Oats of Steel

A rolling oat gathers no fiber.

On these cold winter mornings, try a bowl of steel cut oats. These oats are made by taking the whole inner oat kernel and cutting them into only two or three pieces, instead of rolling them flat.

Compared to pre-packaged, flavored oatmeal, steel cut oats have a lot less sugar, and a lot more fiber--they've got 8g per serving while the flat, rolled guys only have 3g!

While these oats take a little bit longer to cook, Martha Rose Shulman has a great suggestion on the New York Times health blog--make a batch in advance to keep in the fridge, and then heat up a portion each morning.




Add some oomph to your wellness routine>>

An Old Spice Shows New Promise

Forgive me Father, for I have cinned.

This season, consider adding an already festive spice to foods and drinks. According to a study done by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, cinnamon lowered LDL cholesterol (that's the bad one) in patients with type 2 diabetes. In healthy patients, the study found that the addition of 6g of cinnamon to rice pudding lowered the glucose response in the body and slowed the rate at which food left the stomach, meaning subjects felt fuller for a longer period of time.

And chances are, you've already got some sitting in your spice rack right now! Mix ground cinnamon in your oatmeal, include it in your next stir-fry, or add a stick to a cup of eggnog. I mean, tea.


Add some zip to your wellness routine>>

Give the Gift of Recess

Warm up your wellness routine by bringing classes right to you!

US Workers put in the longest hours on the job in industrialized nations, clocking up nearly 2,000 hours per capita in 1997, the equivalent of almost two working weeks more than their counterparts in Japan, where annual hours worked have been declining since 1980.

Doesn't your office deserve a little Recess?

Bringing a weekly or bi-weekly office stretch or yoga class to work is safe, fun, and an extremely cost-effective way to help you and your co-workers stay healthy.