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Take care of your heart, and your heart will take care of you.

That’s advice any corporate wellness advisor can get behind. After all, heart health is a key factor in overall health, and a strongly pumping heart keeps your employees in prime physical and mental condition.

With heart disease ranked as the number one killer of … Continue Reading »

For people who have never given much thought to the way they eat, sleep, work, and live, the very concept of adopting a healthy lifestyle can seem overwhelming.

An overabundance of advice, some of it contradictory, confuses things further. People who have to sort through the vast amount of information out there regarding what to eat, … Continue Reading »

Preventing disease is an ever-present consideration among corporate wellness professionals, and it’s a mighty task.

Disease can come from any corner, and in any form: cancer, heart disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia … and countless others.

Protecting your staff members from disease is not only a loft goal but an impossible one: No matter how effective … Continue Reading »

What sends your blood pressure through the roof? Work stress? Lines at the DMV? In-laws?

Or is the culprit your affinity for the salt shaker and alcoholic beverages, those extra pounds you’re carrying around, or a general lack of physical activity?

Beyond that, high blood pressure could be blamed on genetics, age, and family history.

So, bottom line, … Continue Reading »

‘Tis the season for backyard barbecues, pool parties, fried chicken picnics, frosty cocktails on the beach …

And, unfortunately, the accompanying weight gain.

There’s something about summer that inspires a notorious “I’m on vacation” mentality that serves as a handy excuse to eschew healthy eating habits.

Before you know it, you might find that such factors have derailed … Continue Reading »

Eyesight is something many of us take for granted.

For those whose jobs require lots of computer work, reading, or other tasks that put a good deal of strain on the eyes, it’s doubly important to take good care of them.

But according to a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, many people … Continue Reading »

For many people who want to lose weight, the primary obstacle standing in their way is themselves.

Years of failed diet attempts or exercise efforts gone awry can make a person feel like a healthy weight is forever out of reach. And then there are those who have never even tried, often because they lack the … Continue Reading »

After a long, cold winter, nothing compares to getting back outside to enjoy sunshine, fresh air, and warm weather.

Unless, of course, you’re one of the unlucky many who suffer each year with spring allergies.

For them, the season’s beauty is rivaled only by the physical misery it can bring. Congestion, runny nose, watery eyes, headaches, and … Continue Reading »

Exercise is a vital weapon in the fight against obesity.

But, particularly for people who are overweight or who have never done much of it before, physical activity can be daunting.

It’s one of life’s little ironies, that the people who need exercise the most tend to struggle with it more than their thinner, healthier, or … Continue Reading »

When you embark on a weight-loss journey, the best thing you can do to ensure success is give yourself every advantage.

So you stock your fridge and pantry with diet-friendly foods, you figure out ways to work exercise into your day, and you avoid fast food joints like the plague. Sounds pretty straightforward. But is that … Continue Reading »