LEARN HOW TO MAKE NUT MILKS

WITH

"BETTY RAWKER"

Saturday, Jan. 4  at 10 a.m.

Join Betty Rawker in the NourishMe kitchen for a little un-cooking. Everything is raw, paleo, gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, & soy free.

Reserve space by signing up at  NourishMe or by calling (208) 928-7604.
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Let's Talk About...    

Maintaining those food & health resolutions 

The concept of New Year's resolutions, regardless of creed, is to gain self-improvement. Resolutions can set us up in a variety of ways from reaching out for help to loosing weight and gaining fitness to improving one's overall health.    

While the nature of yearly resolutions has changed during the last decades -- they're way more superficial and appearance-oriented than in previous times -- any resolution may be better than none.

Despite all the good intentions almost half of all people break their resolutions within half a year of less, research shows that making resolutions can be useful. It turns out that just making a resolution means you have 10 times more of a chance of actually attaining your goals versus people who never make a resolution at all. Resolutions are easier to  keep when you make it an action, not a goal. 

Popular resolutions are to:

• Improve physical well-being: eat healthy food, lose weight, exercise more, eat better, drink less alcohol and drink more water, quit smoking, stop biting nails.
• Improve mental well-being; think positive, laugh more often, enjoy life
• Improve finances by making and saving money, and make small investments

Of course, the tricky aspect to a New Year's resolution is actually keeping it. One of the best ways is to enlist friends or family members to join you on this journey. Don't be too hard on yourself, and think of ways to mix it up and keep it fun.  

As for winter work-outs this is a great time to get in shape. When the weather is cold you actually can burn more calories. In fact, you can literally stand still outside and burn calories since your core temp drops when you're outside.

Since your body is programmed to maintain a temperature of 98.6 degrees fahrenheit it needs to exert energy to bring the temperature back up. So shiver away.

Staying active will also help you be stress free, and stay positive. Exercise affects the brain in multiple ways. It increases heart rate, which pumps more oxygen to the brain. It also releases hormones, which aids and provides a nourishing environment for the growth of brain cells.

Worried about hitting a wall, and breaking your resolution? Change it up. Hike instead of hitting the treadmill. Go to a dance class or yoga. And try not to beat yourself up if you slip.

Refocus, keep calm and move on.    

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Julie on the Radio 

Julie Johnson hosts a radio show on the Wood River Valley's only community radio station, KDPI 89.3 FM. Her weekly show, Our Health Culture, can be heard live on 89.3 FM or streamed live at KDPIFM, 10-11 a.m. Thursdays.

The show delves into health and nutrition, local farming and sustainability, why people pursue healthier lifestyles, and how we work energetically in those pursuits.   

Jan. 2    Kurtis Williams

Jan. 16  Erica Linson

Jan. 23  Chris Kastner (pending) 

Jan. 30  Leslie Manookian 

Check the KDPI twitter account @kdpiradio or Facebook for updates.  

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Suggested reading material

 

 

Louise Hay's website 

 

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