FOUNDATIONS OF WELLNESS
The Basics of Staying Healthy
Expert guidance and insights on the basics of nutrition, exercise, self-care, prevention and living well from the Wellness Letter in collaboration with the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.
Timeless Advice: Simple Diets, Endless Options
Marion Nestle, Ph.D., M.P.H., is an author, academic, and champion of the slow food movement. For nearly five decades, she has been advocating for healthier food policies and greater...
Is Matcha a Good Match for You?
Matcha is everywhere these days, from bubble (or boba) tea shops and Starbucks to hundreds of online stores selling both the tea and the accessories used to prepare it....
The Basic Stretching Session
The following is a series of stretches you can use to help get started on a routine of your own. These basic stretches can be the first moves toward...
The Benefits of Stretching: A Comprehensive Guide
Flexibility, the ability to move your joints through their full range of motion, is one of the key elements of fitness, along with cardiovascular endurance and muscle strength. While...
The Wellness Workout
The following is a 20- to 30-minute basic strength-training workout. Read these Essential Workout Tips before starting. We are providing one exercise for each major muscle group; there are...
Strength Training: Benefits Explained
A regular, moderate strength training program can bring these benefits:
Stronger muscles, which in turn mean stronger bones, thus reducing the risk of osteoporosis and fractures.
An improvement...
Strength Training: Facts vs. Myths
If you feel shy about starting a strength-training program, it may help to sweep a few myths from your mind.
Myth: Strength training is only for the young. Older people...
Essential Workout Tips
The exercises included as part of the Wellness Letter Workout are an excellent way to start an exercise routine. Getting some formal instruction (at the local Y, for example)...
How to Deal With Constantly Changing Medical Advice
If you’ve tried, over the past several years, to pay close attention to health news as reported online, on TV and in newspapers, you’re probably exhausted from the constantly...
Air Quality at Home: What You Need to Know
Smelling noxious fumes on a busy highway or near an airport, you may wish you were safe at home breathing clean air. Actually, the air at home may be...
