Welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition, brought to you by nutritional weight and wellness. We are a

Minnesota company that specializes in real food nutrition education and counseling.

My name is Teresa Wagner, a registered and licensed dietitian.

And I have a co-host today with me, and her name is Leah Kleintrote, also a registered

and licensed dietitian.

Yes, good to see you again, Teresa.

And at the time we're recording this show, you know, here in Minnesota, it's January, it's midwinter

here and then the northern hemisphere, and it is brutally dry outside. Yeah, I heard this weekend it's

supposed to be negative two. Feels like 20 below. Yeah, can't wait. So yeah, with that

brutal cold comes the brutal dryness as well. This is a great time

of year to kind of pause. Check out the skin on your hands. Especially like for me, it's that area

between the thumb and the forefinger. If you're able to, this might be a time, hey, take off your

socks. See how the skin on your heels or like on your toe knuckles are doing.

How are they holding up?

Does your skin in these areas, do they look healthy?

If you're lucky, maybe they look a little tan because you got away on a tropical vacation recently.

You know, do they look hydrated and smooth? Or does the skin in those

areas look kind of dull and pale, flaky and cracking? How many times have you put lip balm

on your lips today? Does your Amazon or your Target cart have a different lotion or salve or balm

or moisturizer for like every different part of you? Or are you? Amazon or your target cart have a different lotion or salve or bomb or

moisturizer for like every different part of you. Or are you someone who's prone to

nosebleeds in the dry air? You know, if any of these things ring a bell for you,

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