The Value of Prevention The American Heart Association estimates that 80% of heart attacks and strokes are preventable. However, heart disease remains the number one killer of men and women in the United States and worldwide. That is why American Heart Month and its goal of raising awareness for heart disease prevention is so important. […]
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American Heart Month As we continue with our breakdown of American Heart Month, we will be focusing today’s blog post on how exercise benefits your heart. If you missed last week’s topic of creating a heart healthy diet, click here! As explained by John Hopkins Medicine and Harvard Health, exercise is the best gift you
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New Wellness Initiatives A recent survey conducted by Gartner revealed that 64% of organizations have introduced new well-being offerings to their employees since the start of COVID-19. When you first introduce a wellness program or new wellness initiatives, employees will have a higher level of interest. However, the “new” eventually wears off and leaders need concrete
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Healthy Lifestyle Choices Living a healthy lifestyle has many positive benefits for your heart health. These include but are not limited to staying active, managing stress, and consuming a heart healthy diet. In this blog post, we will focus on following a heart healthy diet as it is the first key to preventing and managing
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American Heart Month Did you know that more than 600,000 Americans die each year from heart disease? Heart disease is the number one cause of deaths for most groups and it affects all ages, genders, and ethnicities. That is why every February, American Heart Month is observed to raise awareness on the importance of a
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Uncertainty in 2022 There is no doubt that we are living in very uncertain times. We’ve heard the term “new normal” more times than we can count, and honestly no one knows exactly what that means anymore. Many employees are hovering between working from home and working in the office and the Omicron variant is
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Adapting Your Return-to-Work Strategy The start of 2022 is not quite what everyone was hoping for. With the Delta variant wave seemingly over and vaccine rates climbing, the light at the end of the tunnel was visible. Employers began initiating their return-to-work strategies and we were ready to take on 2022 with a fresh start.
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Stress Facts Stress is the body’s natural physical, mental, and emotional response to an external stressor. As stated by the National Institute of Mental Health, small amounts of stress can be a good thing. It helps motivate people to prepare or perform and might even be lifesaving in some situations. However, chronic stress, has a severely
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Healthy Weight Week Healthy Weight Week has been celebrated since 1994 and begins each year on the third Sunday of January. This year, Healthy Weight Week will take place From January 16-22. This observance was not created to encourage dieting. In fact, its main concept is that dieting is not only harmful to your body,
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Well-Being Benefits As we discussed in our precious article, employee well-being goes far beyond physical health: it’s about nurturing the vibrancy and growth of individuals within your organization and supporting them in all seven areas of well-being. Given the continued course of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are aware of the importance of employee well-being. Not
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