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Veggie Tales

Plant-based diets increase in popularity

Adele Fratesi , Managing Editor • October 6, 2021

Walking through the meat and dairy aisles of the grocery store, the increased presence of alternatives to traditional animal products is undeniable. Multiple brands of almond and oat milk often occupy...

Double trouble

Wildfire smoke produces additional complications to COVID-19

Olivia Rounsaville, Senior Reporter • September 24, 2020

Wildfire smoke, which can be harmful to the lungs, can also intensify a person’s reaction to COVID-19 as it irritates the lungs and damages the immune system which can make a person more susceptible...

Unhealthy air quality continues

The Bay Area feels the effects of the fires raging throughout California

Olivia Rounsaville, Senior Reporter • September 14, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Today marks the record-breaking 38th consecutive spare the air day from the recent wildfires that have created unhealthy air quality. “I feel like the smoke has been unhealthy for so...

Athletes find alternative fitness routines

Olivia Rounsaville, Senior Reporter • March 10, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE In light of the recent coronavirus spread in San Francisco, school administrators have cancelled all sports and workouts in the gym until March 22, which leaves many students without fitness...

Let’s talk about sex

Schools should require health classes for students

Gray Timberlake, Editor-in-Chief • February 14, 2020

The Netflix series “Sex Education” follows Otis, an awkward teenager, who, despite being a virgin, opens a sex clinic because his mom is a sex therapist. The queries Otis answers, including whether...

Students ask anonymous health questions during class meetings

Gray Timberlake, Senior Reporter • April 28, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Health professionals led conversations split by grades during class meetings last week about various health-related topics. Students had the opportunity to write down anonymous questions...

New club spreads awareness about health

The Wellness Club teaches students about healthy lifestyles

Olivia Mohun and Madeline Thiara • October 2, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE Students in the Wellness Wisdom Club met for the first time yesterday at lunch to learn more about healthy living and talk about how to treat their bodies. “My goal for this club is...

A lifestyle ‘Worth’ her time

Junior shares healthy lifestyle through Instagram, blog.

Cece Giarman, Editor-in-Chief • May 24, 2018

After waking up at 5:30 a.m. for her daily pilates-inspired workout, junior Worth Taylor starts every week making a batch of homemade nut milk and preparing the day’s picture-perfect, nutrient-packed,...

Note to self

Daily journaling can offer stress relief, affirmation.

Mason Cooney, Copy Editor • May 24, 2018

Images of “Bridget Jones” or “The Princess Diaries” may come to mind when thinking of journaling, but regular “Dear Diary” entries can provide more mental and physical health benefits than...

Staying healthy during the flu season

Mary Perez, Senior Reporter • January 30, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE With the flu season peaking mid-January, students and teachers missing classes have become a regular event and many are fighting to remain healthy. “I’ve been washing my hands...

Personal care products may pose serious health risks

Shampoo, conditioners and skin care lotion chemicals can disrupt hormones.

Josephine Rozzelle, Sports Editor • December 16, 2017

Showering with shampoo and conditioner, rinsing with an army of skin care products, or even putting on makeup may seem important for maintaining a healthier, cleaner lifestyle, but many personal care products...

Up in smoke

New form of nicotine consumption poses health hazards.

Asha Khanna, Editor-in-Chief • December 14, 2017

Despite the Surgeon General’s Warnings on packs of cigarettes and anti-cigarette campaigns, many young smokers are starting nicotine habits through JUULs, a type of e-cigarette available in multiple...

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