Style Magazine - January 2021
I’ll never look at the number “2020” the same again. What once was the name of my favorite Friday night show (“This is 20/20…”) will forever be associated with the year face masks became a must-have accessory, parties were avoided like the plague, and weekends became wide open. Certainly, I’m not alone in these sentiments either. The events of 2020 were trying and unlike anything any of us—even my 100-year-old grandma—have ever experienced. On the bright side, it’s the hard times, hard years, that force us to press pause and often where the greatest lessons are learned. When all is said and done, we will (hopefully) emerge from this experience stronger and more compassionate—with a few new hobbies and better hygiene! No doubt the year ahead is going to present its own set of challenges, but it’s a new year nonetheless, and a prime time to hit the reset button. And what better way to do so than in true New Year’s fashion by setting some health-related resolutions? Turn to page 28 for 15 ways to make 2021 your healthiest year yet. From “knowing your numbers” by getting bloodwork done, to taking a daily probiotic, and practicing mindfulness meditation, the underlying theme of each suggestion is the same: Self-care is health care. Finally, in our feature story, “Winter Wonderland” (page 54), we share places to go and things to see and savor this season, from “souper” soups to the (literal) hottest patios in town—ensuring a warm, wonderful winter for all. As we journey into these next 365 days, uncertain of what lies ahead, let’s take this newfound resilience and resourcefulness and make 2021 our most positive and productive year yet. Cheers! —Megan megan@stylemg.com
I’ll never look at the number “2020” the same again. What once was the name of my favorite Friday night show (“This is 20/20…”) will forever be associated with the year face masks became a must-have accessory, parties were avoided like the plague, and weekends became wide open. Certainly, I’m not alone in these sentiments either. The events of 2020 were trying and unlike anything any of us—even my 100-year-old grandma—have ever experienced.
On the bright side, it’s the hard times, hard years, that force us to press pause and often where the greatest lessons are learned. When all is said and done, we will (hopefully) emerge from this experience stronger and more compassionate—with a few new hobbies and better hygiene!
No doubt the year ahead is going to present its own set of challenges, but it’s a new year nonetheless, and a prime time to hit the reset button. And what better way to do so than in true New Year’s fashion by setting some health-related resolutions? Turn to page 28 for 15 ways to make 2021 your healthiest year yet. From “knowing your numbers” by getting bloodwork done, to taking a daily probiotic, and practicing mindfulness meditation, the underlying theme of each suggestion is the same: Self-care is health care.
Finally, in our feature story, “Winter Wonderland” (page 54), we share places to go and things to see and savor this season, from “souper” soups to the (literal) hottest patios in town—ensuring a warm, wonderful winter for all.
As we journey into these next 365 days, uncertain of what lies ahead, let’s take this newfound resilience and resourcefulness and make 2021 our most positive and productive year yet. Cheers!
—Megan
megan@stylemg.com
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| health & wellness |<br />
New Year,<br />
New You<br />
15 Healthy Tips for <strong>2021</strong><br />
BY MEGAN WISKUS<br />
IF GETTING, OR STAYING, HEALTHY IS ON YOUR <strong>2021</strong><br />
TO-DO LIST, WE HAVE 15 EASY WAYS TO HELP MAKE<br />
IT HAPPEN.<br />
Get personal. Hiring a personal<br />
3 trainer at a small studio—so you can<br />
maintain social distancing and get in a<br />
great workout—is an easy, effective way to<br />
stay safe and get fit.—Amitis Pourarian,<br />
Owner, THE STUDIO Martial Arts &<br />
Fitness, trainatthestudio.com<br />
Know your numbers. Getting<br />
1 yearly lab work done is a great way to<br />
keep tabs on any lifestyle changes you’re<br />
thinking of making. Labs don't lie, and<br />
modern science allows you to monitor<br />
everything—from lipid particles, nutrient<br />
status, and hormone levels, to<br />
neurotransmitters, telomeres, and more. If<br />
you shop around, the labs don’t have to cost<br />
ridiculous amounts of money either. Once<br />
you have a baseline of objective data, use<br />
that information to create an individual<br />
plan for diet, exercise, stress management,<br />
and medication/supplementation. Another<br />
benefit? You can re-test later in the year to<br />
make sure your body is responding<br />
according to your goals.—Michele Raithel,<br />
ND, Revolutions Naturopathics,<br />
revolutionsdocs.com<br />
Hit the sack. Getting abundant,<br />
2 restful sleep is one of the best ways<br />
to improve your physical health and<br />
emotional well-being. As you slumber,<br />
your body may seem inert when in fact<br />
it’s actively engaging in many processes<br />
to repair and renew itself—ultimately<br />
creating homeostasis (the tendency to<br />
maintain a stable, relatively constant<br />
internal environment).—Tammie Fairchild,<br />
Owner, Serenity Spa | Soul Yoga,<br />
serenityspaonline.com<br />
Veg out. Try moving away from a<br />
4 diet heavy in meat and dairy to a<br />
more whole-food, plant-based one. An<br />
abundance of research has shown<br />
numerous advantages to this type of<br />
eating, including [decreased risk of] heart<br />
disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity,<br />
hypertension, kidney disease, dementia,<br />
and digestive problems, while also<br />
promoting a longer, better quality of life,<br />
increased feelings of fullness, and a<br />
healthier environment.—Kirsten<br />
Ransbury, MS, RD, CDE, Lead Registered<br />
Dietitian, Kaiser Permanente Roseville,<br />
sacramento.kaiserpermanente.org/<br />
our-facilities/roseville<br />
Any movement matters. Don’t<br />
5 discount the cardio benefit of house<br />
chores! Activities like mopping, vacuuming,<br />
making a bed, or washing your car all<br />
involve repetitive, purposeful movements,<br />
just like exercise, and provide comparable<br />
advantages. The most important thing to<br />
remember is to keep moving. A sedentary<br />
lifestyle is toxic to your health—sitting is<br />
the new smoking. Our bodies were<br />
programmed and meant to move, and any<br />
movement is better than no movement at<br />
all.—Felicia K. Jodhka, MD, Family Medicine<br />
Physician, Kaiser Permanente Roseville,<br />
sacramento.kaiserpermanente.org/<br />
our-facilities/roseville<br />
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