After illuminating in various flags to pay tribute to those countries affected by the Coronavirus pandemic in March, the iconic Rio de Janeiro statue was illuminated last month in a medical uniform. As a tribute to medical workers, the statue also had ‘thank you’ inscribed at the bottom of the illumination. 🙂
Source for article: Elle.com/uk; Source for picture: Buda Mendes + Getty Images
Enjoy these amazing black bean cakes made with canned black beans. Doesn’t get any easier than this!
Recipe – Black Bean Cakes – Makes 8 cakes
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
4 green onions, diced
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 14.5oz cans black beans, drained and rinsed
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg, lightly beaten
½ cup plain bread crumbs (try whole wheat or gluten free variety)
Sauce: ranch and hot sauce
*Could also serve as a burger on a bun with cheese and toppings or over-top a Mexican rice bowl with quac and sour cream.
Directions:
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in small skillet over medium heat. Cook green onions until softened. Stir in garlic, cumin and chili powder. Cook until fragment, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a large bowl. Stir in black beans, and mash with a fork. Add salt, egg and bread crumbs. Mix well. Divide up into 8 patties.
Heat 2 tablespoon olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Pan-fry patties until slightly crispy on each side.
Serve with sauce, as a burger on a bun with cheese and toppings or on top of a Mexican rice bowl with guacamole and sour cream.
The Summer Steps Showdown is right around the corner! The five week challenge will start June 8th and wrap up on July 13th.
Sign-ups will start on May 19th– on that date, you can go to NGoodHealth.com to join your facility’s team.
Participating facilities:
If your location is not listed, you can join the facility of your choice!
Weekly cash prize drawings!
You must walk at least 7,500 steps each day to be eligible for weekly prizes.
Will your facility hang on to the trophy? The facility team with the highest step average each week will get the traveling trophy and have their photo posted on Nsite. At the end of the challenge, the facility with the highest step average keeps the trophy and the bragging rights.
Earn healthy action points toward completing step 4! 7,500 steps = 1 point for that day.
Discounted fitness devices are available through N Good Health. Visit NGoodHealth.com and click on the “Get Your Fitness Device” button in the left-hand column. You must have a device synced to N Good Health to earn step points.
Questions?
Contact N Good Health at (502) 629-2162 or submit a service request by clicking the N Good Health link under Departments and then “Contact Us.”.
Wanting to try yoga but don’t know where to start or just don’t have a mat?
This easy-to-follow 38 minute session will guide you through yoga with the comfort of using a chair for balance/support. This beginner’s routine is designed for individuals who have limited space, or are new to yoga poses. Compatible for all age groups, so feel free to make this a family activity.
CLICK HERE to start your workout!
Please feel free to contact Chris, Y@Work Director at Watterson Towers with any questions, 502-272-5920.
We spend a lot of time on our feet working, exercising, walking and standing and many of us are great at strengthening the larger muscle groups—legs, glutes, core—but why is it that we so often forget to give attention to our feet? They are literally the first point of contact with the ground, carry us around all day and absorb the most impact when we run. Have you been feeling uncomfortable above your feet after a long period of time upright? Before you go diagnosing yourself with a leg injury higher up the chain, spend some time getting those feet healthy. You’ll be shocked at how much this matters!
This video workout will walk you through some dexterity, strength and stretching exercises for the much neglected feet and toes.
Source: The Run Experience
It has been five years since the beloved Parks and Recreation television show aired what viewers believed to be its last episode—but this week, the show’s original cast came together for a half-hour reunion episode to raise money for COVID-19 relief.
The episode, which welcomed back Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Adam Scott, Jim O’Heir, Rob Lowe, and even Paul Rudd, explored how the characters have been coping with the current pandemic since the show ended in 2015.
The special has reportedly raised more than $3 million for Feeding America’s COVID-19 Relief Fund—and donations are still pouring in, according to NBC.
The first $500,000 worth of donations generated by “A Parks and Recreation Special” was matched by the show’s producers, network, and cast members—all of whom respected social distancing guidelines by contributing to the episode from their own homes.
The episode is currently being streamed for free on YouTube, Hulu, and the NBC website.
CLICK HERE to watch the full episode on YouTube.
Article source: GoodNewsNetwork.org; Picture: Variety.com
Pilates is a great way to target your core muscles along with some full body assisting muscle groups to achieve a well round restorative workout.
This is a beginner level class that will challenge your core and mental focus. All you need is a mat for this workout. Start with a clear mind, focus on your breathing and you will be on your way to a great workout.
CLICK HERE to begin your workout!
Please feel free to reach out to Brittney, Y@Work Director Norton Hospital with any questions at 629-3760.
You hear a lot about eating “whole grains.” But why?
All grains start life as whole, or intact, grains. In their natural state, whole grains are the entire seed of a plant. This seed or kernel is made up of three edible parts – the bran, the germ, and the endosperm. When you “refine” a grain, you are only left with the endosperm.
When you refine a grain down to a refined flour, you are left with calories void of nutrients, or “empty calories.” Because of this, it is encouraged to eat whole or intact grains as opposed to white, refined grains. They pack many nutrients, including fiber, that are health promoting.
When you refine a grain down to flour, it also becomes extremely easy for your body to digest. Quickly broken down into glucose, food products made with refined flour cause a large spike in blood sugar and hit our brain hard and fast. This blood sugar spike triggers the pleasure center in our brain leaving us wanting more and more of the product. Additionally, it is leaving us without actual nutrients leaving our hunger hormones to continue to tell us that we are hungry.
So in order to nourish your body well, keep your hunger and satiety hormones happy and keep your intake in control, reach for whole grains!
Several whole grain examples include:
So, next time you are headed down the bread, cracker, rice or pasta aisle, check your labels. Look for products that are 100% whole grain. Try brown rice with your dinner tonight or make a homemade barley soup. Your body will thank you!
Want to take it to the next level? Try sprouted grains.
Sprouted grain products use a grain after sprouting has begun. Grains that have just begun sprouting offer all the goodness of whole grains, while being more readily digested. What’s more, the sprouting process can increase the amount and bio-availability of some vitamins and minerals, making sprouted grains a nutrition powerhouse. Look for Ezekial bread in your grocer’s frozen section.
The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing with it rapid changes to Norton Healthcare processes and care delivery that can help keep our patients, providers and employees safe and slow the spread of this virus. These changes at work, along with constant media coverage, may cause anxiety about our own health. In addition, the ever-evolving circumstances of the pandemic could increase feelings of powerlessness and dread. Staff who are on the front line of this health crisis may be impacted the most with these feelings of worry, stress and burnout. Emotional support is needed now more than ever.
Staff now have access to an emotional support line through the Employee Emotional Support Team created in partnership with Norton Behavioral Medicine, Norton Women’s Behavioral Services, Norton Sports Health Mental and Performance Services, General Pediatrics Behavioral Health, Heart Failure Behavioral Health, and Norton Cancer Institute Behavioral Oncology.
Employees can call (502) 446-5610 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to speak to an emotional support team member, who can help staff process emotions and offer coping tools during this crisis. All calls are completely confidential.
The Norton Way is not only about how we take care of our patients, it’s also about how Norton Healthcare takes care of you. Your well-being is important to us especially now. This new service is just one of the ways we are looking to help our employees during this challenging time. Watch Nsite for additional resources to support your emotional health and well-being and comment below to share how we can continue supporting you throughout this crisis.
Think about it. When was the last time you looked at yourself in the mirror & thought, “DANG! I look GREAT!” Or commended yourself for a productive work day or killer workout. Chances are, it’s been a while.
The better we treate ourserlves, the better we treat others around us, creating a ripple effect of positivity in the world. And Lord knows the world could use it right about now!
Challenge yourself today.
Write down FIVE positive things about yourself. It could be mental or physical. Do you have a great sense of style? Always go out of your way to help others? Were you killing it in the pop culture category on Jeopardy the other night? ANYTHING positive about yourself. If you like, you can take it a step further & write your list out to keep on your desk where you can see it- or in the Notes app on your phone so you can check it out whenever you need a little reminder of just how awesome you are. 🙂
