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October 20, 2023
The AFT provides staff with monthly health and wellness tips, and now they are sharing them with the Share My Lesson community too! October's issue offers guidance on getting motivated to exercise, maintaining good dental health, and the benefits of journaling.
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How many times have you gone to bed thinking you will get up in the morning and exercise, then come morning decide to hit snooze and “start tomorrow”? This action rewards our present self with more sleep, but our future self loses the long-term benefits from the lack of action. Next time, if you want to make a better choice for your present and future self, focus on both the short-term and long-term rewards!
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
Nutrition has an effect on your dental health, but your dental health also has an effect on your nutrition. Teeth play an important role in your body for chewing properly and enjoying foods. Keep your teeth healthy so they can do their job of tearing, cutting, and grinding food in preparation for swallowing. On the flip side, eat foods that promote healthy teeth and gums.
Foods that negatively impact teeth and lead to cavities are anything that is a starch or carbohydrate. Bacteria loves carbohydrates, like candy, potato chips, crackers, bread, and pasta. The bacteria produces acid and causes tooth decay. It is important to brush and floss right after eating candy and other sweets.
2 large sweet potatoes
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
Pinch of salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 400°F. Peel potatoes and cut into ½ thick slices. With a small pairing knife, cut eyes and mouth. Set potatoes on a lined baking sheet and drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 1 hour, flipping halfway through.
There is magic in the written word. Writing past and current thoughts in our own hand increases self-awareness. The idea is to write your thoughts in your own words for a closer look at what is really important to you. This helps to develop a deeper desire to learn and grow from your experiences and to become a higher version of yourself. If journaling is new to you and you don’t know where to start, begin with a focus of where you are now, with a brief introduction about who you are.
Journal writing, when it becomes a ritual for transformation, is not only life-changing but life-expanding.
We are bringing fitness instructors, social-emotional and mental health leaders, and nutritionists together so we can collectively “workout” and de-stress our bodies and our minds.
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