Category: Wellness
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Arboretum Poker Walk Challenge – Week One
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The arboretum trail kiosk near Scottwood Drive will have the challenge poster for the week of April 9th to April 15th. Check out the trail map at https://www.uwgb.edu/UWGBCMS/media/hr/Wellness%20Items/KioskMap.pdf. More information about the Arboretum Poker Walk Challenge: https://blog.uwgb.edu/hr/2018/04/arboretum-poker-walk-challenge-2/
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Arboretum Poker Walk Challenge
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Ready to get back on the trails? Enjoy UW-Green Bay’s beautiful arboretum trails while participating in this fun wellness challenge for employees! This five-week challenge will last from Monday, April 9th to Friday, May 11th, and each week, there will be a poster like the image above on a trail kiosk. Simply take a photo…
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Improve Sleep Through Focused Breathing
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Few things are worse than lying awake in bed, agonizing about the fact that you’re not already asleep. You watch the minutes tick by, calculating how many hours of sleep you won’t be getting because you can’t turn your brain off. If this is you, we’ve got a tip for you to try tonight: Focus…
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Fuel Your Body Right
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If you’re feeling fatigued, think about what you’re eating. Food is essentially the fuel that runs your body. In simple terms, your body breaks the food you eat into molecules that release energy. The trick to reaching a healthy energy level and staying there is to eat foods that support energy production. Carbohydrates are the…
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Lima Bean, Mushroom, and Barley Soup
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Ingredients 1 cup large, dried lima beans 3 tbsp. coarse pearl barley 6 cups low-sodium vegetable broth 2 cups sliced portabella mushrooms 1 cup chopped onion 2 tbsp. chopped parsley ½ cup chopped celery 1 cup diced carrots Directions Wash lima beans and barley separately in cold water. Drain and transfer to a soup kettle.…
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Eliminate stress on your vacation with these tips!
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“Vacation stress” may sound like a contradiction in terms. But any kind of change-even a fun one-can trigger stress. Add children to the mix, and you can have a recipe for more work than relaxation. But some pre-planning can help keep everyone smiling: Let kids be kids. If children are on the vacation, plan at…
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UW-Extension Classes on Horticulture
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Brown County UW-Extension is offering classes on gardening and horticulture this spring. Here are some of the interesting and helpful topics: Seed Starting Pruning (fruit trees, shade trees and shrubs) Vegetable Gardening Composting Native Prairie Plants to Attract Pollinators Growing Blueberries in Containers Classes are led by an expert in that field, last a little over…
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Garlic Mashed Potatoes
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Consider making the simple recipe below today! You can make this tasty dish without added fat or salt. Your whole body—not just your taste buds—could thank you. Ingredients 2 (1 lb.) large potatoes, peeled, quartered 2 cups skim milk 2 cloves garlic, large, chopped ½ tsp. white pepper Directions Cook potatoes, covered, in small amount…
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Sleep better by eating this before bed
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Try eating foods with tryptophan before bed for better sleep tonight. You’ve likely heard that eating turkey makes people especially sleepy thanks to the sleep-inducing amino acid called tryptophan that it contains. Turns out there is science behind that tale. Some research shows that foods with tryptophan help your body product serotonin, which helps promote…