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Making healthy changes to your routine doesn’t need to be hard. One Small Thing is designed to help you make better choices to improve your health by making small changes to how you eat, move, and recharge. Browse our collection of videos and podcasts to get you inspired to change your life, one small thing at a time!

Menu Planning

Menu Planning

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Instructor: Cathy McIsaac, Manager Clinical Nutrition Services
Menu planning can help you lose weight, save money and stick to a healthier diet.
Mindful Eating

Mindful Eating

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Instructor: Roz Grossman, MA, Mindfulness Practitioner
Mindful eating (also known as intuitive eating) aims to reconnect us more deeply with the experience of eating — and enjoying — our food. Mindful eating is based on the idea that there is no right or wrong way to eat, but rather varying degrees of consciousness about what we are eating and why.
Portion Distortion

Portion Distortion

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Instructor: Karen Dean, Health Coach
Anyone eating on the run or at restaurants has probably noticed that food portions have gotten larger. In this class, you will learn about the amount of physical activity required to burn off the extra calories provided by today’s portions.
Sleep Hygiene for Night Shift Employees

Sleep Hygiene for Night Shift Employees

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Instructor: Claire Barker, Sleep Center Clinic Tech
Poor sleep in shift workers can lead to poor work performance including difficulty concentraing, decreased productivity, more mistakes and increased chance of accidents, injuries and even death. We will show you how to take steps to alleviate the impact that poor quality sleep can have on you.
Recharge with Yoga

Recharge with Yoga

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Instructor: Christine C. Serfozo, Chronic Disease Self-Management Program Coordinator for Addison County
Christine will focus on easy natural movements joined to breath to create a simultaneous sense of rejuvenation and relaxation.
Beyond Sleep: Everyday Renewal Strategies/Balance

Beyond Sleep: Everyday Renewal Strategies/Balance

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Instructor: Evy Smith, LCMHC, CIC
A whole person approach will be shared for building daily routines of self-care. We will focus on stress and energy management routines to help build resilience.
Everything Counts

Everything Counts

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Instructor: Connie Tompkins, PhD Associate Professor
Doing what you enjoy is a better motivator for exercising and it helps you stick with it! Activities of daily living such as gardening, walking your dog, and playing your children “count” and even just sitting less can be of benefit to your health and wellbeing.
Stretching With Resistance Bands

Stretching With Resistance Bands

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Instructor: Corey Cenate, personal trainer and health/wellness coach, University of Vermont Medical Center
If you do a lot of sitting, standing or traveling and are looking for a method of exercise that is lightweight, portable and inexpensive, using a resistance band for stretching is an excellent option
Seated Chair Yoga

Seated Chair Yoga

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Instructor: Geri Ann Higgins, Yoga Instructor
Learn simple and gentle yoga poses that you can do at your desk or workstation during the day to relieve stress and re energize yourself. This workshop will give you the tools to keep yourself energized all day.
Can food fight pain?

Can food fight pain?

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The UVM Medical Center, HealthSource Radio
Every time you eat you change body chemistry. As a result, you can either increase or decrease your inflammation and pain. Whether chronic pain is associated with arthritis, fibromyalgia, or injury, the foods you choose to fuel your body make a difference.
Celiac Disease: How Do I Know if I Have It?

Celiac Disease: How Do I Know if I Have It?

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The UVM Medical Center, HealthSource Radio
Many of us hear the term “gluten free” and scratch our heads. Grocery store shelves are filled with “gluten free” products. And, while for some going “gluten free” is a simple diet choice, for others with celiac disease it is a dire health concern.
Ketogenic Diet: what you need to know before trying

Ketogenic Diet: what you need to know before trying

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The UVM Medical Center, HealthSource Radio
Pretty much everyone has heard of or maybe even tried a fad diet. You've probably heard of Atkins, Paleo, and Whole30 and probably many, many more. The list of diets goes on and on. The latest trendy diet is a Ketogenic diet, also known as the Keto diet.
Magnesium for Depression

Magnesium for Depression

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The UVM Medical Center, HealthSource Radio
A new clinical trial done at the University of Vermont shows that magnesium may be a safe, effective, and less expensive treatment option for mild to moderate depression. We spoke with one of the leaders of this clinical trial, Emily Tarleton, PhD, RD, CD. She is a Bionutrition Research Manager at the University of Vermont's Clinical Research Center.
Struggling with Resolutions? Here’s How to Keep Moving Forward

Struggling with Resolutions? Here’s How to Keep Moving Forward

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The UVM Medical Center, HealthSource Radio
It's a new year and that means a new opportunity to trade our unhealthy habits for healthy ones. But, some people may be tired of making the same old New Year's resolutions regarding eating, losing weight, fitness, sleep, tons of different things. Learn more about approaching behavior change in a new way and setting resolutions with Bridget Shea, a registered dietician and Audrey Munroe, a licensed clinical social worker both from the UVM Medical Center Community Health Team.
Mindfulness is Finding a New Life in the Medical World

Mindfulness is Finding a New Life in the Medical World

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The UVM Medical Center, HealthSource Radio
The word 'mindful' has become a big buzzword lately. There are plenty of products and services that promise to help you slow down and be your best self, but what is mindfulness, really? Research shows the potential of mindfulness to heal and support those with many different health conditions, from heart disease, stroke, depression and trauma to everyday wellbeing. Here to talk to us about what mindfulness is and how we can do it is Roz Grossman, MA, a meditation instructor who runs her own business called Mindful Stress Relief.
Why Sleep is Vital to Our Overall Wellbeing

Why Sleep is Vital to Our Overall Wellbeing

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The UVM Medical Center, HealthSource Radio
Clinical Sleep Educator Claire Barker talks about why a good night sleep is important and ways to improve your sleep habits as well as walks us through the most common sleep disorders and what to do if you think you may have one.
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