Be your best Wellness Newsletter #257

"Take the time you need and let today be what today needs to be." ~ Morgan Harper Nichols Posts from HealthyExpatParent.com/Facebook This is the video to give you that feel-good moment. And one to share with your kids. https://www.upworthy.com/simon-cowell-bgt-surprise Happy Monday! Happy Memorial Day! Besides being the ultimate source of pain when one steps on a block with bare feet, legos are also amazing tools for creating works of art. Like this one: https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/ai-weiwei-design-museum-lego-monet/index.html New recipe: eggplants with a Sri Lankan twist. https://www.heprecipe.com/post/brinjal-salad-sri-lankan-eggplant-salad The latest episodes from The Big Purple Blob https://www.healthyexpatparent.com/post/what-s-been-happening-on-the-big-purple-blob New post: I am a big fan of swimming. https://www.healthyexpatparent.com/post/just-keep-swimming Wellness News Around the 'Net Physical Health Eat Well Yep, you are eating too much. Even if you think you eat healthfully, you are probably eating a lot more calories than you think you are. https://physiqonomics.com/eating-too-much/ Be Active What's that magic number: how many days, how many hours to exercise each week? https://www.askmen.com/fitness/workout/how-often-should-you-work-out.html Let's move! A descending circuit timer that includes 2 circuits of 5 exercises each. You'll start with each exercise at 40 seconds, then 30, then 20, and then 10. Finally, a core burnout that will hit every part of your core not already fired up. Start your music! https://www.intervaltimer.com/shared/olELgpuFwqYJ2FIJaaIh-Descending-Circuits-+-Core Spiritual Health One thing that helps with dress... self-kindness. https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/wellbeing/the-art-of-self-kindness-and-how-it-helps-us-cope-with-stress/ Mental & Emotional Health Really fascinating look at the different parts of the body activated by different emotions. https://swiss-miss.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9cfd8681a250c9ac6d1514ab0&id=71215b9181&e=859077f3ac Social Health In the end, yes, this is an advertisement, but the message is still valuable: when you or someone you know/love is struggling, act. Offering to help is well-intended but sometimes responding is actually more stressful or burdensome. https://www.mealtrain.com/articles/327-the-6-most-common-words-what-can-i-do-to-help-and-what-you-should-say Be your best, friends s