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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: Your Nervous System Has a Social Life
💖Longevity & Wellness: Processed Foods Don't Raise Cancer Risk
✨Daily Affirmation & Daily Prompt

You have free will.
Use it intentionally to live life how you want to.
We believe in you.

Have you ever noticed how spending time with certain people makes you feel lighter? Maybe your breathing slows, your shoulders relax, or you find yourself laughing more easily.

That's not just an emotional experience. It's physiological, too!

Our nervous systems are constantly responding to social information, including facial expressions, tone of voice, physical touch, and the behaviour of people around us.

This is part of what's known as co-regulation, the ways our physiological and emotional states can influence one another.

A comforting conversation, a warm embrace, shared laughter, or time spent with someone who helps you feel understood can all support our ability to navigate stress.

And connection doesn't have to look one particular way. For some, it's a meaningful conversation. For others, it's sitting quietly beside a loved one, spending time with a pet, or feeling welcomed in a community.

Of course, relationships can also be stressful. What matters isn't simply being around people, but experiencing connection that feels supportive.

🌿 Your Nervous System Experiment: Think of someone whose presence helps you feel more at ease. If possible, make a little space for connection today. A conversation, a shared walk, or even a warm voice message counts.

Notice how you feel before and afterward, without expecting a particular result.

Sometimes, the most nourishing thing we can offer our nervous system is the reminder that we don't have to navigate everything alone.

^{Love, Lola Graham}

Researchers followed more than 460,000 adults for nearly 19 years and found that eating more ultra-processed food overall was not associated with a higher risk of colorectal cancer.

This is because the label of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is far too broad, as specific UPFs increased risk, while others lowered it.

Ultra-processed whole grains, fibre-rich foods, dairy, and calcium-containing foods were associated with lower colorectal cancer rates, while processed meats were associated with higher rates.

So we can’t say ALL UPFs don’t raise colon cancer risk; some do.

The big takeaways here are:

Food quality matters.

And just because a whole grain cereal and a hot dog are both classified as ultra-processed foods, that does not mean they have the same impact on your health.

✅ Action Step: Do not judge a food only by whether it is “processed.” Look at what is actually in it, and prioritize fibre-rich foods, whole grains, dairy if you tolerate it, and limit processed meats.

^{By: Joshua Graham}

^{A supportive prompt to build health, nourishment, and long-term wellness.}

Check in with your posture and invite your body into a more open, supported position.

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