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Lucid dreams can improve quality of life

Lucid dreams bear the awareness that one is actually dreaming. Both therapeutic and entertaining, they serve as a portal to your own virtual reality, one that can feel just as real as the waking world. Since the term “lucid dream” was coined in 1913 by Dutch psychiatrist Frederik van Eeden, extensive scientific research has been [...]

ZocDoc app finds care fast

A new mobile app brings patients closer than ever to fast, efficient health care

Working fitness into a busy schedule

Students face the daunting task of juggling classes, internships, social events and extracurriculars on a daily basis. Unfortunately, hectic schedules often let fitness fade into oblivion.

Racquetball offers fun fitness alternative

Enclosed by four walls, each player uses a short-handled racket to hit a small rubber ball. Unlike other racket sports, this one does not involve a net and the walls, floor and ceiling are fair playing surfaces.

A first time Zumba experience

If an arduous sprint of mirroring saucy dance moves sounds like a good time, Zumba may be for you.

SDSU student Mark Jones has developed a workout routine for all by incorporating active dance moves and versatile jams from a live disc jockey. / Edward Henderson, Senior Staff Writer

OneFitJam! shakes up humdrum routine

Dance and drill workouts such as CrossFit, P90X and Zumba have undoubtedly become some of the hottest trends in contemporary fitness.

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Yogis draw inspiration at Museum of Art

Imagine reaching a state of nirvana while surrounded by beautiful art. At the San Diego Museum of Art, this is no fantasy.

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Processed foods upset healthy stomachs

College life can be hectic — so hectic that maintaining a healthy diet often becomes difficult.

Taking slower bites and contemplating the field-to-plate process are staples of the mindful eating diet. | Antonio Zaragoza, Photo Editor

Mindful movement slows eating process

A heaping plate of pasta is placed on the dinner table. The first instinct is to plunge a fork into the hot noodles and shovel the meal down, satisfying a grumbling stomach.

Poor regulation on pre-workout supplements, such as Jack3d, poses risks to uneducated fitness fanatics. | Sam Sparhawk, Staff Photographer

Performance powders bear drugged effects

Take a spoonful of white powder, mix it in a couple ounces of water, drink and wait for the body to tingle, heart rate to spike, energy to explode and muscles to swell.

Poor regulation on pre-workout supplements, such as Jack3d, poses risks to uneducated fitness fanatics. | Sam Sparhawk, Staff Photographer

Performance powders bear drugged effects

WTake a spoonful of white powder, mix it in a couple ounces of water, drink and wait for the body to tingle, heart rate to spike, energy to explode and muscles to swell.

Dustin Michelson, Staff Photographer

Artificial sweeteners taste bitter in excess

Artificial sweeteners taste bitter in excess

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