Wellness Wednesdays - December 4, 2019

PIES for Wellness:

P = Physical Health - 4th in a Series

December 4, 2019

Greetings ... may grace, mercy, and peace be with you.

Welcome to Wellness Wednesday, your DIY resource for your own Spirit-Filled Mentally Healthy Wednesday and beyond.

If you’re rushed for time today, you may want to simply begin with the Daily Lectionary reading and conclude with a moment for prayer ... Amen (let it be so).

If you’re ready to dig deeper, a reminder that this material is organized around the image of PIES, to help us remember the way we build our mental health and wellness around daily slices of:

Physical Health +

Intellectual Health +

Emotional Health +

Spiritual Health +

Social Health

Comfort My People

Contacts

Susan Lee, LCSW

Comfort My People

Coach / Consultant

Chris Lieberman, Relationship Coordination Director

myCMPcoach@gmail.com

One goal is putting these aspects of living into balance which has shown to be associated with general well being, aka Mental Health, Health and Wellness. We call it PIES for Wellness for short. See the November 6 Wellness Wednesday introduction for a fuller discussion.

Today we will focus on the first aspect of the PIES for Wellness model – “P” for Physical Health, and include “I” for Intellectual for good measure and to show you how it works.

Part of Physical Health includes fueling ourselves with GOOD FOOD, aka a good DIET. These days what we eat has become highly controversial with different recommendations daily. This space will try the best we can to share research based best practices, but as always, check with your physician. You are what you eat, and food IS medicine so eat wisely and well.

The Physical Health goal of a good diet is helped by practicing good Intellectual Health by reading good resources about healthy eating. Our recommendation today is the “5 A Day” program. Check out these three links:

5 A Day: What Counts

5 Ways to get your 5 a Day

President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition

“Extra helpings” for those of you willing to linger more fully at this feast of wellness:

Part of the general PIES for Wellness practice includes:

SINGING - Song Recommended: Jesus Loves Me.
Evening Devotionals at the close of day, one option.

Thank you for visiting, I look forward to checking in with you again next Wednesday.

Peace be with you, and may you be blessed and grace-filled.

Susan Lee, LCSW, Comfort My People Coach

Email MyCMPCoach@gmail.com.

Facilitator of Presbytery of St. Augustine's

Comfort My People: Mental Health in Healthy Congregations

Comfort My People Webpage