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The Wellness Center at Elon offers many services to help you achieve your 2011 resolutions.

Think about gardening in a new way; work with your garden on a co-creative way, asking permission and listening to her.

Looking for ways to stay healthy this winter? Here are some tips to lower your chances of catching the flu or a cold in the coming months:

• Get Your Vitamin D. Last year, a large analysis published in the Annals of Internal Medicine reported that people with the lowest levels of vitamin D were 40 percent more likely to have had a recent cold or flu than people with the highest D levels. Sunlight is the best source of D, but most of us avoid the sun or wear sunblock to reduce the risk for skin. Please call Well-U to have your levels checked.

Did you know Coca-Cola’s advertising and marketing budget in 2010 was almost $3 billion? Do you know why they have to spend such massive amounts of money to keep convincing you to continue drinking their caramel colored high fructose corn syrup drink?

Don’t forget: Staff Appreciation Day is Friday, May 27 for staff members. Mark your calendar and check your email for more information from the Office of Human Resources.

The 2011-12 Faculty/Staff Campaign is off to a strong start, with 48 percent of employees contributing more than $300,000 to the university so far this academic year. Leaders of the annual fund drive want to build on the success of the 2010-11 campaign, when a record 60 percent of faculty and staff contributed $313,000 to Elon. This year’s goal is 65 percent.

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