YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program Starting Soon

​Are you ready to learn how to eat, move more and lose weight?The YMCA Diabetes​ Prevention Program is available to qualifying employees and their spouses to help put you on the track toward wellness.

A new YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program cohort starts soon. The program is 100% covered by your Norton Healthcare medical insurance plan! Employees and spouses at risk for diabetes are eligible to participate in this program.​

Register now as space is limited! You can earn 85 healthy action points towards the 4 Steps when you complete this program.

If these class times do not work for you, the YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program is also offered at many community YMCA locations. 


The program includes:

  • Lifestyle coach: Get motivated to change your habits! You will get access to a lifestyle coach who will support you along your health journey.
  • 12-week family membership to the YMCA: Start your health journey with the benefit of a full-service gym! Take advantage of equipment, fitness classes, walking tracks and more.
  • Group sessions: You aren’t alone on your health journey. A lifestyle coach will lead you and other participants through weekly group sessions where you’ll discuss health topics and offer one another support.

Find out if you or your spouse is eligible to participate in this program by visiting www.ymcalouisville.org/prevent-diabetes. Contact the YMCA Diabetes Prevention Office at (502) 572-2608 to register. 

N Good Health wellness fairs are coming to a campus near you!

Walk through a winter wellness land in search of better health at your facility’s Wellness Fair. Check the schedule below to see when a wellness fair is coming to you!

Enjoy a free massage courtesy of Louisville Chair Massage! You’ll also have a chance to speak with representatives from the YMCA, Norton Healthcare benefits team, Planet Fitness, Green BEAN Delivery and more. And, don’t forget to speak with an N Good Health team member to answer your questions about the 4 steps, wellness credits and other available programming.

You can win!
Schedule your wellness exam to be entered to win cool stuff! Winners will be announced every hour during each wellness fair! 

Mindful Monday

Apply a face mask 🙂

N Good Health wellness fairs are coming to a campus near you!

Walk through a winter wellness land in search of better health at your facility’s Wellness Fair. Check the schedule below to see when a wellness fair is coming to you!

Enjoy a free massage courtesy of Louisville Chair Massage! You’ll also have a chance to speak with representatives from the YMCA, Norton Healthcare benefits team, Planet Fitness, Green BEAN Delivery and more. And, don’t forget to speak with an N Good Health team member to answer your questions about the 4 steps, wellness credits and other available programming.

You can win!
Schedule your wellness exam to be entered to win cool stuff! Winners will be announced every hour during each wellness fair! 

Join Planet Fitness through N Good Health

​Norton Healthcare has partnered with Planet Fitness to offer membership discounts to all employees and/or eligible spouses on a Norton Healthcare plan to improve their well-being. New members can select between the Planet Fitness Black Card or Classic membership when signing up exclusively at NGoodHealth.com. 

Advantages of signing up through N Good Health:
* ​$0 down
* No commitment
* No annual fee with the Black Card membership
* ​Earn healthy action points toward N Good Health’s step 4

You must join online at NGoodHealth.com to take advantage of this offer. Existing Planet Fitness member information and details on this offer can be found here.

A day in the diet of a dietitian

“What do you eat?” I hear this question a lot and try to dodge it by reminding people that nutritional goals are individualized and no diet is or should be the same. A healthy diet can vary widely based on a lot of factors, but, in an attempt to actually answer the question, here we go…

Breakfast: Avocado toast on a slice of whole wheat or Ezekiel bread with olive oil, half of an avocado, salt, pepper and sprinkled chia seeds. Glass of water and a cup of coffee with Natural Bliss or coconut milk creamer.

Mid-morning snack: I don’t always need a snack; however, if I’m heading to the Y @ Work at lunch, I will have an Rx Bar.

Lunch: I mostly pack leftovers, but if I’m eating from a Norton Healthcare cafeteria, I’ll pick up a scoop of tuna salad with a side of veggies and hummus.

Afternoon snack: Cup of coffee with Natural Bliss or coconut milk creamer with a piece of dark chocolate with 60% or higher cocoa.

Dinner: Some of my favorite at-home meals include tasty salads like an arugula salad with whole wheat couscous, sweet potatoes topped with taco fixings, baked potato bar, chicken curry, French toast, whole wheat noodles with shrimp, pesto and parmesan cheese, homemade pizza and fun wraps.

Does every day look like this? Not a chance. I go out to eat and indulge in “pleasure food meals” on Friday and Saturday nights where I’ll eat pizza or get carry out without thinking about nutritional value. Do I ever get tired and make less than healthy choices? Of course! But if you plan ahead you can set yourself up for success. Happy eating!

Be sure to follow #NortonEats on Instagram for more food and nutrition information.  

Do you Self-Care?

Last month we determined that self-care is essentially the practice of taking an active role in preserving our own well-being and happiness.  This practice could mean something different for you than it does for your spouse or coworker but the benefits are for everyone that partakes.  The benefits of self-care include an increase in resilience, emotional intelligence, mental flexibility, willingness to collaborate plus others.  Next month we will share more benefits and give additional tips on self-care.  Here are 15 more ways to provide yourself with self-care:

Here are 15 more ways to provide yourself with self-care:

  1. Treat yourself like your best friend
  2. Take a walk
  3. Volunteer for a cause
  4. Practice asking for/accepting help
  5. Read and reflect
  6. Exercise
  7. Color/draw/paint
  8. Take time off
  9. Maintain your boundaries
  10. Create something
  11. Set aside time for yourself
  12. Don’t be a negative sponge
  13. Practice mindfulness
  14. Appreciate nature
  15. Make healthy food choices

*source:  National Safe Place Network

Mindful Monday

​”Feelings come and go like the clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.”

-Thich Nhat Hanh

N Good Health wellness fairs are coming to a campus near you!

Walk through a winter wellness land in search of better health at your facility’s Wellness Fair. Check the schedule below to see when a wellness fair is coming to you!

Enjoy a free massage courtesy of Louisville Chair Massage! You’ll also have a chance to speak with representatives from the YMCA, Norton Healthcare benefits team, Planet Fitness, Green BEAN Delivery and more. And, don’t forget to speak with an N Good Health team member to answer your questions about the 4 steps, wellness credits and other available programming.

You can win!
Schedule your wellness exam to be entered to win cool stuff! Winners will be announced every hour during each wellness fair! 

Mindful Monday

Meditate for 30 minutes.