High Blood Pressure

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 »

Everyone knows the value of a good night’s sleep, but the power of quality sleep may be even more important than we realize.

New research published in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association, shows that quality of sleep can have an effect on blood pressure. The study found that men who experienced low-quality sleep, in … Continue Reading »

People don’t like to talk about cholesterol.

Maybe that’s because it usually means bad news. Although the waxy substance known as cholesterol serves a necessary function (helping the body build healthy cells), when the subject of cholesterol comes up, it’s usually centered around the negative aspects.

And those can be pretty serious. Too much cholesterol in the … 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 »

Health care costs a lot these days.

But even the most expensive health insurance plan is less costly than going without.

An out-of-pocket deductible and co-pays for regular doctors’ visits are nothing compared to the expenses that rack up quickly when medical emergencies force the uninsured to seek care.

That’s not to mention the ultimate price that comes … Continue Reading »

You do your best to help your employees alleviate work-related stress.

Successfully doing so facilitates a more effective, well-adjusted, better-functioning staff. But what about when garden-variety stress breeds anxiety?

Anxiety can stop even the best employees in their tracks. It affects sleep, lifestyle habits, and quality of life, all the things that combine to make or break … Continue Reading »

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist (or a corporate wellness professional) to understand that physical activity plays a major role in good health.

From weight loss and management to heart health, blood pressure benefits, and psychological perks, regular exercise is an integral part of a healthy lifestyle.

That being said, it’s important to convey to your employees … 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 »

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 »

Would you like a statin with that fast food burger?

It might be a good idea, according to a new study.

Taking a cholesterol-lowering statin drug along with your fast food lunch could help offset the potential cardiovascular damage from your fat-packed meal, say Imperial College London researchers.

Statins have been shown to effectively reduce LDL cholesterol (the … Continue Reading »