With many working from home, you might be tempted to try some of the teas that have been languishing in your kitchen drawer. But where to begin? Samantha Feczko, RD, CD, CNSC, a registered dietitian at University of Washington Medical Center, is here to take us through the basics of how to tell teas apart, what [...]

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Eating healthy is an important part of a healthy lifestyle, but it can sometimes be tricky for parents when children reach their teens. Oftentimes, as teens begin to gain more independence and begin to dine out with friends—typically at affordable fast casual restaurants or other social places where junk foods are readily available. It can [...]

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Welcome to the fourth and final week of National Nutrition Month! So far, we have focused on how nutrition affects our brain and mental health, physical performance, and skin health. This week, we take a global perspective—focusing on how nutrition affects our environment and nutritional sustainability. To do so, we enlist the expertise of Yona [...]

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Looking to virtually join your UW community in practicing mindfulness and staying active? Tune in with The Whole U to free online mindfulness and fitness classes. Whether you join in a dance class, practice push ups with The Whole U, bend your way into a yoga pose or take 20 minutes to practice meditation, we’ve [...]

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During this challenging time, The Whole U is here to help the University of Washington community stay healthy and connected as we continue to support one another and adjust to life and work during COVID-19. As we all strive to establish a new sense of order and organization in our lives, The Whole U’s list [...]

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Spring is a season for change. But over these final few weeks of winter, things have been changing drastically for everyone in our community as the University of Washington responds to the COVID-19 outbreak. While critical staff continue to work tirelessly, courageously, and creatively on behalf of everyone’s health, many faculty and staff are now [...]

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Welcome to Week 3 of National Nutrition Month! In Week 1, we explored the link between nutrition and brain health and in Week 2, nutrition and performance. This week, we’ll be investigating how what we eat influences skin health. Like all other organs and functions in our bodies, skin is heavily influenced by what we [...]

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Sometimes the most powerful act of conservation is an act of creation. That’s the driving idea behind UW Recycling’s Trash Art Contest, which invites current UW employees and students to make and share art pieces composed of a majority of recycled, salvaged or collected litter materials. “I think a lot of times people think of [...]

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A snack by definition is a small amount of food eaten between meals. When most people talk about snack foods, they are often referring to packaged foods like chips, cookies, crackers, or popcorn that you would find in the “snack foods” aisle at most grocery stores. Planned snacks can actually be a great opportunity to [...]

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Welcome to Week 2 of National Nutrition Month! Last week, we explored the link between nutrition and brain health. This week, we’ll be investigating how what we eat influences our body and physical performance. To do so, we enlisted the expertise of Dr. Elizabeth Kirk, senior lecturer in epidemiology and acting director of the Nutritional [...]

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The Whole U is delighted to share some specialty March Webinars open to all UW employees hosted by TIAA (Teacher Insurance and Annuity Association)! Whether you need a knowledge-boost on your social security benefits or help planning your savings for retirement, TIAA is offering three specialty webinars this month. These Webinars are all posted to [...]

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Whether she is working in Seattle as an assistant director of philanthropy at UW Medicine or practicing the craft of woodturning in her free time, Sasha Nouri likes transforming abstract ideas into realities. Woodturning is the art of using a wood lathe together with hand-held tools to cut a shape that is symmetrical around an [...]

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