June Personal Best available online

The June edition of Personal Best, the health and wellness newsletter for Laboratory workers is now available online.

June is National Safety Month. This month's cover story "Safety is no Accident" highlights four preventable factors: preoccupation, fatigue, alcohol use and risk taking. Additional safety topics are addressed in the new Safety Solutions column, including cycling safety, a summer safety quiz and defense against dehydration. Obtain more safety and security information from local agencies at the community Safety and Security Day event from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 20, downtown in the parking lot outside of the Community Relations (CRO) Office and across Central Avenue from the Farmer's Market.

What's good about getting older? In the special report, read about 12 positive aspects of growing old. Also included in the report are suggestions for lowering Alzheimer's Disease risk from the Institute for the Study of Aging.

"Cooking with Herbs" is the title of this month's nutrition column. Add flavor without fat when preparing the Recipe of the Month, "Tomato mushroom penne with herbs."

Recommendations for exercise frequency, intensity and duration can be confusing and vary according to personal goals. The answer to "What's best, moderate or vigorous exercise," is revealed in this month's Expert Advice column.

Also in this issue: melanoma facts and prevention, self-care for sore feet, genomics update, pre-surgery checklist, coping strategies for those who live alone and gardening without back pain.

Personal Best is provided for Lab personnel by the Positive Health Directions program, part of Occupational Medicine (HSR-2) and Compensation and Benefits (HR-CB). The hardcopy Body Bulletin and the online Personal Best are published by Scott Publishing in Edmonds, Wash.

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