Keep doing well on those New Year’s resolutions with health and wellness shows we're airing this month on WTIU! Enjoy programs from yoga to gardening, from memory to wisdom, and from fighting aging to embracing aging. Keep that momentum, you got this!
Friday, February 23
2:00 PM – 5 Minute Yoga with Peggy Cappy
Learn how to combat the effects of aging in just five minutes a day. Each short period of stretching, strength-building, and specialized breathing contributes to greater flexibility, strength, and mental clarity. After years spent teaching and practicing, Peggy has designed a way of incorporating yoga into our daily lives.
Repeats 2/29 2pm, 3/3 5pm, and 3/5 2pm.
Saturday, February 24
12:00 PM – Memory Makeover with Daniel Amen, MD
In this program, psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen will show you how you can improve your memory and even rescue it if it's headed for trouble. Dr. Amen will share the seven foods and supplements that research shows you can use every day to enhance your memory.
Repeats 2/29 12pm and 3/10 4pm.
Sunday, February 25
12:00 PM – Young Forever with Mark Hyman, MD
We think disease, frailty, and gradual decline are inevitable parts of life. But they don't have to be. Science today sees aging as a treatable disease. By addressing its root causes we can not only increase our health span and live longer but prevent and reverse the maladies of aging-including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and dementia.
Repeats 2/27 12pm and 3/2 12pm.
Monday, February 26
11:30 AM – Brain-Gut Connection with Dr. Emeran Mayer
We have all experienced the connection between our mind and our gut—the decision we made because it “felt right.” In the Brain-Gut Connection, Dr. Emeran Mayer offers a revolutionary and provocative look at this developing science, teaching us how to harness the power of the mind-gut connection to take charge of our health.
Repeats 3/3 12pm.
Friday, March 1
2:00 PM – Easy Yoga for Arthritis with Peggy Cappy
Join yoga teacher Peggy Cappy as she demonstrates movements to use at home to strengthen muscles and help increase mobility for people who are challenged by arthritis or the stiffness that comes with age or injury. This new special is divided into seven easy-to-use segments that will leave you energized and feeling more flexible
Saturday, March 2
5:30 PM – Aging Backwards 4: The Miracle of Flexibility with Miranda Esmonde-White
Few things in the world make us feel more confident and alive than good posture. Join Miranda Esmonde-White to learn how simply incorporating gentle flexibility and range of motion exercises can improve posture and help reverse the signs of aging, improve organ health, and increase energy.
Repeats 3/10 1:30pm.
Monday, March 4
11:30 AM – Supercharge Your Brain: Maximizing Your Cognitive Abilities
Join neuroscientist and bestselling author Dr. Lisa Genova to discover ways to enhance brain health for the rest of your life. Packed with actionable, science-backed steps, the program is a roadmap for improving brain health through lifelong learning.
Repeats 3/6 9:30pm.
1:00 PM – Living Wild: Plant-Spiration with Hilton Carter
Discover the art of creating stunning indoor greenery with the influencer and author’s helpful tips and expert advice. Learn about the many benefits of cultivating a love of plants and turning a home into a beautiful living oasis.
Repeats 3/9 12pm.
Thursday, March 7
2:30 PM – World of Wisdom & Wonder
Escape the stress of everyday life with scenes of nature’s breathtaking vistas set to soaring original music and universal words of wisdom. From Maya Angelou to Aristotle, Thomas Paine to Khalil Gibran, Brazilian lyricist/novelist Paulo Coelho to 13th-century Persian poet Rumi and many more, inspirational quotes provide comfort, encouragement, and hope.