‘Health & Wellness’ Articles

BY MATT SCHRAGE & NATHAN AMIN Post Secrets is an anonymous forum at UHS for sharing secrets.  Most responses from UHS students have been positive, but people feel that it is taken as a joke. Also many UHS student believe that the restrictions on what can be posted should not be in place. Full Article

Have you wondered whether what your parents say about long time cellphone usage is bad for your health? A study recently found that using cellphones only increase brain activity. Another set of data show that there is no connection between between cellphones and brain tumor. What should you do if you are worried about the increased brain Full Article

By Molly F. ’12 PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM PIE Prep Time: 10 minutes 1-1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs* 6 Tbsp. butter, melts ¼ cup sugar 1 quart peppermint ice cream Chocolate Sauce (recipe follows) Stir cookie crumbs, butter and sugar in mixing bowl until thoroughly combined.  Press mixture into bottom and up sides of a glass Full Article

The Vibram FiveFingers shoes, also known as “barefoot” shoes, improve body mechanics by letting the foot work the way it should and not the way it does in a shoe. The advantages include improved balance, agility and grip. They may look funky, but they are awesome. Full Article

Water isn't the only beneficial drink for your health. Orange juice, chocolate milk, chamomile tea, etc. are equally salubrious if not better. Full Article

by Brandon T. Face it, wouldn’t every high school student want to munch on a chocolate donut for breakfast, eat a cheese burger and fries for lunch, enjoy a T-bone steak for dinner, and end the day with a big pile of ice cream?  Of course we would, but we know better.  Our logical minds Full Article

by Kate G. and Olivia K. One in every four female athletes will tear their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) at least once in their lifetime. Each year, an estimated 80,000 ACLs are torn, and roughly 55,000 of which are sports related. According to USA today “High school and college women’s basketball players are five times more Full Article

By Katherine E. Walking into the Mollie Stone’s Super Market on California Street, I scanned the drink section, looking for a beverage that would be good after a tiring day of school. My eyes glazed over the soft drinks and iced teas, until I reached the Kombucha section. After seeing many health junkies and friends Full Article

By Misha S “Stay in school, and don’t drink!” cautioned a twenty-something homeless man as he received a meal from a UHS student at Glide Memorial Church. But this man wasn’t talking about alcohol. As a high school student, he had fallen prey to an all-too-abused drug: Caffeine. His sleeping cycle was thrown off so Full Article

By Duncan H A baby born in rural El Salvador has a better chance of surviving than a baby born in Detroit, Michigan. How is this possible? In the United States of America, the most prosperous country in the history of the world, more than 40 million lack even the most rudimentary health care. A Full Article