‘Fat talk’ harmful to body image and health
Association with Greek life on a college campus often leads way to a negative connotation in regards to body image. Fat Talk Free Week encourages women to focus on health instead of weight or pant size.
View ArticleCoal’s true cost a risk to health, environment
As most people in this state are aware, Kentucky has very “cheap” electricity rates. However, the true cost of this “cheap” energy, when externalizations are taken into account, is actually extremely...
View ArticleObesity is a choice, not ‘just the way someone is’
Every piece of food you put into your mouth is a choice, every time you pass the gym and say “maybe I’ll start next week” is a choice, every time you rationalize the dessert is a choice.
View ArticleUK’s tobacco-free campus up in smoke
Public smoking bans are becoming the norm nowadays, but what bewilders me the most are the clouds of smoke lingering around UK’s two-year tobacco-free campus.
View ArticleUK’s coal-fired heating plants creating smog, polluting air
I would urge all UK students and Lexington citizens to observe the two coal-fired heating plants on UK’s campus. You won’t miss them. They are the buildings with the not-quite-high-enough smokestacks...
View ArticleLocal restaurants offer healthy menu options
Restaurants are certainly not hard to come by in this city, and health-conscious eaters have several options when it comes to Lexington dining.
View ArticleYou are what you eat: Benefits to locally grown
What’s on your plate? If you do not eat locally grown, raised and/or produced food, more than likely you are eating food that is not real.
View ArticleAlternative energy in Ky. realistic, mandatory
Coal is a finite resource and we need to start moving to alternative sources to help future generations make an easier, quicker transition.
View ArticlePortion control crucial to weight management
Usually, when we think about nutrition, we think about weight loss. But that’s only part of it. The trick is balancing out how much we eat, with what we eat.
View ArticleArboretum, Johnson Center provide ways to stay active
Summer is the season of relaxation, recreation and entertainment.
View ArticleBroga fills an exercise niche for guys
Why is yoga more popular among women in the U.S.? The colorful, rolled-up mats and skin-tight pants may be to blame. Perhaps it’s the sitting in peace without beating each other up that turns men off...
View ArticleEvent raising awareness, money for diabetes
For one night, diabetics can shed their fears and be thankful for an abundance of sweets.
View ArticleCelebrity chef Robert Irvine speaks at UK
The Student Activities Board brought celebrity chef Robert Irvine to Memorial Hall Wednesday to speak to the student body about living healthy and staying well while attending college.
View ArticleYour pharmacist, the flu and you: UHS offers vaccine
Last year only 43 percent of all Americans got the flu shot. However, the Centers for Disease Control states, “Getting a flu vaccine is the first and most important step in protecting against this...
View ArticleState attempts to curb prescription drug abuse
Prescription drug abuse and related topics have received much media attention lately. Unfortunately, a lot of that attention has spotlighted Kentucky.
View ArticlePavement not the best surface for runners
I recently decided to get back into shape, and I decided I would do a lot of cardio workouts to meet my goal.
View ArticleAvoid sugars for a healthy holiday season
The best defense against a holiday glut-and-stress cycle is indulging in the right foods.
View ArticleAiming to prevent the flu: open house focuses on attacking virus before it hits
In preparation for the flu hitting campus, University Health Service is offering $10 flu shots to students, among other services, which started with an open house Tuesday.
View ArticleUK offers sex class designed to help couples
Not many college courses start class with Rihanna's “S&M” music video. And probably even fewer courses would follow with a power point on bondage, transvestism and fetishism.
View ArticleAffordable Care Act: What does it mean for students
Let's talk about health insurance. I know, I know. You’re a college student. You’re invincible, you are never going to get sick. Health insurance is a waste of your time, and more importantly, your...
View ArticleFight the sit and get fit: Living healthy in Lexington is possible
A lot of sit happens in Lexington.
View ArticlePOP: Fitting fitness in this fall: Cold weather no longer an excuse
The allure of holiday food, comfy sweaters that hide curves and bumps and the temptation to avoid the fall chill, are excuses to avoid the gym. But a healthy lifestyle and regular fitness schedule can...
View ArticleProfessor leads patient program
Director of the Center for Health Services Research Mark Williams was approved to lead a $14.9 million "Effectiveness in Transitional Care" project from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research...
View ArticleEditorial: UK should enforce smoking ban on campus
We here at The Kentucky Kernel believe that if you’re going to implement a campus-wide policy, you should make sure that your staff and students have the tools and motivation to stand by the policy.
View ArticleTobacco topic of tailgate
Before the tobacco-free policy was put in place in November 2009, about 49 percent of UK students reported using tobacco products, wrote health education and marketing coordinator Fadyia Lowe in an...
View ArticleTobacco-free tailgate raises awareness
“We’re here to celebrate such a good cause,” said Rebecca Huffman, Ph.D, while sipping hot chocolate with friends. “It’s so much better than five years ago when you could smell smoke all over campus....
View ArticleExperts tell how to avoid stress during finals
Senior staff psychologist Tina Bryant from the UK Counseling Center and assistant professor of psychiatry Matthew Neltner with Health Service talked to the Kentucky Kernel about ways students can take...
View ArticleUK Law works on its figure
The College of Law Dean’s Challenge, which began Monday and runs through Feb. 27, allows students to earn points by exercising, meditating, eating healthy and turning off their cell phones for an hour...
View ArticleHospital to grow with $1 billion expansion: Project to add 120 beds to tower
The addition of 120 beds to the ninth and 10th floors of the patient tower in UKHealthCare is the latest phase in a $1 billion expansion project that began in 2004, according to the Lexington...
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