'Gate Wellness Blog

Understanding how to read nutrition labels—even if you only visually scan them for a few seconds—is a crucial skill for making informed food choices. The numbers and percentages may seem overwhelming at first, but nutrition labels follow a standardized format that is designed to help you, as the consumer, to quickly evaluate what you are eating. This blog will teach you how to interpret key sections such as serving size, calories, nutrients and percent daily value in order to better manage your diet and overall health.

Flu season is here. Read the latest wellness blog to learn more about preventive measures, at-home remedies, over-the-counter options, and resources available to you on campus and in the community.

This article details some of the most important tips for Colgate students as they encounter new types of conflict within friendships.

This article aims to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of what hangovers are, why they occur and how to best treat them.

This blogpost serves as an introduction to the spiritual component of wellness. It guides readers through community building and resilience as specific facets of spirituality, and it recommends the best practices to begin on a spiritual journey.

This blog will touch on the most important factors to consider during tick season. After reading, the Colgate community will be equipped with a baseline knowledge of tick-borne disease, as well as the most effective methods to prevent Lyme.

This article provides readers with practices that are most conducive to a good night's sleep, and why sleep quality is so important.

This blog dives into the question of whether tap or bottled water is "healthiest" as well as the factors that allow us to come to that determination (if any!)

As the winter months rapidly approach, it is important that we practice self care and recognize who might be at risk for mental health changes owing to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). This blog equips the Colgate community with best practices to both recognize and seek treatment for SAD.

The fall season has begun, and it is more important than ever that you protect yourself and others from seasonal illness. In this blog, we will highlight the resources available on campus to stay healthy.