No student ever goes through their time at UC Santa Cruz without taking at least one class that talks about the environment.  For me, that class is ESLP. It stands for the Education for Sustainable Living Program, and it’s chock-full of hippies and earth-lovers who never fail to amaze me with their passion and eccentric [...]

Atkins. Fruitarian. South Beach. Rainbow. Master Cleanse. Raw Food.

Whether it is to reach a healthy lifestyle or simply to fit into a pair of jeans, the plethora of diets is proof of a diet-obsessed nation. From Lord Byron’s vinegar diet in 1820 to the recent cabbage soup craze, the quest for dramatic weight loss and positive health results has thrived for generations.