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Welcome to Living Well Daily, the newsletter serving up a daily dose of care designed to support you, cheer you on and remind you, always, just how wonderful you already are.

In Today’s Edition:

🥰Well-Being & Self-Care: Monday Healing Moment: Reconnecting With Curiosity
💖Longevity & Wellness: Free Habit That Helps With Blood Sugar
✨Daily Affirmation & Daily Prompt

We forgive you for forgetting how incredible you are, but don’t let it happen again, so…
Repeat after me:
“I am more incredible than a meteor shower during the northern lights”
Good, now go live your life, you incredible being! 

Happy Monday 💛 Let’s begin this week by loosening the grip of certainty and making space for curiosity.

Take a slow breath in. And a long breath out. Let yourself arrive here with openness.

Curiosity asks something different of us than pressure does. Pressure says: “Figure it out.” “Get it right.” “Don’t make mistakes.” Exhale, releasing a little pressure as you do.

With your next breath, start to open to the voice of curiosity as it softly asks: “What might happen if I explored this?” “What could I learn here?” “What else might be possible?”

Feel the difference in your body. Curiosity creates space. Breathing room. Movement.

It reminds us we do not have to know everything before we begin.

As this week begins, imagine approaching yourself and your life with a little more gentle curiosity. Curiosity about what helps you feel alive. Curiosity about what you need. Curiosity about who you are becoming.

You are not a problem to solve. You are a person to get to know, again and again.

Take one more slow breath. Let yourself soften into openness instead of pressure.

There is still so much life left to discover.

^{Love, Lola Graham}

After you eat, your blood sugar rises as the carbohydrates are metabolized and enter your bloodstream. Big, repeated spikes aren't great for you over time since over the long term they can raise your risk of type 2 diabetes. Having balanced meals with protein and fibre helps, but here is a free strategy to soften those spikes: a short walk after eating.

When you walk, your muscles pull glucose out of your blood to use as fuel, and they can do this without needing much insulin. So instead of that sugar sitting in your bloodstream, your muscles use it as fuel. This results in a gentler rise instead of a sharp peak.

You don't need much. Research suggests even a light 2 - 10 minute walk after a meal makes a measurable difference, and the timing matters more than the duration. The sweet spot is within an hour of eating, when your blood sugar is climbing toward its peak. This doesn’t need to be a power walk; a gentle stroll is still helpful.

✅ Action Step: After your largest meal today, go for a 10-minute walk. Notice how you feel afterwards: are your energy levels more constant, did it help your digestion? 

^{By: Joshua Graham | Source: PMID: 35147898}

^{A gentle prompt to help you create small feel good moments of beauty, appreciation, and delight.}

Look for one moment that feels playful today, even in a tiny way.

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With love and care,

Lola & Joshua | The Living Well Team

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