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1 Frm: Sent: T: Subject: Attachments: Benefits Wednesday, June 10, :26 PM All Emplyees US Wellness Wednesday! Read abut sweet summer fds and mre! 2015 Ryan Heart Walk Dates.pdf Wellness Wednesday In this week s newsletter... June is Natinal Safety Mnth Save The Date American Heart Assciatin Heart Walk Sweet Summer Fds 10 Cl and Clrful Summer Treats June is Natinal Safety Mnth Injuries are a leading cause f disability fr peple f all ages and they are the leading cause f death fr Americans ages 1 t 44. The gd news is everyne can get invlved t help prevent injuries. This June, we encurage yu t learn mre abut imprtant safety issues like prescriptin drug abuse, distracted driving, and slips, trips, and falls. Prescriptin drug abuse: Prescriptin painkiller verdses are a grwing prblem in the United States, especially amng wmen. Abut 18 wmen die every day frm a prescriptin painkiller verdse mre than 4 times as many as back in Slips, trips, and falls: One in 3 lder adults falls each year. Many falls lead t brken bnes and ther health prblems. Distracted driving: Ding ther activities while driving like texting r eating increases yur 1

.. June is Natinal Safety Mnth Save The Date American Heart Assciatin Heart Walk Sweet Summer Fds 10 Cl and Clrful Summer Treats June is Natinal Safety Mnth Injuries are a leading cause f disability

2 chance f crashing. Almst 1 in 5 crashes (18%) that injured smene invlved distracted driving. Surce: Save The Date American Heart Assciatin Heart Walk Ryan's Prvidence Office participating in the Heart Walk The American Heart Assciatin has a gal f imprving the cardivascular health f all Americans by 20 percent and reducing deaths frm cardivascular diseases and strke by 20 percent, by the year Each year as part f a firm-wide fundraising effrt, Ryan spnsrs lcal teams t participate in the American Heart Assciatin Heart Walk fr their cmmunities. It s time t get yur lcal walk n yur calendar. Please see attached fr the full list f dates and visit t find ut mre details abut yur walk. If yu have questins r want mre infrmatin n hw t get invlved, please cntact April Flry r Amy Kendrick Lee. Sweet Summer Fds Berries and melns are tw f the mst ppular kinds f fruit that can be fund in the summer time. These fruits are refreshing, lw-calrie snacks that als prvide us with many great health benefits. 1. Berries: Mst berries are gd surces f vitamin C and fiber, while als cntaining beneficial biflavnids that prtect against cancer. Strawberries: Lw in calries but high in the sluble fiber pectin, which helps t lwer chlesterl. Strawberries are als ne f the highest fruit surces f vitamin C. In fact, ne cup f strawberries prvide 100 percent f the recmmended daily amunt. Blueberries: Often referred t as a pwer fd, blueberries are ne f the best surces f antixidants amng fruits and vegetables. They are als high in anthcyanins, a flavnid that wrks t prevent heart disease and cancer while imprving memry and brain functin. Blackberries: The many tiny seeds in blackberries make them gd surces f bth sluble and insluble fiber. Plus, blackberries cntain ellagic acid, which has cancer fighting prperties! Raspberries: These tiny red berries are 2

by 20 percent and reducing deaths frm cardivascular diseases and strke by 20 percent, by the year 2020.

3 nutrient packed and an excellent surce f vitamin C, flate, irn, and ptassium. They are als a gd surce f insluble fiber that prevents cnstipatin, and sluble fiber that helps cntrl chlesterl levels. 2. Melns: The high water cntent f melns allw them t be high-vlume, but als lw-calrie, sweet and flavrful treats that keep us hydrated and satisfied. Hneydew Meln: One cup f cubed hneydew meln prvides 34% f the recmmended daily intake f vitamin C. This delicius meln als cntains high levels f ptassium, which prmte healthy bld pressure. Watermeln: Identified as ne f the best dietary surces f lycpene, an antixidant linked t the preventin and treatment f certain types f cancers. Watermeln is als rich in amin acids that help prmte cardivascular health by relaxing bld vessels and imprving circulatin. As an added bnus, a 10 unce wedge has abut 1/3 f the recmmended daily value f vitamins A and C. Cantalupe: Excellent surce f betacartene and vitamin A, which prmte healthy eyesight and prevent the develpment f cataracts and ther visin-related diseases. This meln is als high in vitamin C and antixidants t help fight free radicals and prevent cell damage in the bdy while prmting a healthy immune system. Other fruits and vegetables in seasn t add clr t yur plate this summer include: bysenberries, sybeans, eggplant, cucumbers, grapefruit, tmates, peaches, passin fruit, shallts, winged beans and summer squash. Surce: 10 Cl and Clrful Summer Treats Here are sme examples f healthy and clrful cld summer snacks that are great treats fr this warmer weather! These snacks are als easy and prtable s that they wn t interrupt yur summer fun! 1. Frzen grapes r berries 2. Hmemade fruit smthie ppsicles (make yur 3

Hneydew Meln: One cup f cubed hneydew meln prvides 34% f the recmmended daily intake f vitamin C. This delicius meln als cntains high levels f ptassium, which prmte healthy bld pressure.

4 favrite smthie and place in ppsicle mld r cups with ppsicle sticks) 3. Blueberries dipped in Greek r plain ygurt and then frzen 4. Frzen banana ice cream (mashed bananas put in the freezer) 5. Fresh fruit kabbs (stringing yur favrite fresh fruit nt a kabb stick fr a fun and easy way t eat fruit) 6. Mini cucumber sandwiches (cheese and a lean deli meat between tw slices f cucumber) 7. DIY frzen Greek ygurt with r withut fruit (fr a ppsicle versin, stick a ppsicle stick thrugh the wrapper f an individually packaged cup f ygurt and stick it straight in the freezer) 8. Peanut butter pwer balls (peanut butter, atmeal, and dried fruit such as apricts, cranberries, raisins, etc., blended tgether, rlled int a ball, and put in the fridge t frm) 9. Meln balls (scp ut different types f meln with a small ice cream scp, ckie cutter r ther utensil) 10. Frzen ygurt drps (drp small amunts f yur favrite Greek r ther ygurt nt a pan and place in the freezer) Have a Healthy Week! Ryan Three Galleria Twer Nel Rad, Suite 100 Dallas, Texas Telephne: Fax: inf@ryan.cm ryan.cm 4

DIY frzen Greek ygurt with r withut fruit (fr a ppsicle versin, stick a ppsicle stick thrugh the wrapper f an individually packaged cup f ygurt and stick it straight in the freezer) 8.

Super Foods. Super Foods to the Rescue-- Steven Pratt, MD

Super Foods. Super Foods to the Rescue-- Steven Pratt, MD Super Fds Beans: A great lw-fat, lw-calrie surce f prtein and an easy way t help cntrl yur weight and yur bld sugar. Blueberries: The best fd n the planet t preserve a yung brain as we mature. Brccli: