Health and Wellness
Tip:
The best habit to adopt is daily exercise. But don’t perform the same exercise every day. Have three or four different regimens, and rotate through them.
September is National Cholesterol Awareness Month! A large number of organizations including the American Heart Association, and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) have mounted efforts to ramp up the awareness of the importance of knowing your cholesterol numbers. For more information on prevention and treatments, please visit here.
Church Medical Trust has added a Wellness page to their wesbite! Please visit the page to learn more about how small changes make a big difference! This website will have monthly health and fitness tips from health coach Peter K as well as other valuable resources on how you and your parish can become healthier!
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori shares her views on health and the Church today with fitness expert Peter K, and tells of her own efforts to maintain good health and wellness. Please click here to watch the video.
Ideas
- Setup a Wellness library with tapes and books on topics like how to communicate effectively. Topics could also include: How to Manage Stress and How to Manage Time effectively.
- Keep parish fridges and pantries stocked with low calorie drinks and food.
- Get active in the community!
- Promote annual medical and dental benefits. Did you know Church Medical Trust offers $0 Copays for annual physicals?
- Let members participating in Cigna Dental know that they are entitled to 3 free cleanings a year instead of 2.
Links
National Episcopal Health Ministries
USDA Food and Nutrition Website