Category: health

KSAAT plans for annual meeting

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KSAAT is a wonderful outreach to the Knox County Community. How much do you know about KSAAT?

WNZR’s Danielle Zoellner had a chance to chat with Ashley Phillips about the Knox Substance Abuse Action Team. Listen in and find out how you can be part of the solution of fighting substance abuse in our community. Click HERE to hear their conversation.

Ashley shares about what KSAAT is and what they do in the community. She talks about their annual meeting on 3/13/18. Plus she shares highlights from 2017 and goals for 2018.

Stay connected with the Knox Substance Abuse Action Team on their Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/Knoxsubstanceabuseactionteam/

or on their website – http://www.ksaat.org/

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It is National Day of Unplugging. How will you celebrate?

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The second Friday in March is National Day of Unplugging.  This holiday consists of a 24 hour period from sundown to sundown, to unplug, unwind, relax and do things other than using today’s technology, electronics, and social media.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Take a break from technology and use #NationalDayOfUnplugging to post on social media the day before to spread the word.

So, why is this day important?
Well, let’s be honest. Many of us deal with technology addiction.
https://www.desiringgod.org/ has a great article that talks about smartphone addiction and our spiritual ADD. Click HERE to read the entire article.

In this article, Tony Reinke, Senior writer for desiringGod.org asked you to finish this sentence: As I evaluate my life right now, my use of social media [Facebook, Twitter, Instagram] is . . .

(A) . . . under control, limited, and healthy.

(B) . . . not controlled or restricted, but also not having a negative influence on my life.

(C) . . . uncontrolled and unhealthy. I check my social networks compulsively throughout the day, and it’s probably not good for me.

What is your answer?

Tony Reinke offered five concerns and then followed with five practical responses.

Concern 1: Our Spiritual ADD
Concern 2: Losing Our Worldview
Concern 3: Losing Our Filters
Concern 4: Posturing an Image
Concern 5: Living Disembodied

Solution 1: Study the Disconnected
Solution 2: Fast from Your Phone
Solution 3: Write a Letter by Hand
Solution 4: Use Filters
Solution 5: Acknowledge God in Technology

 

Click HERE to read the full article and to gain insight on each concern and solution.

For our Morning Thing Fave 5 today, we shared our 5 favorite ways to UNPLUG. Try one today for yourself!

Marcy Rinehart

Eddie Dilts

Trevor Moore

(guest) Danielle Zoellner

(guest) Joe Rinehart

 

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Meet the RUC Team (Relationships Under Construction)

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For this week’s “Meet the Team” feature on WNZR, we shine the spotlight on RUC – Relationship Under Construction. WNZR’s Hannah Radke talked with RUC President, Catherine Wood about his amazing ministry.

Click HERE to hear more about what they do to reach out to youth in our community. Plus hear about ministry highlights from 2017 and goals for 2018.

For more information about RUC, click HERE.

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Do you deal with stress and anxiety? Read this!

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So many of us deal with stress and anxiety. Are we successful in handling it in our daily lives?
Today, The Morning Thing shared 7 insights from www.releventmagazine.com

Check out the FULL article HERE.

Here are seven ways to deal with anxiety and stress:

1. Admit There’s a Problem

2. Stop Self-Medicating in Unhealthy Ways

3. Take Care of Yourself Physically

4. Be Intentional About What Goes into Your Mind

5. Don’t Neglect the Spiritual

6. Consider Seeing a Doctor

7. Embrace the Blessing of Brokenness

 

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Do you need a hug?

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Today, The Morning Thing talked about the power of Hugs.
We found some true scientific facts on how hugs contribute to our overall well-being.
Click HERE to find some benefits of getting and giving a hug from Faith Gateway.

BUT…what if you don’t really like hugs? You are not alone. Click HERE for 8 thoughts from a non-huggy person.

We also shared some basic rules for hugging from psychologytoday.com
Click HERE to see what you should remember before going in for a hug.

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It is National Plan for Vacation Day. Did you know that vacations are good for your health?

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The last Tuesday in January is National Plan for Vacation Day. This day reminds us to plan our vacation at the start of the year for the rest of the year. The early bird gets to pack their bags and fly away to a little fun and relaxation!

This day also reminds us to actually TAKE that vacation. Each year, Americans leave more than 600 million vacation days unused. A survey conducted by Skift said that nearly 42 percent of Americans do not take any vacation days. (The Glassdoor-Harris Interactive survey also showed that 61 percent of work while on vacation.)

So…start the planning process today!

Here are three easy steps from www.nationaldaycalendar.com to make it happen:

  1. Determine how much time off you earn.Look up the number of vacation days you earn by checking with your finance or HR team. Don’t forget to make a note of any office closures.
  2. Coordinate calendars.Use Project: Time Off’s vacation planning tool to plot out your year—enter the number of days you earn, put your vacation dreams on the calendar, and use your custom link to get your family and friends involved in the planning.
  3. Share your plans.Once you have your days determined, use the calendar to export your plans to Outlook, Gmail, or other electronic calendars to share with your boss, co-workers, and family.

Did you know taking a vacation is good for your health?

Taking vacations can:
Reduce Stress
Help Your Heart Stay Healthy
Improve Your Mental Health 
Improve Your Relationships

Click HERE to read the entire article about vacation health benefits from Jill L. Ferguson, founder of Women’s Wellness Weekends.

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Sleep – How much do you need? Why is it so important?

The Morning Thing focused on the topic of sleep on today’s show.
We shared many interesting facts – the number of hours you need each night, 10 benefits of sleep and the Nitty Gritty on Naps. Check out this insightful information from United Healthcare Services.

How much sleep you need

Naps and benefits of sleep

sleep myths and facts and apps

sleep solutions

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What’s for Dinner? The Morning Thing helps you answer this dreaded question.

Do you ever stress about the answer to this question – “What’s for Dinner”?
The Morning Thing shared some easy everyday tips for meal planning (from United HealthCare Services). Plus, we shared tips on how you can use the freezer to stretch your groceries and save money.

Everyday tips for easier meal planning

We also shared great meal makeovers! Check out these yummy ways that you can use those leftovers to make a new meal!
(From www.allrecipes.com)

Baked Potato Soup
Baked Potato Soup

Chicken Enchiladas

Chicken Enchiladas

Rice A Roni Salad

Rice-A-Roni Salad

Cheesy Spaghetti Frittata

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Meet the Team – Crunch Out Obesity in Knox County

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This week’s Meet the Team feature shines the spotlight on “Crunch Out Obesity in Knox County”. Daria Swisher of The Morning Thing talked with Lisa Rutter from United Way and Ashley Phillips from the Knox County Health Department about this successful program. Click HERE to hear their conversation.

For more information about Crunch Out Obesity, click HERE

For more information about getting healthy in Knox County, go to gethealthyknox.org

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It is National Stress Awareness Day – how will you celebrate?

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What do we mean “celebrate” National Stress Awareness Day?! If we are honest, all of us deal with stress on some level. Stress Awareness Day was set aside as time to be aware of the stress in our lives and how it affects us.

History of Stress Awareness Day (from www.daysoftheyear.com)
Stress Awareness Day was established by the International Stress Management Association (ISMA) to help provide information on stress, and strategies on how to address it for both companies and individuals. The organization is focused on helping employers and employees help each other by providing comprehensive guides to establishing a program within their organization, and individuals by looking after their health and well-being on a day to day basis.

Stress Awareness Day is your opportunity to start looking after yourself and your life, and break down the individual stressors in your life. Failure to deal with stress in your life effectively can lead to serious health problems, including increased blood pressure, susceptibility to heart disease, and a decline in your immune system. Once you start experiencing these symptoms they can landslide into each other, resulting in growing sickness, and by extension, more stress. It’s truly a self-feeding problem, and a cycle that is necessary to control to enjoy our lives.

How to Celebrate Stress Awareness Day (from www.daysoftheyear.com)
The best way to celebrate Stress Awareness Day is to take the opportunity to remove the stress from your life for the day. Take the time to examine your life and find out where all the stressors lie, and start looking into taking steps to remove them or find ways to mitigate them. Removing stress from your life can start off as a stressful experience, so it can help to get the assistance from organizations like ISMA to look into strategies and support in how to manage those things in your life that cause stress.

Whatever you choose to do, take the time to take a day off and let yourself have a day of freedom. If it’s sickness, do something to help you focus on something other than that sickness. Stress can be a killer, don’t let it take one more day from your life, act now and start living a stress free life!

Today, The Morning Thing shared some ways to relieve stress from Focus on the Family.
Click HERE for the full article.
Here are some tips excerpted from Tools for Time Management by Edward R. Dayton.

  • Staying ahead of your work is a good way to relieve the pressure of schedules. By scheduling a completion time 10 percent to 20 percent ahead, you have the peace of knowing there’s time to recover if things go wrong.
  • Doing the hard things first, particularly if they have a great deal of emotional content, will relieve the subterranean emotions that tend to plague us in different situations.
  • Getting enough sleep is a must. Know how long you can get along with a reduced amount.
  • Do the difficult tasks in phases. Often a “first draft” will get you 80 percent of the way along. Time for “topping off” the finished product can be better foreseen, and meeting the deadline seems less of a task.
  • Have planned recreation and hobbies. I am a wood carver and a carpenter of sorts. Setting aside time for this activity helps me relax. Other people enjoy different methods of unwinding. One of my close friends has a way of announcing to his secretary when he will be finding some relief. If he says, “I’m going to inspect some real estate at 3 o’clock,” you can be sure that you’ll find him on the first tee at the golf course.
  • Admitting and verbalizing the causes for your own irritations (be they lack of sleep, overworking, too much stress or what have you) helps [keep] others from getting emotional with you and triggering unexpected explosions.
  • Facing up to the fact you really can’t do all the things you scheduled and that some of them need to be postponed is probably the best relief valve of all. This can be a humbling experience, but the rewards in personal well-being are great.
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