Even though sleep has numerous physical and mental health benefits — including boosting the immune system, strengthening the heart, helping maintain a healthy weight and supporting a more stable mood...
Welcome back to campus, Hoyas! For this installment of Wellness Personalis, I’m exploring sleep: what it is, how to customize it to your lifestyle, and its impact on wellness.
When I think about...
Even after a long day of classes, meetings and homework, sometimes you just can’t fall asleep amid dorm noise, airplanes flying over campus and your own mind wandering. If this is the case for...
On the cellular level, we are programmed to respond to stress. Our cells sense and respond to their environment. Signaling molecules — like the hormones circulating in your bloodstream — bind to the...
Welcome to college, where mattress toppers are one of your most important possessions. Sleep is definitely the most important thing in my life right now. I had the misfortune of having no mattress topper...
It's sophomore year, ladies and gentlemen, which means we're all ~experienced~ and can now look down on the lowly freshmen who walk the dreaded path to Darnall Hall. But besides the slightly upgraded situation...
Happy October!
AKA, happy end of all things fresh, new and exciting. Happy death 'n' afterlife to all things green. And, above all else: a very happy ~midtermz~.
The magic of the welcome and/or return...
Okay, first of all, why are they called midterms when they start during the third week of a semester and last until finals? Honestly, it's a living hell.
Now that our first week of bliss has ended,...
As you may have heard, Georgetown’s very own prodigal son is returning home to the Hilltop this week. And as cynical as we usually are here at 4E, this is actually a pretty cool thing. After all, since...
The holiday season is right around the corner. Soon you'll be sprawled about on a couch, wondering how it is humanly possible to still be alive after eating that much food. Soon after, you'll be hit with...
At Georgetown, there seems to be a positive correlation between sleep deprivation and self-confidence. Sleeping less suggests working harder: we get restless when we are resting, feeling inadequate compared...
Having one of those weeks where all you want to do is take a nap? Well, you are in luck because here at 4E we have come up with the perfect soundtrack to listen to (or sleep to) while you catch up on...
