We’re at one of our favorite annual meetings this week exploring future trends in health and wellness. As a result, today’s section on You In Your Workplace is longer than usual. Enjoy… My Question to You: Are you getting your money’s worth out of your life? Seriously, think about it. When you decide to choose […]
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Leap Your Heart into Action!
By Gillian Pieper | Published:We’re in a leap year, leaping out of national heart month and into, well… Where exactly? The question from PATH is where are we leaping? Into Spring, right? The skies are getting brighter morning and night. Why Daylight Savings is only 12 days away (yeah, count ’em) and the official date of spring just a mere seven days further out. […]
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By Gillian Pieper | Published:The right dietary nutrients are key to heart health and one, in particular, could be the entry way to the fountain of youth! Reporters dubbed 2011 the year of Vitamin D thanks to a plethora of rich, robust studies on the so-called “sun vitamin.” From the immune system, to cancers, heart disease, diabetes, neurological disorders […]
Read moreLove is in Your Heart Healthy Brain
By Gillian Pieper | Published:It is just a sweet old fashioned love song, or is romance necessary to help keep us healthy? Love, yes. Romance? It doesn’t hurt. Love, defined as connection, loyalty, caring and compassion, is the sentiment we feel from a myriad of social interactions. When we feel these things, a brain chemical called “Oxytocin” floods our […]
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By Gillian Pieper | Published:“The times, they are a changing.” – Bob Dylan And our hearts are glad! It’s National Heart Month and it turns out, one of the worst things for your heart is “oversitting.” In our effort to be a super-humanly productive techie nation, we’ve taken a hit in our posture, lung capacity and general mood. To […]
Read moreSurviving The Big Game
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Ah, the Super Bowl. Some watch for the sport, some for the commercials. Some just come to party. A report read by CNN’s Erin Burnett (Out Front 1/30/12) states that, as a nation, we will consume: 4,000 tons of popcorn 14,500 tons of chips 1 billion chicken wings 50 million cases of beer (not counting […]
Read moreEgg-a-Licious!
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Satisfying your desire for a PATH to eating well. “Egg-a-licious!” You: Eggs are back! But, are they? The upside: the yolks are crammed with protein, B12, choline, selenium, lutein, antioxidants and Omega-3’s, says the Food Chemistry journal and Prevention (Oct., 2011). The downside: there remains an inescapable connection between egg yolks and high cholesterol, admonishes nutrition […]
Read moreBreaks or Bust!
By Gillian Pieper | Published:All work and no play? Tsk tsk tsk… Oh, relax, we all do it. And it’s time for a change. Henry Ford said: “Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice.” The same could be true of exercise breaks. You have to spend a little time building muscles, coordination and oxygen to make […]
Read moreReach for the Sky if You Sit
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Monday morning and we’re all back at our desks (well anyone who isn’t on vacation, that is!) There has been much ado about sitting lately and the risks involved (see our blog post from 02-09-2011). We know we have to sit for various important tasks, so to compensate even just a bit, be sure to […]
Read moreSharing is Caring
By bhg_super_admin | Published:We all love reasons to celebrate at work. “It’s so-and-so’s birthday, let’s have cake for a 4pm snack!” Or, “The team has been working so hard, I’ll order in some pizzas for lunch!” Or, “It’s Friday, here is a box full of doughnuts!” (Enough for us to have at least 2 each!) We know why […]
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