NUTRITION is a complex science. This isn’t your mother’s cooking class- it is chemistry, biology, and physiology. These are HARD SCIENCES. If we can look at nutrition from a science perspective we can allow ourselves to accept that it is difficult to understand and most of us need help to make sense of it. On top of that there are endless amounts of information out there and a lot of it contradicts itself.
Because of her own family history regarding heart health, it is a very important topic to our CEO, Michelle. This February we want more women to take notice of their cardiovascular systems and how they can best care for their hearts. Over the years, through significant efforts by the American Heart Association and the medical and wellness community at large, women now see heart disease as something that affects women nearly as often as men.
Nutrition and Exercise are vital components to a wellness plan. Together with good sleep hygiene and stress management, they can make up feel our best! Choosing healthy foods and staying active have many health benefits including: better brain function, healthy cholesterol and blood pressure, improvements in memory and mood, better sleep, decrease in risk of several chronic conditions, and many more! Learn more about how we can help you achieve the health you desire!
A healthy diet throughout life promotes healthy pregnancy outcomes, supports normal growth, development and aging, helps to maintain a healthy body weight, and reduces the risk of chronic disease leading to overall health and well-being.
Work-related stress alone can cost up to $300 billion a year, and companies now recognize that poor wellbeing at work creates massive economic and productivity losses. A Global Wellness Institute survey found that 70-80 percent of US companies believe that wellness programs reduce absenteeism and increase productivity.
Health fairs are a fun way to engage team members in health and wellness.
Ok, so most of our readers probably have a good idea of WHY WELLNESS is important, but HOW to put it together can be a daunting task. More often than not, team member well-being and culture oversight falls on the HR team.
Your brain is you and you are your brain. It’s the size of your fist, weighs about 3 pounds—and is in charge of everything your mind and body do. It never shuts down and is even active when a person is sleeping. Everyone is walking around with billions of bits of information in their brains. In order for our brains to work most effectively, they require healthy, consistent energy and a balanced input/output.
EVERYONE IS BURNT-OUT. You are. We are. They Are. He Is. It’s affecting everyone! The last few years have taught many of us how to ‘hang in there’ but even the most well prepared are having a hard time. Our team members need more support because like Ferris Bueller says, ‘Life Moves Pretty Fast’ so we have to keep up.
