Healthy UNH Blogger: Courtney Eaton
Name: Courtney Eaton
Home Town: Bedford, NH
Major: Nutrition
Graduation Year: 2014
What I do to make a Healthy UNH: Help explain the purpose of the portion plates and write for the blog.
Favorite Food: chocolate
Favorite Movie: Shutter Island
Favorite Book: A Prayer for Rain by Dennis Lehane
Place I’d most like to visit: Rwanda
Favorite Dining Hall: Philbrook, because they have the best stir fry with the shortest line.
What I love most about UNH: The people! Everyone is so unique and fun!
As a healthy UNH intern, I am most excited about hopefully
helping fellow students improve their overall wellness,
while keeping them
interested and enthusiastic.
It’s not the Turkey’s Fault that you are Tired
By: Courtney Eaton
The poor turkey is having a rough enough day without being blamed for your sleepiness after the Thanksgiving feast. Many people have heard the rumor that turkey contains a chemical called tryptophan that causes us to feel tired. According to
Read moreTagged In: Courtney Eaton, Healthy UNH, melatonin, overeating, serotonin, thanksgiving, tired, turkey
NEAT Ways to Burn Calories
By: Courtney Eaton
Did you know you could burn calories by just talking on the phone? Sure! If you pace while you chat instead of sitting down, you burn calories without even thinking about it! This is NEAT! No, really; NEAT stands for Non-Exercise Activity Thermoneogenesis These are activities that you can do every day to burn calories without going to the gym. Some NEAT activities that are easily incorporated into your day include:
Read moreTagged In: activity, burn calories, calories, Courtney Eaton, Healthy, Healthy UNH, metabolic rate, non-exercise, physical health
Fat Talk Free Week at UNH Last Week
By: Courtney Eaton
Fat Talk Free Week is a nation-wide initiative to ban fat talk for an entire week. Fat talk is defined as any language that involves criticizing one’s body or the body of someone else. The slogan for the event is “Friends don’t let friends fat talk.” You have probably seen the stickers or flyers around the UNH campus at some point because UNH has been involved from the very beginning.
Read moreTagged In: Courtney Eaton, Fat Talk Free Week, Healthy UNH
Surround Yourself with Happy People to be Happy
By: Courtney Eaton
Who makes you happy? Chances are it is someone that you spend a significant amount of time with. A study done by Dr. Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School and Dr. James Fowler of the University of California in San Diego conducted a study on how an individual’s social network affects their happiness levels.
Read moreTagged In: attitude, Courteny Eaton, happiness, Healthy UNH, Mental Health, mood, social, surround
Healthy Returns
By: Courtney Eaton
This past Tuesday in the Strafford Room of the MUB was a program called Healthy Returns. Healthy Returns is sponsored by University System of New Hampshire (USNH) Human Resources and the healthcare that UNH provides for all their employees called Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. This is a two part program designed to set goals and measure progress with rewards along the way.
Read moreTagged In: Courtney Eaton, employee benefits, Healthy Returns, Healthy UNH, reward
Get Real UNH
By: Courtney Eaton
Get Real UNH is a small student organization on campus but they have a big goal. Their mission is to have at least 20% of all UNH food be local, fair trade, friendly to the environment or humanely produced by 2020. In addition, they would like to create a community that cares enough about these criteria for food to act on it. What you probably do not know is that you may have already engaged yourself in Get Real UNH by going to the Local Harvest Fest. This was in inaugural event in their “Food Month”.
Read moreTagged In: Courtney Eaton, Get Real, Healthy Food Choices, Healthy UNH, humane production, local produce, Rob Everts
The Secret Benefit of Yoga
By: Courtney Eaton
Many people suffer through migraines all the time. Some can last for more than a couple days. That is a long time to be in constant pain! They can be caused by numerous factors that differ from person to person. For many, migraines can be caused by stress. A study was done by Dr. P. J.
Read moreTagged In: Courtney Eaton, Health, Healthy UNH, migraines, Stress, Yoga
Superfoods to the Rescue
By: Courtney Eaton
We learn about the food pyramid early in life so we already know how to eat a balanced meal. There are some foods however, that are better than others. These are called “superfoods”. These foods can help boost immunity, and decrease the risk of some diseases and cancers. Some can even fight wrinkles, improve memory, and help you lose and keep weight off! It sounds too good to be true, right? Well, it’s not. Foods really can have these effects on you, maybe not instantly, but they will make a difference when you incorporate them into your daily diet.
Read moreTagged In: Courtney Eaton, dark chocolate, Healthy UNH, immunity, Nutrition, superfoods
