SAS Life
Telling the stories of our people, highlighting our culture, and sharing tips for work life balance.![One Part of Gut Health You May Be Overlooking](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2018/04/homemade-toothpaste-600x336.png)
Gut Health has become the new health buzz and for good reason because, like Hippocrates said, “All disease begins in the gut.” Getting your GI tract in tip top shape requires making adjustments to your diet and lifestyle to heal inflammation, repair any damage, and weed and feed your gut
![Celebrating Mother Earth](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2018/04/Pams-Tulips-702x336.jpg)
I love to walk. It takes just a couple of minutes and I am completely immersed in all the beauty that nature has to offer. Here in North Carolina we’re currently enjoying the flowering magnolia and cherry trees, the last of the daffodils, tulips that began to open just a
![Life is short but wide...](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2018/03/Bridge-3-702x336.jpg)
I have 3 mantras: less is more; you must start the way you want to finish; and, life is short but wide. As many of you know, I’m a planner. I’ve had my funeral folder since I was 19. Even with my good genes (my 98 year old father is
![Cracking Egg Carton Labels: What They Really Mean](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2018/03/basket-of-eggs-600x336.jpg)
The egg aisle is a confusing place! The egg cartons are plastered with pictures of happy chickens and seemingly healthy terms like farm fresh, natural, organic, free range, and cage free. So many options can make your head spin! How do you decide which one to buy? Let’s dig a
![Misperceptions About Hospice](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2018/03/clasped-hands-comfort-hands-people-45842-438x336.jpeg)
Working in hospice I learned there was nothing I could say to erase a person’s pain, sadness, anger etc. I didn’t have that power and it would be irresponsible to think that I did. However, through education, I found that I could often ease the unnecessary additional suffering caused by misinformation and
![Working on my moves](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2017/09/lavender-2744277_640-640x336.jpg)
As I write this we are halfway through teaching our first Powerful Tools for Caregiving class. It has been an exciting time of learning and growth for all of us. Each time I work with caregivers, I am reminded of a common theme – the delicate dance of trying to