JANUARY HEALTH CALENDAR AND TIPS

In January we observe:

• Birth Defects Prevention Month
• Family Fit Lifestyle Month
• Blood Donor month
• Oatmeal Month
• Soup Month
• Fiber Focus Month
• Cervical Health Month
• Hot Tea Month
• Prune Breakfast Month
• Healthy Weight Week (week of Jan 17)
• Salt Awareness Week (week of Jan 24th)

TIPS OF THE MONTH

If you just make "a habit" out of some of the awareness observances, you've got a list of "new habits" for the new year:

• Start an exercise program
• Have a morning bowl of oatmeal
• Add some prunes to the oatmeal or snack on them
• Go whole grain to add more fiber to your daily diet
• Drink unsweetened tea daily as your beverage of choice (with water)
• Watch the salt in foods
• Weigh yourself and get a baseline waist measurement