Heart

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 »

Cholesterol is no one’s favorite word.

Sure, we all know there’s a good kind (HDL) as well as a bad kind (LDL), but usually when we hear about cholesterol it’s the negative aspects: clogged arteries, heart disease, and a bland diet that restricts many of our favorite foods.

We’re sorry to be the bearers of bad news, … Continue Reading »

It’s a win-win for corporate wellness promoters and their target audience when something that’s good for you is also, well, good.

Take, for instance, fish. It’s common knowledge that adding more omega-3-rich fish to your diet can help promote heart health. And it can be a tasty addition to a weekly meal rotation, to boot. But … Continue Reading »

A healthy heart is at the heart of good health.

That’s why, in your corporate wellness quest, showing your employees how to take better care of this vital muscle should be at the top of your priority list.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among Americans. While it’s not 100% avoidable, there are changes you … Continue Reading »

Multitasking is the name of the game in today’s fast-paced world, but odds are it’s not doing you, your employees, or any one of those tasks any good.

Trying to juggle too much at work, at home, or both breeds stress, decreases quality of output, and opens the door to careless errors and potentially costly mistakes. … Continue Reading »

So you’ve given up your regular soda habit and developed a taste for the diet kind?

That’s certainly a smart decision if your goal is to cut calories, but we have news that might make you reconsider your beverage of choice yet again: Regular consumption of diet soda may increase your risk of heart attack and … Continue Reading »

Every 25 seconds, someone in America will have a cardiac event, and one person every minute will die from one.

Scary statistics, right? February is American Heart Month, so what better time to focus on improving heart health and preventing heart disease, the leading cause of death in this country?

As common as heart disease is, … Continue Reading »

Wouldn’t it be nice if the human body came equipped with its own alarm system to let you know when something isn’t right?

Some potentially deadly medical problems have no symptoms, or ones so mild they slip under the radar of even people who are well attuned to their bodies.

Unfortunately, it’s impossible to know what’s going … Continue Reading »

You’ve heard the five-a-day rule of thumb when it comes to eating fruits and vegetables. Turns out that might not cut it.

New research shows that eight servings instead of five may be needed to lower your risk of dying from heart disease.

That sounds like an awful lot of grapes, carrots, peas, apples, tomatoes, and spinach … Continue Reading »

Americans love their salt shakers.

They are staples on restaurant tables from fine-dining establishments to truck-stop diners, not to mention your own kitchen.

Open the grease-stained paper bag your fries came in and you’ll likely see a tiny packet of salt put there in case you feel the need to add some to your already-oversalted fast-food fare.

Are … Continue Reading »