Do you care about your health on holiday meals? In this episode, Dr. Teresa Wagner teaches us how we can deal with big meals during holidays and still be healthy. She also gives tips on how we can cover up the COVID-19 stress, social distance and difficulties we can have, and still have fun in this holiday season.
Dr. Wagner is a registered and licensed dietitian. She is certified in public health and a certified community health worker instructor. As a clinician, she was recently certified in Patient Safety, Lifestyle Medicine and Health Coaching. In her role at Safer Care Texas, she has established a multi-stakeholder health literacy collaborative with the DFW Hospital Council Foundation and testified on health literacy legislation in Texas. As a result of her work locally, regionally & nationally, she received the 2018 Texas Health Literacy Hero Award as well as the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award from Texas Christian University.
"I think people underestimate the role that sleep plays in our overall health and I can tell you right along with... my balance of eating the right foods, I also have to make sure that I get adequate amounts of sleep to keep my digestive tract healthy."
In this episode, you will learn about:
Dr. Wagnar’s journey into dietetics
What to eat in holiday season and be healthy – normally we would eat big meals
What to do if you are a sweet tooth
Recommendations on holiday eating
How to deal with social distance and have emotional resilience
Being active outside your house
How to deal this stress during the COVID-19 pandemic
Why we need to avoid risky substances such as alcohol
How to connect with Dr. Wagnar
Keynotes:
[01:06] What led Dr. Wagnar to a career in dietetics
[02:09] Recommendation of healthy eating on holidays
[03:53] What to do if you are a sweet tooth
[04:47] Other considerations for holiday eating
[07:20] Emotional resilience in social distance
[09:53] External activities and exercises
[12:20] Dealing with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic
[14:42] Avoid risky substances such as alcohol
[18:09] How to get connected with Dr. Wagnar!
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