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Hey Sprouts! Today out of quarantine curiosity I started researching PMS and how a lack of physical activity could impact it. Reason being, my phone reminded me I wasn't getting my steps in lol Anyway I found the perfect article. Life Style Factors Associated with Premenstrual Syndrome among El-Minia University Students, Egypt. I'll leave the link below: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2013/617123/ It's six pages though....so basically what it said was: BMI - positively associated with risk of specific physical and emotional symptoms: swelling of the extremities backache abdominal cramping diarrhea/constipation mood swings food cravings Physical Activity or Lack Thereof  91% of students who were sedentary (largely inactive) had PMS compared to 49.2% who reported being physically active. Physical activity (specifically aerobic exercise) was shown to alleviate symptoms like water retention, automatic reactions and appetite. Food Choice There...

Hey Lil Sprouts!                   So the 'Rona definitely got a little more serious than I originally thought (LOL). Please do your best to pay attention to the CDC's updates, and do your part by practicing social distancing and good hygienic habits. Now to the point. A lot of us have had our school's closed and must now embark on a journey of remote learning...(a joke).  If you didn't know before, online classes are way more difficult than in person classes, because it's ALL. ON. YOU. With that being said, I put together some tips for you all! Here go my lil survival guide: -Your availability does not equal your free time! Schedule the specific times you’ll be available to work on your assignments by class. Be sure to include specific due dates and times. Class Organizing Strategies By due date By original class syllabus/schedule Checkered, 2 classes on 1 day, the other 2 on another Interesting Cla...