Introducing orthorexia nervosa
I think about food a lot. I think about how food affects my body and how I feel when I eat things. I like to…
health
Thin was not always in
Disordered eating has long been a byproduct of affluent societies. In places where food was no longer considered a scarcity, its consumption was calculated and…
Take responsibility for your own health
I was in Colorado when I first got hit with this wave of dieting fads and “health interest.” As far as I can tell, this…
Here comes Treble
This week I thought I had the symptoms of Bieber fever: incredible pain, sweating and shitting like there’s no tomorrow. In the end I realized…
This is no Disney movie
Recently, Praxedis G. Guerrero, Mexico, has been under international scrutiny for a reason other than drugs and violence. Last week, Marisol Valles Garcia, a 20-year-old…
Interview with a smoker
Having worked in a small town grocery store this past summer I learned that the average cash out for tobacco products was $1,000 a day,…
CFL misses the boat and the point
The NFL has the A Crucial Catch program, the CIS Women’s Basketball Coaches Association has the Shoot for the Cure initiative and the Canadian Breast…
Here comes Treble
Do I look out of shape? A question I raised at the Manitoban office water cooler this week. My editor Ryan playfully suggested I should…
Letters to the Editor – Oct. 27, 2010
RE: In search of an ideal study spot (Sept. 28, 2010) Thank you for the excellent article on study space in Dafoe Library by Erin…
Shooting for a cure
October is recognized as breast cancer awareness month and the CIS Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) is continuing their support for the cause with the…