February is Heart Health Month
Your heart is a muscle and it requires oxygen-rich blood to function optimally. Coronary artery disease (CAD), the most common type of heart disease, occurs when the arteries that supply blood to your heart have a buildup of plaque. Plaque is a fatty substance made up of cholesterol, calcium, and other substances found in the […]
Goal Water Intake Calculator
Why drink a certain amount of water every day? Drinking Water Helps Maintain the Balance of Body Fluids. Water Can Help Control Calories. Water Helps Energize Muscles. Water Helps Keep Skin Looking Good. Water Helps Your Kidneys. From WebMD.com For the full article on WebMD.com, click here: WebMD.com/diet/features/6-reasons-to-drink-water Choose Metric for cm/kg and Standard for […]
January Wellness: Measure Your Readiness for Change
Readiness for Change Research shows that people who successfully change their behavior don’t do it all at once–they tend to go through a series of stages. Psychologist James O. Prochaska, author most recently of Changing to Thrive, has identified six stages and the strategies or tools you should use at each. He outlines all this in his Transtheoretical Model […]
December Wellness News: Financial Wellness
Free Yourself From Financial Stress: Tips & Insight into avoiding financial pitfalls. Your home, your work, and providing for your family are all affected by money. With more than three out of every four American families in debt, finances have become a leading source of stress in the United States. Financial stress can be especially […]
November Wellness: Mindful Eating
Did you know that your mood can affect your eating habits and vice versa? If you want to avoid emotional eating that leads to weight gain, it is important to understand the delicate relationship between food and mood. Understanding “Mind-less” Eating Habits It is common to crave high-calorie, unhealthy foods when you are stressed or […]
October is Women’s Health Month!
If you want to live a longer, healthier life, you might want your provider to write a prescription for strong relationships, hugs, and plenty of social interaction.
February is Heart Health Month
Remember these 5 topics to make positive changes to the behaviors that contribute the most to your health and wellbeing. We all have areas in life that we need to improve. Take baby steps and focus on just one area at a time until you’ve learned the best way for you to make healthy choices.
Stress Release Through Mindful Living
In this on-site SmartCare Session, employees will learn specific techniques to limit stress-response, decrease overall stress, and reroute our brain’s feedback systems for a more peaceful and successful life.
Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life
What are our thoughts? Where do they come from? How important are they and how do they affect our life and health?
Chronic Diseases and Clean Eating
If we are what we eat, can disease start with our diet? Can diet prevent, treat, or even reverse the myriad of chronic diseases that plague our society? Join us as we look deep into the science of the effects diet has on our top chronic killers and how we can provide a better outlook […]