Be your Best Wellness Newsletter #289

The latest Podcasts from The Big Purple Blob. Topics that matter to you, as a Foreign Service employee or family member.

https://www.healthyexpatparent.com/post/latest-from-the-big-purple-blob-1

Happy Monday! Happy New Year! Here's a link for you: why humans are fish. https://theconversation.com/the-absurdity-of-natural-history-or-why-humans-are-fish-69384

New Kids (and you!) can cook recipe: let’s teach our kids about rotisserie chicken magic with these lettuce cups.

https://www.heprecipe.com/post/kids-can-cook-red-curry-chicken-salad-lettuce-cups

Along with the New Year, often people reflect on their habits, and consider what may be the source of positive change and energy. Resolutions for the new year are a great way to do be more healthful. How to make the new habits stick? 

https://lnkd.in/gy_2JQU7

Eat Well

Not even the knight Mediterranean diet can beat the effects of processed foods.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/type-2-diabetes-ultra-processed-foods-mediterranean-diet?

Be Active

Your memory and the magic elixir of exercise.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/top-tips-memory-sharp-age-dementia?

Let's move!

Take 3 moves, block them together into a circuit, and repeat twice.  This time includes 4 such circuits plus one more for your core.  You can do this!  Start your music.

https://www.intervaltimer.com/shared/vD0KP0vCNepEzJgftcli-4-3-move-Circuits

It’s precisely those who are busiest who most need to give themselves a break.” ~ Pico Iyer

You can talk yourself into a more positive state of mind.  Really.

https://www.verywellmind.com/positive-daily-affirmations-7097067?

Listening well is key to a relationship.  Are you listening well?

https://www.fatherly.com/life/signs-you-are-bad-listener?

Be your best, friends

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