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July 6, 2015 In Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight By Suzanne Zilkowsky

Preventing Stress at Work from Becoming a Health Risk

You may have your life set up as optimally as possible for preventing stress. For example; a well-paying job, comfortable standard of living, good relationships, healthy foods in your pantry and a steady exercise routine. However, there is one key piece to consider that often gets overlooked. Your health is still at risk if your job causes you stress. According to this Women's Health Study, sponsored by the American National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, stress in the workplace is a primary hazard for heart disease. In the findings of this large study (17, 415 middle-aged women), factors that increased cardiovascular...

April 1, 2015 In Emotional Health, Holistic Health, News By Melissa Carr

How to Deal With Workplace Stress

According to the 2011 Buffett National Wellness Survey, the top health concern cited by employers with respect to the establishment of employee wellness programs was workplace stress. I recently had a conversation with a patient about stress. He lives a stressful life and has for a long time. His work is stressful, but he does it because he enjoys it. Because the stress has been affecting his health, the question is whether the job is worth it. Upon further discussion, I learned that he can do the same work pretty much anywhere. That’s one of the benefits of computers, cell phones, email,...

July 10, 2014 In Emotional Health, Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Five Ways to Incorporate Meditation into Your Work Day

Meditation is a practice in which an individual trains the mind or induces a mode of consciousness, either to realize some benefit or as an end in itself. Here are 5 ways you can incorporate this practice into your daily routine. 1. Silence before email. Morning meditation gives you a chance at clarity before your mind becomes busy with the thoughts and activities of the day. If your routine wake-up involves checking your inbox in bed, swap your mobile phone for a few minutes of morning silence. Have a comfortable cushion set up in a peaceful area of your home. Make it a...

February 4, 2011 In Fitness, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Mixing Work and Fitness: Get in Shape with your Co-Workers

Have you noticed that the thought of working out by yourself isn’t so appealing? Or, have you found that unless you commit to someone else, the chances of you keeping your word on a fitness regime are pretty slim? To tie this factor in with the ubiquitous excuse of “I’m too busy to exercise”, a solution that works for many is to build in exercise with the people we interact with most frequently. For many, this would be co-workers. One example of how this might work is the Office Exercise Group. When an office exercise group is formed, participants (who are...