Author: Cat Juliano
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Well-being with Meaning: Making Finals Week Easier (Continued)
Here are three simple things that may help you when you’re doing work in the next couple of weeks. PLEASE post comments about what helps you study, I need some advice too! Make a list. I find that jotting down what I’ve got to accomplish ‘today’ makes the overwhelming amount of work I’ve got to…
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Well-being with Meaning: Making Finals Week Easier
As the semester pulls the rug from underneath us, we’ve got to find healthy ways to maintain our sanity. You have eight projects due within the first two weeks of December and you’ve got twenty-four hours in each day to complete each assignment plus you’ve got to maintain your job and manage your “social life.”…
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Well-being with Meaning: Eat this, Ya Turkey!
It’s always difficult to think “eat well, portion control” when it’s time to give thanks alongside the people you love. Plus, who wants to deprive themselves when faced with a table covered in your grandmother’s most delicious demonstration of Thanksgiving cooking? You’ve got to admit though, the most mouthwatering dishes are those placed to the…
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Well-being with Meaning: SUNY New Paltz Thanksgiving Food Drive!
Athletics, Wellness & Recreation and Residence Life are sponsoring a Thanksgiving Food Drive through Nov.20. Food and canned items will be donated in boxes situated in the lobby of the Athletic & Wellness Center, the Student Union and all of the residence halls. The collected food will be donated to The Queens Galley in Kingston,…
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Well-being with Meaning: An Apple a Day
SUNY New Paltz’s dietitian Evelyn Gezo is at it again! Take a moment to read over these simply delicious suggestions on how to incorporate an apple into your daily diet. The Hudson Valley is the epicenter for apple picking this time of year, so take advantage of our local options. Plus, you could turn your…
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Well-being with Meaning: Just a Thought
According to the New York Times, “In 2009, just 26 percent of adults [in America] had three or more servings [of vegetables] a day (including those who count a tomato slice and a lettuce leaf on a burger as a vegetable serving)”……what? (Check out the article)
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Well-being with Meaning: Your Genes Are Not Your Fate
We can sit back and make as many excuses as we want, OR we could play active roles in improving our health, happiness and future.
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Well-being with Meaning: The Wonderful Benefits of Drinking Water
I wrote this article to remind myself of, and to share with you, the remarkably rewarding benefits of drinking more water! Mayoclinic.com states that the amount of water to consume each day depends on your individual needs. The most common recommendation I’ve heard is to drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day. (Note: I…
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Well-being with Meaning: Eating Healthy On Campus
Hey lovers and friends! I’m wondering how your first couple of weeks at school are going. For all of you who aren’t on the SUNY Campus, I hope you’re enjoying this absolutely beautiful weather! It’s a great time to go for a long bike ride! Here’s something really exciting for students here at New Paltz:…
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Well-being with Meaning: Check out the O+Festival, October 8,9 & 10!
Check out the O+ Festival this October 8,9 and 10! This project is to stimulate an exchange of ‘medicine’ between artists and health care professionals in the Kingston area. As Denise Orzo, one of the coordinators for the event describes, “…It’s part art and music celebration, part urban renewal, part taking care of one another,…
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Well-being with Meaning: Incorporating Exercise into Your Busy Day
“…But I’m taking five classes, working two jobs this semester and I’ve got to wash my dishes!” Incorporating exercise into your daily routine can seem intimidating or even just too time consuming. But taking care of your body and mind should be just as important as kicking back to have a glass of wine at…
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Well-being with Meaning: 4 Ways to Reduce Anxiety
We all experience anxiety. We can either continue to suffer, or we can play an active role in reducing this stressful burden in our lives. Here are some positive, easy ways to reduce the anxiety in your own life. Maintain a healthy diet. Recent studies have shown that maintaining a balanced diet, low in fat…
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Well-being with Meaning: Tasty Vegan food? Yeah Right!
One fine Sunday morning, while working behind the counter at one of my many jobs, I was asked, “…could you put skim milk in my coffee?” I kindly complied, reached down, opened our small refrigerator only to find that we were completely out. I assumed that the customer was asking for skim milk because it…
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Well-being with Meaning
This blog is for you. It is a place where you will find the steps toward a healthier and happier lifestyle. It is not about depriving yourself of what you love most, or going to extremes. It is about understanding that the way we treat our bodies has considerable effect on how we think about…