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Winter Health Boost Challenge #1 Drink hot tea. The warm water will soothe your sinuses and your throat. Black, green, white, and oolong teas are rich in antioxidants. #health #healthy #winter #tea #healthchallenge #holidays

Finish this week with a short, celebratory workout to honor all of the hard work you put in this week. Try these lower body exercises and let us know which one you enjoy the most!

Have you read the label on your favorite salad dressing? Many store-bought salad dressings can be high in calories, fat, sugar, and salt. But you can easily make your own nutritious, yummy dressings at home! Start with extra-virgin olive oil, add a splash of vinegar or lemon, then mix in herbs and spices, minced garlic, chopped shallots, grated ginger, Dijon mustard, or a bit of miso. Whisk well and store in the fridge. Share your favorite dressing recipes!

What do you love about each of your family members? Focusing on the aspects you appreciate may ease tensions during the holiday season. The holidays are a time to reconnect and spend time with loved ones, so avoid sparked tempers., Make a pact with your family to side-step touchy subjects. Bring humor and levity to uncomfortable conversations and change the subject. Be the positive influence in your family.

Pace yourself today. It may help you make the most of your energy. Remember that life is a marathon, not a sprint. So, try not to run yourself ragged each day and pace yourself, instead. Chip away at your to-do list little by little, and not all at once. Start with your priorities and work from there. How do you conserve your energy?

Did you know the healthy fats in fish may help support heart and blood vessel health? A great way to add more seafood to your diet is to use it in the same way you would meat or chicken. Try grilling up some shrimp or fish for some yummy tacos! Or, switch out your turkey sandwich for some tuna salad. Share with us your favorite seafood recipes!

This Memorial Day weekend, join us as we remember and honor the legions of service men and women who fought to protect our freedoms.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Being fit includes self-care and mindfulness. Mental health challenges can make it hard to do many of the physical challenges we enjoy here. Let’s take a moment to breathe deep, connect within, and share one positive comment that might uplift someone struggling today.

Enjoy the benefits of citrus fruits this week! Citrus fruits are high in vitamin C which can help boost your immune system. Stock up on oranges, tangerines, lemons, and limes to help keep you healthy. Try snacking on sliced oranges or squeezing lime juice into your water for a tartly tasty drink! How about grilling lemon chicken breasts for dinner? What’s your favorite way to eat citrus?

Try and do one strength training exercise today to boost your muscle mass! Strength training can help you build lean muscle and having more muscle may help raise your metabolism to boost your weight loss progress! If you aren't already strength training, be sure to check with your doctor if it is safe for you. What are some of your favorite ways to strengthen your muscles?

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Name one way gratitude helps you cope better with stressful events. Research suggests that grateful people cope better with stressful life events. They tend to look for ways to solve their problems instead of giving up and see silver linings to problems they can’t solve. Grateful people also tend to keep upset feelings in check when stressful events hit. How does feeling grateful help you cope with daily stress?

Let’s do our part by staying healthy! Doctors remind us to focus on the foundations of health: plenty of sleep, water, nutritious food, movement, mental health, and outdoor time when possible. http://ow.ly/g5c750zA8ZP

Keep greater social distance when exercising, experts say. For brisk walkers and runners, avoiding the slipstream with more distance and offset spacing is a good idea. http://ow.ly/A8Lg50zA8Lm

Good news about small hobbies and your health. What small hobby reduces your stress? http://ow.ly/1z8M50zwRhm

Happy Earth Day from HealthyRoads!