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21 Salt and Sugar Nutrition/Food Literacy Safura Syed Nutrition Concerns as We Age Nutrition/Food Literacy Dale Mayerson Eating too much salt and sugar from processed foods can have negative impacts on our health. In this class, you will learn about daily intake guidelines, find hidden salt and sugar in foods, and explore healthier alternatives for satisfying your palate. Food and nutrient intake can change with age, health conditions, or medications. This class will cover how to accommodate appetite and taste changes, what foods to eat more of for continued health, and how to consider supplements safely. One-time session, multiple offerings Zoom Sundays, 9 - 9:45 a.m. One-time session, multiple offerings Zoom Sundays, 9 - 9:45 a.m. Jan. 21 and 28 Feb. 18 and 25 Mar. 3 and 10 Apr. 14 Jan. 22 and 29 Feb. 5 Mar. 18 and 25 Apr. 1 and 15 Mind, Body & Soul Wellness Mindfulness-Based Approaches for Stress Management Soul & Mind/Mindfulness Dr. Alexandra Fiocco This six-week program will provide participants with the foundation for living life fully, and break out of unhelpful habitual patterns of behaviour, stress reactivity, and poor health outcomes. This program will help participants become better equipped to manage daily hassles and regulate our stress-response system through didactic teachings, meditation practices, poetry, mindful-awareness exercises, and home practice. 6 week program, flex Activity Room A Jan. 30 to Mar. 5 Tuesdays, 5 - 6:30 p.m. Mindfulness Meditation Soul & Mind/Mindfulness Isra Al-Salem This is a great class for those looking to build their meditation practice, learning diaphragmatic breathing techniques in tandem with observing our thoughts and calming our racing minds. Participants will reap the many benefits of their meditative practice - mentally, emotionally, and physically which include increasing oxygen in the body, releasing muscle tension, calming the nervous system, reducing stress and anxiety, lowering blood pressure, improving posture, etc. Two offerings, 6 weeks each, flex Activity Room A Jan. 16 to Feb. 20 (in-person); Mar. 12 to Apr. 16 (virtual) Tuesdays, 4 - 5 p.m.

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