Friday, January 14 Topic of the Day The benefits of meditation and mindfulness are numerous. Rania Dempsey, MD, notes that eating mindfully will help improve your relationship with food. The more you practice bringing awareness to the present moment, whether while eating or in other parts of your day, the more natural it becomes. Read her thoughts on Learning to Eat Mindfully. Research Practiced for thousands of years and researched for decades, mindfulness has been found to improve mental and physical health. In fact, studies have found mindfulness helps us to regulate our biological, psychological, and behavioral responses to stress. Would you like to be less stressed? How often do you pay attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally? Read this article to learn about being mindful when you eat. Plant-based Inspiration Subh Agarwal, MD has some tasty healthy peanut oat bars for you to try - check it out! Action Item Have you ever experienced something once and didn't like it at first, but it eventually became something you enjoyed? Eating new foods is no different. Use the from Food Try Outs worksheet from Larry Miller, PsyD to write about your experience tasting new foods - to find out what you like or may not like about it, and ways to make it even better the next time you eat it. REGISTER HERE to join a panel discussion on the documentary, The Game Changers. The documentary showcases success stories of athletes that have benefited from a plant-based diet. The panel discussion will be held on February 1, 4-5pm via Zoom. The documentary is available to watch on Netflix, Youtube, and other fee-based options. Take a virtual coffee break with Dr. Stuart Wong and Dr. Rania Dempsey as they chat about the science behind plant-based nutrition and tips on how to get started with some simple lifestyle modifications to improve your overall health. Join us next Wednesday at 11:30am on Facebook Live! Coffee Conversations with Scientists is a monthly web series that digs into the science behind a health topic making news today. Medical College of Wisconsin | 8701 Watertown Plank Road | Milwaukee, WI 53226 | United States |