As the holiday season rolls into full force, goodies and treats almost seem to be a constant influence in the office.   At home, there is baking and preparing for parties and gatherings throughout the month.  It is a very busy and sometimes stressful time.  This seem to justify the mentality of letting things slide with our eating choices at this time of the year.  It’s the … [Read more...]

For a very long time now, I thought sugar was my friend.  Over the years, in its various forms, sugar has cheered me up when I was feeling down.  It has been the highlight of birthday parties, the guest star at most holiday functions and available whenever I needed or wanted it.  But sugar has not been my friend, and for the longest time I thought I needed only to exercise to … [Read more...]

The weather is turning and the days are getting shorter.  Now the excuses of not having enough time to do a workout during your day seem even more justified.  Working long days, raising a family or any other number of priorities can send us waving the white flag when it comes to our exercise goals sometimes.  But did you realize there are plenty of ways that you can get in … [Read more...]

In the last couple of weeks I have discussed some basic ways to avoid colds and flus at the office.  There are so many shared items and locations at work that we often don’t consciously think about – and it is easy to pass germs. While these efforts will help, sometimes the symptoms will creep up on us before we know it anyway.   It seems that in the last few weeks, everyone … [Read more...]

In a continuation of the thoughts from last week regarding keeping sickness at bay in the work place, vitamin D can be added to your healthy “to do” list.  Numerous studies and articles are focusing in on the positive effects of Vitamin D and its correlating preventative action against colds and flu viruses.  One of the studies reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine … [Read more...]

The cold and flu season is now upon us and with all of the news coverage on the H1N1 virus, or otherwise commonly known as swine flu, it is undeniable that everyone should take every precaution possible at work – after all, for most, going to work means spending a lot of time with any number of people.  Some of these co-workers and clients have kids at home in school or any … [Read more...]

As the Halloween season “creeps” closer and closer, it is inevitable that the sweets and frightfully yummy snacks ooze right in the office door with it.  I dread the inevitable downfall my eating habits take as Halloween comes near and treats pop up in every direction at work.  There is nothing wrong with a bite here and there of something sweet.  Moderation is the key.  If you … [Read more...]

Yoga has been practiced for centuries and is now more utilized than ever across the globe.  The benefits of yoga are many and when you consider how many hours in a week, in a month or in a year you spend working, it becomes quite clear just how valuable those benefits are in your work day itself.  The function or objective in the practice of yoga is to bring about a unity of … [Read more...]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, which is a campaign that was developed and has been maintained by many of the major breast cancer charities in order to raise money for the research, prevention and hopeful cure of this disease.  As it is the beginning of the month of October, I felt very strongly that this was an appropriate topic to cover, as it affects so many women … [Read more...]

The business world makes its demands on all of us in many different ways, and a sedentary lifestyle can be one of them if we aren’t careful.  Today’s trends seem to lean more and more in the focus of technology and less towards physical activity and this can have a negative impact on our bodies.  Estimates have illustrated clearly that an increasing number of jobs require … [Read more...]