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...or is the expression " the cart before the horse"? Either way when it comes to health lets not see our Doctor for health prevention consulting. I mean no disrespect to Doctors, however, they are not in the prevention business. They are in the sickness business. So the idea is not to wait until to get sick and have to see your Doctor to ask him what the cause of your illness is, simply because he...
12/10/2009 10:00:00 PM
Let me start this morning’s post by saying that I am very angry. Not just angry, but irritable, tired, cranky, grumpy, and every other mood you can name in the category of being generally mad at the world. And this is all because I have given up coffee. Okay, okay…so I can’t say that I have given up completely. Today is only the second day without my morning “cuppa joe”. But let me tell you, it is...
12/9/2009 8:00:00 AM
The way that companies are scrambling these days to cut costs in order to ensure their survival makes it seem like the whole corporate world is crashing down. This is obviously not the case, however employers are looking for any avenue possible to increase their bottom line. One of the main costs to a company is health care, and that is based upon employee wellness. So if employee wellness is increased,...
11/25/2009 10:00:00 PM
As schedules become more and more hectic, and it feels like the 9-5 has turned into the 7-6, with a never-ending work-load. Having such a busy lifestyle causes one to feel as though they need to be working more quickly and efficiently than every before. However many people do not pay attention to how much stress this lifestyle is putting on their bodies, and how in the long run this truly affects...
11/25/2009 10:00:00 PM
The buzz word “corporate wellness” is currently being thrown around in the corporate community. Health insurance premiums are expected to rise sharply, costing companies more and more money. In addition it is clear that companies are loosing millions and millions of dollars every year in worker's compensation claims, absenteeism, presenteeism, and lost productivity. There now appears to be a light...
11/25/2009 10:00:00 PM
It has been proven time and time again, that human beings have a hard time making huge changes in their lifestyles that actually last. Think about how many times you gone on that week long diet that started on monday, and by wednesday you were going out to Chinese food for dinner. Any kind of drastic change is very difficult on the body both physically and mentally, which is why it is often so difficult...
11/25/2009 10:00:00 PM
There is no question that if someone came up to you and offered you 10,000 dollars to run a marathon you would be way more motivated to do it than if your friend simply suggested in passing, “hey there is this marathon in a few months that we should train for, what do you think?” The same idea of incentive will work for a corporation trying to motivate its employees. It is clear that health care costs...
11/25/2009 10:00:00 PM
Wellness is a huge topic for companies these days, as many are seeing their health care costs sky rocket due to the pressures insurance companies are feeling, and due to the new health care reform legislation. Many companies are looking for ways to attack the issue of health care cost, be it through differemt insurance options or through wellness in the workplace. Yet, for costs to truly be cut and...
11/25/2009 10:00:00 PM
By Steve Gray --- According to WebMD, there is an increase in cases of a condition being labeled as “Blackberry Thumb”, also known as “Nintendo thumb” and “PDA thumb” which started appearing in 2005. What Blackberry had in mind is that the fingers would do the typing and the thumb would be used for hitting the space bar. Many of us have turned that around and have been using the thumb for everything....
11/24/2009 5:13:30 AM
The human body is not designed to safely and comfortably sit to the extent that is required of most of us do in today’s world. In addition to the sitting required in the office setting, many occupations require us to sit while driving vehicles or operating equipment. Additional factors of driving expose us to the vibration associated with riding or operating equipment and the continuous grasping and...
11/23/2009 10:00:00 PM