Welcome to Living Well Daily, the newsletter serving up tips to help you live a healthier, happier life.

In today’s edition:

✨Did you know that you are freaking amazing! And more majestic and cool than a unicorn playing an electric guitar solo while riding a motorcycle through a ring of fire.

Every color in vegetables and fruits brings its unique benefits to the table. When you fill your plate with a variety of colors, you’re feeding your body a powerhouse mix of nutrients designed to defend against aging and disease and help you feel energized, glowing, and strong.

Benefits of different colors:

🥬Deep greens like kale or spinach fuel strong bones and a healthy heart
🥕Bright oranges and yellows (hello, carrots and peppers!) are loaded with immune-boosting antioxidants
🍅Reds, such as tomatoes and beets, help fight inflammation and protect your heart.
🍆Blue and purple, like blueberries and eggplant, help support brain health & memory
🍄White foods, such as garlic, onions, cauliflower, and mushrooms, boost immunity and possess natural anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties.

✅ Action Step: This week, challenge yourself to eat at least 3 different vegetable colours a day, including greens, reds, yellows, oranges, purples, and even whites. Snap a pic of your most colourful meal and celebrate every bite as a gift to your future self.

Mindfulness is more than a buzzword. It’s a skill that helps you feel steadier, less reactive, and more present in your own life. Simply put, mindfulness means noticing your thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations in the moment, without adding judgment.

😱 “Without judgment?!” Yep, you’ll still judge automatically (we all do!). The practice is catching it and softening your reaction, little by little.

⏰ Our minds time-travel. Mindfulness helps us land back in right now instead of spinning in the past or future.

💥 Present-moment power. Pausing before reacting gives you the choice to act in ways that align with the life you actually want.

🤩 It works. Research shows mindfulness can ease anxiety, rumination, and stress, boost well-being, and help you regulate emotions and behavior.

So yes, it is worth the hype! It is a powerful tool for your well-being that you can start using more.

✅ Action Step: Pick one anchor - your breath, your feet on the ground, or a detail in the room - and notice it for 10 seconds during everyday activities (pouring coffee, brushing teeth). Be patient; it’s a skill! (P.S. Our Inner Reps can help you build it faster.)

Daily exercise for your mind and emotions to improve your mental and emotional health.

Your productivity doesn’t define your value. You are so much more than what you get done.

Before you go, let us know what you thought of today’s edition and if there are any subjects you would like us to cover more in the future, then reply to this email and let us know!

Lola & Joshua | The Living Well Team