Health Hotline Magazine | January 2025

CONTENTS 3 NEW PRODUCT! NATURAL GROCERS ® BRAND ORGANIC COFFEE PODS 21 DAYS TO A HEALTHIER YOU! 11 RESOLUTION RESET 17 COUNT THE AVOCADOS 21 25 RECIPE: SPICY COLLARD GREENS AND BLACK EYED PEA SOUP

LETTE F OM THE Iselys

Hi neighbors, Natural Grocers fam, and that cute little kitten peeking through the window across the street – It feels like it's been forever since we've had a chat! What, with the holiday season barreling through December like a friendly tornado wrapped in twinkling lights and a lost Christmas ornament or two… but this letter isn't about last year! We're here to say hello to a bright, shiny new year! Or perhaps, to state it more realistically—we're all waking up to another January day. It could be magically snow-kissed or warmed by winter sunshine. But it could also be a tad gray, leaving us wondering why January disappears that holiday sparkle so dramatically every time. Still, we're grateful to be here, enjoying another day with the people, animals, and pursuits we cherish. We're excited to begin another year of empowering our friends, family, neighborhoods, Crew, and community to pursue your best lives by taking charge of your health! It's why we're the folks with always affordable prices and the highest quality standards on the block: 100% organic produce, 100% pasture-raised dairy, 100% non-GMO bulk, 100% free-range eggs, and much more... you get the picture. And it's why we have the most extensive brick-and-mortar vitamin and supplement department (to our knowledge) around! It's the reason we offer articles, classes, and Nutritional Health Coaching services (completely free) to help you navigate the abundant options we have in-store and to nurture your deep roots in health. So, we hope you join us this January for a month focused on helping our communities pursue resolutions, lay a healthful foundation for a new year, or just make it through another gray January day a little more inspired than before. And while we're at it, we hope to share a few smiles in the aisles about things we all have in common. Like how soup tastes better in January than any other time of year. Or how National Dress Up Your Pet Day, Penguin Day, and Puzzle Day are all happening this month (google it)! Still, if puzzles, pets, or penguins aren't your thing, we bet a little extra love, a hot cuppa tea (or chocolate, or coffee, or fill-in-the-blank), and maybe even a winter sunset or two probably are. Let's celebrate that then, shall we? Here's to your best version of January, friends—no matter the weather!

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