1. Super creative food idea I saw this week…
I saw this last week. For the person who really wants to bring cookies to a party, but is told to bring a veggie tray…
2. New study published this week worth noting…
A new Cleveland Clinic study showed that those that have lost weight among obese patients “have a 60% lower risk of suffering from severe complications from COVID-19.” According to Steven Nissen, M.D., the study’s senior author, “This study suggests that an emphasis on weight loss as a public health strategy can improve outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic and future outbreaks or related infectious diseases. That is a very important finding considering that 40% of Americans have obesity.” People can debate the impact of hand washing, social distancing, face masks, or the vaccine all day long, but there is NO QUESTION that the biggest impact you can make in regards to your outcomes when dealing with SARS-CoV-2 is your level of health prior to contracting it. I didn’t think we needed a study to prove that, but it’s good to see this study from the Cleveland Clinic supporting weight loss as a huge strategy to lower risk of complications with COVID (60% lower risk!!!). Dr. Nissen stated that these were “striking findings.” We’ve known since the first weeks of this pandemic that the most at risk patients were the obese, so finding that weight loss lowers risk shouldn’t be so striking. The bottom line… lose weight!
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3. 100 New Year quotes to ponder…
I came across this list in an article at Parade.com, titled 100 Best New Year’s Quotes to Ring in 2022. I love quotes, and these are worth reading through as we ring in the new year. You can see the full list by clicking here. Here are several of my favorites from that list…
#3. “Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life.” —Robin Sharma
#7. “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.” —Brad Paisley
#20. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C.S. Lewis
#25. “The New Year is a painting not yet painted; a path not yet stepped on; a wing not yet taken off! Things haven’t happened as yet! Before the clock strikes twelve, remember that you are blessed with the ability to reshape your life!” ―Mehmet Murat ildan
#31. “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” —Benjamin Franklin
#42.“What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t even happened yet.” —Anne Frank
#46. “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.” —Joseph Campbell
#59. “Life’s not about expecting, hoping and wishing, it’s about doing, being and becoming.” —Mike Dooley
#76. “You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you.” —Eckhart Tolle
#100. “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” —Albert Einstein
