News about improving Thanksgiving with baths, beans and music.

The Winning at Thanksgiving Edition. 

 

Take a bath.

in Japan, studies on the effects of forest bathing, a.k.a. Shinrin-yoku, have revealed that the practice benefits health in numerous ways — including possibly reducing blood pressure, stress, insomnia and depression. Given how easy it is to take a forest bath — “It is simply being in nature, connecting with it through our sense of sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch” — there’s no reason not to include a Shinrin-yoku session after your TG dinner pie flight.

How does a person forest bathe? In five easy steps:

  1. Head out to a park and surround yourself with trees.
  2. Give yourself time to get into it
  3. Slow your heartbeat.
  4. Breathe.
  5. Settle into a quiet, calm, meditative state.

Forest bathe this Thanksgiving and start a lifelong practice? Why not? Full Story >>

 

Eat beans.

Fewer than 20% of Americans consume their recommended daily half cup of legumes, a travesty that can be resolved beginning this Thanksgiving. Why are beans such a good idea? Deemed a nutritional powerhouse, the lowly bean is also good for the planet, protein-rich, a little healthier than red meat (calm down: guidelines suggest substituting beans for some red meat, not replacing red meat altogether), and can help with weight loss.

Dried or canned? Both are great for Thanksgiving and the rest of your life, too. Full Story >>

 

Listen to music.

Why not a soundtrack for dinner? A Washington Post article notes that “listening to music regularly is associated with a significant decrease in risk of dementia.” The referenced study found a “39% reduced dementia risk” among music listeners. Similarly beneficial results were reported for those playing musical instruments (although playing instruments during dinner — especially wind instruments — is complicated, messy and not recommended).

So, what do you say … tune into tunes for dinner and keep listening for years to come? Full Story >>

 

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