Wellness Your Way with Dr. Megan Lyons

Tracking the ONE Thing that can Take Your Health to the Next Level

This episode covers:

  • A study and an article confirming the mental health benefits of exercising
  • A product recommendation that could make a GREAT holiday gift
  • How to track your health goals
  • Two Q and As giving you soup recommendations and info for my next Color Up program 

Links I mentioned during this episode:

  • Atlantic article on happiness in the pandemic and sedentary lifestyles: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/11/sedentary-pandemic-life-happiness/617142/
  • BMC study of fitness and mental health: https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-020-01782-9
  • Medical News Today article on above study: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/large-study-finds-clear-association-between-fitness-and-mental-health#A-clear-correlation
  • Headspace 1-year gift: https://www.headspace.com/buy/gift
  • Calm 1-year gift: https://www.calm.com/gift-card
  • Muse headband: https://amzn.to/2K8I5Yw
  • Blog post on the best metrics to track for your health: https://www.thelyonsshare.org/?p=21127
  • Fitbit Charge 3: https://amzn.to/2GQdMkZ 
  • Oura ring:  https://ouraring.com 
  • 20 Slow Cooker Recipes: https://www.thelyonsshare.org/2018/12/04/20-healthy-slow-cooker-recipes-i-love/ 
  • 20 Instant Pot Recipes: https://www.thelyonsshare.org/2020/01/07/20-healthy-instant-pot-recipes/
  • Wild Zora soup: https://amzn.to/3gqNkz3
  • Kettle & Fire soup: https://amzn.to/33WFA2F
  • True Primal soup: https://amzn.to/3qGvi0w

How to take action after listening to this episode:

  • Figure out one metric to track, determine how you'll track it, gather any tools you need, and get tracking!  Watch what you track improve!