Cancer

Preventing disease starts with promoting awareness.

Heart disease, type 2 diabetes, even cancer … understanding the risk factors and what can be done to decrease them greatly improves the odds of avoiding these diseases entirely or at least lessening their severity and improving one’s long-term outlook.

Particularly in the case of cancer, early detection is key. The … Continue Reading »

If your workplace is not based outdoors, you may not give a whole lot of thought to sun protection. But you should.

Unless you have a staff composed of vampires, they get at least some exposure to the sun on most days.

And you probably hope for more. If your corporate wellness promotion efforts are working, you’d … Continue Reading »

Cancer. It’s an unpleasant word that carries with it frightening implications. No one wants to spend too much time tallying their risk factors or otherwise pondering the subject.

Because it’s impossible to ensure 100% protection against all types of cancer, it’s really not necessary or helpful to focus on the what-ifs. But there is a good … Continue Reading »

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and new anti-smoking research seems to back up the old adage.

A survey conducted on more than 500 smokers in the United States and Canada found that graphic images of diseased mouths, cancerous tissues, and other consequences of smoking may strongly influence smokers to quit.

The idea is … Continue Reading »

You’ve probably been making efforts to encourage cancer prevention measures among your employees.

Promoting positive lifestyle changes such as a healthy diet and regular exercise is your best bet for helping your workers improve their overall health and decrease their cancer risk at the same time.

And while many Americans search for a shortcut via fad diets … Continue Reading »

If you’re like most Americans, instant (or at least imminent) gratification is what you’ve come to expect.

You don’t even have to wait through commercials to get back to your favorite TV show anymore; DVRs allow you to watch on your own schedule and fast-forward through the boring stuff.

But weight loss is another story.

Time and time … Continue Reading »

Cancer costs everyone.

Whether you’re the patient undergoing treatment, the family and friends offering support, or the employer facing the incapacitation or decreased productivity of one of your company’s biggest assets, the disease and its associated damages rack up quickly across the board.

The financial cost of cancer has doubled over the past 20 … Continue Reading »

You may not realize it, but lifestyle choices made by your employees can really impact your company’s bottom line.
Life threatening conditions like obesity, diabetes, and cancer can lead to lost productivity, and rising medical costs.
The good news is that these diseases may be prevented with a healthy (and smoke free!) diet and exercise program.

To know … Continue Reading »

It’s a scary statistic: About one in two American men and one out of three American women will have some type of cancer at some point during their lifetime.
The emotional and physical pain of this life threatening disease affects family, friends, personal lives, and it also has a major impact on the workplace.
More than one … Continue Reading »

Are your employees getting the proper nutrition they need to be productive at work?
While you can’t force anyone to adopt healthier eating habits, you can give your employees the information they need to make better choices.
Try tacking up posters or e-mail this list of nutritious snacks from the authors of “Eat This, Not … Continue Reading »