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The Wellness Wheel

The idea behind the wellness wheel is that it should be balanced and able to roll (like a wheel). If one selection of your wheel is higher or lower, your wheel becomes unbalanced and bumpy. Here at Winona State University, we recognize seven dimensions of wellness. These dimensions are intellectual wellness, spiritual wellness, emotional wellness, environmental wellness, social wellness, occupational wellness, and physical wellness. This issue of the Employee Wellness discusses all of the different dimensions of wellness and a superfood for the month of October. To get more information on the Winona State’s Wellness Wheel “like” Winona State Integrated Wellness Complex on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WinonaStateIWC. There is a wellness dimension of the day posted everyday with information or tips on that dimension. Want to know what your wellness wheel looks like and how to fix areas you’re lacking? There are a few worksheets attached to the email along with this news letter. Check it out!

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Intellectual

Intellectual wellness encourages creativity and stimulating mental activity, which, keeps us better fit for the world.

Being a life long learner, getting the most out of classes and education by asking

questions, being open to new ideas, learning new skills and studying

effectively helps to keep us attuned to the world around us.

Spiritual

Spiritual wellness includes having a set of guiding beliefs, principles, or values that give

meaning and purpose to life and is an important part of one's character. Possessing

the capacity to love, have compassion for others and leading a life that is in harmony with oneself and others helps you to live a better life as well as improving the lives of

those around you.

Emotional

Emotional wellness involves having high self-esteem, confidence, satisfying

relationships, a support network and staying optimistic and enthusiastic about life. The key to living a healthy lifestyle often involves accepting one's feelings,

which helps us to understand more about others and ourselves.

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Environmental

Environmental wellness engages learning and contributing to the health of the planet and a sustainable lifestyle. Recognizing our

responsibility for the quality of the air, water, and the land is a major step to

creating a better world. Making a positive impact on our environment be it our homes, our communities or our planet contributes

to healthy balance in life.

Social

Social wellness is comprised of having a supportive social network, contributing to society, valuing cultural diversity and having positive interactions with those around you. Social wellness keeps us happy, healthy and points toward the

right directions in life.

Occupational

Occupational wellness includes finding personal fulfillment and satisfaction from

our chosen career fields or life goals while maintaining balance in our lives. Positively impacting the organizations we work in and society as a whole through our careers helps ourselves and improves the lives of others.

Physical

Physical wellness is achieved by eating well, exercising, avoiding harmful habits,

getting enough sleep, recognizing the signs of disease, getting regular physical exams

and taking steps to prevent injury.

Pumpkin Pie Parfait

A pumpkin isn’t just a fall decoration anymore! Truth is pumpkins are a major superfood and a family member of

FRUITS! They’re like a melon in the gourd family. They are high in fiber and low in calories. Pumpkins are also good for the immune system, eye health, and preventing coronary heart disease. The “good stuff” is found in both canned and fresh

pumpkin.

Don’t forget about pumpkin seeds. Pumpkin seeds contain protein, magnesium, potassium and zinc. The seeds are beneficial for stopping the growth of the prostate gland,

lowering the risk of bladder stones, helping with depression, reduce cholesterol and prevent some cancers!

Pumpkins and their seeds have many health benefits, but stay away from too many pumpkin pies, pumpkin cookies, and

pumpkin spiced lattes.

Superfood: Pumpkin

• ¼ cup pumpkin puree (fresh or canned)

• ½ frozen banana • 1-1 ½ cup almond milk • 1tbsp. chia seeds • ¼ tsp. cinnamon • ¼ tsp. pumpkin pie spice • Optional: gram cracker,

peanut butter, nut butter cinnamon for topping

1. Blend all ingredients in

blender, adding almond milk as you go until desired consistency

2. Pour in glass and add desired toppings

Makes 1 large or 2 snack size smoothies

Thank you again for participating in Winona State University’s Employee Wellness Pilot Program. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions, please email me at JBrowman09@winona.edu. If you have a request for something you would like to see in a newsletter, please let me know!