When was the last time you saw a news segment about the latest super food, or listened to an infomercial promoting the most up-to-date transformative diet? When was the last time you were in a grocery store and found yourself surrounded by the dozens of herbal and vitamin supplements, each one with a label boasting [...]

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If you’re like me, you’ve made a few New Year’s resolutions you’d really like to transform into lasting, long-term habits in 2020. As a start, I’ve registered to participate in The Whole U’s 6-week Dare to Do challenge—a great way to help anyone (yes, anyone!) stay true to those resolutions with support and fun activities [...]

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“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” —Dalai Lama One of the surest ways to foster happiness in our lives and in the world we inhabit is to look at what we can do by ourselves, for ourselves. If you’re feeling a bit lost or overwhelmed at this or any [...]

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We’ve known for the greater part of a century that commercial tobacco is lethal; cigarette smoking exacts a toll of approximately 480,000 lives each year in the United States, leading all causes of preventable death and cancer mortality. The vast majority of people who smoke in the US – about 70% who do – want [...]

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And just like that, it’s fall again—the season of stepping on crispy leaves, drinking pumpkin spice beverages, and soaking in the last bits of sunshine. And while The Whole U has whipped up a new list of September events that provide plentiful opportunities to better your physical, mental, and financial health, we wanted to share [...]

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Your overall health and wellbeing is an essential element of your experience as an employee of the University of Washington. No matter your needs or interests, consider The Whole U your home base for connecting to the many resources, groups, and other outlets across the UW that are geared to Healthy Living. In addition to [...]

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The third week of June is Men’s Health Week, which is intended to increase the awareness of preventable health problems and to encourage early detection and treatment of disease. The good news for men is that they’re physiologically predisposed to certain qualities. For starters, their skin tends to thin more gradually over time than for [...]

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No matter your summer goals, The Whole U likely has recurrent resources to help you reach them! From training plans to kitchen quick reference guides, the following resources are organized into three sections—being active, improving mental health, and eating well—to serve as a one-stop springboard to help you stay active, feel better, and grow stronger. [...]

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Can you believe it’s already been 7 full weeks since we embarked on Dare to Do 2019? 7 weeks of pausing, moving, fueling, improving, giving, accepting and reducing. As January and February have quite literally melted by, we dive into our last week of UW’s New Year’s wellness challenge. With so much that pulls at [...]

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Join the Whole U in exploring the power of sound nutrition for National Nutrition Month throughout March. Register and learn more about the individual challenges, team activities, and all else that’s in store here. As February is national Heart Health Month, I’d like to provide information on how to nourish yourself to keep your heart healthy and happy. Heart [...]

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Even amid the hustle and bustle of the holidays and year-end deadlines, it can feel reinvigorating to set aside some time as the year draws to a close to celebrate and reflect on what we’ve accomplished and analyze areas of our lives we’d like to improve. In doing so, you might just find yourself setting [...]

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Fall is my favorite season of the year—a chance to take in the beautiful colors all around—not only in trees, but also through vibrant vegetables and fruits that abound during the harvest season. Apples, carrots, sweet potatoes, yams, winter squash, cranberries, radishes, grapes, and bell peppers are only a few of many options! I love [...]

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