By Bill Chang Apples have always been a food that has been admired and recommended by doctors. The saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” certainly can relate. But what exactly is the reason that apples are the most popular …

By Jenny Sun What usually happens on a school day morning? You roll up in your bed and drowsily stare at the clock: 6:30. At school, your eyelids are heavy in first period, and you miss important notes. Some commentators of education …

By Michael Chang In the modern society, our home is now filled with wi-fi signals, electromagnetic waves and other silent but dangerous phenomena. Long term exposure to these signals have proven to be a cause of deadly diseases. However, there may be …

By Jiemin Sun Meditation can improve both your physical and emotional health, as covered in part one of Let us Meditate. One may suppress respiratory or even heart diseases just by sitting, breathing, and clearing one’s mind. Brain structure can be altered, …

By Jiemin Sun Are you sleeping right? One of the biggest and most common difficulties students face is getting ample sleep. Adolescents need plenty of sleep (8.5 to 9.5 hours a night) to feel fully rested, but the American National Sleep Foundation …

By Xin Chang Do you know that calcium is essential for our body’s overall nutrition and health, because it is the most abundant mineral in our body. Aside from bones and teeth, they can also be found in blood plasma, body tissues, …

Acne, a medical condition despised by teenagers, is mainly caused by damaged fat glands. The pores on the skin and the oil glands of the skin below are connected. These fat glands are responsible for producing sebum (an oily substance). The pores …

By Xin Chang Today, french fries contribute to one third of total vegetables which many kids consume. This is alarming, considering the unhealthy effects they can have on a person’s development. Although fried food is tasty, trans fat is what turns a …

By Michael Chang In space, no one can hear you scream. No matter what, astronauts are always exposed to the fact that their team of six or less people are alone, over 100 miles from any civilization orbiting in the hostile environment …

By Michael Chang Space, the gargantuan area that surrounds the small blue marble we call our planet, is a dangerous place. Even deadly is an understatement. In space, there is nothing to help us slow down, let us hear each other, and …