Category: Nutritional Wellness
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How to Handle Fruits and Vegetables
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The skin of fresh fruits and vegetables can have germs that can make you sick. They also can contain chemicals that farmers use to help the plants grow. That’s why it’s a good idea to wash fruits and vegetables before you eat them. Here are some tips: Wash your hands with soap and water before…
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Color Yourself Healthy
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You can find a rainbow of colors in the produce section at your supermarket, and all that color provides big nutritional benefits. When you shop, look for the most vividly colored fruits and vegetables. Colorful plant chemicals—such as carotenoids and flavonoids—contain antioxidants that can strengthen your immune system, protect your body’s cells from disease-causing free…
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August Wellness Webinar: Fitting a Healthy Life in a Hectic Lifestyle
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Life can be busy. Filled with meetings, deadlines and family commitments. It’s no wonder that exercise gets put to the wayside and our meals are made at the drive-thru window. This webinar will discuss simple tricks and tips you can use to make healthy living fit into your hectic lifestyle. Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 Time:…
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The Benefits of Mindful Eating
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Rushing through meals, barely acknowledging the food you put in your mouth, deprives you of the pleasure of eating and may impact your health. A study in the Journal of Obesity found that the more study participants practiced mindful eating, the greater their ability to reduce anxiety, skip eating comfort food to ease stress, and avoid eating…
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Second Onsite Health Screening Event Scheduled for September 14th
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Due to the great interest in the onsite health screening event on Wednesday, April 26th, a second onsite health screening event has been scheduled for Thursday, September 14th. 2017 On-Site Health Screenings at UWGB: Wednesday, April 26 at 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 14 at 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Both screenings will be…
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April Wellness Webinar: Clean and Simple Nutrition
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Looking to clean up your eating habits? This webinar will provide an overview of nutrition and detail the basics so you can improve and simplify your eating habits, resulting in a healthier, happier you! Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Location: Cofrin Library, 7th floor, room 735 No need to RSVP –…
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How to Make Kombucha Lunch n’ Learn held on March 22nd
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Do you know what SCOBY is? Well, we not only learned that it is an essential part of making Kombucha, but also got to see the SCOBY up-close and smell it! Kombucha is a fermented tea drink typically made with tea, sugar, bacteria and yeast, which may provide health benefits. Jolene Sell, Registered Dietitician with Chartwells, gave us simple…
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Kroc Center Lunch ‘n Learn held on March 8th
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Thank you to Laurel and Nick from the Kroc Center for visiting their alma mater on Wednesday, March 8th to talk with us about Nutrition, Fitness and the Kroc Center! Laurel shared information about nutrition, such as asking for dressing, gravy and cream sauce on the side when dining out (so you can control how…