit, What Should I Eat for Dinner Tonight? It’s a question for the ages. 4:30 rolls around and minds of dinner-makers around the world begin faintly to consider what might be a good option for a meal. The average American eats dinner from 6 PM to 7 PM each evening, though dinnertimes vary vastly…

Flee From Flu Season By Jaanu It’s a very cold time of the year, but it doesn’t have to be! Healthy habits practiced and applied can reduce the spread and impact of influenza and common cold. Avoid close contact, especially when you or another person is sick. Keeping a distance during sickness can help others…

On Twelve Months of Wellness It has been one year since we discussed improving strength last January. On the cover of Spirit last January, we ushered in the year with the words, “New Year, New You!” Perhaps that is the case for some of us; for others, not so much. I’m sure we’ve all met…