at cleveland clinic, i'm erica foreman. anchor tag dr. roizen leaves us with one more quick resolution. for a healthier 2016, vow not to eat after 8:30pm - you'll cut down on calories, sleep better and feel more energetic in the morning." stephanie: what are your new year resolutions? let us know for a chance to see your comments on-air. you can post you thoughts on facebook and twitter. or send us an email or give us a call . we'd love to hear what you think! the contact information is on your screen. news today for one metro mom. meet everly jo butler -- she's the first baby born in the metro in the new year she was born at the methodist medical center here in des moines at 2-28 this morning -- eight pounds and 7 ounces. happy birthday new year baby! stephanie/wxcdl: chief meteorologist brad edwards is here now... brad:wxcdl ( meteorologist brad edwards. certified by weatherrate the independent weather experts" brad/wxc: welcome back. i'm local 5 chief meteorologist brad edwards. brad: let's take a look at we are iowa's most accurate fo

reporter erica foreman explains. erica: looking for a prescription for better health in the new year? according to cleveland clinic' s dr. michael roizen, a healthier you is just steps away. >> 10,000 steps a day is wonderful because it decreases your insulin resistance, it gets glucose going into your cells, it keeps you in healthy shape. erica: dr. roizen says those steps can be taken throughout the day and running, swimming, even active gardening counts. another resolution that' ll boost your health is going to bed an hour earlier. most of us aren' t getting enough sleep and lack of sleep is associated with increased risk of heart disease and stroke. research suggests getting more sleep may even lower blood pressure and dr. roizen says you' ll feel better, too. >> going to bed an hour earlier gets me all the sleep i need so wake up, i' i don' t have to do the catch up that really unbalances my sleep patterns. erica: next, toss out that to-do list and create a stop-do list. >> on the stop list, i put things that was

erica foreman has more. >> looking for prescription for better help in the new year.ding to cleefland clinic dr. michael roycen a healthier you is just steps away. >> and wonderful because it decreases your insulin resistance and gets glucose to yourself and gets you more energetic and it keeps you in healthy shape. >> dr. recognizen says the steps can be taken throughout the day when running, screaming and gardening counts. another resolution that will boost your health is going to bed an hour earlier. most aren't getting enough sleep. and associated with increased heart disease and stroke. research is getting more sleep and lower blood pressure and dr. ro roysen said you will feel better too. >> going to bed an hour earlier is all the extra sleep i need. i wake up energized and i don't have to have the catch-up sleep on the weekend that unbalances my patterns. i put things that waste my time at work or home so things that don't get me to be able to help you my goal at work or to be able to help myself in getting efficient. >> the doctor says the list can help you do