Greetings!
Wishing you and yours a very Happy & Healthy Holiday Season this year! Here are two ideas to help you stay healthy this season: - Laugh! Watch this creative video that will get you laughing and will also explain what your ornaments do when you are not at home!
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Reading this newsletter is good for your health!
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E-Mailing Your Way to Healthier Habits
People move more and eat better when messaged to do so, study finds.
E-mail messages suggesting small ways to eat more healthfully or boost physical activity can significantly improve health habits, a new study has found.
Participants in a worksite e-mail program walked more, ate more fruits and vegetables and consumed less saturated fats and trans fats than workers who didn't receive the e-mails, according to a report in the June issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Read more |
Need more C?
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Fruits, vegetables are primary source of vitamin C
Ascorbic acid helps in repair, maintenance of cartilage, bones, teeth, and aids healing.With the cold season approaching, vitamin C will again be talked about as a remedy in many households. Some good food sources of vitamin C: Vegetables, including bell peppers (all colors), broccoli, kale, Brussels sprouts, spinach, kidney beans, cauliflower, cabbage (all varieties), sweet and white potatoes (see recipe below) mustard greens, tomatoes, okra, winter and summer squash. Read more
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Super Simple Recipe!
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'Tis the season to keep things as simple as possible and this recipe does just that!
Smashed Sweet Potatoes with Dried Cranberries The sweet-tart addition of cranberries adds a burst of color and flavor to sweet potatoes, making this dish a new family favorite. This slow cooker recipe is especially practical for holiday dinners! - 4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/3 cup dried sweetened cranberries
- Click here for entire recipe
Did you know? These edible roots are usually labeled either sweet potatoes or yams but, unlike potatoes, they are members of the morning glory family. True yams are native to Africa and are from a different botanical group. |