We chat about some reasons why we might consider cooking a bit more than we do. And then we tackle resilience and relying on our strengths to keep on keeping on!  LET’S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com   RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) A CASE FOR COOKING Cooked, Michael Pollan Catching FIre: How Cooking Made Us Human, Richard Wrangham Why Are Humans Different Than Other Apes? It's the Cooking, Stupid, nyt.com Food Extrusion, wikipedia.org Americans Spend an Average of 37 Minutes a Day Preparing and Serving Food and Cleaning Up, usda.gov American’s Eating Patterns and Time Spent on Food, usda.gov Trends in US Home Food Preparation and Consumption, 1965/1966-2008/2008, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Kiss the Ground - documentary website Dust Bowl 2.0: Rising Great Plains Dust Levels Stir Concerns, sciencemag. com RESILIENCE AND CURIOSITY Breathing techniques 4-7-8 Breathing Technique Box Breathing 4-4-4-4  Good News Network Some Good News YouTube Series - John Krasinksi High School Student with Autism (Amazing) Basketball Video  Are You a Curious Person? Why You May Also Be More Resilient, psychologytoday.com Eight Questions That Can Help You Survive Election Stress, greatergood.berkeley.edu The Impact of Gratitude on Depression and Anxiety, researchgate.net   DISCLAIMER Neither I nor most of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking.     Thanks for listening to Wellness While Walking, a walking podcast.