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This article was written by Jane Dileo and published in Womenshealth.com Why eating the good kinds of fat can tip the scale in your favor. Dietary fat is one nutrient with a serious image problem: “Fat in food is equated to fat on hips—but it’s not the same! Our bodies need certain fats,” says Bonnie … Continue reading
This article was written by Matt Sloane for CNN.com. Physical inactivity causes 1 in 10 deaths worldwide, according to a series of studies released in British medical journal The Lancet, putting it on par with the dangers of smoking and obesity. The results also suggest that public health officials treat this situation as a pandemic. Specifically, … Continue reading
This article was written by Beth Hoffman and published in Forbes. Most obese adults are not low income. That’s the word from the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control which looked at data on American size between 2005 and 2008. Turns out it’s “convenience,” and not cost or a lack of education, that is making Americans fat. But the … Continue reading
Guest post written by Catherine Chen, Health Coach at catherinechenwellness.com I was chatting with a friend when he told me that sometimes he has cravings for chocolate but that it was “so bad.” Cravings have a bad reputation – people think that they shouldn’t have them because it leads them to eat the foods in quantities they wouldn’t … Continue reading
Here are 20 simple tactics to lower your stress, boost your fitness and get healthier at your job: take a break Workplace stress is hitting Americans hard. A recent survey shows that two-thirds of U.S. workers reported extremely high stress levels in the past year. Thirty percent said they were too stressed to be effective … Continue reading
It appears overeating isn’t just bad for your health—it’s also bad for your productivity. According to a U.S. study by Wellness & Prevention, Inc., published in the April issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, there is a significant association between binge eating and impairment of work productivity. The study evaluated health risk assessment (HRA) … Continue reading
Employers have spent years trying to manage rapidly increasing health care costs. Today, employers are facing the potential for even greater health claims costs as we experience increased rates of illness and chronic conditions, and younger individuals enter the work force less healthy than in previous generations. For most employers, chronic diseases such as heart … Continue reading
Statistics show a rampant rise in obesity and health-related diseases in our culture, yet our largely inactive lifestyles seem to be proof that we’ve not yet motivated ourselves to take action to avoid the onset of health-related calamities—and their associated losses. Until wellness initiatives become second nature to—and adopted by—everyone, the question remains: Whose responsibility … Continue reading
It’s happened to most of us, especially desk-bound workers. We’re at work and feeling as if we’ve been snacking all day. A handful of candy here and a bag of chips there doesn’t seem like a lot, but it adds up, especially when it comes to the numbers on the scale. At least we’re not alone. … Continue reading
Why walking works: it not only burns calories, but it also counteracts the effects of your fattening genes. JACOM STEPHENS / GETTY IMAGES Body weight, like so many of our individual characteristics, is the combined result of the genes we’re born with and the way we live our lives — how much and what we eat, and … Continue reading
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