Learn about the history of the turkey as part of the traditional Thanksgiving meal in this issue of the Buzz, Body, & Bites Newslette. Get a chuckle out of our Thanksgiving jokes and check out the delicious Holiday Root Vegetable Roast recipe.

This issue of the Buzz, Body, & Bites newsletter provides practical guidance on financial management. It also includes a great soup recipe, and recommendations for how to get physical activity.

This issue of Buzz, Body, & Bites aligns with the National Nutrition Month theme of "Fueling ourselves for the Future". The issue discusses ways to consume healthy foods in a sustainable way.

This issue of the Buzz, Body, & Bites newsletter provides information about gardening, and the benefits to health and quality of life. It also includes a recipe for parmesan asparagus, which is an early vegetable.

This issue of the Buzz, Body, & Bites newsletter discusses how to eat more locally grown foods, and the benefits to your community.

This issue of the monthly Buzz, Body, & Bites Newsletter for actively aging adults contains information on how to maintain intellectual wellness neuroplasticity, and connection throughout life.

In this issue: Composting At Home, Summer Peach Drink, Exercise Safety in the Heat

In this issue: Introduction to the 8 dimensions of wellness, Programs that Support the Dimensions of Wellness, Collards with Pineapple & Ginger, and Exercise: Wide Leg Squat

In this issue: DASH for Your Heart, What to Eat on the DASH Diet, Apple Nachos for One, Standing Leg Curl

In this issue: Coping with a Money C.R.U.N.C.H., Financial Health and The Dimensions of Wellness, Vegetable quesadilla, Exercise: Overhead Press

In this issue: Qigong for Healthy Aging: The Cleaning Breath, Spiritual wellness, Lemon Basil Ginger Ale, Exercise: Bicep Curl

In this issue: Creating Beautiful Spaces to Enhance Well-being and Healthy Aging, Environmental Wellness, Fresh Berry Caprese Salad, Exercise: Knee Extension

In this issue: Social Wellness for a Healthy Lifestyle, Social Wellness, Couscous Chicken, Exercise: Wall Angels

In this issue: Intellectual Wellness, Neuroplasticity, and Connection; Opportunities for Lifelong Learning; Beet & White Bean Salad; Exercise: Wall Squats

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