Healthy and 'Wellthy' New Year's Resolutions
Tips on getting, staying healthy from the Illinois Dietetic Association
Lisa Eaton Wright, wellness coordinator for Moraine Valley Community College and media spokesperson for the Illinois Dietetic Association, offers some suggestions on getting back on track after the holiday season. Wright says the new year is a great time to start the year off right, by setting specific, yet realistic goals. “I like to focus on the positive, especially at the start of a new year," Wright said. "We so often hear negative messages such as, 'don’t eat this' or 'don’t do that.' It’s better to think of things we should do and things we should eat.” So how do we start off right with healthy and ‘wellthy’ resolutions? “It’s better and more realistic to start with small changes and gradually introduce new things once you’re …
