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Walk into any grocery store, and you’ll find a wall of protein bars promising to fix your life. Granola bars saying they give your day a healthy start, or protein bars saying they’re great workout fuel. And we can’t forget the wrappers covered in all the buzzwords: natural, wholesome, clean, high protein, etc. The more you read the labels, the more you realize that they’re either desserts disguised as breakfast, or straight up concoctions of chemicals. Are these bars actually

Social media is pretty bad for your health. Yeah, nothing new. That news has been going around for years. But there's a side of this we don't talk about as much that is just as important. Social media, in addition to affecting you emotionally, also has measurable effects on your physical body. And for teenagers spending an average of five or more hours a day on their phones, whether it's doomscrolling on the toilet or checking your stories right when you wake up, those effect

Most of us don't really think about what we ate as a kid until we're older and dealing with the consequences of it. The food you eat during those early years of development is more than just your source of energy. It builds your body, your brain, and most importantly, the habits you will continue for the rest of your life. But what should kids actually be eating? As a child, your nutrient needs are not just a scaled down version of what you're supposed to eat as an adult. For