Fueling for Performance
Many people begin the new year with the goal to improve exercise performance. How you fuel the body impacts muscle and organ performance, strength, recovery, and many other key mechanics your body uses when being active. So how exactly does what we eat influence our body and physical performance? We enlisted the expertise of Dr. [...]
Stay Hydrated This Summer!
This time of year the summer sun is high in the sky and the weather continues to heat up! You may be enjoying walks in the park, hiking up mountains and hills, or spending time on the water. With many outdoor activities and events, whether for exercise or for leisure, you must always remember to [...]
Staying Connected: Distant, but Not Disengaged
With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping us at home and limiting our ability for connect in person with others, it’s left many been feeling isolated, separated from friends, and missing their social life. But during this time of physical distancing, there are a variety of ways we can stay connected and engaged with our friends, families, [...]
The Whole U among Husky Green Award nominees
The Whole U works to promote health and wellness among the University of Washington community through a variety of different engaging pillars, including Eating Well, Being Active, and Financially Fit. But we also recognize that notions of health and wellness extend well beyond the needs of the individual to encompass how each of us can [...]
How to safely shop for food during COVID-19
The emergence of COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on people around the world. Daily uncertainties often lead to more questions than answers on how to protect ourselves and our communities from a disease with a nebulous mode of transmission. Given we internalize the external environment when we eat, it is no surprise that questions [...]
Celebrate Earth Day at UW with these virtual events
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which has been recognized at the University of Washington since the very first year it was held in 1970. Although COVID-19 prevents us from gathering together in person this year, we can still engage, learn, and make meaningful contributions to support our planet with a host [...]
Nutrition Month: Sustainability and Our Food System
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 [...]
Nutrition Month: Eating for Skin Health
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 [...]
How Nutrition Impacts the Brain and Mental Health
It’s March, which means National Nutrition Month is officially here! This week, The Whole U begins our month-long celebration of food by focusing on nutrition and how it impacts brain health. We caught up with UW Medicine dietitian Kristine Carlson to highlight the importance of how our food choices impact brain function and mental health. [...]
8 Reasons to Dig Into National Nutrition Month
Eating healthy can seem like a never-ending battle of personal willpower. I know it can be all too easy to buy frozen dinners and give into your sweet tooth for that immediate ease and satisfaction. But why does eating healthy have to be challenging and overwhelming? The answer is: it needn’t be! The notion that [...]
Dare to Fuel: Eating to Energize Your Life
Welcome to Week 3 of The Whole U’s six-week Dare to Do New Year’s challenge! Each week of the challenge will focus on a different area of overall wellness. You can learn how it works and register here. This week, thousands from across the University of Washington will Dare to Fuel, challenging ourselves to eat mindfully with a focus on [...]
Healthy food choices made easy for the holidays
Beginning in November and lasting through the start of a new year, this season is often filled with busy schedules of shopping, preparing meals, get-togethers, and office functions. For many, it can be a time when exercise and nutrition may drop a few spots on priority lists—especially when it gets dark outside so early! This [...]