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TOTAL REJUVENATION OF THE BODY AND MIND -
Located on the secluded but stunning Sernabatim beach, surrounded by whispering palms and facing the inviting blue waters of the Arabian Sea, The Beach House provides all the ingredients necessary for natural rejuvenation at this lifestyle destination. My visit was prompted by the desire to experience its unique all-inclusive wellness programmes and get my own stressed-out life of a typical Mumbai-ite in order!
The Infrastructure
The Beach House is a boutique wellness retreat with a holistic approach to wellbeing, which is supported by a team of highly-trained Indian and international therapists and doctors who manage the clients. It is the brainchild of Ajit Patel, owner of UK-based Sanda Wellbeing, who was motivated by his severe health issues to launch this wellness centre.
Set on a quiet beach front, the resort is built to offer space and quiet to its guests. The property has 11 modern beautifully-designed rooms of which seven are in duplex villas with a lounge downstairs and a bedroom above. Treatment rooms are housed in quaint spa tents, clustered amidst coconut palms and flowering trees to offer privacy. Facing the sea is the main two-storey bungalow housing the consultation rooms on the first floor, with the expansive reception, lounge and dining area opening out onto a stunning deck with fabulous 180 degree views of the sea. The property is set in a landscaped lawn sloping towards the beach and has private access to it, and thoughtfully-built shacks face the sea, encouraging contemplation and rest.
The Philosophy
According to Ajit Patel, “Wellness and wellbeing is a lot more than health.” He should know, having battled illnesses and surgeries for a large part of his life from the age of 21. “The one thing I realized through all this was what kept me going was my mind,” says Patel, whose conviction was the basis for the ‘wellness retreat’ concept of The Beach House.
Strongly based on a holistic approach to wellbeing, treatments are based on ancient philosophies as well as modern science. Each guest’s wellbeing quotient is assessed based on the Three Chakra assessment developed at The Beach House, according to which everybody is a reflection of his/her physiological, physical and psychological chakra. And if each of these perfect, a state of balance is found, which, as you can imagine is rare!
Every guest receives a medical questionnaire before arrival, so that the team of wellness consultants comprising of doctors, therapists, nutritionists, and yoga and fitness instructors can study it and be prepared. On arrival, they undergo an exhaustive 360 degree screening process on each of the three chakras, basis which a customized line of treatment is followed.
The Treatments
A new guest would typically be met by each member of the specialized wellness team post the screening process, and have a choice of an Ayurvedic or Homeopathic line of treatments for the wellness package they choose. Most packages are for a minimum of five to seven nights and besides Detox and Weight Management, Total Body Rebalancing is one of the most popular. But detox is the basic part of all treatments as cleansing the colon is the basis of everything, and daily intake of psyllium husk and enemas are a part of most packages.
Guests are constantly monitored by the team during this period and often consult each other to facilitate the best results for the guest, and help them reach their goal. Modern science is used to complement traditional therapies and treatments and Hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic-programming (NLP) and emotional freedom techniques (EFT) are some important methods used in counselling. According to Patel, “The biggest part of what we do here is around the mind.”
Every programme advises plenty of rest as it is integral to healing the body and mind. And as The Beach House is not a ‘Spa’ per se but a ‘Wellness Retreat’, spa therapies are one of the elements that are incorporated into their holistic approach to ‘Wellness’, as are fitness, Yoga sessions and meditation.
The Diet
Pre-arrival, all guests complete a comprehensive medical questionnaire detailing current and past health issues as well as family history. The doctors and nutritionists will analyse this first to check the program they have chosen, the type of foods suitable for them, etc. They receive a doctor’s consultation on arrival and according to that their personalised menu is ‘prescribed’.
Manipulations will be made to the menus, if necessary. Say, if they lack a certain nutrient, have blood sugar issues or a health condition, particular foods/drinks/supplements can help. Read the full version of the story on emag.spamantra.in
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Located on the secluded but stunning Sernabatim beach, surrounded by whispering palms and facing the inviting blue waters of the Arabian Sea, The Beach House provides all the ingredients necessary for natural rejuvenation at this lifestyle destination. My visit was prompted by the desire to experience its unique all-inclusive wellness programmes and get my own stressed-out life of a typical Mumbai-ite in order!
The Infrastructure
The Beach House is a boutique wellness retreat with a holistic approach to wellbeing, which is supported by a team of highly-trained Indian and international therapists and doctors who manage the clients. It is the brainchild of Ajit Patel, owner of UK-based Sanda Wellbeing, who was motivated by his severe health issues to launch this wellness centre.
Set on a quiet beach front, the resort is built to offer space and quiet to its guests. The property has 11 modern beautifully-designed rooms of which seven are in duplex villas with a lounge downstairs and a bedroom above. Treatment rooms are housed in quaint spa tents, clustered amidst coconut palms and flowering trees to offer privacy. Facing the sea is the main two-storey bungalow housing the consultation rooms on the first floor, with the expansive reception, lounge and dining area opening out onto a stunning deck with fabulous 180 degree views of the sea. The property is set in a landscaped lawn sloping towards the beach and has private access to it, and thoughtfully-built shacks face the sea, encouraging contemplation and rest.
The Philosophy
According to Ajit Patel, “Wellness and wellbeing is a lot more than health.” He should know, having battled illnesses and surgeries for a large part of his life from the age of 21. “The one thing I realized through all this was what kept me going was my mind,” says Patel, whose conviction was the basis for the ‘wellness retreat’ concept of The Beach House.
Strongly based on a holistic approach to wellbeing, treatments are based on ancient philosophies as well as modern science. Each guest’s wellbeing quotient is assessed based on the Three Chakra assessment developed at The Beach House, according to which everybody is a reflection of his/her physiological, physical and psychological chakra. And if each of these perfect, a state of balance is found, which, as you can imagine is rare!
Every guest receives a medical questionnaire before arrival, so that the team of wellness consultants comprising of doctors, therapists, nutritionists, and yoga and fitness instructors can study it and be prepared. On arrival, they undergo an exhaustive 360 degree screening process on each of the three chakras, basis which a customized line of treatment is followed.
The Treatments
A new guest would typically be met by each member of the specialized wellness team post the screening process, and have a choice of an Ayurvedic or Homeopathic line of treatments for the wellness package they choose. Most packages are for a minimum of five to seven nights and besides Detox and Weight Management, Total Body Rebalancing is one of the most popular. But detox is the basic part of all treatments as cleansing the colon is the basis of everything, and daily intake of psyllium husk and enemas are a part of most packages.
Guests are constantly monitored by the team during this period and often consult each other to facilitate the best results for the guest, and help them reach their goal. Modern science is used to complement traditional therapies and treatments and Hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic-programming (NLP) and emotional freedom techniques (EFT) are some important methods used in counselling. According to Patel, “The biggest part of what we do here is around the mind.”
Every programme advises plenty of rest as it is integral to healing the body and mind. And as The Beach House is not a ‘Spa’ per se but a ‘Wellness Retreat’, spa therapies are one of the elements that are incorporated into their holistic approach to ‘Wellness’, as are fitness, Yoga sessions and meditation.
The Diet
Pre-arrival, all guests complete a comprehensive medical questionnaire detailing current and past health issues as well as family history. The doctors and nutritionists will analyse this first to check the program they have chosen, the type of foods suitable for them, etc. They receive a doctor’s consultation on arrival and according to that their personalised menu is ‘prescribed’.
Manipulations will be made to the menus, if necessary. Say, if they lack a certain nutrient, have blood sugar issues or a health condition, particular foods/drinks/supplements can help. Read the full version of the story on emag.spamantra.in
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Give body-and-soul cleansing a real Goa - Ajit patel uk, Ajit patel uk Sanda wellness
My idea of a holiday normally involves copious amounts of food, drink, shopping and fun, with the odd full-moon party thrown in. Definitely the days must be hot but the nights must be hotter -- know what I'm talking about? More retox than detox -- that sort of thing.
How I ended up in a remote part of India starving myself for a week is still a mystery to me. The offer of a trip to a "brand new ayurvedic reTREAT in the lush Goan jungle, focusing on looking and feeling fantastic, building beauty from within, using a range of traditional and ancient ayurvedic methods" came along and I was in there like swimwear. I assumed it would involve a few salads and a massage here and there -- that sort of thing.
Anyway, Christmas was coming and the goose wasn't the only thing getting fat.
I barely even looked at the itinerary for this last-minute beauty-seeking mission as I had more important things, such as Brazilians and bikini-buying, to sort. I nearly forgot to get my Indian tourist visa in my haste. The trip from Dublin to London Heathrow, Mumbai to Dabolim airport in Goa involves about 10 hours of air travel. I was then picked up by a jeep to be driven deep into the jungle to the resort, which is about two hours away.
Luckily I'd been to Goa about a decade ago, so I knew what to expect -- such as the hustle and bustle on the roads with elephants, cows and goats meandering next to motorbikes carrying five or six passengers each and everyone beeping like craaaazy!
Some of the girls travelling with me screeched and gripped onto seat belts in terror as we overtook two buses on a blind bend. Everyone drives as if they are a retired rally driver here as basically there are no road rules.
So we arrived a bit tired and emotional at Dudhsagar Spa Resort, which is situated along the Western Ghats, close to one of the highest waterfalls in India and Goa's biggest wildlife sanctuary.
We were greeted by staff who anointed our foreheads with a red dye and handed us a yummy juice drink as we took in the lush greenery and wild monkeys running amok.
Dudhsagar Spa Resort is an eco and wildlife resort where you can stay in either a deluxe eco tent or a fully furnished cabin. I chose a cabin, which was pretty basic -- just a bedroom with a TV and a decent sized bathroom.
But it is all about getting back to basics. Its philosophy is based on the 5,000-year-old Hindu practice of ayurveda --the world's oldest documented treatment of ailments of the body and mind. In Sanskrit "ayur" means "longevity" and "veda" means "knowledge". Ayurveda identifies different body types or constitutions and recommends different diets, health regimes and lifestyles for each of them. The Sanda Wellness team of specialists at Dudhsagar -- which includes nutritionists, doctors, psychologists and beauty therapists -- prescribe and provide practices to purify and detoxify guests.
I had hastily filled out a lengthy form emailed to me prior to my visit, detailing my health, diet and lifestyle. I was to do an Indian detox, which incorporates an ayurvedic menu that includes digestive juices, "mind-boosting" drinks, herbal water, and cleansing drinks of fresh juices and broths. Diet, daily yoga and meditation are an integral part of ayurveda, aimed at balancing the body's "doshas".
Set up by former pharmacist and entrepreneur Ajit Patel, the resort falls somewhere between a spa and a clinic, using Eastern and Western ideas to educate people about their health. It offers tailor-made rejuvenating holidays to heal the body, mind and spirit.
On the first morning, my daily itinerary was delivered to my room and, after a group lecture explaining what we were embarking on, I met the ayurveda doctor at the spa for an assessment.
There are three different body types in ayurveda: kapha, vata and pitta. I am a mixture. My biological age test, based on visceral fat measurement, revealed that I'm 45 and a pH test showed that my body's acidity level was way too high. My chronic insomnia was also discussed and then it was off to learn how to administer a DIY enema! Basically it involves a coffee solution, plastic bucket and tube -- I'll leave the rest to your imagination.
Apparently colon cleansing helps eliminate toxins released during a detox. Apparently, it can even purge old emotions stored in the intestine.
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Half an hour into a week's detox at the Beach House, a new boutique wellness retreat on the secluded and beautiful sands of Sernabatim Beach in southern Goa, the full realisation of what I was in for was beginning to sink in as the Total Body Balancing programme was explained to our group of seven. When a trip to Goa to stay at the Beach House detox retreat was initially suggested, the only words I'd heard were "Goa" and "weight loss", rather like a dog who only hears "walk" and "biscuit". The prospect of shedding half a stone was good enough for me so I hadn't looked into the further reaches of the website. Had I done so, I would have known I was in the hands of a team of nutritionists, medical professionals, holistic and alternative therapists, ayurvedic doctors, yoga instructors, neuro linguistic programming specialists, life coaches, housekeepers and masseuses. As well as providing physical and emotional support, my hosts were keen proponents of twice-daily coffee enemas and a cocktail of colon-cleansing supplements and vitamins designed to meet our nutritional needs, all washed down with fruit and vegetable juices and broths. Effectively our digestive systems were shut down so we could clear out our colons and start again. I had thought there might be the odd salad or fruit smoothie but no food for five days? I'd never last. First, there was the enema to get to grips with. Presented with my first pot of lukewarm coffee, I was finally able to place the faint whiff that hung around my bathroom – coffee – and now I knew why. And that mat in the corner of the bathroom; the one I'd assumed was for yoga? It was for lying on in the foetal position while I waited for the enema to take effect, madly circling my feet in a bid to 'hold' the liquid in to get a better result. "Yoga mats are usually pink or purple," pointed out one of the group who had clearly done more research than me. Another steep learning curve involved yoga. Curves such as the impossible cobra and down facing dog, that left me wishing I could swap places with the happy little beach hounds that spent their days, tails wagging, roaming the golden sands on our doorstep. However, with an hour a day spent under the expert instruction of retreat manager Kate Tyler, our stiff, stressed, toxic bodies slowly uncurled under the warm Goan sun and we began to look forward to our morning stretch.
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The spa: Right on Sernabatim beach in southern Goa, the Beach House prefers to be called a "wellness centre" rather than a spa. There's a doctor, nutritionist and hypnotherapist on the staff, and treatments take place in thatched huts in the well-tended grounds.
The symptoms: A stressful lifestyle and general burning of the candle at both ends had left Spy lacking lustre, with dull skin, sluggish digestion and an unwanted bloated feeling.
The prescription: The seven-night Total Body Rebalancing package, a complete MOT for both body and mind that claims to leave the recipient cleansed and rejuvenated.
The procedure: Spy was mildly alarmed to learn her supposed spa holiday involved a strict detox – no solid food all week, just fruit and vegetable juices and clear broth, accompanied by 28 different supplements and aloe vera shots. More shocking were the twice-daily enemas, thankfully self-administered, and designed to cleanse the colon. There were also two obligatory daily treatments at the spa, as well as sessions with a nutritionist and hypnotherapist, life-coaching and talks on wellbeing. As part of the package, Spy was tested for various diseases and conditions; bone-mass density, acidity levels and visceral fat were also measured.
The verdict: Not an easy week. It's a bit of an emotional roller-coaster, with the first two days a particular struggle, involving headaches and weird dreams. Perfecting the enema technique took Spy a while, too. After the third day, however, things picked up, and by the end of the week Spy found her skin was clearer, digestion was back on track, she had shed a few pounds and felt much more energetic and positive. Visceral fat was revealed to have dropped over the week, too.
The medical opinion: "When doctors speak of detoxification, they usually mean coming off dangerous medication or poisonous substances such as excessive alcohol," says Dr Eric Asher, medical director of Third Space Medicine in London. "Detox in this case means lightening the body's metabolic load by change of diet, gentle movements, massage and assistance with bowel-emptying. Some doctors think this is a waste of time, but patients pay good money for it because they feel better."
The feelgood factor: What made the week bearable was the location right on the beach, the spa treatments, and the dedication of the staff. The resort suites are luxurious, mostly spread over two storeys, with two bathrooms and the comfiest beds in the world. The main house has a vast open-plan sitting area, a terrace for morning yoga, and floor-to-ceiling glass doors looking out on to the ocean.
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The symptoms: A stressful lifestyle and general burning of the candle at both ends had left Spy lacking lustre, with dull skin, sluggish digestion and an unwanted bloated feeling.
The prescription: The seven-night Total Body Rebalancing package, a complete MOT for both body and mind that claims to leave the recipient cleansed and rejuvenated.
The procedure: Spy was mildly alarmed to learn her supposed spa holiday involved a strict detox – no solid food all week, just fruit and vegetable juices and clear broth, accompanied by 28 different supplements and aloe vera shots. More shocking were the twice-daily enemas, thankfully self-administered, and designed to cleanse the colon. There were also two obligatory daily treatments at the spa, as well as sessions with a nutritionist and hypnotherapist, life-coaching and talks on wellbeing. As part of the package, Spy was tested for various diseases and conditions; bone-mass density, acidity levels and visceral fat were also measured.
The verdict: Not an easy week. It's a bit of an emotional roller-coaster, with the first two days a particular struggle, involving headaches and weird dreams. Perfecting the enema technique took Spy a while, too. After the third day, however, things picked up, and by the end of the week Spy found her skin was clearer, digestion was back on track, she had shed a few pounds and felt much more energetic and positive. Visceral fat was revealed to have dropped over the week, too.
The medical opinion: "When doctors speak of detoxification, they usually mean coming off dangerous medication or poisonous substances such as excessive alcohol," says Dr Eric Asher, medical director of Third Space Medicine in London. "Detox in this case means lightening the body's metabolic load by change of diet, gentle movements, massage and assistance with bowel-emptying. Some doctors think this is a waste of time, but patients pay good money for it because they feel better."
The feelgood factor: What made the week bearable was the location right on the beach, the spa treatments, and the dedication of the staff. The resort suites are luxurious, mostly spread over two storeys, with two bathrooms and the comfiest beds in the world. The main house has a vast open-plan sitting area, a terrace for morning yoga, and floor-to-ceiling glass doors looking out on to the ocean.
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Top 10 Celebrity Workout Tips-ajit patel uk, ajit patel sanda wellness, ajit patel wellness, ajit patel wellbeing, ajit patel sanda wellbeing, ajit patel wemet, ajit patel goldshield,
Many of us hanker after that classic celebrity body. Even if we don’t want the lifestyle or the money of the rich and famous, we would like to look like they do. Indeed, looking the right way has become a kind of an obsession for a large number of people who are willing to go on any diet and use any workout regime in order to get the kind of physique of their favourite stars. But it’s worth asking, if we crave a Hollywood body, why aren’t we listening to what the Hollywood stars say is their top workout techniques. Here’s a list of ten of the top workout techniques used by celebrities.
Get the arms of Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel gets the kind of arms that are in all her Hollywood movies by going to back to basics and choosing do the humble press up. Press ups are great because they work out your whole arm and your chest muscles as well. They give you incredible looking arms.
Get the back and shoulders of Halle Berry
How does Halle Berry achieve her amazing back shoulders? She uses a technique called dumbbell back rocks. This involves sitting on a stability ball and bending at the waist until your body is parallel to the floor, chest is on knees, and arms are hanging toward the floor. You then draw your elbows back and up, bringing your shoulder blades toward each other, and finally lower dumbbells back down.
Get the bum of Jennifer Aniston
To get her bum toned for her movie roles Jennifer Aniston is known to use the dancing half-moon kick. This is a move that combines yoga and the traditional workout and you perform the move by standing in the straddle stance with your knees bent and your toes facing out. You should then shift your weight onto your right leg while straightening out your left leg. Then bend sideways over your leg. Finally you need to put both of your hands on the floor just in front of your right foot. And then you need to extend your left leg toward the ceiling while straightening your right leg out. This works as a fantastic way to get your glutes working hard.
Get the legs of Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow is famous for having great legs, but what’s her secret? Well, she uses a workout move known as the crossover leg lift. It’s a great way to work out your whole leg in one move and you can do it by sitting on the floor and putting your weight onto your right hip, place your hands and forearms on the floor for support then lift your leg up into the air with your foot fully flexed, and then bring the leg down so that it is nearly touching the floor. You can then repeat the process with the other leg.
Get the abs of Jessica Alba
Who wouldn’t want the abs of Jessica Alba? Her toned midriff is lauded for the fact that it looks so great in many of her movie roles. So it’s often wondered how she does it. The truth is that she uses a move called the twisting plank. To do this you need to begin in the plank position, which is the same as how you would start a press up. Then bring your right knee towards to your left elbow and then return it back again. You can then repeat the process for the other side. This will have your abs toned up and looked positively Alba-esque in no time.
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Get the arms of Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel gets the kind of arms that are in all her Hollywood movies by going to back to basics and choosing do the humble press up. Press ups are great because they work out your whole arm and your chest muscles as well. They give you incredible looking arms.
Get the back and shoulders of Halle Berry
How does Halle Berry achieve her amazing back shoulders? She uses a technique called dumbbell back rocks. This involves sitting on a stability ball and bending at the waist until your body is parallel to the floor, chest is on knees, and arms are hanging toward the floor. You then draw your elbows back and up, bringing your shoulder blades toward each other, and finally lower dumbbells back down.
Get the bum of Jennifer Aniston
To get her bum toned for her movie roles Jennifer Aniston is known to use the dancing half-moon kick. This is a move that combines yoga and the traditional workout and you perform the move by standing in the straddle stance with your knees bent and your toes facing out. You should then shift your weight onto your right leg while straightening out your left leg. Then bend sideways over your leg. Finally you need to put both of your hands on the floor just in front of your right foot. And then you need to extend your left leg toward the ceiling while straightening your right leg out. This works as a fantastic way to get your glutes working hard.
Get the legs of Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow is famous for having great legs, but what’s her secret? Well, she uses a workout move known as the crossover leg lift. It’s a great way to work out your whole leg in one move and you can do it by sitting on the floor and putting your weight onto your right hip, place your hands and forearms on the floor for support then lift your leg up into the air with your foot fully flexed, and then bring the leg down so that it is nearly touching the floor. You can then repeat the process with the other leg.
Get the abs of Jessica Alba
Who wouldn’t want the abs of Jessica Alba? Her toned midriff is lauded for the fact that it looks so great in many of her movie roles. So it’s often wondered how she does it. The truth is that she uses a move called the twisting plank. To do this you need to begin in the plank position, which is the same as how you would start a press up. Then bring your right knee towards to your left elbow and then return it back again. You can then repeat the process for the other side. This will have your abs toned up and looked positively Alba-esque in no time.
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Eat Your Heart Out: The 10 Best Heart-Healthy Foods -
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Your heart is like the motor of your body. And like any motor, it has to be cared for, with the right ingredients going in to keep things at peak performance. And with heart disease remaining the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States, adding a few heart-healthy substitutions to your daily diet is an easy way to start changing your lifestyle for the better.
10. Coffee
That’s right, coffeeholics, rejoice! Your favorite morning pick-me-up aids in natural fat burning and can even boost metabolism by 3-11%. In doing so, it becomes easier for your heart to do its job pumping on and on. Further research suggests moderate coffee consumption (1-3 cups/day) reduces the risk of a stroke, particularly in women.
9. Apples
The saying is right: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” on top of keeping your heart smiling. The fiber in apples blasts plaque buildup in your arteries and keeps further cholesterol from solidifying in its walls. Chomp away at the fruit as a lunch companion or an afternoon snack.
8. Sweet Potatoes
Topping the beta-carotene charts, sweet potatoes take vitamins A, C, and E and help reduce the risk of heart disease while delaying the bodily effects of aging. Low calorie, try baked sweet potato fries as a side, or pop in the microwave for a mindless meal.
7. Tomatoes
Rich in potassium and a great source of the antioxidant lycopene (a carotenoid believed to help keep blood vessels open and strong), tomatoes in any form will help fight your chances of a heart attack. On top of being low in sugar and high in folic acid, roasted tomatoes in garlic and olive oil is a spectacular side dish to pair with your next entree.
6. Oatmeal
There’s hardly a healthier way to start your day than with a bowl of hot oatmeal. A fantastic source of fiber, oatmeal lowers cholesterol and reduces the risk of heart disease. Avoid instant oatmeal, however, which tends to hide a lot of refined sugar, instead opting for steel cut or whole oat groats (a fancy name for oatmeal’s kernels).
5. Soy
Soy comes in a ton of varieties, from classic tofu to soy milk you can stir into that morning cup of Joe. It delivers an almost incomparable protein boost (half a cup can provide nearly 20% of your daily dose) while remaining low in sodium and cholesterol, common elements in many animal product alternatives.
4. Garlic
Not only does garlic make for killer flavoring, its cholesterol-reducing antioxidants lower blood pressure and increases overall blood flow. Keep it fresh, though. Processed garlic provides the same heart help, but not nearly to the same degree as full cloves nabbed in the produce section.
3. Red wine
The perks of an evening glass go beyond relaxation. Red wine contains the compound polyphenol resveratrol, an antioxidant that help clears bad toxins from blood and makes your heart’s job easier. The key here, though, rests in sticking with only one glass.
2. Seeds & Nuts
Nearly any kind of nut is your heart’s best buddy. From almonds and pistachios to a pinch of peanuts, most pack your heart’s necessary fiber and magnesium punch. Some, like walnuts, also carry the essential body fat, omega-3. As long as you avoid the kind with added salt, you’ve got a go-to, heart-healthy snack.
Likewise, sprinkling flax or chia seeds onto the foods you already eat delivers the same benefits of fiber and omega-3 acids. They’re a simple topping for salads, yogurt parfaits, fruit spreads, or even blended into a smoothie.
1. Salmon
Nothing compares to the levels of healthy, fatty acids you get from fish oils. Their omega-3 content goes hand-in-hand with lowering blood pressure and regulating good and bad cholesterol. Experts advise incorporating salmon (or other omega-3 rich fish like tuna and mackerels) into your diet at least 2-3 times a week. They work great as sandwiches for lunch or as the centerfold of a dinner pasta spread.
A specialist from ICE, Institute of Cardiovascular Excellence, says eating a healthy diet low in cholesterol, salt, and saturated fat can help you avoid heart disease. Combined with moderate exercise and lower stress levels, a heart-friendly diet will go a long way in keeping you at your best. And, with most of these delicious foods, your taste buds will thank you, too!
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10. Coffee
That’s right, coffeeholics, rejoice! Your favorite morning pick-me-up aids in natural fat burning and can even boost metabolism by 3-11%. In doing so, it becomes easier for your heart to do its job pumping on and on. Further research suggests moderate coffee consumption (1-3 cups/day) reduces the risk of a stroke, particularly in women.
9. Apples
The saying is right: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” on top of keeping your heart smiling. The fiber in apples blasts plaque buildup in your arteries and keeps further cholesterol from solidifying in its walls. Chomp away at the fruit as a lunch companion or an afternoon snack.
8. Sweet Potatoes
Topping the beta-carotene charts, sweet potatoes take vitamins A, C, and E and help reduce the risk of heart disease while delaying the bodily effects of aging. Low calorie, try baked sweet potato fries as a side, or pop in the microwave for a mindless meal.
7. Tomatoes
Rich in potassium and a great source of the antioxidant lycopene (a carotenoid believed to help keep blood vessels open and strong), tomatoes in any form will help fight your chances of a heart attack. On top of being low in sugar and high in folic acid, roasted tomatoes in garlic and olive oil is a spectacular side dish to pair with your next entree.
6. Oatmeal
There’s hardly a healthier way to start your day than with a bowl of hot oatmeal. A fantastic source of fiber, oatmeal lowers cholesterol and reduces the risk of heart disease. Avoid instant oatmeal, however, which tends to hide a lot of refined sugar, instead opting for steel cut or whole oat groats (a fancy name for oatmeal’s kernels).
5. Soy
Soy comes in a ton of varieties, from classic tofu to soy milk you can stir into that morning cup of Joe. It delivers an almost incomparable protein boost (half a cup can provide nearly 20% of your daily dose) while remaining low in sodium and cholesterol, common elements in many animal product alternatives.
4. Garlic
Not only does garlic make for killer flavoring, its cholesterol-reducing antioxidants lower blood pressure and increases overall blood flow. Keep it fresh, though. Processed garlic provides the same heart help, but not nearly to the same degree as full cloves nabbed in the produce section.
3. Red wine
The perks of an evening glass go beyond relaxation. Red wine contains the compound polyphenol resveratrol, an antioxidant that help clears bad toxins from blood and makes your heart’s job easier. The key here, though, rests in sticking with only one glass.
2. Seeds & Nuts
Nearly any kind of nut is your heart’s best buddy. From almonds and pistachios to a pinch of peanuts, most pack your heart’s necessary fiber and magnesium punch. Some, like walnuts, also carry the essential body fat, omega-3. As long as you avoid the kind with added salt, you’ve got a go-to, heart-healthy snack.
Likewise, sprinkling flax or chia seeds onto the foods you already eat delivers the same benefits of fiber and omega-3 acids. They’re a simple topping for salads, yogurt parfaits, fruit spreads, or even blended into a smoothie.
1. Salmon
Nothing compares to the levels of healthy, fatty acids you get from fish oils. Their omega-3 content goes hand-in-hand with lowering blood pressure and regulating good and bad cholesterol. Experts advise incorporating salmon (or other omega-3 rich fish like tuna and mackerels) into your diet at least 2-3 times a week. They work great as sandwiches for lunch or as the centerfold of a dinner pasta spread.
A specialist from ICE, Institute of Cardiovascular Excellence, says eating a healthy diet low in cholesterol, salt, and saturated fat can help you avoid heart disease. Combined with moderate exercise and lower stress levels, a heart-friendly diet will go a long way in keeping you at your best. And, with most of these delicious foods, your taste buds will thank you, too!
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GOA MATTER OF BALANCE - Ajit patel sanda wellness, ajit patel sanda wellbeing
Located on the secluded but stunning Sernabatim beach, surrounded by whispering palms and facing the inviting blue waters of the Arabian Sea, The Beach House provides all the ingredients necessary for natural rejuvenation at this lifestyle destination. My visit was prompted by the desire to experience its unique all-inclusive wellness programmes and get my own stressed-out life of a typical Mumbai-ite in order!
The Infrastructure
The Beach House is a boutique wellness retreat with a holistic approach to wellbeing, which is supported by a team of highly-trained Indian and international therapists and doctors who manage the clients. It is the brainchild of Ajit Patel, owner of UK-based Sanda Wellbeing, who was motivated by his severe health issues to launch this wellness centre.
Set on a quiet beach front, the resort is built to offer space and quiet to its guests. The property has 11 modern beautifully-designed rooms of which seven are in duplex villas with a lounge downstairs and a bedroom above. Treatment rooms are housed in quaint spa tents, clustered amidst coconut palms and flowering trees to offer privacy. Facing the sea is the main two-storey bungalow housing the consultation rooms on the first floor, with the expansive reception, lounge and dining area opening out onto a stunning deck with fabulous 180 degree views of the sea. The property is set in a landscaped lawn sloping towards the beach and has private access to it, and thoughtfully-built shacks face the sea, encouraging contemplation and rest.
The Philosophy
According to Ajit Patel, “Wellness and wellbeing is a lot more than health.” He should know, having battled illnesses and surgeries for a large part of his life from the age of 21. “The one thing I realized through all this was what kept me going was my mind,” says Patel, whose conviction was the basis for the ‘wellness retreat’ concept of The Beach House.
Strongly based on a holistic approach to wellbeing, treatments are based on ancient philosophies as well as modern science. Each guest’s wellbeing quotient is assessed based on the Three Chakra assessment developed at The Beach House, according to which everybody is a reflection of his/her physiological, physical and psychological chakra. And if each of these perfect, a state of balance is found, which, as you can imagine is rare!
Every guest receives a medical questionnaire before arrival, so that the team of wellness consultants comprising of doctors, therapists, nutritionists, and yoga and fitness instructors can study it and be prepared. On arrival, they undergo an exhaustive 360 degree screening process on each of the three chakras, basis which a customized line of treatment is followed.
The Treatments
A new guest would typically be met by each member of the specialized wellness team post the screening process, and have a choice of an Ayurvedic or Homeopathic line of treatments for the wellness package they choose. Most packages are for a minimum of five to seven nights and besides Detox and Weight Management, Total Body Rebalancing is one of the most popular. But detox is the basic part of all treatments as cleansing the colon is the basis of everything, and daily intake of psyllium husk and enemas are a part of most packages.
Guests are constantly monitored by the team during this period and often consult each other to facilitate the best results for the guest, and help them reach their goal. Modern science is used to complement traditional therapies and treatments and Hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic-programming (NLP) and emotional freedom techniques (EFT) are some important methods used in counselling. According to Patel, “The biggest part of what we do here is around the mind.”
Every programme advises plenty of rest as it is integral to healing the body and mind. And as The Beach House is not a ‘Spa’ per se but a ‘Wellness Retreat’, spa therapies are one of the elements that are incorporated into their holistic approach to ‘Wellness’, as are fitness, Yoga sessions and meditation.
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The Infrastructure
The Beach House is a boutique wellness retreat with a holistic approach to wellbeing, which is supported by a team of highly-trained Indian and international therapists and doctors who manage the clients. It is the brainchild of Ajit Patel, owner of UK-based Sanda Wellbeing, who was motivated by his severe health issues to launch this wellness centre.
Set on a quiet beach front, the resort is built to offer space and quiet to its guests. The property has 11 modern beautifully-designed rooms of which seven are in duplex villas with a lounge downstairs and a bedroom above. Treatment rooms are housed in quaint spa tents, clustered amidst coconut palms and flowering trees to offer privacy. Facing the sea is the main two-storey bungalow housing the consultation rooms on the first floor, with the expansive reception, lounge and dining area opening out onto a stunning deck with fabulous 180 degree views of the sea. The property is set in a landscaped lawn sloping towards the beach and has private access to it, and thoughtfully-built shacks face the sea, encouraging contemplation and rest.
The Philosophy
According to Ajit Patel, “Wellness and wellbeing is a lot more than health.” He should know, having battled illnesses and surgeries for a large part of his life from the age of 21. “The one thing I realized through all this was what kept me going was my mind,” says Patel, whose conviction was the basis for the ‘wellness retreat’ concept of The Beach House.
Strongly based on a holistic approach to wellbeing, treatments are based on ancient philosophies as well as modern science. Each guest’s wellbeing quotient is assessed based on the Three Chakra assessment developed at The Beach House, according to which everybody is a reflection of his/her physiological, physical and psychological chakra. And if each of these perfect, a state of balance is found, which, as you can imagine is rare!
Every guest receives a medical questionnaire before arrival, so that the team of wellness consultants comprising of doctors, therapists, nutritionists, and yoga and fitness instructors can study it and be prepared. On arrival, they undergo an exhaustive 360 degree screening process on each of the three chakras, basis which a customized line of treatment is followed.
The Treatments
A new guest would typically be met by each member of the specialized wellness team post the screening process, and have a choice of an Ayurvedic or Homeopathic line of treatments for the wellness package they choose. Most packages are for a minimum of five to seven nights and besides Detox and Weight Management, Total Body Rebalancing is one of the most popular. But detox is the basic part of all treatments as cleansing the colon is the basis of everything, and daily intake of psyllium husk and enemas are a part of most packages.
Guests are constantly monitored by the team during this period and often consult each other to facilitate the best results for the guest, and help them reach their goal. Modern science is used to complement traditional therapies and treatments and Hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic-programming (NLP) and emotional freedom techniques (EFT) are some important methods used in counselling. According to Patel, “The biggest part of what we do here is around the mind.”
Every programme advises plenty of rest as it is integral to healing the body and mind. And as The Beach House is not a ‘Spa’ per se but a ‘Wellness Retreat’, spa therapies are one of the elements that are incorporated into their holistic approach to ‘Wellness’, as are fitness, Yoga sessions and meditation.
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Give body-and-soul cleansing a real Goa - ajit patel sanda, ajit patel uk sanda
My idea of a holiday normally involves copious amounts of food, drink, shopping and fun, with the odd full-moon party thrown in. Definitely the days must be hot but the nights must be hotter -- know what I'm talking about? More retox than detox -- that sort of thing.
How I ended up in a remote part of India starving myself for a week is still a mystery to me. The offer of a trip to a "brand new ayurvedic reTREAT in the lush Goan jungle, focusing on looking and feeling fantastic, building beauty from within, using a range of traditional and ancient ayurvedic methods" came along and I was in there like swimwear. I assumed it would involve a few salads and a massage here and there -- that sort of thing.
Anyway, Christmas was coming and the goose wasn't the only thing getting fat.
I barely even looked at the itinerary for this last-minute beauty-seeking mission as I had more important things, such as Brazilians and bikini-buying, to sort. I nearly forgot to get my Indian tourist visa in my haste. The trip from Dublin to London Heathrow, Mumbai to Dabolim airport in Goa involves about 10 hours of air travel. I was then picked up by a jeep to be driven deep into the jungle to the resort, which is about two hours away.
Luckily I'd been to Goa about a decade ago, so I knew what to expect -- such as the hustle and bustle on the roads with elephants, cows and goats meandering next to motorbikes carrying five or six passengers each and everyone beeping like craaaazy!
Some of the girls travelling with me screeched and gripped onto seat belts in terror as we overtook two buses on a blind bend. Everyone drives as if they are a retired rally driver here as basically there are no road rules.
So we arrived a bit tired and emotional at Dudhsagar Spa Resort, which is situated along the Western Ghats, close to one of the highest waterfalls in India and Goa's biggest wildlife sanctuary.
We were greeted by staff who anointed our foreheads with a red dye and handed us a yummy juice drink as we took in the lush greenery and wild monkeys running amok.
Dudhsagar Spa Resort is an eco and wildlife resort where you can stay in either a deluxe eco tent or a fully furnished cabin. I chose a cabin, which was pretty basic -- just a bedroom with a TV and a decent sized bathroom.
But it is all about getting back to basics. Its philosophy is based on the 5,000-year-old Hindu practice of ayurveda --the world's oldest documented treatment of ailments of the body and mind. In Sanskrit "ayur" means "longevity" and "veda" means "knowledge". Ayurveda identifies different body types or constitutions and recommends different diets, health regimes and lifestyles for each of them. The Sanda Wellness team of specialists at Dudhsagar -- which includes nutritionists, doctors, psychologists and beauty therapists -- prescribe and provide practices to purify and detoxify guests.
I had hastily filled out a lengthy form emailed to me prior to my visit, detailing my health, diet and lifestyle. I was to do an Indian detox, which incorporates an ayurvedic menu that includes digestive juices, "mind-boosting" drinks, herbal water, and cleansing drinks of fresh juices and broths. Diet, daily yoga and meditation are an integral part of ayurveda, aimed at balancing the body's "doshas".
Set up by former pharmacist and entrepreneur Ajit Patel, the resort falls somewhere between a spa and a clinic, using Eastern and Western ideas to educate people about their health. It offers tailor-made rejuvenating holidays to heal the body, mind and spirit.
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wellness retreat - ajit patel uk, ajit patel sanda wellness, ajit patel wemet
The spa: Right on Sernabatim beach in southern Goa, the Beach House prefers to be called a "wellness centre" rather than a spa. There's a doctor, nutritionist and hypnotherapist on the staff, and treatments take place in thatched huts in the well-tended grounds.
The symptoms: A stressful lifestyle and general burning of the candle at both ends had left Spy lacking lustre, with dull skin, sluggish digestion and an unwanted bloated feeling.
The prescription: The seven-night Total Body Rebalancing package, a complete MOT for both body and mind that claims to leave the recipient cleansed and rejuvenated.
The procedure: Spy was mildly alarmed to learn her supposed spa holiday involved a strict detox – no solid food all week, just fruit and vegetable juices and clear broth, accompanied by 28 different supplements and aloe vera shots. More shocking were the twice-daily enemas, thankfully self-administered, and designed to cleanse the colon. There were also two obligatory daily treatments at the spa, as well as sessions with a nutritionist and hypnotherapist, life-coaching and talks on wellbeing. As part of the package, Spy was tested for various diseases and conditions; bone-mass density, acidity levels and visceral fat were also measured.
The verdict: Not an easy week. It's a bit of an emotional roller-coaster, with the first two days a particular struggle, involving headaches and weird dreams. Perfecting the enema technique took Spy a while, too. After the third day, however, things picked up, and by the end of the week Spy found her skin was clearer, digestion was back on track, she had shed a few pounds and felt much more energetic and positive. Visceral fat was revealed to have dropped over the week, too.
The medical opinion: "When doctors speak of detoxification, they usually mean coming off dangerous medication or poisonous substances such as excessive alcohol," says Dr Eric Asher, medical director of Third Space Medicine in London. "Detox in this case means lightening the body's metabolic load by change of diet, gentle movements, massage and assistance with bowel-emptying. Some doctors think this is a waste of time, but patients pay good money for it because they feel better."
The feelgood factor: What made the week bearable was the location right on the beach, the spa treatments, and the dedication of the staff. The resort suites are luxurious, mostly spread over two storeys, with two bathrooms and the comfiest beds in the world. The main house has a vast open-plan sitting area, a terrace for morning yoga, and floor-to-ceiling glass doors looking out on to the ocean.
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The symptoms: A stressful lifestyle and general burning of the candle at both ends had left Spy lacking lustre, with dull skin, sluggish digestion and an unwanted bloated feeling.
The prescription: The seven-night Total Body Rebalancing package, a complete MOT for both body and mind that claims to leave the recipient cleansed and rejuvenated.
The procedure: Spy was mildly alarmed to learn her supposed spa holiday involved a strict detox – no solid food all week, just fruit and vegetable juices and clear broth, accompanied by 28 different supplements and aloe vera shots. More shocking were the twice-daily enemas, thankfully self-administered, and designed to cleanse the colon. There were also two obligatory daily treatments at the spa, as well as sessions with a nutritionist and hypnotherapist, life-coaching and talks on wellbeing. As part of the package, Spy was tested for various diseases and conditions; bone-mass density, acidity levels and visceral fat were also measured.
The verdict: Not an easy week. It's a bit of an emotional roller-coaster, with the first two days a particular struggle, involving headaches and weird dreams. Perfecting the enema technique took Spy a while, too. After the third day, however, things picked up, and by the end of the week Spy found her skin was clearer, digestion was back on track, she had shed a few pounds and felt much more energetic and positive. Visceral fat was revealed to have dropped over the week, too.
The medical opinion: "When doctors speak of detoxification, they usually mean coming off dangerous medication or poisonous substances such as excessive alcohol," says Dr Eric Asher, medical director of Third Space Medicine in London. "Detox in this case means lightening the body's metabolic load by change of diet, gentle movements, massage and assistance with bowel-emptying. Some doctors think this is a waste of time, but patients pay good money for it because they feel better."
The feelgood factor: What made the week bearable was the location right on the beach, the spa treatments, and the dedication of the staff. The resort suites are luxurious, mostly spread over two storeys, with two bathrooms and the comfiest beds in the world. The main house has a vast open-plan sitting area, a terrace for morning yoga, and floor-to-ceiling glass doors looking out on to the ocean.
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Five Foods That Are Good For Your Eye Health -ajit patel sanda, ajit patel uk
There are many ways to keep your eyes healthy, from getting your annual checkup to wearing sunglasses when it is bright. It can even be as simple as eating. The nutrients found in these 5 common foods can help protect your eyes and keep them healthy longer.
Sweet Potato
Sweet potatoes contain beta carotene, an antioxidant which may help slow the progress of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Beta carotene is a provitamin and can be converted by the body into Vitamin A, which helps prevent dry eyes, eye infections, and can help improve night vision.
You can get beta carotene from deep orange foods including carrots and butternut squash. Dark, leafy greens such as collard greens also contain beta carotene. Eat with healthy fats, such as olive oil, to help the body absorb the nutrient better.
Salmon
Salmon and other fatty fish contain omega-3 fatty acids, an essential nutrient with numerous health benefits. Omega-3s, like beta carotene, may help slow AMD, since they are important to nerve cells of the retina.
If you don’t eat fish, you can get Omega-3 fatty acids from various sources, including chia and flax seeds, walnuts, avocados, and olive oil.
Kale
Kale contains lutein and zeaxanthin, which help protect the eye from sun damage. Lutein and zeaxanthin are related to vitamin A and, according to Harry W. Chan, OD, these nutrients help protect the cornea, prevent cataracts, and slow AMD.
Dark, leafy greens such as spinach and collard greens are all good sources of lutein and zeaxanthin as are kiwi, honeydew, and corn. These nutrients are best absorbed with healthy fats.
Oranges
Just like oranges can help with colds they can help with healthy vision as well. Vitamin C can help lower your risk of cataracts and, when taken with other nutrients, can help slow AMD.
You can get Vitamin C from citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruits, and lemons. It is also found in strawberries, bell peppers, cantaloupes, and broccoli.
Blackcurrants
Blackcurrants contain anthocyanosides, a compound that helps develop night vision. Anthocyanosides are an antioxidant, which are beneficial to eye health, though it is unclear how.
Anthocyanosides can be found in brightly colored berries, such as blueberries and raspberries, as well as bell peppers and grapes.
A small change now can help prevent eye problems as you get older. Including these everyday foods in your diet is a simple yet effective way to keep your eyes healthy longer.
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Sweet Potato
Sweet potatoes contain beta carotene, an antioxidant which may help slow the progress of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Beta carotene is a provitamin and can be converted by the body into Vitamin A, which helps prevent dry eyes, eye infections, and can help improve night vision.
You can get beta carotene from deep orange foods including carrots and butternut squash. Dark, leafy greens such as collard greens also contain beta carotene. Eat with healthy fats, such as olive oil, to help the body absorb the nutrient better.
Salmon
Salmon and other fatty fish contain omega-3 fatty acids, an essential nutrient with numerous health benefits. Omega-3s, like beta carotene, may help slow AMD, since they are important to nerve cells of the retina.
If you don’t eat fish, you can get Omega-3 fatty acids from various sources, including chia and flax seeds, walnuts, avocados, and olive oil.
Kale
Kale contains lutein and zeaxanthin, which help protect the eye from sun damage. Lutein and zeaxanthin are related to vitamin A and, according to Harry W. Chan, OD, these nutrients help protect the cornea, prevent cataracts, and slow AMD.
Dark, leafy greens such as spinach and collard greens are all good sources of lutein and zeaxanthin as are kiwi, honeydew, and corn. These nutrients are best absorbed with healthy fats.
Oranges
Just like oranges can help with colds they can help with healthy vision as well. Vitamin C can help lower your risk of cataracts and, when taken with other nutrients, can help slow AMD.
You can get Vitamin C from citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruits, and lemons. It is also found in strawberries, bell peppers, cantaloupes, and broccoli.
Blackcurrants
Blackcurrants contain anthocyanosides, a compound that helps develop night vision. Anthocyanosides are an antioxidant, which are beneficial to eye health, though it is unclear how.
Anthocyanosides can be found in brightly colored berries, such as blueberries and raspberries, as well as bell peppers and grapes.
A small change now can help prevent eye problems as you get older. Including these everyday foods in your diet is a simple yet effective way to keep your eyes healthy longer.
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Mood-Boosting Ingredients To Add To Your Diet - ajit patel sanda wellness
We’ve all been there – it reaches 3pm and we start to feel really low and grumpy if we don’t get our sugar fix. However, nutritionists would argue that it’s not the sugar we need to load up on, but rather brown rice and mung beans a few hours before to stave off the low mood. If you maintain a good blood sugar level throughout the afternoon, you won’t get that predictable slump when you reach the mid-afternoon snack stage.
Researchers have found certain foods have the ability to alter our moods, stave off depression and improve our wellbeing, making us happier overall. Many people are depressed or anxious for seemingly no reason, but the answer could actually lie in their kitchen. It seems that we really are what we eat, especially when it comes to our mood. When used in conjunction with moderate exercise and a healthy diet overall, some foods can boost the levels of serotonin in the brain which helps us achieve a balanced mind and body. But even better than that is that some of these foods aren’t as boring as you may think – you can find some really delectable ingredients that will actually make you happier!
Fruit is first on the list and it comes as no surprise that this group of ingredients is good for our mood, being loaded with vitamins and minerals that our bodies just lap up. Studies have shown that eating between four and 11 bananas each week can improve our happiness, as they are rich in potassium and amino acids which trigger the body to make tryptophan. This is a feel good hormone that stimulates serotonin, for a balanced mood. Other fruits which are high in B vitamins and folate are blueberries, avocados and pineapples. Any foods that are high in B vitamins and folate are great for your mood, as they stimulate amino acids that create serotonin. Oily fish are also superfoods that are loaded with omega-3 fatty acids which lower the level of inflammation and help to rebuild the brain to create serotonin.
Omega-3s are wonderful for developing good brain health and the more you eat, the less depressed you’ll become. As well as oily fish, such as salmon and tuna, you should add prawns and lobster to your diet, as these contain B vitamins, magnesium and zinc. Add to such meals a dose of legumes, which everybody should add to their diet. Loaded with protein, fibre and devoid of fat, they are great for cleaning up your intestines and providing your body with nutrients. Legumes such as kidney beans, bertolli beans and chickpeas are the best choice, as these help to balance your blood sugar levels which is vital for maintaining an even temper.
Basmati rice is a surprising addition, but did you know that the low glycaemic index of this starch doesn’t lead the blood sugar levels in your body to fluctuate, so you maintain an even sugar level. We all know that nuts are great as a snack food for providing the body with essential oils and fibre, but they also balance your mood – in particular, brazil nuts can provide selenium. Selenium is a micronutrient which combats thyroid dysfunction, a condition that promotes depression, fatigue and moodiness.
Just three nuts a day can provide your daily dose of selenium. Dairy foods are an excellent source of vitamin D, B vitamins, zinc and magnesium, all of which encourage serotonin production, and cottage cheese is also high in amino acids to generate tryptophan. Lastly, chocolate is actually a health food! One small piece of dark chocolate a day can alleviate some symptoms of chocolate. However, gorging on chocolate as a comfort food will not work in this way – it needs to be high in cocoa and limited to one small square.
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Researchers have found certain foods have the ability to alter our moods, stave off depression and improve our wellbeing, making us happier overall. Many people are depressed or anxious for seemingly no reason, but the answer could actually lie in their kitchen. It seems that we really are what we eat, especially when it comes to our mood. When used in conjunction with moderate exercise and a healthy diet overall, some foods can boost the levels of serotonin in the brain which helps us achieve a balanced mind and body. But even better than that is that some of these foods aren’t as boring as you may think – you can find some really delectable ingredients that will actually make you happier!
Fruit is first on the list and it comes as no surprise that this group of ingredients is good for our mood, being loaded with vitamins and minerals that our bodies just lap up. Studies have shown that eating between four and 11 bananas each week can improve our happiness, as they are rich in potassium and amino acids which trigger the body to make tryptophan. This is a feel good hormone that stimulates serotonin, for a balanced mood. Other fruits which are high in B vitamins and folate are blueberries, avocados and pineapples. Any foods that are high in B vitamins and folate are great for your mood, as they stimulate amino acids that create serotonin. Oily fish are also superfoods that are loaded with omega-3 fatty acids which lower the level of inflammation and help to rebuild the brain to create serotonin.
Omega-3s are wonderful for developing good brain health and the more you eat, the less depressed you’ll become. As well as oily fish, such as salmon and tuna, you should add prawns and lobster to your diet, as these contain B vitamins, magnesium and zinc. Add to such meals a dose of legumes, which everybody should add to their diet. Loaded with protein, fibre and devoid of fat, they are great for cleaning up your intestines and providing your body with nutrients. Legumes such as kidney beans, bertolli beans and chickpeas are the best choice, as these help to balance your blood sugar levels which is vital for maintaining an even temper.
Basmati rice is a surprising addition, but did you know that the low glycaemic index of this starch doesn’t lead the blood sugar levels in your body to fluctuate, so you maintain an even sugar level. We all know that nuts are great as a snack food for providing the body with essential oils and fibre, but they also balance your mood – in particular, brazil nuts can provide selenium. Selenium is a micronutrient which combats thyroid dysfunction, a condition that promotes depression, fatigue and moodiness.
Just three nuts a day can provide your daily dose of selenium. Dairy foods are an excellent source of vitamin D, B vitamins, zinc and magnesium, all of which encourage serotonin production, and cottage cheese is also high in amino acids to generate tryptophan. Lastly, chocolate is actually a health food! One small piece of dark chocolate a day can alleviate some symptoms of chocolate. However, gorging on chocolate as a comfort food will not work in this way – it needs to be high in cocoa and limited to one small square.
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Use White Tea, Witch Hazel and Rose Extract For Health -ajit patel sanda, ajit patel wellbeing
White tea, witch hazel and rose extract should be at the heart of your anti-aging routine. The effects that these three simple products can have on the wellness and wellbeing of your skin is quite phenomenal, and all of this is backed up by scientific research.
A team of researchers at the University of London took part in a study in collaboration with Neal’s Yard Remedies to find out the effects of white tea, witch hazel and rose extract on human skin cells, studying their anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. During the study it was found that actually all three of these substances are extremely good at both preventing and healing incidences of inflammation.
This is important because inflammation causes the vast majority of diseases that can befall the human body, including things like diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular problems and arthritis. As inflammation progresses, the diseases develop.
The three substances mentioned above were looked at during the study to measure their anti-collagenase, catalase and anti-elastase activity. The researchers then got some human skin cells and added hydrogen peroxide to stimulate inflammation, before adding these extracts to see what happened. The researchers saw that all three of the products were extremely effective at reducing or even preventing the inflammation.
An earlier study that was carried out on white tea, green tea, witch hazel and rose extract also confirms the results of this study. It also points out that collagenase and elastase are important enzymes in the aging process, as they are partly responsible for the degeneration of cells. This demonstrates that all of these substances also have powerful anti-aging capacities, especially white tea, as it has the highest levels of both these substances.
Another study, done in 2011, also showed that fruit flies who were fed with rose extract had a reduced mortality, showing that this flower extract could help you to live longer.
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A team of researchers at the University of London took part in a study in collaboration with Neal’s Yard Remedies to find out the effects of white tea, witch hazel and rose extract on human skin cells, studying their anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. During the study it was found that actually all three of these substances are extremely good at both preventing and healing incidences of inflammation.
This is important because inflammation causes the vast majority of diseases that can befall the human body, including things like diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular problems and arthritis. As inflammation progresses, the diseases develop.
The three substances mentioned above were looked at during the study to measure their anti-collagenase, catalase and anti-elastase activity. The researchers then got some human skin cells and added hydrogen peroxide to stimulate inflammation, before adding these extracts to see what happened. The researchers saw that all three of the products were extremely effective at reducing or even preventing the inflammation.
An earlier study that was carried out on white tea, green tea, witch hazel and rose extract also confirms the results of this study. It also points out that collagenase and elastase are important enzymes in the aging process, as they are partly responsible for the degeneration of cells. This demonstrates that all of these substances also have powerful anti-aging capacities, especially white tea, as it has the highest levels of both these substances.
Another study, done in 2011, also showed that fruit flies who were fed with rose extract had a reduced mortality, showing that this flower extract could help you to live longer.
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4 Most Common Auto Injuries and How to Address Them -ajit patel uk sanda,ajit patel sanda
In the US in 2013 alone, over 2 million people were injured in auto accidents. Even when an accident is classified as a “fender bender”, there is a risk of injury. Some injuries are more obvious than others, and some may not even be detected until days or even weeks later. People often feel the need to “shake it off” when there is no visible injury, however, some unseen injuries can have lasting negative consequences.
Here are the four most common injuries resulting from car accidents.
Neck Injuries
Neck injuries are fairly common due to the violent jerking of the neck that typically happens when a vehicle is suddenly struck. Neck injuries may include sprains or strains in the soft tissues of the neck, herniated or dislocated disks in the neck, or whiplash.
Whiplash is caused when the head forcefully hits the headrest and then flies forward, being jerked to a stop when the seatbelt holding the body in place forces the head to stop. This series of motions can cause severe strain in the muscles, strains in the ligaments of the neck, and it can force the cervical vertebrae to misalign. Symptoms of whiplash may include pain and stiffness in the neck, nausea, dizziness, and intense headaches.
Back Injuries
The symptoms associated with a back injury may not surface for days following the accident. Car accidents can cause misalignments of the spine and herniated discs. A misalignment can lead to inflammation, leg pain, loss of range of motion, and severe headaches. A herniated disc can also lead to inflammation, as well as back pain and numbness or tingling in the legs.
Herniated discs can lead to lifelong pain and problems. Depending on the severity of the herniation, it may be treated with surgery. However, most people do not have surgery. The most common treatment plans include medication, physical therapy, and a change in lifestyle.
Brain Injuries
When the body is forced into a sudden jerking motion as it would be during a car accident, the brain can slam against the inside of the skull similarly to when a football player is tackled. This causes a closed head injury, which can be anything from a mild concussion to a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Closed head injuries are the most common injury suffered during a car accident.
Concussions, which are the most common type of closed head injuries, can cause dizziness, memory loss, and headaches that range from mild to severe. Depending on the severity of the injury, headaches can last for days or even weeks.
A TBI can lead to a wide range of complications including permanent changes to speech, thinking, vision, and general physical ability. TBI can also lead to coma or death. According to Herron Law, a firm with Austin car accident lawyers, auto-related deaths have increased 42% since 2011.
Leg & Knee Injuries
Leg and knee injuries are fairly common in car accidents and are generally classified as impact injuries. These types of injuries are often caused by the legs either hitting the underside of the dashboard or the steering wheel during impact, or from the driver forcefully pushing down on the brake pedal during impact. Impact injuries in the legs often result in broken bones, deep bruising, or sprains, which can lead to pain, swelling, and a loss of motion range.
Due to the fact many injuries can go undetected at first, it is important for all those involved in an accident to get checked out by a medical professional. Injuries caused by an auto accident can be traumatizing. Your first priority needs to be taking care of yourself and those that may have been in the car with you.
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Here are the four most common injuries resulting from car accidents.
Neck Injuries
Neck injuries are fairly common due to the violent jerking of the neck that typically happens when a vehicle is suddenly struck. Neck injuries may include sprains or strains in the soft tissues of the neck, herniated or dislocated disks in the neck, or whiplash.
Whiplash is caused when the head forcefully hits the headrest and then flies forward, being jerked to a stop when the seatbelt holding the body in place forces the head to stop. This series of motions can cause severe strain in the muscles, strains in the ligaments of the neck, and it can force the cervical vertebrae to misalign. Symptoms of whiplash may include pain and stiffness in the neck, nausea, dizziness, and intense headaches.
Back Injuries
The symptoms associated with a back injury may not surface for days following the accident. Car accidents can cause misalignments of the spine and herniated discs. A misalignment can lead to inflammation, leg pain, loss of range of motion, and severe headaches. A herniated disc can also lead to inflammation, as well as back pain and numbness or tingling in the legs.
Herniated discs can lead to lifelong pain and problems. Depending on the severity of the herniation, it may be treated with surgery. However, most people do not have surgery. The most common treatment plans include medication, physical therapy, and a change in lifestyle.
Brain Injuries
When the body is forced into a sudden jerking motion as it would be during a car accident, the brain can slam against the inside of the skull similarly to when a football player is tackled. This causes a closed head injury, which can be anything from a mild concussion to a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Closed head injuries are the most common injury suffered during a car accident.
Concussions, which are the most common type of closed head injuries, can cause dizziness, memory loss, and headaches that range from mild to severe. Depending on the severity of the injury, headaches can last for days or even weeks.
A TBI can lead to a wide range of complications including permanent changes to speech, thinking, vision, and general physical ability. TBI can also lead to coma or death. According to Herron Law, a firm with Austin car accident lawyers, auto-related deaths have increased 42% since 2011.
Leg & Knee Injuries
Leg and knee injuries are fairly common in car accidents and are generally classified as impact injuries. These types of injuries are often caused by the legs either hitting the underside of the dashboard or the steering wheel during impact, or from the driver forcefully pushing down on the brake pedal during impact. Impact injuries in the legs often result in broken bones, deep bruising, or sprains, which can lead to pain, swelling, and a loss of motion range.
Due to the fact many injuries can go undetected at first, it is important for all those involved in an accident to get checked out by a medical professional. Injuries caused by an auto accident can be traumatizing. Your first priority needs to be taking care of yourself and those that may have been in the car with you.
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Quality Medical Attention in Riverside within your Reach - ajit patel sanda, ajit patel uk sanda
As a patient, you desire to have access to a facility that can meet most, if not all, of your health needs. Riverside Medical group could just be that place.
At the riverside medical group, you can be assured of having the different health challenges facing you solved. There are number of areas that the facility specializes in so that they can be able to serve you well.
Pediatrics
The Riverside pediatric department will treat all areas of your child’s health including physical and emotional. As a parent or guardian, Riverside works at educating you on better childcare practices and they also value your response to enable them serve you and others better. Your child is simply your most valuable treasure and Riverside has, as its objective, your peace of mind as far as your child’s health is concerned. Children at times fall ill at the oddest of hours including at night and so doctors and medical staff at Riverside pediatrics will be on hand to receive them at any time of day or night.
Cardiology
At Riverside Medical Group, there is a team of cardiology care givers and providers who will offer quality care to you no matter what age you are. The team is specialized to carry out all related procedures including nuclear stress testing, regular stress testing, cardiac work-up, carotid and arterial Doppler, among others. In addition to the staff, you get attended to using the most state-of-the art tools.
Rheumatology
There are rheumatology care givers at Riverside that have a good background in the therapeutic part of rheumatic diseases as well as their treatment. You will be treated for autoimmune diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, systemic lupus, Lyme disease or gout in case you develop any of these complications. Trigger finger injections, trigger point injections and knee injections are some of the services and procedures you get at Riverside.
Physical Therapy
At Riverside, physical therapy services are accessible to you through a group of dedicated physicians incorporating technological advances and the best equipment. This is done to promote your mobility and functioning through exams, diagnoses, and physical intervention which comprises of therapy using mechanical force and movement.
Behavioural and mental health
You have a facility in the Northern New Jersey area that will offer you or a loved one special attention in treatment of mental health. This includes areas such as anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, chronic mental illnesses, ADHD and mood disorders, among others. You will meet staff at Riverside that have the patience and professionalism required in dealing with mental health patients.
Prenatal classes
Since you are likely to have concerns with the birth process, these are minimized through classes designed to help in the prenatal area. You will meet experienced tutors who will go a long way in increasing your understanding of labor and birth. You will know what to expect during each stage of labor and birth, how to cope using such methods as massage and relaxation, pain relief, home care for your newborn, and vaccinations, among other questions you might have. An RMG certified pediatrician will address any concerns you might have through an extensive question and answer discussion or personally with you.
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At the riverside medical group, you can be assured of having the different health challenges facing you solved. There are number of areas that the facility specializes in so that they can be able to serve you well.
Pediatrics
The Riverside pediatric department will treat all areas of your child’s health including physical and emotional. As a parent or guardian, Riverside works at educating you on better childcare practices and they also value your response to enable them serve you and others better. Your child is simply your most valuable treasure and Riverside has, as its objective, your peace of mind as far as your child’s health is concerned. Children at times fall ill at the oddest of hours including at night and so doctors and medical staff at Riverside pediatrics will be on hand to receive them at any time of day or night.
Cardiology
At Riverside Medical Group, there is a team of cardiology care givers and providers who will offer quality care to you no matter what age you are. The team is specialized to carry out all related procedures including nuclear stress testing, regular stress testing, cardiac work-up, carotid and arterial Doppler, among others. In addition to the staff, you get attended to using the most state-of-the art tools.
Rheumatology
There are rheumatology care givers at Riverside that have a good background in the therapeutic part of rheumatic diseases as well as their treatment. You will be treated for autoimmune diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, systemic lupus, Lyme disease or gout in case you develop any of these complications. Trigger finger injections, trigger point injections and knee injections are some of the services and procedures you get at Riverside.
Physical Therapy
At Riverside, physical therapy services are accessible to you through a group of dedicated physicians incorporating technological advances and the best equipment. This is done to promote your mobility and functioning through exams, diagnoses, and physical intervention which comprises of therapy using mechanical force and movement.
Behavioural and mental health
You have a facility in the Northern New Jersey area that will offer you or a loved one special attention in treatment of mental health. This includes areas such as anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, chronic mental illnesses, ADHD and mood disorders, among others. You will meet staff at Riverside that have the patience and professionalism required in dealing with mental health patients.
Prenatal classes
Since you are likely to have concerns with the birth process, these are minimized through classes designed to help in the prenatal area. You will meet experienced tutors who will go a long way in increasing your understanding of labor and birth. You will know what to expect during each stage of labor and birth, how to cope using such methods as massage and relaxation, pain relief, home care for your newborn, and vaccinations, among other questions you might have. An RMG certified pediatrician will address any concerns you might have through an extensive question and answer discussion or personally with you.
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Sneaky Culprits of Poor Eyesite -ajit patel sanda, ajit patel wellness
If you feel like your eyes aren’t working as well as they used to, you may be correct. There are sixsneaky culprits that cause individuals to experience poor eyesight. One or more of these factors provided by Dr Bishop & Associates may even be affecting your vision.
1. Tanning
Tanning, whether you do it indoors or out, is harmful to your vision. While you’ve likely heard of the effects that ultraviolet (UV) light has on your skin, it also affects your vision. The sun’s UV rays can damage the retinas of your eyes if you sunbathe outdoors. Use of an indoor tanning bed has the same effects.
2. Smartphones and Tablets
If you’re like most people, you likely spend several hours every day looking at screens. From desktop and laptop computers to the smaller screens of your iPad or smartphone, your eyes may experience problems with dryness and acuity after hours of uninterrupted use of these devices. When you’re using these gadgets, your eyes don’t blink as much, leading to a loss of natural lubrication. This can cause visual strain, headaches and dry eye.
3. Close-up Work
Similar to the use of screened devices, spending many hours each day doing close-up work like reading, knitting or sewing can strain your eyes. Your eyes may lose lubrication and your vision may become blurred. Taking breaks from these tasks can alleviate some of the strain on your eyes.
4. Pregnancy
Pregnancy changes nearly every aspect of a woman’s body. These changes are the result of drastic shifts in hormone levels. Many women find that their vision worsens during pregnancy. In some cases, the changes in vision are permanent.
5. Lack of Sleep
Without enough sleep, you may find that your vision is blurred. Your eyes may feel heavy and you may even notice double vision or floaters. Taking stimulants may worsen the effects on your vision. Conversely, taking medicines to help you sleep can also cause blurred or double vision.
6. Allergies
Allergies can make your eyes watery and cause double vision, blurriness and floaters. Rubbing your eyes may cause small injuries that restrict the pupil’s ability to constrict and dilate in response to light.
Any sudden vision changes or loss of vision at any time is a symptom of a serious condition and warrants a call to the physician. Many eye problems can be prevented by regular visits to your eye doctor.
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1. Tanning
Tanning, whether you do it indoors or out, is harmful to your vision. While you’ve likely heard of the effects that ultraviolet (UV) light has on your skin, it also affects your vision. The sun’s UV rays can damage the retinas of your eyes if you sunbathe outdoors. Use of an indoor tanning bed has the same effects.
2. Smartphones and Tablets
If you’re like most people, you likely spend several hours every day looking at screens. From desktop and laptop computers to the smaller screens of your iPad or smartphone, your eyes may experience problems with dryness and acuity after hours of uninterrupted use of these devices. When you’re using these gadgets, your eyes don’t blink as much, leading to a loss of natural lubrication. This can cause visual strain, headaches and dry eye.
3. Close-up Work
Similar to the use of screened devices, spending many hours each day doing close-up work like reading, knitting or sewing can strain your eyes. Your eyes may lose lubrication and your vision may become blurred. Taking breaks from these tasks can alleviate some of the strain on your eyes.
4. Pregnancy
Pregnancy changes nearly every aspect of a woman’s body. These changes are the result of drastic shifts in hormone levels. Many women find that their vision worsens during pregnancy. In some cases, the changes in vision are permanent.
5. Lack of Sleep
Without enough sleep, you may find that your vision is blurred. Your eyes may feel heavy and you may even notice double vision or floaters. Taking stimulants may worsen the effects on your vision. Conversely, taking medicines to help you sleep can also cause blurred or double vision.
6. Allergies
Allergies can make your eyes watery and cause double vision, blurriness and floaters. Rubbing your eyes may cause small injuries that restrict the pupil’s ability to constrict and dilate in response to light.
Any sudden vision changes or loss of vision at any time is a symptom of a serious condition and warrants a call to the physician. Many eye problems can be prevented by regular visits to your eye doctor.
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The Numerous Health Benefits Associated With Honey - ajit patel sanda, ajit patel uk
Honey is much more than a delicious sweetener. The product of naturally occurring flower nectar, it mixes with the enzymes of the honeybee’s saliva to form honey. This sweet ‘bee nectar’ provides more than just a taste sensation; it also carries a wide range of wellness benefits. As such; it is deservedly one of the most popular complementary supplements, its unique mixture of fructose and glucose give it a rich agreeable flavour.
The combination of natural sugars present in honey provides a great source of natural, fast-acting energy. This is the reason that it has proved such a popular supplement with athletes, who often add honey to pre-workout meals. This health tradition actually stems back to ancient Olympian times, when athletes would consume honey in large amounts to improve their performance. This surge of natural energy and blood sugar can benefit those suffering from diabetes and hypoglycaemia, and provides an ideal emergency solution without the adverse side-effects of white sugar.
Honey has antimicrobial, anti-fungal and antiviral properties, which make it an excellent immunity booster. Its acidic properties (pH 3-5) make it a perfect counter-agent for most bacterial species. Research has recently elucidated the special properties of the compound Methylgloxal, found in honey. It has proved to be an excellent antimicrobial against the troublesome Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, responsible for “Staph infections”. Also rich in polyphenols, honey provides a great antioxidant effect and effectively neutralizes free radicals in the body. These properties go a long way to explaining the ongoing popularity of honey as a remedy for the common cold. Honey is also increasingly known as an effective antiseptic agent. When applied topically, it can safeguard wounds against infection. Especially useful in the case of burns, honey does more than just prevent infection; it also promotes healing. Compounds in the honey absorb water and encourage the wound to dry, thus accelerating the healing process.
We should all consider taking advantage of the numerous qualities of this delicious and widely available food supplement. In doing so, favour high quality organic honey, in order to be assured of maximum wellbeing benefits.
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The combination of natural sugars present in honey provides a great source of natural, fast-acting energy. This is the reason that it has proved such a popular supplement with athletes, who often add honey to pre-workout meals. This health tradition actually stems back to ancient Olympian times, when athletes would consume honey in large amounts to improve their performance. This surge of natural energy and blood sugar can benefit those suffering from diabetes and hypoglycaemia, and provides an ideal emergency solution without the adverse side-effects of white sugar.
Honey has antimicrobial, anti-fungal and antiviral properties, which make it an excellent immunity booster. Its acidic properties (pH 3-5) make it a perfect counter-agent for most bacterial species. Research has recently elucidated the special properties of the compound Methylgloxal, found in honey. It has proved to be an excellent antimicrobial against the troublesome Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, responsible for “Staph infections”. Also rich in polyphenols, honey provides a great antioxidant effect and effectively neutralizes free radicals in the body. These properties go a long way to explaining the ongoing popularity of honey as a remedy for the common cold. Honey is also increasingly known as an effective antiseptic agent. When applied topically, it can safeguard wounds against infection. Especially useful in the case of burns, honey does more than just prevent infection; it also promotes healing. Compounds in the honey absorb water and encourage the wound to dry, thus accelerating the healing process.
We should all consider taking advantage of the numerous qualities of this delicious and widely available food supplement. In doing so, favour high quality organic honey, in order to be assured of maximum wellbeing benefits.
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Identifying a good medical marijuana specialist - ajit patel sanda, ajit patel wellbeing
With the increased awareness of the effectiveness of medical marijuana across the country, and the windfall that some people believe they will have, there has been an avalanche of marijuana card registration services all claiming to be legit. This is a matter of great consternation for many patients in chronic pain who do not know how to distinguish between a bona fide practitioner and one who is not.
How to tell the difference between the real practitioners and the pretenders need not be a heart breaking process. You will only need to dig deeper and do some due diligence to avoid landing in unlicensed clinics. Here is a short list of what you should look out for.
Licensed
The very first thing you need to do when trying to identify a bona fide medical marijuana specialist is to verify if he is operating within the law. All marijuana card registration services must have a license to operate. Ask for the license number of the clinics you have shortlisted and confirm the same with the state registry.
The doctors
You do not want to place your life in the hands of a person who is learning about or experimenting with medical marijuana. You need to ask for the names of the doctors working for medical marijuana companies or clinics and their degrees. You will then confirm these with the colleges they attended before seeking help from them.
Referrals
The outcome of medical marijuana therapy is what determines whether you get relief or you do not. A good way to find a good specialist is to ask around from your friends, family, colleagues and acquaintances for referrals. This will help you know the places where others have received good services and where the services were disappointing.
Study online reviews
One good thing about the internet is that a lot of information is available on demand. Get online and read what other people experienced at various dispensaries and the outcome of the treatment they received. Too many negative comments on a certain dispensary should raise a red flag and it is better if you skipped it altogether.
Price comparisons
There are some medical marijuana dispensaries and companies out to make big profits from patients with serious conditions. What you will need to do is to make a detailed price comparison. You can even call to confirm that there are no hidden costs over and above the prices that are quoted.
Illegal practices
Good medical marijuana establishments are professional in all their dealings. A good way to test their integrity is to ask if there is a likelihood of getting a little more than is allowed by state law. If the answer is not a definite ‘No’, they could be bending the law and that is a place you will need to avoid at all costs.
The deeper you dig for the best medical marijuana specialists, the easier it will be for you to find the right one for your source of relief.
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How to tell the difference between the real practitioners and the pretenders need not be a heart breaking process. You will only need to dig deeper and do some due diligence to avoid landing in unlicensed clinics. Here is a short list of what you should look out for.
Licensed
The very first thing you need to do when trying to identify a bona fide medical marijuana specialist is to verify if he is operating within the law. All marijuana card registration services must have a license to operate. Ask for the license number of the clinics you have shortlisted and confirm the same with the state registry.
The doctors
You do not want to place your life in the hands of a person who is learning about or experimenting with medical marijuana. You need to ask for the names of the doctors working for medical marijuana companies or clinics and their degrees. You will then confirm these with the colleges they attended before seeking help from them.
Referrals
The outcome of medical marijuana therapy is what determines whether you get relief or you do not. A good way to find a good specialist is to ask around from your friends, family, colleagues and acquaintances for referrals. This will help you know the places where others have received good services and where the services were disappointing.
Study online reviews
One good thing about the internet is that a lot of information is available on demand. Get online and read what other people experienced at various dispensaries and the outcome of the treatment they received. Too many negative comments on a certain dispensary should raise a red flag and it is better if you skipped it altogether.
Price comparisons
There are some medical marijuana dispensaries and companies out to make big profits from patients with serious conditions. What you will need to do is to make a detailed price comparison. You can even call to confirm that there are no hidden costs over and above the prices that are quoted.
Illegal practices
Good medical marijuana establishments are professional in all their dealings. A good way to test their integrity is to ask if there is a likelihood of getting a little more than is allowed by state law. If the answer is not a definite ‘No’, they could be bending the law and that is a place you will need to avoid at all costs.
The deeper you dig for the best medical marijuana specialists, the easier it will be for you to find the right one for your source of relief.
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Be a Savvy Shopper: How to Buy Natural Remedies - ajit patel sanda, ajit patel goldshield
If you are shopping for complementary remedies, how do you know which ones will be the most beneficial for your wellness and wellbeing? There is such a plethora of products out there, especially when it comes to skin care and beauty products, that it can be really difficult to know which are the best ones to choose.
There are a few factors, however, which can help you to narrow it down to a few products which are best for your skin.
First of all, find out what kind of skin type you have. No matter how brilliant a product is, if it’s not right for your skin it’s not going to have the right effect. When you have ascertained what kind of skin type you have, choose a product that complements this.
Don’t necessarily trust the label, though; just because the product has the word ‘natural’ written on it does not mean that it is necessarily all natural. Natural is a word that can be used to refer to ingredients that are inspired by nature, such as scent. Similarly, a beauty product can be labelled as green or eco-friendly when in fact this purely refers to the packaging of the product rather than the ingredients.
Make sure that your product is chemical-free, too. If the ingredients are not natural, then they were not designed to be introduced into your body, and you should avoid them. Look out in particular for sodium lauryl sulfate, propylene glycol and dibutyl phthalate, as these are all commonly used ingredients in beauty and skin products which are no good for the skin.
Finally, make sure that the products are cruelty free – the label should tell you that the product has not been tested on animals in any way.
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There are a few factors, however, which can help you to narrow it down to a few products which are best for your skin.
First of all, find out what kind of skin type you have. No matter how brilliant a product is, if it’s not right for your skin it’s not going to have the right effect. When you have ascertained what kind of skin type you have, choose a product that complements this.
Don’t necessarily trust the label, though; just because the product has the word ‘natural’ written on it does not mean that it is necessarily all natural. Natural is a word that can be used to refer to ingredients that are inspired by nature, such as scent. Similarly, a beauty product can be labelled as green or eco-friendly when in fact this purely refers to the packaging of the product rather than the ingredients.
Make sure that your product is chemical-free, too. If the ingredients are not natural, then they were not designed to be introduced into your body, and you should avoid them. Look out in particular for sodium lauryl sulfate, propylene glycol and dibutyl phthalate, as these are all commonly used ingredients in beauty and skin products which are no good for the skin.
Finally, make sure that the products are cruelty free – the label should tell you that the product has not been tested on animals in any way.
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Six Work Outs You can Do Everyday to Greatly Improve Your Health - ajit patel sanda, ajit patel wellness
Quality of life and quality health go hand in hand. To have both doesn’t require hours in the gym, nor a pavement pounding sprint for 10 miles. But it does require regular exercise. Consistency is the key to maintaining good health.
High Knees
Athletes aren’t the only ones to benefit from the balance, strong legs, coordination and improved foot speed that comes from high knees. Stand tall, engage abs and lift knees one at a time as high as you can into your chest. Remain standing tall and engaging the core without leaning backwards. Increase intensity by lifting higher and getting faster. One minute is needed to complete work out.
Jumping Jacks with Weight
This move gets the heart pumping while adding resistance to create intensity. Hold the ends of one dumb-bell in two hands across the chest. No more than 12 pounds of weight. To modify this move, a basketball or something light may be used. When performing jumping jacks and legs are out, extend arms with the weight above the head and bring down to the chest when legs come back in. Repeat for one full minute to complete work out.
3 Way Plank
A strong core is the foundation for good balance which is important in preventing falls and injuries. Get into arms extended plank position and hold for 45 seconds. Shift weight and turn to the right side and lift left arm straight up into the air while the left foot gets stacked onto the right foot. Hold this position for 15 seconds and return to plank. After 15 seconds in plank, shift weight and turn to the left side and lift right arm straight up into the air while the right foot gets stacked onto the left foot. Hold position for 15 seconds and return to plank. Hold plank for 15 seconds to complete work out.
Mountain Climbers
Another heart-friendly move to burn calories and pounds. Get into arms extended plank position. Start marching/running in place by bringing the knees into the chest. Add intensity by increasing speed. Be sure to keep abs engaged and buttocks down. One minute is needed to complete work out.
Squats
This classic move incorporates more muscles all at one time than any other move. Strengthening the abs, the spine, the thighs and glutes is a no-brainer to prevent injury. Stand with legs slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Lower self by bending at the knees without leaning forward, keeping the back straight and knees not crossing over toes. Hold, then straighten legs to repeat move 10-15 times to complete a set.
The body needs exercise to enable a healthy body to function at optimum performance. These six work outs can make all the difference when done consistently every day. If you have a hard time getting yourself to exercise, you may consider hiring a personal trainer in Houston at fithouston.com. Whether it’s a set of push-ups or cardio busting lunges, it’s important to take the the time to perform regular exercise everyday to ensure quality health.
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High Knees
Athletes aren’t the only ones to benefit from the balance, strong legs, coordination and improved foot speed that comes from high knees. Stand tall, engage abs and lift knees one at a time as high as you can into your chest. Remain standing tall and engaging the core without leaning backwards. Increase intensity by lifting higher and getting faster. One minute is needed to complete work out.
Jumping Jacks with Weight
This move gets the heart pumping while adding resistance to create intensity. Hold the ends of one dumb-bell in two hands across the chest. No more than 12 pounds of weight. To modify this move, a basketball or something light may be used. When performing jumping jacks and legs are out, extend arms with the weight above the head and bring down to the chest when legs come back in. Repeat for one full minute to complete work out.
3 Way Plank
A strong core is the foundation for good balance which is important in preventing falls and injuries. Get into arms extended plank position and hold for 45 seconds. Shift weight and turn to the right side and lift left arm straight up into the air while the left foot gets stacked onto the right foot. Hold this position for 15 seconds and return to plank. After 15 seconds in plank, shift weight and turn to the left side and lift right arm straight up into the air while the right foot gets stacked onto the left foot. Hold position for 15 seconds and return to plank. Hold plank for 15 seconds to complete work out.
Mountain Climbers
Another heart-friendly move to burn calories and pounds. Get into arms extended plank position. Start marching/running in place by bringing the knees into the chest. Add intensity by increasing speed. Be sure to keep abs engaged and buttocks down. One minute is needed to complete work out.
Squats
This classic move incorporates more muscles all at one time than any other move. Strengthening the abs, the spine, the thighs and glutes is a no-brainer to prevent injury. Stand with legs slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Lower self by bending at the knees without leaning forward, keeping the back straight and knees not crossing over toes. Hold, then straighten legs to repeat move 10-15 times to complete a set.
The body needs exercise to enable a healthy body to function at optimum performance. These six work outs can make all the difference when done consistently every day. If you have a hard time getting yourself to exercise, you may consider hiring a personal trainer in Houston at fithouston.com. Whether it’s a set of push-ups or cardio busting lunges, it’s important to take the the time to perform regular exercise everyday to ensure quality health.
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Is Technology a Help or a Hindrance when it comes to Exercise? - ajit patel sanda, ajit patel wemet
Running comes naturally to humans. Many biologists believe that endurance running played a major role in shaping the human body throughout evolution. Being able to run was vital for hunting and evading danger, and by not using our front limbs to walk, we assumed an upright, bipedal gait, freeing our rib cage and lungs to adopt more versatile breathing patterns.
Today, running is more about getting fitand enjoying the outdoors. Years ago, exercise technology meant the best pair of running shoes you could afford, but, in the modern digital age, that’s not enough. We yearn for simplicity, but technology often makes things more complex.
We have the technology…
Now, when we run, we take technology with us. Futuristic watches record more physiological parameters than an intensive-care unit and cycles are equipped with more hi tech equipment than a fighter jet. In the age of the digital runner and cyclist, where you just don’t go for a run or out for a spin on your bike; we have cycle computers, GPS technology, and a huge array of apps, all recording and analysing data for personal use – or for sharing our progressonline.
Prof Jo Little of Exeter University said in a recent article in the journalHealth & Place commented that using technology to monitor performance and fitness could be both enabling and disempowering. Some runners, for example, were becoming so obsessed with their wearable trackers to the fact that it was interfering with their training routine and becoming an unwelcome burden for some.
Finding balance
Physiologist Dr Nick Tiller of Sheffield Hallam University’s Academy of Sport and Physical Activity is an expert on the benefits and the pitfalls of exercise technology.
‘A few of these metrics,’ he says, ‘can be especially useful; for example, running or cycling according to precise heart rate zones can help you maximise physical adaptation, so that no effort is wasted.’
He points out that many elite endurance athletes will plan their training around a measure called the lactate threshold.
‘This,’ he says, ‘is a metabolic threshold which indicates submaximal efficiency. Monitoring power or speed can help you to track your progress throughout the season, help with goal-setting and even plan and execute racing strategy.’
But there can bedrawbacks too:
‘The disadvantage of this number-tracking is that an obsessive focus on data can create a barrier between you and the experience of the session; a focus on irrelevant metrics can side-track you from more important issues, not to mention diminish the notion of training for fun.’
There’s a balance to be struck. Runners can benefit from shaping their training schedule on feedback from apps and technology. After all, that is the key to success and injury prevention. But, it’s important to know when to switch the technology off too.
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Today, running is more about getting fitand enjoying the outdoors. Years ago, exercise technology meant the best pair of running shoes you could afford, but, in the modern digital age, that’s not enough. We yearn for simplicity, but technology often makes things more complex.
We have the technology…
Now, when we run, we take technology with us. Futuristic watches record more physiological parameters than an intensive-care unit and cycles are equipped with more hi tech equipment than a fighter jet. In the age of the digital runner and cyclist, where you just don’t go for a run or out for a spin on your bike; we have cycle computers, GPS technology, and a huge array of apps, all recording and analysing data for personal use – or for sharing our progressonline.
Prof Jo Little of Exeter University said in a recent article in the journalHealth & Place commented that using technology to monitor performance and fitness could be both enabling and disempowering. Some runners, for example, were becoming so obsessed with their wearable trackers to the fact that it was interfering with their training routine and becoming an unwelcome burden for some.
Finding balance
Physiologist Dr Nick Tiller of Sheffield Hallam University’s Academy of Sport and Physical Activity is an expert on the benefits and the pitfalls of exercise technology.
‘A few of these metrics,’ he says, ‘can be especially useful; for example, running or cycling according to precise heart rate zones can help you maximise physical adaptation, so that no effort is wasted.’
He points out that many elite endurance athletes will plan their training around a measure called the lactate threshold.
‘This,’ he says, ‘is a metabolic threshold which indicates submaximal efficiency. Monitoring power or speed can help you to track your progress throughout the season, help with goal-setting and even plan and execute racing strategy.’
But there can bedrawbacks too:
‘The disadvantage of this number-tracking is that an obsessive focus on data can create a barrier between you and the experience of the session; a focus on irrelevant metrics can side-track you from more important issues, not to mention diminish the notion of training for fun.’
There’s a balance to be struck. Runners can benefit from shaping their training schedule on feedback from apps and technology. After all, that is the key to success and injury prevention. But, it’s important to know when to switch the technology off too.
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Exercise for a Better Immune System - ajit patel sanda, ajit patel wellbeing
According to Prof. Tim Noakes, asports and exercise expert from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, mild exercise can enhance the immune system in at least three ways:
‘Regular exercise, including daily brisk walking, is associated with a lower risk of several cancers and with lower risks of tumour recurrence and death among survivors, particularly of colorectal and breast cancers.’
However,while moderate exercise has been shown to have many health benefits, excessive exercise can stress the body. Dr Danica Bonello-Spiteri, a consultant in sports and exercise medicine warns that prolonged exercise can lead to increased concentrations of stress hormones:
‘High training loads can suppress the body’s immune system and increase the risk of an athlete contracting an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI).’
So the advice to runners looking to gain most benefit from their exercise should be to include sufficient rest periods to allow the immune system to recover.
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- By stimulating the immune system to release a protein which increases the body temperature. This makes the body a hostile environment for viral and bacterial infections.
- By encouraging the production of the anti-viral protein, interferon.
- By increasing the activity of natural killer white blood cells.
‘Regular exercise, including daily brisk walking, is associated with a lower risk of several cancers and with lower risks of tumour recurrence and death among survivors, particularly of colorectal and breast cancers.’
However,while moderate exercise has been shown to have many health benefits, excessive exercise can stress the body. Dr Danica Bonello-Spiteri, a consultant in sports and exercise medicine warns that prolonged exercise can lead to increased concentrations of stress hormones:
‘High training loads can suppress the body’s immune system and increase the risk of an athlete contracting an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI).’
So the advice to runners looking to gain most benefit from their exercise should be to include sufficient rest periods to allow the immune system to recover.
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Time to Recover - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Wellness
In some companies, taking a sick day is seriously frowned upon. But the problem with this culture is that it encourages staff to drag themselves into work when they are not well. This means staff often stay unwell for longer and increases the risk of passing germs on to colleagues.
So rather than trying to battle through a day at work when you’re feeling under the weather, it’s far better to take a day off to rest and recover at home and then come back to work feeling refreshed. Not only will you be protecting your own health but you’ll also be helping your company – after all, no business wants to run with a sick workforce.
If you find it difficult to take a day off when you’re feeling ill, try the following strategies:
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So rather than trying to battle through a day at work when you’re feeling under the weather, it’s far better to take a day off to rest and recover at home and then come back to work feeling refreshed. Not only will you be protecting your own health but you’ll also be helping your company – after all, no business wants to run with a sick workforce.
If you find it difficult to take a day off when you’re feeling ill, try the following strategies:
- Make sure you know what your company’s policy is on taking a sick day. Do you need to telephone by a certain time or speak to a particular colleague? If you know what the policy is, you’re less likely to feel stressed at the thought of calling in sick.
- Check that any key information held on your computer is accessible to your colleagues – that way they will know how to find information without having to phone you at home.
- Don’t feel guilty – if you are genuinely sick, then it’s in your company’s best interests that you stay home and get better. Switch off your phone, go to bed and take time to recover.
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Designing Better Relationships - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Wellbeing
When it comes to a client and designer relationship there are various factors which must be remembered and incorporated so as to make for a healthy back and forth of ideas. This is important for the creative side of things as projects often evolve as time moves on and when the designer feels like they can contact the client when needed, it’s more likely that both parties will get what they want.
With the recession the way it is, many companies have downsized and left people who’ve never commissioned work to outside agencies running the show, so to speak. Those people aren’t going to be the best informed or most understanding when it comes to communicating with the designer, not out of any malice but simply because it’s a new kind of relationship which they may not be used to. As well as this, senior colleagues are likely to get involved on the client side, meaning things may get complex as their opinions are likely to be strong ones.
The most important thing in a designer/client relationship is being willing to bend to the ideas and inputs of other people. The designer needs to understand that his or her work could need to be altered at a moment’s notice and be prepared to do so. On the other hand, the client needs to understand some of the creative process and what’s involved in taking a project from conceptual to physical. Some give and take on both sides while keeping open avenues of communication will lead to a healthy relationship in which everyone feels heard!
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With the recession the way it is, many companies have downsized and left people who’ve never commissioned work to outside agencies running the show, so to speak. Those people aren’t going to be the best informed or most understanding when it comes to communicating with the designer, not out of any malice but simply because it’s a new kind of relationship which they may not be used to. As well as this, senior colleagues are likely to get involved on the client side, meaning things may get complex as their opinions are likely to be strong ones.
The most important thing in a designer/client relationship is being willing to bend to the ideas and inputs of other people. The designer needs to understand that his or her work could need to be altered at a moment’s notice and be prepared to do so. On the other hand, the client needs to understand some of the creative process and what’s involved in taking a project from conceptual to physical. Some give and take on both sides while keeping open avenues of communication will lead to a healthy relationship in which everyone feels heard!
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5 Secrets to Reducing Foot Pain at Work - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK
Whether you are a salesperson, a police officer, a construction worker, a teacher, a restaurant employee, or a professional athlete, the pain from standing on your feet for long periods of time directly affects your mood and job performance. When your feet hurt at work, the day drags on because there is no relief from the aching, numbness, throbbing, and tingling until you clock-out for the day. In order to keep working efficiently and prevent lower leg problems and other foot problems, here are a few tips that will reduce your foot pain.
Use Anti-fatigue Floor Mats
If you are a worker who has to stand in one spot or in a small area for hours, such as a chef or machinist, you might want to purchase some quality anti-fatigue mats or rubber padded area rugs to stand on. Standing for eight or more hours strains the body as it becomes tense from battling gravity to maintain balance. Anti-fatigue mats are engineered to encourage blood flow in the legs and promote the natural sway movement of the upper body. This layer of cushioning between your feet and the hard floor will alleviate the fatigue not only of the feet and leg muscles, but also of the entire body.
Wear Supportive Shoes
The shoe experts at Alegria Shoe Shop, designers of comfortable and unique working shoes, suggest investing in a pair or two of work shoes that are ergonomically designed to provide support and comfort. Good shoes that fit well will improve your posture and disposition because they are designed to leave extra room for your toes and reduce pressure on the soles of your feet.
Implement Foot Stretch Exercises into Daily Routine
There are quite a few foot stretch exercises that can be performed during your lunch break and small breaks during the day. Stretching your feet and calf muscles will keep the muscles and ligaments in your legs and feet warmed up and prepared to deal with the physical stress of standing all day. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons outlines nine foot and ankle strengthening exercises that can performed at work or home.
Replace Insoles
There is a good chance you will wear out the insoles of your work shoes before the shoe needs replacing. Inserting a pair of quality removable insoles in your shoes will lessen the amount of pressure that is put on your feet. Arch supports, orthotic insoles, and other shoe inserts provide therapy for foot problems that result from not having sufficient orthopedic support when you walk or stand.
Change Your Diet
Drinking plenty of water and limiting your salt and sugar intake will help you maintain a healthy weight. Extra body weight can lead to foot fatigue and swelling in the ankles and feet. While the snacks in the vending machine are tempting, you may want to opt for a bottle of water and a piece of fruit.
While the daily grind on your feet cannot be avoided, following the above suggestions will alleviate sore feet, Plantar Fasciitis, and other foot deformities that result from standing on your feet all day at work.
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Use Anti-fatigue Floor Mats
If you are a worker who has to stand in one spot or in a small area for hours, such as a chef or machinist, you might want to purchase some quality anti-fatigue mats or rubber padded area rugs to stand on. Standing for eight or more hours strains the body as it becomes tense from battling gravity to maintain balance. Anti-fatigue mats are engineered to encourage blood flow in the legs and promote the natural sway movement of the upper body. This layer of cushioning between your feet and the hard floor will alleviate the fatigue not only of the feet and leg muscles, but also of the entire body.
Wear Supportive Shoes
The shoe experts at Alegria Shoe Shop, designers of comfortable and unique working shoes, suggest investing in a pair or two of work shoes that are ergonomically designed to provide support and comfort. Good shoes that fit well will improve your posture and disposition because they are designed to leave extra room for your toes and reduce pressure on the soles of your feet.
Implement Foot Stretch Exercises into Daily Routine
There are quite a few foot stretch exercises that can be performed during your lunch break and small breaks during the day. Stretching your feet and calf muscles will keep the muscles and ligaments in your legs and feet warmed up and prepared to deal with the physical stress of standing all day. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons outlines nine foot and ankle strengthening exercises that can performed at work or home.
Replace Insoles
There is a good chance you will wear out the insoles of your work shoes before the shoe needs replacing. Inserting a pair of quality removable insoles in your shoes will lessen the amount of pressure that is put on your feet. Arch supports, orthotic insoles, and other shoe inserts provide therapy for foot problems that result from not having sufficient orthopedic support when you walk or stand.
Change Your Diet
Drinking plenty of water and limiting your salt and sugar intake will help you maintain a healthy weight. Extra body weight can lead to foot fatigue and swelling in the ankles and feet. While the snacks in the vending machine are tempting, you may want to opt for a bottle of water and a piece of fruit.
While the daily grind on your feet cannot be avoided, following the above suggestions will alleviate sore feet, Plantar Fasciitis, and other foot deformities that result from standing on your feet all day at work.
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How to Deal with Workplace Aches and Pains - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Wellness
Is your job quite literally a pain in the neck? Do you finish the working day aching or feeling tense? Well, when it comes to the workplace, there are plenty of things that can cause aches and pains. Here are some of the most common ailments:
Headaches
Dehydration, poor lighting, tiredness, and bad posture can all cause headaches. You may be able to deal with an occasional headache by taking painkillers but if you are suffering from headaches on a daily basis, it’s important to identify the cause. Taking too many painkillers on a regular or long-term basis can be very harmful.
Repetitive strain injury
Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a term used to describe pain caused by repetitive actions – i.e. repeating the same action over a long period of time. It can cause pain in the muscles, nerves and tendons and most commonly affects parts of the upper body such as elbows, wrists, neck and shoulders.
According to the NHS (www.nhs.uk), one worker in 50 in the UK has reported an RSI condition.
RSI can affect both office workers using computer equipment and manual workers where physical jobs call for repetitive actions over long periods.
Backache
Back pain can be caused by many different factors including lifting heavy or bulky items, performing repetitive actions that put a strain on your back, long-distance driving or poor posture when sitting. Even with good posture, osteopaths advise that sitting for long periods of time can cause problems as the human body isn’t designed to sit in one position for several hours each day.
Stress-related symptoms
If you are suffering from stress, it can cause all kinds of unpleasant symptoms from stomach ache and an inability to concentrate to headaches and muscle tension. As stress often builds up over time, it can sometimes be difficult to recognise that physical ailments are actually caused by stress and anxiety. And when you start to feel ill, it can become more difficult to tackle the causes of stress.
What’s the solution?
So what can you do about these workplace hazards when they start causing you aches and pains?
The first step is to see what changes you can make by yourself. For example, simply taking a screen break every half hour and drinking plenty of water could combat headaches whilst repositioning your chair could solve backache.
But if you work in an environment where it isn’t possible to make changes yourself, or if you are suffering from more severe problems, you should talk to your manager. Every company should have a health and safety policy in place to ensure that the wellness of staff is upheld. Your firm may be willing to invest in modified equipment or office furniture to make you more comfortable.
If stress is the cause of your problems, again you should talk to your manager or HR department. They may be able to find ways to help you deal with the stress you are facing and help you feel healthy again.
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Headaches
Dehydration, poor lighting, tiredness, and bad posture can all cause headaches. You may be able to deal with an occasional headache by taking painkillers but if you are suffering from headaches on a daily basis, it’s important to identify the cause. Taking too many painkillers on a regular or long-term basis can be very harmful.
Repetitive strain injury
Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a term used to describe pain caused by repetitive actions – i.e. repeating the same action over a long period of time. It can cause pain in the muscles, nerves and tendons and most commonly affects parts of the upper body such as elbows, wrists, neck and shoulders.
According to the NHS (www.nhs.uk), one worker in 50 in the UK has reported an RSI condition.
RSI can affect both office workers using computer equipment and manual workers where physical jobs call for repetitive actions over long periods.
Backache
Back pain can be caused by many different factors including lifting heavy or bulky items, performing repetitive actions that put a strain on your back, long-distance driving or poor posture when sitting. Even with good posture, osteopaths advise that sitting for long periods of time can cause problems as the human body isn’t designed to sit in one position for several hours each day.
Stress-related symptoms
If you are suffering from stress, it can cause all kinds of unpleasant symptoms from stomach ache and an inability to concentrate to headaches and muscle tension. As stress often builds up over time, it can sometimes be difficult to recognise that physical ailments are actually caused by stress and anxiety. And when you start to feel ill, it can become more difficult to tackle the causes of stress.
What’s the solution?
So what can you do about these workplace hazards when they start causing you aches and pains?
The first step is to see what changes you can make by yourself. For example, simply taking a screen break every half hour and drinking plenty of water could combat headaches whilst repositioning your chair could solve backache.
But if you work in an environment where it isn’t possible to make changes yourself, or if you are suffering from more severe problems, you should talk to your manager. Every company should have a health and safety policy in place to ensure that the wellness of staff is upheld. Your firm may be willing to invest in modified equipment or office furniture to make you more comfortable.
If stress is the cause of your problems, again you should talk to your manager or HR department. They may be able to find ways to help you deal with the stress you are facing and help you feel healthy again.
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Six Ways Stress Can Affect Your Physical Health - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK
Everyone experiences stress in their day-to-day life, but if one finds themselves constantly stressed out, this could lead to a variety of more serious physical health issues. Therefore, if one feels that they are experiencing lots of stress, they should seek help before it leads to some of the more serious physical health issues listed and discussed below.
1. Susceptibility to Infection
If one is experiencing a lot of stress in their life, the immune system is actually directly affected by being suppressed. Just like with anything else that suppresses the immune system, it can cause one to become vulnerable to most infections that could have usually been fought off with ease. If one already has an illness, large amounts of stress can prolong an illness that would have generally passed in a couple of days. If one is feeling stress and finds themselves undergoing an illness, being surrounded by both family and friends can offset some of the effects of the stress.
2. Heart Problems
The heart is one of the most vital organs of the human body. Without it, one cannot live. If one experiences large amounts of stress, one can actually find themselves experiencing a variety of different heart problems. Eating comfort foods is one way that people often cope with stress, but this can actually do more harm than good. Most comfort foods tend to have high fat and salt content, and this can be damaging to the heart.
3. Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease related to how the human body makes insulin. Some doctors believe that if one constantly experiences chronic stress, this could actually lead to insulin dependent diabetes. This is especially true for those that are already at risk of contracting diabetes.
4. High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is a chronic disease and is extremely common, especially in people that live in the United States. Stress is known to increase blood pressure. Therefore, if one experiences chronic stress, it could lead to someone with high blood pressure problems developing anything from a stroke to actual heart failure.
5. Pain
Although stress in and of itself does not cause physical pain, it can actually aggravate pain conditions that already exist, through repetitive strain injury. According to a specialist from Brantford Mall Dental Office, chronic stress can also cause jaw clenching, which often leads to temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders.
6. Skin Problems
The most common skin problems that stress causes are acne and eczema. It has even been known to cause itchy skin rashes.
All in all, stress can cause a lot of different physical health issues, especially if one is experiencing chronic stress.
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1. Susceptibility to Infection
If one is experiencing a lot of stress in their life, the immune system is actually directly affected by being suppressed. Just like with anything else that suppresses the immune system, it can cause one to become vulnerable to most infections that could have usually been fought off with ease. If one already has an illness, large amounts of stress can prolong an illness that would have generally passed in a couple of days. If one is feeling stress and finds themselves undergoing an illness, being surrounded by both family and friends can offset some of the effects of the stress.
2. Heart Problems
The heart is one of the most vital organs of the human body. Without it, one cannot live. If one experiences large amounts of stress, one can actually find themselves experiencing a variety of different heart problems. Eating comfort foods is one way that people often cope with stress, but this can actually do more harm than good. Most comfort foods tend to have high fat and salt content, and this can be damaging to the heart.
3. Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease related to how the human body makes insulin. Some doctors believe that if one constantly experiences chronic stress, this could actually lead to insulin dependent diabetes. This is especially true for those that are already at risk of contracting diabetes.
4. High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is a chronic disease and is extremely common, especially in people that live in the United States. Stress is known to increase blood pressure. Therefore, if one experiences chronic stress, it could lead to someone with high blood pressure problems developing anything from a stroke to actual heart failure.
5. Pain
Although stress in and of itself does not cause physical pain, it can actually aggravate pain conditions that already exist, through repetitive strain injury. According to a specialist from Brantford Mall Dental Office, chronic stress can also cause jaw clenching, which often leads to temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders.
6. Skin Problems
The most common skin problems that stress causes are acne and eczema. It has even been known to cause itchy skin rashes.
All in all, stress can cause a lot of different physical health issues, especially if one is experiencing chronic stress.
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Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Goldshield - Hit the Ground Running
Starting a new job can be an exciting and rewarding time but it can also be quite daunting – particularly if you don’t know what to expect. It’s likely that you’ve got lots of concerns running through your mind from ‘will I be able to do the job?’ to ‘will I get on with my colleagues?’
When you begin your new job, getting your first week right is crucial. In fact, the way you act and the things you achieve in your first couple of days could impact on your happiness at work for many years to come. It’s therefore worth investing a little time in planning your first few days and weeks so that you can start your new job feeling relaxed and preparedwhilst making a good impression.
Here are some of the things to think about:
Information Overload
It’s normal to be given lots of new information in the first few days of a new job. From alarm codes to people’s names, it can be a lot to take in. Carry a small note book and pen everywhere you go and write down anything you think you might forget.
Plan Ahead
It’s natural to worry about whether you’re up to the job but it’s often the little details that make or break the success of your first few days. By planning ahead you can remove a lot of the stress. For example, make sure you know where to park and find out in advance if there is a particular dress code.
Ask for an Induction
Many companies have a formal induction process but if yours doesn’t, ask if you can have a meeting with your new boss on your first day. This will give you the opportunity to run through your objectives for the first week and first month in your new job. Knowing about company procedures is also vital, so it is worth asking the HR team or your boss if there are any staff handbooks or documentation that you need to be aware of.
Meet Your Team
If you’re going to be running a team in your new role, it’s important that you meet all the members individually during your first week. Forming good relationships with the people who will be working for you could be crucial to your future success.
Ask Questions Straightaway
Sometimes people might use a word or phrase that you don’t understand. If this happens, ask them to explain straightaway. No-one will mind you not knowing certain things in your first couple of days but if you ignore them you’ll feel more stupid if you have to ask a basic question weeks later.
Smile
Even though you might be feeling nervous on your first day, greet everyone with a smile and act confidently even if you’re not feeling it.
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Tips For a Better Work-Life Balance - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Wellness
It’s worth asking: does the concept of a work-life balance really exist? And when you are interviewing for a company, what are questions that you should ask to find out if they value work-life balance without making it seem that you are not a hard worker?
Well, some people maintain the work-life balance is something of a myth, especially in the modern world. However, if you want to learn more about how a company views work-life issues, you don’t necessarily have to do it in the interview. It might be a better idea talk to employees who currently work there. You can get on their website and learn about them and their values, but this tells you what they say about it rather than how they actually live.
It can be very important to watch the way employees work and then talk to them about hours they worked, extent of travel, work at nights, work on weekends, to see how much of this is standard or how much is periodic and not necessarily all the time.
Anyone can work extra hours occasionally but what you are trying to learn is how much of this is regular, everyday life and is likely to happen to you. In addition to this, you should observe and ask questions about the managers. It is definitely worth finding out if they seem to have any work-life balance or do they live at the firm? This will tell you what they are modelling for others to do while at the company.
A work-life balance is very important so this is something that should be taken very seriously if you want to have good job satisfaction.
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Well, some people maintain the work-life balance is something of a myth, especially in the modern world. However, if you want to learn more about how a company views work-life issues, you don’t necessarily have to do it in the interview. It might be a better idea talk to employees who currently work there. You can get on their website and learn about them and their values, but this tells you what they say about it rather than how they actually live.
It can be very important to watch the way employees work and then talk to them about hours they worked, extent of travel, work at nights, work on weekends, to see how much of this is standard or how much is periodic and not necessarily all the time.
Anyone can work extra hours occasionally but what you are trying to learn is how much of this is regular, everyday life and is likely to happen to you. In addition to this, you should observe and ask questions about the managers. It is definitely worth finding out if they seem to have any work-life balance or do they live at the firm? This will tell you what they are modelling for others to do while at the company.
A work-life balance is very important so this is something that should be taken very seriously if you want to have good job satisfaction.
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Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK - The Secrets of Successful Teams
The renowned 19th century philanthropist Andrew Carnegie described teamwork as “The fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” And in most organisations people will be expected to work in teams from time to time. Some teams work well and get great results whilst for others teamwork is more difficult.
Successful teams make for a happy and healthy workplace. So how can ensure that the teams in your organisation are effective? Here are some tips:
Trust
It’s important to instil a feeling of trust within a team. Don’t put members of the same team in competition with one another as this will cause friction and prevent people sharing good ideas.
Resolve Conflict
If conflict arises within the team make sure it is dealt with quickly. People are bound to have different opinions from time to time so make sure discussions are conducted fairly and that people respect one another’s differences.
Set Objectives
Make sure the team knows what their goals are, who they should report to and how their success will be measured.
Mix Personalities
Don’t be afraid to put different personalities within the same team. Having a mix of people with varied ideas and approaches will often create the ideal team.
By creating teams that are built on trust and respect, you will keep staff healthy, happy and productive at work.
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Successful teams make for a happy and healthy workplace. So how can ensure that the teams in your organisation are effective? Here are some tips:
Trust
It’s important to instil a feeling of trust within a team. Don’t put members of the same team in competition with one another as this will cause friction and prevent people sharing good ideas.
Resolve Conflict
If conflict arises within the team make sure it is dealt with quickly. People are bound to have different opinions from time to time so make sure discussions are conducted fairly and that people respect one another’s differences.
Set Objectives
Make sure the team knows what their goals are, who they should report to and how their success will be measured.
Mix Personalities
Don’t be afraid to put different personalities within the same team. Having a mix of people with varied ideas and approaches will often create the ideal team.
By creating teams that are built on trust and respect, you will keep staff healthy, happy and productive at work.
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7 Ways to Ease Stress and Stay Healthy While Working from Home - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Wellbeing
Whether you are telecommuting for a large corporation or have a home business, working from home can be a challenge. Learning to manage stress, create a schedule, pay attention to your health and set reasonable goals are all important aspects of success. If you need help streamlining your work-from-home experience, here are some tips to help guide you.
1. Create a workable calendar
Whether you use a huge paper calendar, a white board or an app on your smartphone, scheduling time for specific tasks will help ensure they get done. If you need to hit the gym three times a week, block out the time. If you have a project due in two weeks, set aside time each day to work on it.
2. Use available business shortcuts
Don’t try to reinvent the wheel. If you are selling goods, it’s not really necessary to pay someone to build you a custom website when there are templates already available. For example, if you need an online store for your Smart Living Company Products, a firm like eMerchant Club offers pre-built websites for small businesses.
3. Learn to say no
Packing your schedule and committing to too many projects will leave your frenzied and tired. Learn to turn down requests that don’t fit into your plans. By learning not to over-commit yourself, you free up time for people, events and projects that truly matter to you.
4. Carve out moments of silence and stillness
Whether it’s 15 minutes sitting out on the porch with a cup of coffee or half an hour of meditation before bed, you need moments where you can relax and unwind. Sing along to the radio while you are out driving, dive into your favorite novel or take a brisk walk after dinner. These moments will give your brain time rest so you can refocus and stay on task when you’re working.
5. Pay attention to your diet
It’s easy to let your diet fall by the wayside as projects and other demands on your time pile up. However, a poor diet can leave you feeling run-down and listless. Research quick and healthy meals you can prepare at home and make a commitment to proper nutrition.
6. Let go of perfectionism
Wanting everything to be perfect can sap your energy and eat time you need for other projects. While you don’t want to let quality slip, avoid obsessing over every small detail.
7. Find your rhythm
As you work from home longer, you may discover that you’re more productive with computer work in the morning or that you enjoy working out late in the evening after the kids are tucked into bed. Change your schedule, if possible, to take advantage of your body’s rhythm.
Working from home can challenge your work/life balance. Each individual will need to find their own system for keeping stress under control and staying healthy. These tips will help you find a good balance and enjoy your days working from home.
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1. Create a workable calendar
Whether you use a huge paper calendar, a white board or an app on your smartphone, scheduling time for specific tasks will help ensure they get done. If you need to hit the gym three times a week, block out the time. If you have a project due in two weeks, set aside time each day to work on it.
2. Use available business shortcuts
Don’t try to reinvent the wheel. If you are selling goods, it’s not really necessary to pay someone to build you a custom website when there are templates already available. For example, if you need an online store for your Smart Living Company Products, a firm like eMerchant Club offers pre-built websites for small businesses.
3. Learn to say no
Packing your schedule and committing to too many projects will leave your frenzied and tired. Learn to turn down requests that don’t fit into your plans. By learning not to over-commit yourself, you free up time for people, events and projects that truly matter to you.
4. Carve out moments of silence and stillness
Whether it’s 15 minutes sitting out on the porch with a cup of coffee or half an hour of meditation before bed, you need moments where you can relax and unwind. Sing along to the radio while you are out driving, dive into your favorite novel or take a brisk walk after dinner. These moments will give your brain time rest so you can refocus and stay on task when you’re working.
5. Pay attention to your diet
It’s easy to let your diet fall by the wayside as projects and other demands on your time pile up. However, a poor diet can leave you feeling run-down and listless. Research quick and healthy meals you can prepare at home and make a commitment to proper nutrition.
6. Let go of perfectionism
Wanting everything to be perfect can sap your energy and eat time you need for other projects. While you don’t want to let quality slip, avoid obsessing over every small detail.
7. Find your rhythm
As you work from home longer, you may discover that you’re more productive with computer work in the morning or that you enjoy working out late in the evening after the kids are tucked into bed. Change your schedule, if possible, to take advantage of your body’s rhythm.
Working from home can challenge your work/life balance. Each individual will need to find their own system for keeping stress under control and staying healthy. These tips will help you find a good balance and enjoy your days working from home.
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Working More Than 30 Hours Each Week Could Be Bad For Your Brain - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK
According to researchers at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, working full time after the age of 40 is too much.
The research, which involved collecting data from 6,500 people, found that doing more than three days a week once you reach the age of 40 can damage your ability to think.
While working up to 30 hours a week is good for the brains of over-40s, if you were to work 60 hours a week your cognitive ability would be worse than that of someone who didn’t work at all.
The survey tested the ability to read words aloud, recite lists of numbers and match letters and numbers in a speed trial.Testing reading is a measure of the ‘knowing’ part of ability, said lead author Prof Colin McKenzie.The other two tests capture fluid intelligence – the ‘thinking’ part of ability that includes memory, abstract reasoning and executive reasoning.
‘In all three cases (cognitive tests) around 25 to 30 hours of work per week will maximize your cognitive skill. And going for less hours or more hours reduces your cognitive skills.’
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The research, which involved collecting data from 6,500 people, found that doing more than three days a week once you reach the age of 40 can damage your ability to think.
While working up to 30 hours a week is good for the brains of over-40s, if you were to work 60 hours a week your cognitive ability would be worse than that of someone who didn’t work at all.
The survey tested the ability to read words aloud, recite lists of numbers and match letters and numbers in a speed trial.Testing reading is a measure of the ‘knowing’ part of ability, said lead author Prof Colin McKenzie.The other two tests capture fluid intelligence – the ‘thinking’ part of ability that includes memory, abstract reasoning and executive reasoning.
‘In all three cases (cognitive tests) around 25 to 30 hours of work per week will maximize your cognitive skill. And going for less hours or more hours reduces your cognitive skills.’
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Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Wellness - How to ensure your business stays healthy
There is one fear that nearly every business owner normally has at the beginning. This is the fear that their business may not grow to the levels that they expect or at least make some profit. If you are a business person, then you must know just how much your business means to you. You will go miles and miles to ensure that it remains healthy.
A healthy business is one that is up and running, to begin with, and is making profits upon profits. It is the dream of every business owner to get to this level. Thereafter, you can sit back and count your eggs as your chicks hatch. It is not easy to get to that level though. It takes effort, time and a lot of hard work. Not even one successful businessman woke up one morning and realized that he/she was a billionaire.
If you are one of those people who have been living dream thinking after paying one or two months’ rent and serving one or two clients you’ve made it, it is time to wake up and smell the coffee. There are some tips that you can apply in your business to ensure that it stays healthy. Some of these are:
Do not be afraid to take loans
In as much as many people fear loans, it is important to note that when it comes to business a loan is among the things that you cannot avoid. You will need loans to expand your business, to invest into other sectors of the economy, all for the good of your business. In the event that you reach the point where you need a loan, think personal loans.
What is a personal loan?
This is simply a loan that does not require any form of collateral. If you are a businessman who is still starting out and has absolutely no collateral, this would be the best form of loan to go for. You will get to enjoy fixed monthly payments, fixed terms and no collateral, as mentioned earlier.
Learn to appreciate your team players
Every member of your staff plays an important role in the business and it is important that you appreciate each one of them. This will give them motivation to want to work even harder for the success of the business.
Network
If there is one trick to a successful business career, it has to be networking. Form networks with people who are in the same field as yours and get to learn from them. Get ideas on how to improve your business and how to ensure it remains healthy. In the long run, you will realize that you are actually becoming a better businessperson.
Do not practice favouritism
This is one vice that will practically kill the whole business. Do not have favorites at the work place. It is important that you learn to treat all your staff equally.
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A healthy business is one that is up and running, to begin with, and is making profits upon profits. It is the dream of every business owner to get to this level. Thereafter, you can sit back and count your eggs as your chicks hatch. It is not easy to get to that level though. It takes effort, time and a lot of hard work. Not even one successful businessman woke up one morning and realized that he/she was a billionaire.
If you are one of those people who have been living dream thinking after paying one or two months’ rent and serving one or two clients you’ve made it, it is time to wake up and smell the coffee. There are some tips that you can apply in your business to ensure that it stays healthy. Some of these are:
Do not be afraid to take loans
In as much as many people fear loans, it is important to note that when it comes to business a loan is among the things that you cannot avoid. You will need loans to expand your business, to invest into other sectors of the economy, all for the good of your business. In the event that you reach the point where you need a loan, think personal loans.
What is a personal loan?
This is simply a loan that does not require any form of collateral. If you are a businessman who is still starting out and has absolutely no collateral, this would be the best form of loan to go for. You will get to enjoy fixed monthly payments, fixed terms and no collateral, as mentioned earlier.
Learn to appreciate your team players
Every member of your staff plays an important role in the business and it is important that you appreciate each one of them. This will give them motivation to want to work even harder for the success of the business.
Network
If there is one trick to a successful business career, it has to be networking. Form networks with people who are in the same field as yours and get to learn from them. Get ideas on how to improve your business and how to ensure it remains healthy. In the long run, you will realize that you are actually becoming a better businessperson.
Do not practice favouritism
This is one vice that will practically kill the whole business. Do not have favorites at the work place. It is important that you learn to treat all your staff equally.
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How to Handle Your Most Stressed-Out Patients - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Wellbeing
Anyone who has been working in the healthcare industry for a while knows that stressed patients can be extremely difficult to deal with. Not only do they have a negative impact on the staff, but it often feels nearly impossible to give them the care they deserve. Caring for a stressed patient is something every healthcare worker comes across, but knowing some tips for how to deal with stress can help you to contain any situation.
Slightly Reduce Your Patient Load
Most medical professionals have very little control over their patient load, but you must do everything in your power to give stressed patients a few extra minutes. Even cutting your patient load by one person per day might free up enough time to give all your other patients your full attention. You must also delegate as much work to your unlicensed staff as possible so that you are not bogged down with simple tasks that someone else can complete.
Utilize Technology to Reduce Frustration
Having the ability to instantly provide your patients with important information before and after their appointments is invaluable. For those who work in a private practice, a number of companies have created mobile apps that can easily be customized to give your patients directions, tell them the current wait time, and schedule future appointments. These apps also have customizable forms so that the patients can begin filling out their personal information before they arrive.
Work with Those Who Need Help Financially
It is an unavoidable fact that many of your patients over the years are going to be struggling financially. By working with attorneys and insurance representatives, you can give them one less thing to worry about. A short phone conversation with one of these individuals could potentially save them hours of their own time and quite a bit of money. A Denver Personal Injury Attorney suggests learning what insurance providers are required to send in so you can be knowledgeable when a patient asks.
Create a Survey and Give Your Patients a Reason to Complete Them
Getting feedback from satisfied patients only will give you an unrealistic view of what is actually taking place in your practice. After you have made some of these changes, you might want to ask a few of your more difficult patients to take a survey. A lottery incentive that picks a patient at random will most likely give them a good enough reason to fill out the survey without skewing the answers they give you.
In addition to these few changes, you should also consider altering the training program in your private practice or hospital. Every single person who interacts with your patient is going to have a major impact on their comfort, happiness, and stress levels.
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Slightly Reduce Your Patient Load
Most medical professionals have very little control over their patient load, but you must do everything in your power to give stressed patients a few extra minutes. Even cutting your patient load by one person per day might free up enough time to give all your other patients your full attention. You must also delegate as much work to your unlicensed staff as possible so that you are not bogged down with simple tasks that someone else can complete.
Utilize Technology to Reduce Frustration
Having the ability to instantly provide your patients with important information before and after their appointments is invaluable. For those who work in a private practice, a number of companies have created mobile apps that can easily be customized to give your patients directions, tell them the current wait time, and schedule future appointments. These apps also have customizable forms so that the patients can begin filling out their personal information before they arrive.
Work with Those Who Need Help Financially
It is an unavoidable fact that many of your patients over the years are going to be struggling financially. By working with attorneys and insurance representatives, you can give them one less thing to worry about. A short phone conversation with one of these individuals could potentially save them hours of their own time and quite a bit of money. A Denver Personal Injury Attorney suggests learning what insurance providers are required to send in so you can be knowledgeable when a patient asks.
Create a Survey and Give Your Patients a Reason to Complete Them
Getting feedback from satisfied patients only will give you an unrealistic view of what is actually taking place in your practice. After you have made some of these changes, you might want to ask a few of your more difficult patients to take a survey. A lottery incentive that picks a patient at random will most likely give them a good enough reason to fill out the survey without skewing the answers they give you.
In addition to these few changes, you should also consider altering the training program in your private practice or hospital. Every single person who interacts with your patient is going to have a major impact on their comfort, happiness, and stress levels.
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Why should you quit your job? Read this to know why - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK
Many people fail to maximize their potential because of the job mentality. They are imprisoned by their current needs and this is limiting their chances of succeeding. It is unfortunate that many of them are not ready to take the risk of quitting their jobs. Some have great ideas but they cannot execute them because of their employment. Below are vital reasons why you should ditch your employer.
Boredom
After doing your job for a long time, it will become boring. Boredom is caused by doing the same thing for a long period of time. Now, you will need another job that will be more challenging. However, that will only be a dream unless you quit your job and start pursuing your passion. Staying in a boring workplace will culminate in frustration and lower your performance too.
Satisfaction of needs
Does your current job satisfy your needs? This not only refers to your financial needs but also personal goals. If not, then you have to move on and start something that will eventually grow and guarantee abundance for you. If that work does not meet your needs sufficiently, you will be wasting your time staying. It is time to seek an option that will sufficiently take care of every need.
Career development
What are the prospects of advancing your career in that job? If they are low, you are supposed to think of other solutions to upgrade your status. There are people who have worked in one company and stayed in the same position without prospects of promotions. The potential of such fellows is wasted with the meagre salaries they earn. Do not end in such frustrations too.
Available opportunities
Instead of working hard for your boss without thinking of making your own empire in the near future, you should start by looking for available opportunities. Numerous existing opportunities will empower you to be wealthy. All you need is knowledge and the necessary skills to tap into that knowledge. When you have identified potential opportunities, it is time to quit that job.
Your potential
The journey to entrepreneurship normally begins when an individual feels that his/her potential is being wasted. If that is the case with you, understand that something better is waiting for you outside that job. By maximizing that potential in your business idea, you will build a great business. Do not waste that potential for fear of ditching that job. The move will be worthwhile.
Economic depression
The economic depression had a very negative impact on most business. For their survival, they had to find means of reducing their costs. Since huge sums of their money are spent on employees, many people lost their jobs. Imagine losing your source of income when the rate of inflation is extremely high. This shows the significance of setting up your own ventures. That guarantees financial security.
Technological advancements
Technology has offered various job opportunities for people. However, it has culminated in the loss of countless jobs too. Machines are replacing many experts. Companies are embracing technology since it enables them to hire very few employees. The machines are also more effective and efficient. Their downtime as compared to human resources is very low.
Devalued
Your boss knows that your skills are worthwhile to the survival of his/her company. Since you are ignorant of your worth, you accept any amount as salary due to desperation. There are cases where employees threatened their bosses to leave and instead of allowing them, they increased their salaries. The company owners are just using your skills and potential to make millions while you get peanuts.
Lack of motivation
When you are losing motivation and the boss is not concerned about it, that should be a sign that your time is up. You cannot perform better in your duties when there is nothing that motivates you. The boss can easily fire you for underperforming yet he/she is the one that is not motivating you. It is essential to leave that job and look for something that makes you enthusiastic.
Financial future
Many folks are fooled that the pension given after retirement is able to sustain them in old age. As long as you have never been an entrepreneur, managing that money will be unbearable. You will discover that some people get broke just after receiving their retirement benefits package. That shows that your job does not guarantee a stable financial future after you retire.
You are replaceable
Countless individuals in the job market have attained higher education. Their credentials are higher than your own. Due to their experience and exposure, they are more creative and proficient. Such individuals are the ones that end up replacing employees that failed to advance their education. Staying in a company with threats of being replaced makes your life miserable.
No satisfaction
You will know that it is time to leave that job when you start feeling dissatisfied with the tasks you are doing. Lack of satisfaction in that office is an inner witness that compels you to move on to another phase. Ignoring this feeling can lead to stress and strain your relationship with your workmates. Obey this call to quit and follow what your heart desires. That will guide you to abundance.
Skills and expertise
Some jobs might be wasting the skills and expertise which you have acquired in school by giving you less challenging tasks. That will be limiting your career growth prospects. Do not waste your skills on jobs that any ordinary person can do. When those skills are used properly, chances are high you will make lots of money and find fulfilment. That is a very vital reason for ditching that job.
Poor relationship with the boss
If the relationship between you and your boss is rocky, it is prudent that you find other means for making money. Your survival is at the mercy of your boss. You are done is he/she decides to fire you. Before facing such an embarrassment, look for ways to start a venture. This is the only way of becoming your own boss.
In conclusion, being an entrepreneur is far much better than being an employee. Make the best choice.
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Boredom
After doing your job for a long time, it will become boring. Boredom is caused by doing the same thing for a long period of time. Now, you will need another job that will be more challenging. However, that will only be a dream unless you quit your job and start pursuing your passion. Staying in a boring workplace will culminate in frustration and lower your performance too.
Satisfaction of needs
Does your current job satisfy your needs? This not only refers to your financial needs but also personal goals. If not, then you have to move on and start something that will eventually grow and guarantee abundance for you. If that work does not meet your needs sufficiently, you will be wasting your time staying. It is time to seek an option that will sufficiently take care of every need.
Career development
What are the prospects of advancing your career in that job? If they are low, you are supposed to think of other solutions to upgrade your status. There are people who have worked in one company and stayed in the same position without prospects of promotions. The potential of such fellows is wasted with the meagre salaries they earn. Do not end in such frustrations too.
Available opportunities
Instead of working hard for your boss without thinking of making your own empire in the near future, you should start by looking for available opportunities. Numerous existing opportunities will empower you to be wealthy. All you need is knowledge and the necessary skills to tap into that knowledge. When you have identified potential opportunities, it is time to quit that job.
Your potential
The journey to entrepreneurship normally begins when an individual feels that his/her potential is being wasted. If that is the case with you, understand that something better is waiting for you outside that job. By maximizing that potential in your business idea, you will build a great business. Do not waste that potential for fear of ditching that job. The move will be worthwhile.
Economic depression
The economic depression had a very negative impact on most business. For their survival, they had to find means of reducing their costs. Since huge sums of their money are spent on employees, many people lost their jobs. Imagine losing your source of income when the rate of inflation is extremely high. This shows the significance of setting up your own ventures. That guarantees financial security.
Technological advancements
Technology has offered various job opportunities for people. However, it has culminated in the loss of countless jobs too. Machines are replacing many experts. Companies are embracing technology since it enables them to hire very few employees. The machines are also more effective and efficient. Their downtime as compared to human resources is very low.
Devalued
Your boss knows that your skills are worthwhile to the survival of his/her company. Since you are ignorant of your worth, you accept any amount as salary due to desperation. There are cases where employees threatened their bosses to leave and instead of allowing them, they increased their salaries. The company owners are just using your skills and potential to make millions while you get peanuts.
Lack of motivation
When you are losing motivation and the boss is not concerned about it, that should be a sign that your time is up. You cannot perform better in your duties when there is nothing that motivates you. The boss can easily fire you for underperforming yet he/she is the one that is not motivating you. It is essential to leave that job and look for something that makes you enthusiastic.
Financial future
Many folks are fooled that the pension given after retirement is able to sustain them in old age. As long as you have never been an entrepreneur, managing that money will be unbearable. You will discover that some people get broke just after receiving their retirement benefits package. That shows that your job does not guarantee a stable financial future after you retire.
You are replaceable
Countless individuals in the job market have attained higher education. Their credentials are higher than your own. Due to their experience and exposure, they are more creative and proficient. Such individuals are the ones that end up replacing employees that failed to advance their education. Staying in a company with threats of being replaced makes your life miserable.
No satisfaction
You will know that it is time to leave that job when you start feeling dissatisfied with the tasks you are doing. Lack of satisfaction in that office is an inner witness that compels you to move on to another phase. Ignoring this feeling can lead to stress and strain your relationship with your workmates. Obey this call to quit and follow what your heart desires. That will guide you to abundance.
Skills and expertise
Some jobs might be wasting the skills and expertise which you have acquired in school by giving you less challenging tasks. That will be limiting your career growth prospects. Do not waste your skills on jobs that any ordinary person can do. When those skills are used properly, chances are high you will make lots of money and find fulfilment. That is a very vital reason for ditching that job.
Poor relationship with the boss
If the relationship between you and your boss is rocky, it is prudent that you find other means for making money. Your survival is at the mercy of your boss. You are done is he/she decides to fire you. Before facing such an embarrassment, look for ways to start a venture. This is the only way of becoming your own boss.
In conclusion, being an entrepreneur is far much better than being an employee. Make the best choice.
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Reducing Stress at Work and Overcoming Debt - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Goldshield
Ensuring that you complete your tasks on time and constantly thinking about your work are among the factors that cause stress and anxiety. Supervisors and managers set high expectations that also contribute to stressful conditions at the workplace. Working under pressure is challenging and fatigue results from lack of adequate rest and anxiety. There are various ways that can help you reduce stress at work and increase productivity.
Keep Anxiety at Bay
Avoid the problems that are associated with stress by maintaining a calm approach towards everything you do. Stop being worried about the days ahead and learn to handle each task or challenge as it arises. Enjoy the current day and if you are unable to fulfill your tasks within the same day, create a clear plan for the next day.
Positive Attitude
Positive thoughts regarding your work will make it much easier for you to handle your responsibilities. Stay away from colleagues who are constantly complaining or being negative. Reward yourself for your accomplishments regardless of how small or big they may be. You do not have to wait for other people to acknowledge your achievements in order for you to be happy.
Learn from Mistakes
Nobody is perfect and even if you strive to be a perfectionist, the reality is that you may not always be able to meet expectations. Do not succumb to frustration if you make a mistake or fail. Learn from disappointments and use the lessons to help you perform better next time.
Balance Life
No matter how serious or formal your working environment is, laughter is truly the best medicine. Maintain a sense of humor and take an occasional break from your duties. Your profession is vital but you also need to make time for your personal and social life. Participate in your favorite activities and spend time with people you care about.
Debt Advice
Debt is a challenge that many people face but it can be overwhelming and difficult to manage. Debt consolidation or relief solutions are necessary for gradually overcoming your debt situation. It is essential for you to accept that you have a debt problem and audit every debt thoroughly.
Identify effective ways through which you can create a budget that will prevent you from sinking deeper into debt. If you are finding it difficult to handle the situation on your own, consider getting in touch with professional financial advisors or debt specialists who can give you advice.
Prioritize Debts
Begin by assessing your situation and outstanding debts and how much they cost you. Writing down all your debts will enable you to have sufficient information regarding your financial circumstances. Evaluating your situation can be stressful but it is important to take this crucial step. When you have all the information that you need, you can proceed to gradually move forward to a debt-free life.
After you create a list of all your debts, prioritize them because you need to determine which debts can cause you to lose your assets. All loans are important but some are regarded as more urgent than the rest. Aspects such as interest rates are considered when prioritizing debts.
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Keep Anxiety at Bay
Avoid the problems that are associated with stress by maintaining a calm approach towards everything you do. Stop being worried about the days ahead and learn to handle each task or challenge as it arises. Enjoy the current day and if you are unable to fulfill your tasks within the same day, create a clear plan for the next day.
Positive Attitude
Positive thoughts regarding your work will make it much easier for you to handle your responsibilities. Stay away from colleagues who are constantly complaining or being negative. Reward yourself for your accomplishments regardless of how small or big they may be. You do not have to wait for other people to acknowledge your achievements in order for you to be happy.
Learn from Mistakes
Nobody is perfect and even if you strive to be a perfectionist, the reality is that you may not always be able to meet expectations. Do not succumb to frustration if you make a mistake or fail. Learn from disappointments and use the lessons to help you perform better next time.
Balance Life
No matter how serious or formal your working environment is, laughter is truly the best medicine. Maintain a sense of humor and take an occasional break from your duties. Your profession is vital but you also need to make time for your personal and social life. Participate in your favorite activities and spend time with people you care about.
Debt Advice
Debt is a challenge that many people face but it can be overwhelming and difficult to manage. Debt consolidation or relief solutions are necessary for gradually overcoming your debt situation. It is essential for you to accept that you have a debt problem and audit every debt thoroughly.
Identify effective ways through which you can create a budget that will prevent you from sinking deeper into debt. If you are finding it difficult to handle the situation on your own, consider getting in touch with professional financial advisors or debt specialists who can give you advice.
Prioritize Debts
Begin by assessing your situation and outstanding debts and how much they cost you. Writing down all your debts will enable you to have sufficient information regarding your financial circumstances. Evaluating your situation can be stressful but it is important to take this crucial step. When you have all the information that you need, you can proceed to gradually move forward to a debt-free life.
After you create a list of all your debts, prioritize them because you need to determine which debts can cause you to lose your assets. All loans are important but some are regarded as more urgent than the rest. Aspects such as interest rates are considered when prioritizing debts.
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How to stay motivated at work with a boost of music therapy - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel wemet
Modern life is fast-paced and can often feel aggressively demanding. With the constant expectation that we should fill every day with activity, we often forget to take time out for ourselves and reset. Something as simple as listening to music can provide us with that much needed boost to get our work finished and see us through to the end of the day in a calm and dynamic way.
Reduces Stress and Anxiety
For many, the mental and emotional effects of music are obviously the most noticeable. It can directly increase your happiness in so many ways. At Massachusetts General Hospital, attendants noticed that patients confined to bed who listened to music for thirty minutes had a lower heart rate and blood pressure than those who hadn’t listened to music.
The reason behind this is that music reduces your cortisol levels. This is more commonly known as the stress hormone and is partly responsible for feelings of tension and emotional distress, as well as lowered immune response. Therefore, the calming effect of sound gives you the perfect excuse to sit back and switch off in a world where we are always on the move and subject to external stimulation.
There are various types of music that you can listen to in order to relax but many find that classical and sacred music are the most effective. Their slow tempo and conservation in variation creates an enveloping experience which allows you to forget the world, in a peaceful space of your own. It can also help you to identify, express and accept your emotions. It can help you become aware of the feelings associated with your stress and can help you to master that stress instead of being overwhelmed by it.
It can boost memory and restore focus
Music also has the ability to enhance your mind and body, helping you to improve your memory and increasing the results you get from exercise. This has been demonstrated in the wellknown Mozart Effect Study, which has suggested that listening to Mozart’s compositions may induce a short-term improvement on the performance of certain mental tasks. The ideal type of music that keeps your brain engaged is ambient music, which engages the brain at a lower, subconscious level, and can be found in, for example, sacred music, waterfall sounds and whale songs.
The second element is a good example of the multiple simultaneous benefits of music. Enjoyable music increases your motivation and encourages you to exercise harder and reduces levels of boredom during repetitive tasks such as free-weight exercise or hypnotic tasks such as long-distance running. At the same time, enjoyable music increases your tolerance of pain, helping you to exercise harder and for longer. After exercise, music helps your body to recover by increasing the overall availability of oxygen.
Why Sacred Music?
Forget for a moment that we tend to associate sacred music with religion – especially the Christian religion. Enjoy the sound quality of the music from wherever tradition the sacred music comes from. In meditation we use a mantra for its sound quality and the effect that sound quality has on us, not for the meaning of the mantra. It’s the same with sacred music which can benefit us irrespective of the religion it comes from. To quote from the web site of Sacred Music Radio “Recent research by the Schulich School of Music, University in Montreal, Québec, indicates that people’s response to music transcends different cultures as it emotionally affects diverse cultures in the same way”.
The Process
Reading about the potential benefits of certain types of music is the first stage in the same way that it’s a good idea to check with a map prior to setting out on a journey to an unfamiliar destination. The second stage is listening to music which really appeals to us and helps us relax. Some varieties of classical music work well, certainly most sacred music meets the requirements.
A Plan of Action
• Find music which you find relaxing by listening to several types of music.
• Decide on a time every day to listen to perhaps twenty minutes of the music without being disturbed.
• Listen to the music while sitting on a comfortable chair with good back support.
• Be aware of your breathing, let it settle.
• Notice you have thoughts; you can hear the music, just favour the awareness of the breath.
• Don’t try and push away thoughts, they are part of this relaxation process.
Relaxation is the key to dealing with stress and regular listening to music can enable us to meet the challenges of our lives with strength and vigour.
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Reduces Stress and Anxiety
For many, the mental and emotional effects of music are obviously the most noticeable. It can directly increase your happiness in so many ways. At Massachusetts General Hospital, attendants noticed that patients confined to bed who listened to music for thirty minutes had a lower heart rate and blood pressure than those who hadn’t listened to music.
The reason behind this is that music reduces your cortisol levels. This is more commonly known as the stress hormone and is partly responsible for feelings of tension and emotional distress, as well as lowered immune response. Therefore, the calming effect of sound gives you the perfect excuse to sit back and switch off in a world where we are always on the move and subject to external stimulation.
There are various types of music that you can listen to in order to relax but many find that classical and sacred music are the most effective. Their slow tempo and conservation in variation creates an enveloping experience which allows you to forget the world, in a peaceful space of your own. It can also help you to identify, express and accept your emotions. It can help you become aware of the feelings associated with your stress and can help you to master that stress instead of being overwhelmed by it.
It can boost memory and restore focus
Music also has the ability to enhance your mind and body, helping you to improve your memory and increasing the results you get from exercise. This has been demonstrated in the wellknown Mozart Effect Study, which has suggested that listening to Mozart’s compositions may induce a short-term improvement on the performance of certain mental tasks. The ideal type of music that keeps your brain engaged is ambient music, which engages the brain at a lower, subconscious level, and can be found in, for example, sacred music, waterfall sounds and whale songs.
The second element is a good example of the multiple simultaneous benefits of music. Enjoyable music increases your motivation and encourages you to exercise harder and reduces levels of boredom during repetitive tasks such as free-weight exercise or hypnotic tasks such as long-distance running. At the same time, enjoyable music increases your tolerance of pain, helping you to exercise harder and for longer. After exercise, music helps your body to recover by increasing the overall availability of oxygen.
Why Sacred Music?
Forget for a moment that we tend to associate sacred music with religion – especially the Christian religion. Enjoy the sound quality of the music from wherever tradition the sacred music comes from. In meditation we use a mantra for its sound quality and the effect that sound quality has on us, not for the meaning of the mantra. It’s the same with sacred music which can benefit us irrespective of the religion it comes from. To quote from the web site of Sacred Music Radio “Recent research by the Schulich School of Music, University in Montreal, Québec, indicates that people’s response to music transcends different cultures as it emotionally affects diverse cultures in the same way”.
The Process
Reading about the potential benefits of certain types of music is the first stage in the same way that it’s a good idea to check with a map prior to setting out on a journey to an unfamiliar destination. The second stage is listening to music which really appeals to us and helps us relax. Some varieties of classical music work well, certainly most sacred music meets the requirements.
A Plan of Action
• Find music which you find relaxing by listening to several types of music.
• Decide on a time every day to listen to perhaps twenty minutes of the music without being disturbed.
• Listen to the music while sitting on a comfortable chair with good back support.
• Be aware of your breathing, let it settle.
• Notice you have thoughts; you can hear the music, just favour the awareness of the breath.
• Don’t try and push away thoughts, they are part of this relaxation process.
Relaxation is the key to dealing with stress and regular listening to music can enable us to meet the challenges of our lives with strength and vigour.
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Why Do We Love to Gossip? - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK
Everyone loves a good chat with their neighbour or colleague, and women especially are always under fire for being prone to gossiping. But studies show that it might be more than just a personality trait – researchers claim that gossiping is very common behaviour and, although we always disapprove, around 60 percent of all conversations are about someone who isn’t present. Most of these conversations are passing judgement, meaning that more of us gossip than we first thought. Everyone knows that gossiping is wrong, but even though no-one wants to seem malicious we all continue to do it.
So what is it about this guilty pleasure that keeps us coming back for more? It’s thought by psychologists that gossip builds social bonds as it enables us to share our likes and dislikes, creating stronger bonds based on shared positives – even, it seems, if they involve other people. It’s a way of demonstrating your shared values and sense of humour with colleagues, neighbours or school friends, as well as adding to the thrill of transgression given that we’re supposed to be positive and friendly all the time. There are magazines devoted to the concept of gossiping about celebrities, for example, proving that our need for gossip is insatiable. When we talk about someone behind their back, we risk looking bad or unfriendly, so gossipers tend to need to trust those they’re talking to – this, in turn, leads to that person feeling inclined to share their own secrets and get in on the act. Anthropologists also claim that gossip is vital in the evolutionary development of our brains – we developed language because of the need to spread gossip, not the other way around. So gossip is something we find comes rather naturally to us.
Listening to gossip not only teaches you things about various people, but it also provides an insight into the place being discussed. For example, when you start a new job, gossip is an invaluable source for snippets of information about colleagues and the environment you’ll be working in. It also helps you settle in quickly because you know the way people work – for example, for some workplaces, making personal calls is banned whereas others are happy for you to phone your kids or take a personal call if you need to. Gossip also aids social climbing – it can be a way of fitting in, making friends and determining how much you can trust people. But where does the nasty element of gossip come from? Being mean and nasty develops at an early age, when children begin comparing themselves with others. Because children are forbidden from biting or being violent to one another, they turn to verbal violence as a way of separating into groups of popularity and devaluing others, either as a way of boosting self confidence or to climb the social ladder more quickly.
Naturally, gossip can be a risky activity and could end in failure if certain bits of information are put into the wrong hands. Gossip has landed people in difficulty with other people and has even cost people their jobs. It can also damage your reputation and lead to distrust among other people. But it does actually have a good side. We gossip when we feel like we’ve been mistreated, but once we’ve vented we can then rationalise the situation and put those energies into self development instead of mere gossip. When you reach this stage, gossip is no longer needed as a way of making yourself feel good by putting other people down.
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So what is it about this guilty pleasure that keeps us coming back for more? It’s thought by psychologists that gossip builds social bonds as it enables us to share our likes and dislikes, creating stronger bonds based on shared positives – even, it seems, if they involve other people. It’s a way of demonstrating your shared values and sense of humour with colleagues, neighbours or school friends, as well as adding to the thrill of transgression given that we’re supposed to be positive and friendly all the time. There are magazines devoted to the concept of gossiping about celebrities, for example, proving that our need for gossip is insatiable. When we talk about someone behind their back, we risk looking bad or unfriendly, so gossipers tend to need to trust those they’re talking to – this, in turn, leads to that person feeling inclined to share their own secrets and get in on the act. Anthropologists also claim that gossip is vital in the evolutionary development of our brains – we developed language because of the need to spread gossip, not the other way around. So gossip is something we find comes rather naturally to us.
Listening to gossip not only teaches you things about various people, but it also provides an insight into the place being discussed. For example, when you start a new job, gossip is an invaluable source for snippets of information about colleagues and the environment you’ll be working in. It also helps you settle in quickly because you know the way people work – for example, for some workplaces, making personal calls is banned whereas others are happy for you to phone your kids or take a personal call if you need to. Gossip also aids social climbing – it can be a way of fitting in, making friends and determining how much you can trust people. But where does the nasty element of gossip come from? Being mean and nasty develops at an early age, when children begin comparing themselves with others. Because children are forbidden from biting or being violent to one another, they turn to verbal violence as a way of separating into groups of popularity and devaluing others, either as a way of boosting self confidence or to climb the social ladder more quickly.
Naturally, gossip can be a risky activity and could end in failure if certain bits of information are put into the wrong hands. Gossip has landed people in difficulty with other people and has even cost people their jobs. It can also damage your reputation and lead to distrust among other people. But it does actually have a good side. We gossip when we feel like we’ve been mistreated, but once we’ve vented we can then rationalise the situation and put those energies into self development instead of mere gossip. When you reach this stage, gossip is no longer needed as a way of making yourself feel good by putting other people down.
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Repairing a bad relationship with your boss - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Wellbeing
Having a good relationship with your boss is essential for helping to make your working day enjoyable and stress free.
When you get on well with your boss, you can share problems, discuss ideas and enjoy an open and honest relationship that benefits everyone. But not everyone is lucky enough to have a good relationship with their manager. Many people struggle to get on with their boss and this can lead to stress, tension and bad feelings at work.
It’s easy to see why a relationship with your boss might run into trouble. Any relationship where one person holds power over another can be fraught with difficulties.
If your relationship with your boss is less than perfect, you might feel that you are not able to influence the dynamic of your relationship. But if you ignore a bad relationship, things are likely to become worse. So if you’d like to see improvements in the relationship with your boss, it’s worth taking the initiative. Here are some ways you can improve a failing relationship:
Suggest a meeting
A good boss will be proactive and hold regular meetings with their staff but if your own boss doesn’t do this, suggest a regular catch up yourself. Simply sitting and chatting to your boss on a regular basis can help bring issues into the open and give you chance to chat through any problems.
Understand the pressures they are facing
You might feel that a difficult boss is unreasonable or unfair but try to understand why they act that way. Whether they are asking you to put in extra hours or are criticising your work, it’s often because they are facing pressure from their own boss. Try not to take things personally and instead look for ways to help your boss.
Apologise where appropriate
If your relationship with your boss has taken a turn for the worse because of something you did, the best thing you can do is apologise. Show that you’ve learnt from your mistake and help rebuild the trust in your relationship.
Give your boss chance to apologise
Perhaps your relationship has broken down because of something they have done. If this is the case, make sure they know why you are upset and give them chance to apologise. Once they have apologised, it’s time to move on. Don’t dwell on past mistakes. Remember, even though your boss might be senior to you, it doesn’t mean they are perfect.
Log anything serious
If the relationship with your boss doesn’t show signs of improving it may simply be due to a clash of personalities that can’t be changed. If this is the case, you’ll need to decide whether you can bite your tongue and continue to work for your boss without causing any further stress within the relationship. If this isn’t possible, you might be able to consider a transfer depending on the size and nature of your business. But if the behaviour of your boss slides into bullying or unfair treatment, it’s a good idea to keep a log of any difficult conversations and actions so that you have a record for the future in case your boss tries to unfairly dismiss you.
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When you get on well with your boss, you can share problems, discuss ideas and enjoy an open and honest relationship that benefits everyone. But not everyone is lucky enough to have a good relationship with their manager. Many people struggle to get on with their boss and this can lead to stress, tension and bad feelings at work.
It’s easy to see why a relationship with your boss might run into trouble. Any relationship where one person holds power over another can be fraught with difficulties.
If your relationship with your boss is less than perfect, you might feel that you are not able to influence the dynamic of your relationship. But if you ignore a bad relationship, things are likely to become worse. So if you’d like to see improvements in the relationship with your boss, it’s worth taking the initiative. Here are some ways you can improve a failing relationship:
Suggest a meeting
A good boss will be proactive and hold regular meetings with their staff but if your own boss doesn’t do this, suggest a regular catch up yourself. Simply sitting and chatting to your boss on a regular basis can help bring issues into the open and give you chance to chat through any problems.
Understand the pressures they are facing
You might feel that a difficult boss is unreasonable or unfair but try to understand why they act that way. Whether they are asking you to put in extra hours or are criticising your work, it’s often because they are facing pressure from their own boss. Try not to take things personally and instead look for ways to help your boss.
Apologise where appropriate
If your relationship with your boss has taken a turn for the worse because of something you did, the best thing you can do is apologise. Show that you’ve learnt from your mistake and help rebuild the trust in your relationship.
Give your boss chance to apologise
Perhaps your relationship has broken down because of something they have done. If this is the case, make sure they know why you are upset and give them chance to apologise. Once they have apologised, it’s time to move on. Don’t dwell on past mistakes. Remember, even though your boss might be senior to you, it doesn’t mean they are perfect.
Log anything serious
If the relationship with your boss doesn’t show signs of improving it may simply be due to a clash of personalities that can’t be changed. If this is the case, you’ll need to decide whether you can bite your tongue and continue to work for your boss without causing any further stress within the relationship. If this isn’t possible, you might be able to consider a transfer depending on the size and nature of your business. But if the behaviour of your boss slides into bullying or unfair treatment, it’s a good idea to keep a log of any difficult conversations and actions so that you have a record for the future in case your boss tries to unfairly dismiss you.
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It’s time to overcome negativity and move forward in your life - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Goldshield
Overcoming your negativity is primarily about changing your mindset. In other words, destroy the demon, which has been holding you back and stopping you from breaking free. You set goals to move forward. You can do anything you want to. No one can do this without confidence, which is the ability to be fully committed. You need to have focus and determination. Sometimes in life we are thrown in the deep end. We either take the blow as the challenges increase, trying to stay focused, or lose control. Our failures make us stronger. Life is what you want it to be. You are in control of your life. Life is the journey on which we are all travellers. Depending on your choice, you are either the winner or you allow the journey of failure to choose for you.
Whatever situation is holding you back from achieving your goal must be conquered. No matter the home you were born into, the different parts of the universe knew you were unique. This precious child who became the main focus of both of your parents, even the community, and then the world at large. Everyone is anxious to see what you will become in the future you now hold. This one is the one that will bring home the bread and butter, the one with the eagerness. With such expectations going on in the minds of all around you as you grow unaware of what the future holds. Expectations begin to grow, and one day you will carry with pride the name of the family to the world at large.
You are about to become an amazing person who can take charge of your life, stay with me from now on, as I will use my story to show you how I overcame obstacles in my life. Use the right words daily in declaration of what you want, especially when you notice that all is not well around you. Things that will not allow you to follow through with your dreams. Say words like, ‘I am great at what I do’, ‘I have the ability to reach my potential in life.’
A confession or affirmation must take place before if it is to become manifested in the physical. This helps to exercise the mind whilst communicating with your subconscious. You must not allow what is being thought in the mind to negatively impact your positive. Irrational thinking will prevent you from achieving your goals. It makes you focus on the things or actions of others, which are negative towards you. Besides, you are a wonderful and amazing person full of love. It’s time to focus on you and make a decision to take action. You have a fire in you that can’t be put out. Despite all the interruptions, I have stayed focused, never allowing any of the challengers at home or at work to stop me in my tracks. I remained on track, even when I got off it I came back. The key focus should always be on the task at hand.
By setting daily life goals, you can prioritise tasks, which in turn will help you remain focused. Write it down, make it clear. This is when you start to write what you really want to do in life. The bread and butter only you can give yourself. It also helps to write down your dreams, as you can use them to identify what really drives you in the morning when you wake up. The one thing that will keep you awake and would not let go – write it down. Feel your goal and touch it as you live, this will soon come to reality, only believe it.
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Whatever situation is holding you back from achieving your goal must be conquered. No matter the home you were born into, the different parts of the universe knew you were unique. This precious child who became the main focus of both of your parents, even the community, and then the world at large. Everyone is anxious to see what you will become in the future you now hold. This one is the one that will bring home the bread and butter, the one with the eagerness. With such expectations going on in the minds of all around you as you grow unaware of what the future holds. Expectations begin to grow, and one day you will carry with pride the name of the family to the world at large.
You are about to become an amazing person who can take charge of your life, stay with me from now on, as I will use my story to show you how I overcame obstacles in my life. Use the right words daily in declaration of what you want, especially when you notice that all is not well around you. Things that will not allow you to follow through with your dreams. Say words like, ‘I am great at what I do’, ‘I have the ability to reach my potential in life.’
A confession or affirmation must take place before if it is to become manifested in the physical. This helps to exercise the mind whilst communicating with your subconscious. You must not allow what is being thought in the mind to negatively impact your positive. Irrational thinking will prevent you from achieving your goals. It makes you focus on the things or actions of others, which are negative towards you. Besides, you are a wonderful and amazing person full of love. It’s time to focus on you and make a decision to take action. You have a fire in you that can’t be put out. Despite all the interruptions, I have stayed focused, never allowing any of the challengers at home or at work to stop me in my tracks. I remained on track, even when I got off it I came back. The key focus should always be on the task at hand.
By setting daily life goals, you can prioritise tasks, which in turn will help you remain focused. Write it down, make it clear. This is when you start to write what you really want to do in life. The bread and butter only you can give yourself. It also helps to write down your dreams, as you can use them to identify what really drives you in the morning when you wake up. The one thing that will keep you awake and would not let go – write it down. Feel your goal and touch it as you live, this will soon come to reality, only believe it.
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Employers recognise the importance of fighting stress - Ajit Patel Sanda , Ajit Patel Uk
A survey by HR consultancy, Towers Watson, reveals that most employers see worker stress as one of their highest priorities. The Health, Wellbeing and Productivity study found that 98 per cent of companies agreed that stress was an issue among their workforce, and 97 per cent also felt that work-life balance was a problem for staff.
However, while they recognised the importance of fighting stress, only 41 per cent of employers had a stress management programme in place, and barely a third actively implement awareness campaigns or risk assessments to prevent stress among employees. Add some stress-busting solutions to the staff suggestion box!
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However, while they recognised the importance of fighting stress, only 41 per cent of employers had a stress management programme in place, and barely a third actively implement awareness campaigns or risk assessments to prevent stress among employees. Add some stress-busting solutions to the staff suggestion box!
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Following in their footsteps - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Wellness
If you’ve taken a similar career path to one of your parents, you probably accept that their career choices went a long way to influencing your own. A new study shows that daughters of nurses are 3.75 times more likely to enter the nursing profession than the rest of the population. And 20 per cent of daughters whose mothers worked in office and administrative support entered the same career. This is twice the usual rate for the population as a whole. When mothers work in the field of law, their sons are 6.6 times more likely than the rest of the population to also choose a job within the legal industry. There was also a correlation between different but equally high-achieving careers as the son of a lawyer was 4.6 times more likely to become a doctor than the rest of the population.
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Tired at work? Blame your phone… - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Wellbeing
Do you feel tired and sluggish in the afternoon? If you spent your lunch break using your smartphone, that could be the reason why. In a recent study looking at the lunchtime habits of 425 men and women, roughly half the participants spent their lunchbreak using their mobile phone while the other half spent time going for a walk, reading a book or chatting with friends. While both groups said they’d ‘switched off’ during their break, the group that spent time using their phone reported feeling more tired than the others and felt more exhausted as the day went on. Experts believe that using a mobile can cause tiredness as the brain works overtime to process information from a small screen. Sitting in a hunched position while you scroll doesn’t help, either.
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How To Create ‘Balance’ In Your Day - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK, AJit Patel Goldshield
The Importance of having balance is not all about taking time off, or refusing to look at your phone; balance is a personal thing so think about what works best for you. For example short breaks during the day (like taking a walk, or finding half-an-hour to read an interesting magazine) can make all the difference to your energy levels and reduces stress at the same time. You only need 10 minutes away from thinking about work for your brain to begin to rebalance.
With all or nothing terms like ‘switch off’ and ‘time out’, it’s easy to see it as all or nothing. If you’re working you’re not doing non-work thing, or you take the day off and don’t think about work. The problem for many people is that this all-or-nothing approach actually creates more stress than it resolves. Even if you’re not looking at your phone, you still know that demands for your time are coming in on email. Even if you’re on holiday, you still know it’s that big meeting, even if you’re not logging into work. Concerns and worries still plague the back of your mind, even though you’re trying to switch off.
There is also a problem with the word, balance. If you think about balancing, it’s precarious, like walking along a tightrope. You could be out of balance at any time. For many people, trying to find balance feels very much like this, they are walking a tightrope, trying to get the right balance but it never feels that stable.
Maybe it’s time to think about rhythm rather than balance for living a health and satisfying life. Finding rhythm is all about finding a pace, a routine that works for you and your lifestyle – because nothing works for everyone. We are all different after all. From a psychology perspective, taking short breaks from a certain way of thinking within a day can be more effective than taking long breaks from work. Your brain only needs 10 minutes of a switch in thinking to feel refreshed. You’ve heard of power naps, well this is the same for your brain, but no sleeping is required! If you are thinking about something stressful, switch to thinking about something relaxing or fun for 10 to 15 mins; this
will give you access to more parts of your brain, because the stress chemical in the brain, cortisol, will have calmed down.
When stress chemicals increase in the brain, your brain basically thinks you’re in danger and shuts down some parts so you can focus on the survival issue at hand. The problem is that this includes your logical and creative thinking in your frontal cortex. Planning short breaks from work makes a huge difference to your ability to think straight, maintain your energy and concentration and actually makes your more productive than when you just keep going.
The key is to find breaks in your routine that work well for you. Here are some suggestions to try.
Read a book or magazine that engages you to give your mind a much-needed rest from other thinking processes and stimulate it at the same time. Many people experience a sensation of relaxation when reading and small blocks of time of 10 or 20 minutes are all that’s needed.
Get up and take a walk. It could be a trip to the coffee machine, round the office or even a trip to the toilet. The act of movement releases new chemicals into your brain and deregulates your emotional state. Do something every hour or so for the best benefit.
Change the subject. If you’re stuck on something go and do something else even if it’s also work related. Get stuck into that pile of filing, or pull together that spreadsheet to give you a break and refresh you ready to get back into the tough stuff again.
Set limits. If it helps you to check your phone or email at the weekend or on holiday do, but boundary it carefully. Give 30 mins to it first thing in the morning or, like us, have a ‘beer and business’ session late afternoon where we catch up on work and deal with anything important. This will enable you to relax and enjoy the rest of your holiday.
Do a short piece of relaxation, mindfulness or hypnosis. People often reject these practices because they feel they need total peace and quiet, or the right place or environment. Every little helps, such as a 10 or 15 mins hypnosis script on the train (providing you know it will bring you back before your stop of course) or some relaxation breathing exercises at your desk. Even just taking 3 or 4 big deep breaths, regularly, makes a lot of difference to your energy levels and mood.
It doesn’t need to be hard to get more rhythm in your life. Pick one or two of these that you think could work for you and practise them. Give it a few weeks and notice how you feel and whether you are being more productive and even enjoying yourself just a little bit more.
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With all or nothing terms like ‘switch off’ and ‘time out’, it’s easy to see it as all or nothing. If you’re working you’re not doing non-work thing, or you take the day off and don’t think about work. The problem for many people is that this all-or-nothing approach actually creates more stress than it resolves. Even if you’re not looking at your phone, you still know that demands for your time are coming in on email. Even if you’re on holiday, you still know it’s that big meeting, even if you’re not logging into work. Concerns and worries still plague the back of your mind, even though you’re trying to switch off.
There is also a problem with the word, balance. If you think about balancing, it’s precarious, like walking along a tightrope. You could be out of balance at any time. For many people, trying to find balance feels very much like this, they are walking a tightrope, trying to get the right balance but it never feels that stable.
Maybe it’s time to think about rhythm rather than balance for living a health and satisfying life. Finding rhythm is all about finding a pace, a routine that works for you and your lifestyle – because nothing works for everyone. We are all different after all. From a psychology perspective, taking short breaks from a certain way of thinking within a day can be more effective than taking long breaks from work. Your brain only needs 10 minutes of a switch in thinking to feel refreshed. You’ve heard of power naps, well this is the same for your brain, but no sleeping is required! If you are thinking about something stressful, switch to thinking about something relaxing or fun for 10 to 15 mins; this
will give you access to more parts of your brain, because the stress chemical in the brain, cortisol, will have calmed down.
When stress chemicals increase in the brain, your brain basically thinks you’re in danger and shuts down some parts so you can focus on the survival issue at hand. The problem is that this includes your logical and creative thinking in your frontal cortex. Planning short breaks from work makes a huge difference to your ability to think straight, maintain your energy and concentration and actually makes your more productive than when you just keep going.
The key is to find breaks in your routine that work well for you. Here are some suggestions to try.
Read a book or magazine that engages you to give your mind a much-needed rest from other thinking processes and stimulate it at the same time. Many people experience a sensation of relaxation when reading and small blocks of time of 10 or 20 minutes are all that’s needed.
Get up and take a walk. It could be a trip to the coffee machine, round the office or even a trip to the toilet. The act of movement releases new chemicals into your brain and deregulates your emotional state. Do something every hour or so for the best benefit.
Change the subject. If you’re stuck on something go and do something else even if it’s also work related. Get stuck into that pile of filing, or pull together that spreadsheet to give you a break and refresh you ready to get back into the tough stuff again.
Set limits. If it helps you to check your phone or email at the weekend or on holiday do, but boundary it carefully. Give 30 mins to it first thing in the morning or, like us, have a ‘beer and business’ session late afternoon where we catch up on work and deal with anything important. This will enable you to relax and enjoy the rest of your holiday.
Do a short piece of relaxation, mindfulness or hypnosis. People often reject these practices because they feel they need total peace and quiet, or the right place or environment. Every little helps, such as a 10 or 15 mins hypnosis script on the train (providing you know it will bring you back before your stop of course) or some relaxation breathing exercises at your desk. Even just taking 3 or 4 big deep breaths, regularly, makes a lot of difference to your energy levels and mood.
It doesn’t need to be hard to get more rhythm in your life. Pick one or two of these that you think could work for you and practise them. Give it a few weeks and notice how you feel and whether you are being more productive and even enjoying yourself just a little bit more.
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Say goodbye to your ‘to-do’ list - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK, Ajit patel Wemet
Do you have a written list of all the jobs you must do today? For some people, a ‘to-do’ list is essential and you may wonder how you’d manage without. But Kevin Kruse, a productivity expert and author of 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management, suggests such lists may be a waste of time and could even make you less productive. Kruse interviewed 200 billionaires, entrepreneurs and Olympians and found that none of them used to-do lists. Rather than keeping a list of actions, he claims busy people should schedule their day into 15 or 30-minute segments so that they can achieve more without wasting time. Studies show that, although two-thirds of professionals write a to-do list, only 41 per cent of the actions written down are actually completed.
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Is the Daily Commute Stressing You Out? - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK
There are not many people that enjoy the daily commute to work. Whether it’s sitting on a noisy bus, sweating on a crowded train, or battling the motorway traffic, travelling to work is full of stresses and strains. And if you’re already running late for work, the pressure can be even worse.
Arriving at work feeling harassed and stressed isn’t a good way to start the day. In fact, if you find yourself getting wound up during your morning commute, chances are you’ll stay in a bad mood for the rest of the day. So wouldn’t it be great if your journey to work could be relaxed and stress free? Well here are some ways to make your morning commute easier.
Set off earlier
It might not sound like a pleasant prospect but setting off to work an hour or so earlier in the morning could make your journey much more relaxing. And if you arrive at the office before your colleagues, it will give you the opportunity to get jobs done in peace and quiet before everyone else arrives. Perhaps you could negotiate an earlier finish time with your boss to compensate for your early start.
Hide the clock
If sitting in traffic watching is causing you stress – try covering up the face of the clock. After all, you can’t change the time you will arrive so why stress about it whilst sitting in the car?
Enjoy the Walk
Walking is the least stressful and healthiest way to get to work. Not only will you benefit from fresh air and exercise but you’ll also be in complete control of your journey rather than having to battle with traffic or public transport. Of course, not everyone is lucky enough to live close enough to walk to work but perhaps you could walk the final stretch of your journey so that you have chance to refresh and calm down before arriving at work.
Use the time
One of the frustrations of commuting is that it can feel like wasted time. If your journey takes an hour each way, it’s easy to dwell on how much you could achieve if only you could get that time back. So why not think of things you do whilst commuting. If you take public transport, perhaps you could use the time to plan your day or catch up with emails using your laptop. Alternatively, use the time for reading or studying, for example you could learn a new language during your daily journey. And if you drive you don’t have to miss out – you could play a language learning CD or inspirational podcasts whilst you drive.
Relax
If you find yourself getting wound up during the morning commute, try listening to relaxing music or inspirational recordings on your way to work. They will help you keep calm and set you up for a relaxed and productive day at work.
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Arriving at work feeling harassed and stressed isn’t a good way to start the day. In fact, if you find yourself getting wound up during your morning commute, chances are you’ll stay in a bad mood for the rest of the day. So wouldn’t it be great if your journey to work could be relaxed and stress free? Well here are some ways to make your morning commute easier.
Set off earlier
It might not sound like a pleasant prospect but setting off to work an hour or so earlier in the morning could make your journey much more relaxing. And if you arrive at the office before your colleagues, it will give you the opportunity to get jobs done in peace and quiet before everyone else arrives. Perhaps you could negotiate an earlier finish time with your boss to compensate for your early start.
Hide the clock
If sitting in traffic watching is causing you stress – try covering up the face of the clock. After all, you can’t change the time you will arrive so why stress about it whilst sitting in the car?
Enjoy the Walk
Walking is the least stressful and healthiest way to get to work. Not only will you benefit from fresh air and exercise but you’ll also be in complete control of your journey rather than having to battle with traffic or public transport. Of course, not everyone is lucky enough to live close enough to walk to work but perhaps you could walk the final stretch of your journey so that you have chance to refresh and calm down before arriving at work.
Use the time
One of the frustrations of commuting is that it can feel like wasted time. If your journey takes an hour each way, it’s easy to dwell on how much you could achieve if only you could get that time back. So why not think of things you do whilst commuting. If you take public transport, perhaps you could use the time to plan your day or catch up with emails using your laptop. Alternatively, use the time for reading or studying, for example you could learn a new language during your daily journey. And if you drive you don’t have to miss out – you could play a language learning CD or inspirational podcasts whilst you drive.
Relax
If you find yourself getting wound up during the morning commute, try listening to relaxing music or inspirational recordings on your way to work. They will help you keep calm and set you up for a relaxed and productive day at work.
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Horrible Bosses: How to Avoid Being a Bad Boss - Ajit Patel Sanda , Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Wellness
If you lead a team at work, or are in charge of one or more people, the relationship that you have with those that you manage is vital to your own success. You may hate the term ‘boss’ but if part of your job involves telling others what to do, that’s how your colleagues are likely to view you. So how can you ensure you are the kind of boss that people like and respect and not the type that gets labelled a ‘nightmare boss’?
Give Clear Instructions
Make sure people know what’s expected of them. Set realistic deadlines and let people know how you their work will be assessed. Working without clear instructions can make team-members feel stressed and under-valued.
Be Fair
If you manage more than one person, it’s important that you treat each member of your team equally. Avoid having favourites and make sure you share the workload when it comes to asking people to take on extra responsibilities.
Get to Know Your Team
If you only see your colleagues in a work-environment, it’s easy to forget that they have a life outside work too. Take the time to get to know people – simply sitting down for a coffee and a chat for 10 minutes each week can give you the opportunity to bond with your team.
Get Stuck In
If your team has to work late or do a particularly tiresome job from time-to-time, be willing to help out yourself. This shows that you don’t think of yourself as better than your team members just because you are in charge.
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Give Clear Instructions
Make sure people know what’s expected of them. Set realistic deadlines and let people know how you their work will be assessed. Working without clear instructions can make team-members feel stressed and under-valued.
Be Fair
If you manage more than one person, it’s important that you treat each member of your team equally. Avoid having favourites and make sure you share the workload when it comes to asking people to take on extra responsibilities.
Get to Know Your Team
If you only see your colleagues in a work-environment, it’s easy to forget that they have a life outside work too. Take the time to get to know people – simply sitting down for a coffee and a chat for 10 minutes each week can give you the opportunity to bond with your team.
Get Stuck In
If your team has to work late or do a particularly tiresome job from time-to-time, be willing to help out yourself. This shows that you don’t think of yourself as better than your team members just because you are in charge.
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Thinking of a Career Change? - Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel wellbeing, Ajit Patel Sanda
Once upon a time, a job was for life and people tended to work in the same industry or even for the same company throughout their entire career. But these days, it’s more common for people to change direction mid-way through their career. And with proper planning, there’s no reason why you can’t change career at any age.
Is a career change right for you?
The first step is to think about why you want to change. It may be that you don’t need to change career completely to find new challenges or better prospects. A new role in your existing company or a position at a new firm might be what you need instead.
What next?
If you have decided that you want a complete change of career, you need to think about what you’d like to do next. Think about the things you still enjoy in your current career – are there skills you could transfer to a different industry or role? Alternatively, do you have hobbies outside of work that you could build into a new career? Take time to research your options and find out what training or qualifications you might need to kick-start your new career.
Practical considerations
Think about the financial and practical implications of a career change. For example, changing career may mean taking a drastic pay cut whilst you establish yourself in your new job. Make sure you have adequate savings whilst you make the transition.
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Is a career change right for you?
The first step is to think about why you want to change. It may be that you don’t need to change career completely to find new challenges or better prospects. A new role in your existing company or a position at a new firm might be what you need instead.
What next?
If you have decided that you want a complete change of career, you need to think about what you’d like to do next. Think about the things you still enjoy in your current career – are there skills you could transfer to a different industry or role? Alternatively, do you have hobbies outside of work that you could build into a new career? Take time to research your options and find out what training or qualifications you might need to kick-start your new career.
Practical considerations
Think about the financial and practical implications of a career change. For example, changing career may mean taking a drastic pay cut whilst you establish yourself in your new job. Make sure you have adequate savings whilst you make the transition.
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Exercises to Take the Leg Pain Out of Your Standing Job - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Goldshield, Ajit Patel UK
Your job, whether you realize it or not, has a significant impact on your health. Sitting all day poses significant health risks including a decrease in bone mass and an increased risk of many other health conditions including heart disease and even cancer. However, standing all day can be just as detrimental to your health, particularly in terms of back and leg pain. If you spend most of the day standing and are experiencing significant leg pain because of it, consider doing a few of these exercises to take the pain out of your job and prevent common leg health issues like varicose veins. According to an Ivein vein center that specializes in varicose veins screenings in Utah, not everyone in a standing job will develop varicose veins, but if you are already prone to, or have them, a standing job can aggravate these blood buildups.
Take a few minutes each hour to do one or several of these exercises, and you’ll quickly experience relief from your leg pain.
Single Leg Balance and Reach
Begin by standing on both feet with your weight centered. Shift your weight to one leg, then gently bend the knee of your standing leg. As you bend your supporting leg, slowly reach your free leg forward, to the side, and the backward. Repeat this exercise two to three times on each leg. This exercise will help stretch the muscles in your legs as well as build up your leg muscles.
Calf Raises
Stand with your weight centered and both feet flat on the floor. Slowly raise your heels, feeling the stretch in your calves and the back of your legs. Hold each raise 5 to 10 seconds and repeat at least 5 to 10 times. This exercise will stretch the backs of your legs as well as build the muscles in the back of your legs.
Quad Stretch
Stand close to your desk, a wall, or another stable surface. Stabilize your weight in one foot and grab the ankle of the other leg with the hand on the same side. Squeeze the leg up and back toward the buttocks. Pull the ankle upward until you feel a slight stretch in the quadriceps. Hold the stretch for 5 to 10 seconds and then repeat it on the other side. This activity stretches and lengthens the front of your leg to relieve pain you may feel there.
Toe Stretches
Begin by centering your weight in both feet. Slowly shift your weight to one foot and lift the free foot. Alternate pointing and flexing the foot for several repetitions. Repeat the exercise on the other foot. This exercise will help stretch, lengthen, and strengthen the muscles in the front and back of your leg as well as loosen up stiff ankle joints.
Excessive standing can cause pain in your legs due to muscle fatigue and tightness. Practice these exercises on a regular basis and get some relief from your work-related leg pain.
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Take a few minutes each hour to do one or several of these exercises, and you’ll quickly experience relief from your leg pain.
Single Leg Balance and Reach
Begin by standing on both feet with your weight centered. Shift your weight to one leg, then gently bend the knee of your standing leg. As you bend your supporting leg, slowly reach your free leg forward, to the side, and the backward. Repeat this exercise two to three times on each leg. This exercise will help stretch the muscles in your legs as well as build up your leg muscles.
Calf Raises
Stand with your weight centered and both feet flat on the floor. Slowly raise your heels, feeling the stretch in your calves and the back of your legs. Hold each raise 5 to 10 seconds and repeat at least 5 to 10 times. This exercise will stretch the backs of your legs as well as build the muscles in the back of your legs.
Quad Stretch
Stand close to your desk, a wall, or another stable surface. Stabilize your weight in one foot and grab the ankle of the other leg with the hand on the same side. Squeeze the leg up and back toward the buttocks. Pull the ankle upward until you feel a slight stretch in the quadriceps. Hold the stretch for 5 to 10 seconds and then repeat it on the other side. This activity stretches and lengthens the front of your leg to relieve pain you may feel there.
Toe Stretches
Begin by centering your weight in both feet. Slowly shift your weight to one foot and lift the free foot. Alternate pointing and flexing the foot for several repetitions. Repeat the exercise on the other foot. This exercise will help stretch, lengthen, and strengthen the muscles in the front and back of your leg as well as loosen up stiff ankle joints.
Excessive standing can cause pain in your legs due to muscle fatigue and tightness. Practice these exercises on a regular basis and get some relief from your work-related leg pain.
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Broken Back: How to Help Your Posture at a Desk Job - Ajit Patel Sanda , Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Wemet
Spending all day in a seated position can devastate your posture over time. People who work in offices often find their posture slowly deteriorating, and has been known to cause pain, sap your energy, and cut off your circulation. When you combine this with the hazards of remaining seated for a long time, your office job can be a hazard to your health. It takes a while to improve your sitting posture, but we’ve compiled some tips to help make the process a little easier.
Buy A Wrist Rest
A wrist rest helps you reduce the stress you put on your wrists when typing. The rests do this by helping you avoid awkward hand positions which can affect your back. Use your rests by keeping your hands and wrists above them when typing and take strain off of your arms, shoulders and forearms. This will greatly improve your posture while you type.
Rest Your Feet Correctly
A chair that makes it hard for you to comfortably rest your feet on the ground is a recipe for disaster when it comes to your posture. Adjust your chair so you can comfortably rest your feet flat on the ground when sitting. This aligns your back, and it prevents you from slouching. If your chair is too high for you to properly adjust it, get creative and use a small stool or a stack of books to rest your feet on.
Get A Good Chair
A chair from a high-quality furniture supplier can easily help you fix your posture. Look for a chair that provides lumbar support, you can rest your feet on the ground comfortably, and your knees are level with your hips when seated. If you experience pain and posture problems, your chair should be one of the first places you look. Find an office furniture store in Honolulu HI or similar place where they can help you find something perfect for your stature.
Adjust Your Monitor
Adjusting your monitor helps you straighten out your posture by relieving stress on your neck and shoulders. Make sure your monitor is straight in front of you, and adjust it until it is slightly below eye level; this helps you keep your neck in a natural position while working, and does wonders for your posture.
Good posture isn’t something that comes naturally, but with a little work, you can adjust it enough to prevent the health risks that come along with staying seated for long stretches of time. Follow our simple tips, and you’ll notice your posture improve with almost no effort.
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Buy A Wrist Rest
A wrist rest helps you reduce the stress you put on your wrists when typing. The rests do this by helping you avoid awkward hand positions which can affect your back. Use your rests by keeping your hands and wrists above them when typing and take strain off of your arms, shoulders and forearms. This will greatly improve your posture while you type.
Rest Your Feet Correctly
A chair that makes it hard for you to comfortably rest your feet on the ground is a recipe for disaster when it comes to your posture. Adjust your chair so you can comfortably rest your feet flat on the ground when sitting. This aligns your back, and it prevents you from slouching. If your chair is too high for you to properly adjust it, get creative and use a small stool or a stack of books to rest your feet on.
Get A Good Chair
A chair from a high-quality furniture supplier can easily help you fix your posture. Look for a chair that provides lumbar support, you can rest your feet on the ground comfortably, and your knees are level with your hips when seated. If you experience pain and posture problems, your chair should be one of the first places you look. Find an office furniture store in Honolulu HI or similar place where they can help you find something perfect for your stature.
Adjust Your Monitor
Adjusting your monitor helps you straighten out your posture by relieving stress on your neck and shoulders. Make sure your monitor is straight in front of you, and adjust it until it is slightly below eye level; this helps you keep your neck in a natural position while working, and does wonders for your posture.
Good posture isn’t something that comes naturally, but with a little work, you can adjust it enough to prevent the health risks that come along with staying seated for long stretches of time. Follow our simple tips, and you’ll notice your posture improve with almost no effort.
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Working Lunch? - Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Sanda
Where did you eat lunch today? At your desk? If so, you’re not alone. A recent study showed that 70% of Americans eat lunch at their desk several times a week. And with long working hours in the UK and Europe, it’s a widespread habit.
It’s easy to see why so many people are eating at their desks. Whether you’re replying to emails or simply catching up on online news and social networking, it’s tempting to multi-task by eating lunch at the same time. But eating at your desk can have many implications for your health.
When you eat at your desk, you tend not to concentrate on what you’re eating – this can lead to overeating or eating too quickly, which in turn can cause stomach aches or indigestion.
In addition, working through lunch means you’re not getting a proper break. It’s essential to take time away from the computer to give your eyes a rest and also provide the opportunity to stretch and get a breath of fresh air. If not, you risk feeling tense, stressed and may find yourself suffering from a multitude of aches and pains.
Finally, eating at your desk can be incredibly unhygienic. Research has shown that office desks, keyboards, and computer mice can harbour more germs than a toilet seat. So they’re not the sort of things you want to be touching whilst munching on your sandwich.
So next time you find yourself eating at your desk, head to the staff canteen, your local park or coffee shop instead. You’ll enjoy your lunch break much more and feel a whole lot healthier too.
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It’s easy to see why so many people are eating at their desks. Whether you’re replying to emails or simply catching up on online news and social networking, it’s tempting to multi-task by eating lunch at the same time. But eating at your desk can have many implications for your health.
When you eat at your desk, you tend not to concentrate on what you’re eating – this can lead to overeating or eating too quickly, which in turn can cause stomach aches or indigestion.
In addition, working through lunch means you’re not getting a proper break. It’s essential to take time away from the computer to give your eyes a rest and also provide the opportunity to stretch and get a breath of fresh air. If not, you risk feeling tense, stressed and may find yourself suffering from a multitude of aches and pains.
Finally, eating at your desk can be incredibly unhygienic. Research has shown that office desks, keyboards, and computer mice can harbour more germs than a toilet seat. So they’re not the sort of things you want to be touching whilst munching on your sandwich.
So next time you find yourself eating at your desk, head to the staff canteen, your local park or coffee shop instead. You’ll enjoy your lunch break much more and feel a whole lot healthier too.
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The Office Martyr: Why Overworking Won’t Get You Anywhere - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Wemet
You’ve met the office martyr. They come in early and are the last to leave; they refuse to help or delegate; they refuse to take a holiday in case it pushes the company into liquidation and they actively seek out extra work – and then let everyone else know about it. You may think that they’ve got corporate wellness sorted – if not a life – wellness experts warn that overworking, or going on about it, won’t do anything to help your career.
According to psychologist and director of Voice Project Dr Peter Langford, ‘The tireless employee presents a tempting dilemma to most managers. How can a manager say no if you’re willing to put in extra hours, solve more problems, and sell more products? Such a high level of commitment can come with significant costs and your ability to deliver value to an employer may be short-lived if your hectic workload is unsustainable.’ With such “hyper-commitment” you risk early career burnout, passing on your own stress to colleagues and clients, generating counterproductive competition and creating poor quality products or services due to hasty decisions and cutting corners.
Langford warns, ‘Some energetic and ambitious employees simply love doing the hard yards either because they are passionate about their work or are driven to fast track their careers. These motivations aren’t wrong but lives and families can also be ruined if too many sacrifices are being made along the way.’ One such sacrifice is your down time, which is more at risk than ever due to that smartphone in your pocket. Jane McNeill, director of recruitment company Hays, explains, ‘The growth and flexibility of “digital nomads” has changed the work environment. Mobile devices have led to a wider acceptance that working from home is a viable alternative to centralised workplaces.’
However, just because you can contact the office at any time, it doesn’t mean you should. Employers are becoming more concerned about presenteeism, meaning you come into work when you should be off sick or on holiday. McNeill cautions that this causes you to be less efficient at your job which, in turn, costs corporations millions every year. ‘It’s not about how many hours you are in the office, but how productive you are while at work,’ says McNeill. ‘Do this by minimising unnecessary interruptions, effectively prioritising and organising your to-do list and delegating where appropriate.’
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According to psychologist and director of Voice Project Dr Peter Langford, ‘The tireless employee presents a tempting dilemma to most managers. How can a manager say no if you’re willing to put in extra hours, solve more problems, and sell more products? Such a high level of commitment can come with significant costs and your ability to deliver value to an employer may be short-lived if your hectic workload is unsustainable.’ With such “hyper-commitment” you risk early career burnout, passing on your own stress to colleagues and clients, generating counterproductive competition and creating poor quality products or services due to hasty decisions and cutting corners.
Langford warns, ‘Some energetic and ambitious employees simply love doing the hard yards either because they are passionate about their work or are driven to fast track their careers. These motivations aren’t wrong but lives and families can also be ruined if too many sacrifices are being made along the way.’ One such sacrifice is your down time, which is more at risk than ever due to that smartphone in your pocket. Jane McNeill, director of recruitment company Hays, explains, ‘The growth and flexibility of “digital nomads” has changed the work environment. Mobile devices have led to a wider acceptance that working from home is a viable alternative to centralised workplaces.’
However, just because you can contact the office at any time, it doesn’t mean you should. Employers are becoming more concerned about presenteeism, meaning you come into work when you should be off sick or on holiday. McNeill cautions that this causes you to be less efficient at your job which, in turn, costs corporations millions every year. ‘It’s not about how many hours you are in the office, but how productive you are while at work,’ says McNeill. ‘Do this by minimising unnecessary interruptions, effectively prioritising and organising your to-do list and delegating where appropriate.’
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Important Tips for Healthcare Qualification in the U.S. with a Green Card or Visa - Ajit Patel sanda, Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Wellbeing
Health insurance has changed a lot in the last few years with the Affordable Care Act and the Health Insurance Marketplace. It’s a confusing road for everybody, but even more so for immigrants with green cards or visas. As an immigrant, you may wonder if you have a place in this new American insurance situation. As a matter of fact, you do. Anyone who has legal American citizenship or is “lawfully present” in America can sign up for insurance via the government’s website. Here are a few things you should know.
Be Aware of Enrollment Dates
Maybe you thought that, as an immigrant, you didn’t have rights to sign up for insurance and ignored the situation. But now that you know you can enroll, you need to follow some deadlines. There are open enrollment periods each year for anyone to sign up for insurance. Only a select few can buy insurance after those deadlines close. This includes people with life changes, like a marriage, a birth, or a job change.
Show Documentation
What does it meant to be “lawfully present”? Essentially, it means that you have gone through the right channels and gotten documentation to live in America. In other words, illegal immigrants cannot sign up in the Healthcare Marketplace for health insurance. Whether you have a green card, refugee travel document, alien registration number, or reentry permit, you can apply. You will need to prove this documentation when you sign up online, in person, or even over the phone.
Understand Applications for Mixed-Status Families
Once you have your documentation ready, you can sign up for insurance. However, things get a bit tricky if members of your household have varying types of immigrant status. Obviously, illegal immigrants can’t sign up for insurance. However, this does not prevent you from applying if you have a legal status here. Be aware that you do not need to disclose immigrant status of family members to any authorities when signing up.
Team Up with an Immigration Lawyer
If you do have a family member who isn’t eligible for insurance because of their immigration status, you can hire an immigration lawyer to help them become a citizen. They will work with you to wade through the complicated legal system and provide seasoned advice.
Once your family member has documentation, they can enjoy all the freedoms of citizenship, including insurance and healthcare.
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Be Aware of Enrollment Dates
Maybe you thought that, as an immigrant, you didn’t have rights to sign up for insurance and ignored the situation. But now that you know you can enroll, you need to follow some deadlines. There are open enrollment periods each year for anyone to sign up for insurance. Only a select few can buy insurance after those deadlines close. This includes people with life changes, like a marriage, a birth, or a job change.
Show Documentation
What does it meant to be “lawfully present”? Essentially, it means that you have gone through the right channels and gotten documentation to live in America. In other words, illegal immigrants cannot sign up in the Healthcare Marketplace for health insurance. Whether you have a green card, refugee travel document, alien registration number, or reentry permit, you can apply. You will need to prove this documentation when you sign up online, in person, or even over the phone.
Understand Applications for Mixed-Status Families
Once you have your documentation ready, you can sign up for insurance. However, things get a bit tricky if members of your household have varying types of immigrant status. Obviously, illegal immigrants can’t sign up for insurance. However, this does not prevent you from applying if you have a legal status here. Be aware that you do not need to disclose immigrant status of family members to any authorities when signing up.
Team Up with an Immigration Lawyer
If you do have a family member who isn’t eligible for insurance because of their immigration status, you can hire an immigration lawyer to help them become a citizen. They will work with you to wade through the complicated legal system and provide seasoned advice.
Once your family member has documentation, they can enjoy all the freedoms of citizenship, including insurance and healthcare.
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Trying to Lose Weight? Don’t Pass Up The Bread Basket - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK
When people are trying to lose weight, they often stop eating bread. While all people are different and have different nutritional needs, including a healthy amount of bread in your diet can actually help you to shed some pounds.
Calories In and Calories Out
Some people try out several different methods of weight loss, and they find that when they employ the “calories in and calories out” method, they have the greatest levels of success. If you are not consuming the right amount of calories per day for your body, then your body might cling onto fat. Adding some bread to your sandwich or toasting up two slices for breakfast can help you to meet your calorie goals for the day.
Feeling Full
When you are trying to lose weight, a major problem might be that you are constantly hungry. You are always grabbing for something else to eat at night because you didn’t consume enough during the rest of the day. As you probably already know, bread is a filling food. When you have some bread during the day, you can fill up and it’s much easier to push away those feelings of hunger. As a result, you will eat fewer calories and lose weight.
A Reasonable Diet
Perhaps you don’t have too much trouble losing weight, but when it comes to keeping the weight off, you run into problems. Diets that entirely eliminate bread are troublesome because bread and bread products are all around us. Therefore, once you are done with your diet, you might just go back to eating all of those food that you cut out, and your body can react. However, when you learn to eat properly with bread, you are not just dieting; you are actually modifying your lifestyle and turning it into a healthier form of existence.
Healthy Bread Options
Some people are afraid of eating bread because they are concerned with the ingredients that are in it. You do not have to stick with just white bread, if that is where your worries lie. Instead, a specialist from Klosterman Baking Company recommends opting for whole wheat bread. Not only can you eat whole wheat bread, you can find a wide range of whole wheat-based products. Then, you can continue to eat bread, but you do not have to worry about ingredients that you would rather avoid consuming.
Even though we live in a world that tells us that bread and other carbohydrates are bad for us, we need to start questioning those assumptions and craft healthy weight loss plans that actually work.
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Calories In and Calories Out
Some people try out several different methods of weight loss, and they find that when they employ the “calories in and calories out” method, they have the greatest levels of success. If you are not consuming the right amount of calories per day for your body, then your body might cling onto fat. Adding some bread to your sandwich or toasting up two slices for breakfast can help you to meet your calorie goals for the day.
Feeling Full
When you are trying to lose weight, a major problem might be that you are constantly hungry. You are always grabbing for something else to eat at night because you didn’t consume enough during the rest of the day. As you probably already know, bread is a filling food. When you have some bread during the day, you can fill up and it’s much easier to push away those feelings of hunger. As a result, you will eat fewer calories and lose weight.
A Reasonable Diet
Perhaps you don’t have too much trouble losing weight, but when it comes to keeping the weight off, you run into problems. Diets that entirely eliminate bread are troublesome because bread and bread products are all around us. Therefore, once you are done with your diet, you might just go back to eating all of those food that you cut out, and your body can react. However, when you learn to eat properly with bread, you are not just dieting; you are actually modifying your lifestyle and turning it into a healthier form of existence.
Healthy Bread Options
Some people are afraid of eating bread because they are concerned with the ingredients that are in it. You do not have to stick with just white bread, if that is where your worries lie. Instead, a specialist from Klosterman Baking Company recommends opting for whole wheat bread. Not only can you eat whole wheat bread, you can find a wide range of whole wheat-based products. Then, you can continue to eat bread, but you do not have to worry about ingredients that you would rather avoid consuming.
Even though we live in a world that tells us that bread and other carbohydrates are bad for us, we need to start questioning those assumptions and craft healthy weight loss plans that actually work.
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Against the Clock: Time Management for Working Parents - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Goldshield
Family wellness is a difficult enough task when you’re not working. You’ve got to ensure the kids are all happy (but not spoilt), stimulated (but not overly stimulated), and healthy and clean (but still allowed to be kids). Taking care of your child’s wellbeing can be a six or seven person job, so how on earth do you maintain your corporate wellness on top of that?
Time is like gold dust when you’re a working parent, and so managing it becomes of the utmost importance. Firstly, don’t fall into the trap of multitasking. You may think you can leave the office early and work from home whilst watching the kids, but two hours later your work is unfinished, and all you have to show for your time is lovely crayon drawings on the walls. Whether you need to concentrate on work or family life, pick one and switch off other distractions like smartphones, social media and emails.
Next, sort out your priorities. Some work to-do items will need your attention, and others will carry more emotional weight. Combine those to-do lists and tackle the most onerous tasks first, so you’ll know things are only going to get better. Remember that both family life tasks and work life tasks are important, they just need a little bit of sorting so you don’t drop the ball on one.
Whilst getting the most out of your time is important to achieve a decent work-life balance, remember that you also need time to do nothing and just be. Pad out your activities with periods of quiet – “serendipity space” – where there is nothing to do and nowhere to go. Some of the best family moments arise out of these times, such as in-the-moment puddle-jumping or sofa snuggling, and if you’re in a hurry to be somewhere or do something, you might miss them.
Finally, take advantage of those little five minutes in your day here and there where you can complete little tasks. Have these jobs queued up in your to-do list so that you’ve always got something useful to do when you’re waiting for something else. Save up tasks such as making phone calls, checking social media, responding to email, doing self-care tasks that fall by the wayside (e.g., nail filing, stretching), tidying up, even a single drawer or surface, sorting the post, and looking ahead in your calendar and to-do list to see where you could benefit from a little forward planning or preparation.
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Time is like gold dust when you’re a working parent, and so managing it becomes of the utmost importance. Firstly, don’t fall into the trap of multitasking. You may think you can leave the office early and work from home whilst watching the kids, but two hours later your work is unfinished, and all you have to show for your time is lovely crayon drawings on the walls. Whether you need to concentrate on work or family life, pick one and switch off other distractions like smartphones, social media and emails.
Next, sort out your priorities. Some work to-do items will need your attention, and others will carry more emotional weight. Combine those to-do lists and tackle the most onerous tasks first, so you’ll know things are only going to get better. Remember that both family life tasks and work life tasks are important, they just need a little bit of sorting so you don’t drop the ball on one.
Whilst getting the most out of your time is important to achieve a decent work-life balance, remember that you also need time to do nothing and just be. Pad out your activities with periods of quiet – “serendipity space” – where there is nothing to do and nowhere to go. Some of the best family moments arise out of these times, such as in-the-moment puddle-jumping or sofa snuggling, and if you’re in a hurry to be somewhere or do something, you might miss them.
Finally, take advantage of those little five minutes in your day here and there where you can complete little tasks. Have these jobs queued up in your to-do list so that you’ve always got something useful to do when you’re waiting for something else. Save up tasks such as making phone calls, checking social media, responding to email, doing self-care tasks that fall by the wayside (e.g., nail filing, stretching), tidying up, even a single drawer or surface, sorting the post, and looking ahead in your calendar and to-do list to see where you could benefit from a little forward planning or preparation.
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Working the Night Shift? - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Wellbeing
There’s no shortage of reports detailing the health risks attached to shift working patterns and in particular working night shifts. In fact, this lifestyle has been blamed for everything from obesity to depression. But if your job requires you to work shifts, there might not be much you can do about your working hours. There are ways in which you can make your working life healthier though. Here are some suggestions:
Try develop a routine
If possible, stick to the same working hours rather than constantly switching shifts.
Create a proper sleep environment
Even if you have to sleep during the day, make sure you go to bed to sleep rather than napping on the sofa. If the light keeps you awake, try using blackout blinds or an eye mask. And if noise is a problem, use ear plugs.
Avoid energy drinks and sugary snacks
Sugary drinks and snacks may give you a quick energy boost but will make you feel worse in the long run. Take healthy snacks such as fruit or nuts to work to provide natural energy.
Eat healthily and regularly
You may be eating at odd hours but it’s still important to plan healthy meals and make time for proper mealtimes rather than just snacking.
Get exercise and fresh air
Remember to take a walk every day or visit the gym before or after your shift to keep fit and energised.
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Try develop a routine
If possible, stick to the same working hours rather than constantly switching shifts.
Create a proper sleep environment
Even if you have to sleep during the day, make sure you go to bed to sleep rather than napping on the sofa. If the light keeps you awake, try using blackout blinds or an eye mask. And if noise is a problem, use ear plugs.
Avoid energy drinks and sugary snacks
Sugary drinks and snacks may give you a quick energy boost but will make you feel worse in the long run. Take healthy snacks such as fruit or nuts to work to provide natural energy.
Eat healthily and regularly
You may be eating at odd hours but it’s still important to plan healthy meals and make time for proper mealtimes rather than just snacking.
Get exercise and fresh air
Remember to take a walk every day or visit the gym before or after your shift to keep fit and energised.
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Are Work Worries Causing Sleepless Nights? - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK
It’s a feeling we’ve all experienced from time-to-time. You’re dog tired, ready for a good night’s sleep. But then as soon as your head hits the pillow you’re wide awake worrying about work. Perhaps you’re dwelling on the stressful day you’ve just had or are fretting about the workload you need to get through tomorrow – either way; not being able to get to sleep is frustrating. And if it’s a problem you’re facing night after night, it can soon take its toll on your health, making it hard to perform well during the day creating a vicious cycle of stressful days at work followed by restless nights.
If you find yourself kept awake by work worries, there are a few techniques you can try to help you drop off to sleep:
Make a list before you leave work
Before you leave work for the day, make a list of all the important things you need to do the next day. You then won’t find yourself making mental lists in your head when you should be sleeping.
Talk about it – but only for 10 minutes
When you’ve had a bad day at work it can be therapeutic to get the frustration off your chest by sharing your experiences with a partner or friend. But make sure you only talk about your day for a short while –reliving every minute in detail will just make you feel wound up again.
Keep a pen and pad by your bed
There will be times in the night when you suddenly wake up to realise that you’ve forgotten something important. By keeping a pen and pad by your bed, you will be able to make a quick note and drop back off to sleep.
Write a letter – but don’t send it
Perhaps someone at work has upset you and you can’t sleep because you’re thinking of all the things you want to say to them. If you find yourself running through conversations in your head, try writing a letter to the person that has upset you. Once you’ve got your thoughts down on paper, you’ll probably find that you can switch off. In the morning you can decide if you still want to send the letter – or you may find that your mood has changed after a good night’s sleep.
Switch off before bed time
Modern technology has made it harder than ever to switch off from work in the evening. When you have access to work emails on your home computer or smartphone, there is always the temptation to check emails whilst watching television. This is a bad habit to get into and if you see an email that causes feelings of stress, you’ll find it hard to relax again. Try switching your phone and computer off in the evening, or make a policy not to look at work emails after a certain time.
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If you find yourself kept awake by work worries, there are a few techniques you can try to help you drop off to sleep:
Make a list before you leave work
Before you leave work for the day, make a list of all the important things you need to do the next day. You then won’t find yourself making mental lists in your head when you should be sleeping.
Talk about it – but only for 10 minutes
When you’ve had a bad day at work it can be therapeutic to get the frustration off your chest by sharing your experiences with a partner or friend. But make sure you only talk about your day for a short while –reliving every minute in detail will just make you feel wound up again.
Keep a pen and pad by your bed
There will be times in the night when you suddenly wake up to realise that you’ve forgotten something important. By keeping a pen and pad by your bed, you will be able to make a quick note and drop back off to sleep.
Write a letter – but don’t send it
Perhaps someone at work has upset you and you can’t sleep because you’re thinking of all the things you want to say to them. If you find yourself running through conversations in your head, try writing a letter to the person that has upset you. Once you’ve got your thoughts down on paper, you’ll probably find that you can switch off. In the morning you can decide if you still want to send the letter – or you may find that your mood has changed after a good night’s sleep.
Switch off before bed time
Modern technology has made it harder than ever to switch off from work in the evening. When you have access to work emails on your home computer or smartphone, there is always the temptation to check emails whilst watching television. This is a bad habit to get into and if you see an email that causes feelings of stress, you’ll find it hard to relax again. Try switching your phone and computer off in the evening, or make a policy not to look at work emails after a certain time.
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How To Provide Better Care To Your Patients And Enjoy Your Job More - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK , Ajit Patel Wellness
People are getting more interested in the professional healthcare field because of decent pay, flexibility and traveling opportunities. However, it’s important that as a healthcare worker, you are taking extra steps to make your patients feel more comfortable. When patients are satisfied with their care, you can enjoy your job more.
Preferences of the patient
The majority of health care workers honestly believe they are doing what’s best for the patient while working. However, there is a distinction between assuming you know what is right for the patient and what the patient wants and feels is best. Patient-centered care progresses beyond good intentions to incorporate the patient’s preferences. Sometimes, there are many ways to approach a health concern, and in that case, it’s important to ask the patient how they would like to proceed. Other times, patients may prefer to try natural methods to treat a condition first. As long as it doesn’t put them in danger, it’s important to let the patient be involved in major decisions.
Asking questions
The best way to know what the patient’s preferences are is to ask. Ask the patient what you could do for them to make their experience better. Ask plenty of questions about his or her concerns. Healthcare workers may find it enjoyable to ask about their patient’s childhood and other exciting life experiences. Because patients may not always know how to best describe their concerns, your questions can help you understand what they need.
Become a great listener
It’ also greatly important to be an active listener. Your listening skills has a huge impact on your job effectiveness, and on the value of your relationships with others. Make a mindful effort to hear not only the words your patient is saying but, more importantly, try to comprehend the complete message being sent. Often times, patients don’t know how to correctly articulate the exact pains and problems they may be experiencing. Be mindful of subtle clues they may be giving you through talking about their daily routine.
Providing personal care
Providing good patient care includes their personal care. Ensuring they are bathed or showered daily will keep their personal hygiene in order. This may be a difficult task for some patients, who do not feel comfortable exposing their bodies to a health care worker. Just ensure the patient that you are a trained professional. This is something that many healthcare workers will experience in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. For other healthcare workers, psychological care may be what is needed, and referrals to other professionals or clinics may be what is needed to make sure their needs are met.
TouchCare technology
The office visit is only one part of helping your patients. TouchCare allows healthcare workers to stay connected with their patients via new technology. Since many people have smart phones, tablets and computers to stay connected, you too can be a part of their mobile life to provide better care.
Involvement in activities
A few of the best ways to provide better care to your patients is to get them involved in activities. Board games, bingo, bird watching, dancing, painting and walking are all good options to keep your patient active. You can assist them in joining a local recreation center. There are many fun activities available for people of all ages and capabilities, and staying active can greatly help most of your patients.
There are many ways to enjoy your job while offering your patient the professional care and support they need. Have fun with them and make them smile. It’s important to let them know that you care.
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Preferences of the patient
The majority of health care workers honestly believe they are doing what’s best for the patient while working. However, there is a distinction between assuming you know what is right for the patient and what the patient wants and feels is best. Patient-centered care progresses beyond good intentions to incorporate the patient’s preferences. Sometimes, there are many ways to approach a health concern, and in that case, it’s important to ask the patient how they would like to proceed. Other times, patients may prefer to try natural methods to treat a condition first. As long as it doesn’t put them in danger, it’s important to let the patient be involved in major decisions.
Asking questions
The best way to know what the patient’s preferences are is to ask. Ask the patient what you could do for them to make their experience better. Ask plenty of questions about his or her concerns. Healthcare workers may find it enjoyable to ask about their patient’s childhood and other exciting life experiences. Because patients may not always know how to best describe their concerns, your questions can help you understand what they need.
Become a great listener
It’ also greatly important to be an active listener. Your listening skills has a huge impact on your job effectiveness, and on the value of your relationships with others. Make a mindful effort to hear not only the words your patient is saying but, more importantly, try to comprehend the complete message being sent. Often times, patients don’t know how to correctly articulate the exact pains and problems they may be experiencing. Be mindful of subtle clues they may be giving you through talking about their daily routine.
Providing personal care
Providing good patient care includes their personal care. Ensuring they are bathed or showered daily will keep their personal hygiene in order. This may be a difficult task for some patients, who do not feel comfortable exposing their bodies to a health care worker. Just ensure the patient that you are a trained professional. This is something that many healthcare workers will experience in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. For other healthcare workers, psychological care may be what is needed, and referrals to other professionals or clinics may be what is needed to make sure their needs are met.
TouchCare technology
The office visit is only one part of helping your patients. TouchCare allows healthcare workers to stay connected with their patients via new technology. Since many people have smart phones, tablets and computers to stay connected, you too can be a part of their mobile life to provide better care.
Involvement in activities
A few of the best ways to provide better care to your patients is to get them involved in activities. Board games, bingo, bird watching, dancing, painting and walking are all good options to keep your patient active. You can assist them in joining a local recreation center. There are many fun activities available for people of all ages and capabilities, and staying active can greatly help most of your patients.
There are many ways to enjoy your job while offering your patient the professional care and support they need. Have fun with them and make them smile. It’s important to let them know that you care.
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Healthy Home PC Habits - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Wellbeing
Whether you work from home, spend hours surfing the Internet, or enjoy playing games on your computer, most of us are spending more time than ever on our home computers. And whilst they’re great for working, or having fun; working or playing on a computer in the wrong environment can cause all sorts of health problems from a bad back to headaches.
Here are some tips for creating a healthy environment whilst using a laptop or PC at home:
Check Your Posture
It’s best to sit in a supportive chair rather than slouching on the sofa with your laptop. If you don’t have a separate office, you should still sit at a table or use a specially-designed lap tray to encourage good posture whilst using a laptop.
Be Kind to Your Eyes
Make sure the font size on your computer is set to the right size. If you’re struggling to read the text on screen, you could cause headaches. In addition, make sure there is no glare from sunlight or artificial lighting which could cause you to strain your eyes.
Stay Fresh
It’s easy to spend hours online without realising it – make sure you stay alert and refreshed by opening a window or take regular breaks. Remember to stay hydrated by keeping a large glass of water nearby when using your computer for long lengths of time.
Add Some Plants
If you have a desk or table where you spend a lot of your time, try placing a plant nearby. Studies have shown that having real plants in a working environment can help reduce the ill effects caused by electronic equipment.
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Here are some tips for creating a healthy environment whilst using a laptop or PC at home:
Check Your Posture
It’s best to sit in a supportive chair rather than slouching on the sofa with your laptop. If you don’t have a separate office, you should still sit at a table or use a specially-designed lap tray to encourage good posture whilst using a laptop.
Be Kind to Your Eyes
Make sure the font size on your computer is set to the right size. If you’re struggling to read the text on screen, you could cause headaches. In addition, make sure there is no glare from sunlight or artificial lighting which could cause you to strain your eyes.
Stay Fresh
It’s easy to spend hours online without realising it – make sure you stay alert and refreshed by opening a window or take regular breaks. Remember to stay hydrated by keeping a large glass of water nearby when using your computer for long lengths of time.
Add Some Plants
If you have a desk or table where you spend a lot of your time, try placing a plant nearby. Studies have shown that having real plants in a working environment can help reduce the ill effects caused by electronic equipment.
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Is the Office Photocopier Making You Ill? - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK
They’re a vital piece of equipment in many offices but some people worry about the potential health risks associated with photocopiers. If you only use one every now and again then there’s probably no need to be concerned but if you spend a large part of your day using the photocopier, you may want to take steps to make sure it is used safely.
Why do people worry about photocopiers?
Perhaps you’ve never stopped to think about the health problems a photocopier can cause. And from the outside it can seem like a harmless device. However, every time a photocopier fires into action, complex electrical and chemical processes takes place which could be harmful to health. Some of the common concerns include:
Toners – in older photocopiers, liquid toner may need to be changed by hand and this could cause skin or respiratory irritation. However, most modern photocopiers now use a toner cartridge which means you are less likely to come into direct contact with the toner.
Bright lights – when making a copy, photocopiers emit a bright light which could be harmful to your eyes. It’s therefore important to always keep the lid firmly closed when using the photocopier. Ultra-violet light may also be released when the copier is in use but usually at levels that pose no risk to health.
Electro-magnetic fields (EMFs) – as with many pieces of office equipment, photocopiers emit EMFs which some believe can be harmful to health. Research has so far not proven conclusively what harm can be caused by EMFs but if you are using a photocopier on a regular basis or for a long length of time, it makes sense to take a step back away from the machine whilst it is in use.
Gases – photocopiers have been found to emit gases such as Ozone. If these reach high levels, they could cause eye and respiratory irritation. In more serious cases, severe exposure could cause lung damage. Keeping photocopiers in a well-ventilated area can help prevent these problems.
Noise – older or larger photocopiers can be very noisy and if you have to work near one that is in use for much of the day it could cause headaches or concentration problems. If this is an issue, speak to your boss about moving your desk further away from the photocopier.
To help prevent health problems in the office caused by photocopiers, it’s worth taking some basic precautions:
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Why do people worry about photocopiers?
Perhaps you’ve never stopped to think about the health problems a photocopier can cause. And from the outside it can seem like a harmless device. However, every time a photocopier fires into action, complex electrical and chemical processes takes place which could be harmful to health. Some of the common concerns include:
Toners – in older photocopiers, liquid toner may need to be changed by hand and this could cause skin or respiratory irritation. However, most modern photocopiers now use a toner cartridge which means you are less likely to come into direct contact with the toner.
Bright lights – when making a copy, photocopiers emit a bright light which could be harmful to your eyes. It’s therefore important to always keep the lid firmly closed when using the photocopier. Ultra-violet light may also be released when the copier is in use but usually at levels that pose no risk to health.
Electro-magnetic fields (EMFs) – as with many pieces of office equipment, photocopiers emit EMFs which some believe can be harmful to health. Research has so far not proven conclusively what harm can be caused by EMFs but if you are using a photocopier on a regular basis or for a long length of time, it makes sense to take a step back away from the machine whilst it is in use.
Gases – photocopiers have been found to emit gases such as Ozone. If these reach high levels, they could cause eye and respiratory irritation. In more serious cases, severe exposure could cause lung damage. Keeping photocopiers in a well-ventilated area can help prevent these problems.
Noise – older or larger photocopiers can be very noisy and if you have to work near one that is in use for much of the day it could cause headaches or concentration problems. If this is an issue, speak to your boss about moving your desk further away from the photocopier.
To help prevent health problems in the office caused by photocopiers, it’s worth taking some basic precautions:
- Update older photocopiers with modern versions and always buy new photocopiers from reputable suppliers
- Make sure photocopiers are serviced regularly
- Position photocopiers away from workstations. If possible, keep the photocopier in a separate room
- Make sure staff know how to use the photocopier safely – including how to change toner safely, and how to fix paper jams without causing injury
- Ensure there is adequate ventilation around the photocopier
- Avoid using the photocopier for extended periods of time
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Stay Healthy Working from Home - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Wellbeing
Working from home offers a lot of benefits – the ability to juggle work and home life more efficiently, freedom from the daily commute, and greater flexibility over working hours. But with no boss or colleagues watching over your shoulder, it can be easy to slip into unhealthy habits.
Here are some ways to ensure you stay healthy when working from home:
Dress Professionally
Dressing for work (rather than working in your pyjamas or jogging pants), will make you feel more professional, confident and ready for work.
Designate a Workspace
Find a space where you can work away from distractions. Even if you don’t have a separate office at home, it’s a good idea to keep all of your work files and equipment in one place so that you can easily separate your home and work life.
Eat Properly
Make sure you’ve got plenty of healthy snacks at home to keep you sustained throughout the day and stop you reaching for the biscuit tin.
Get some Fresh Air
Exercise and fresh air are essential for good health but when you don’t need to travel to work, it’s easy to find that you spend all day in the house. Make the effort to take a walk before starting work and another at lunchtime.
Talk to Others
It’s easy to feel lonely and unmotivated when you’re working alone at home. Telephone the office regularly to keep in touch with your colleagues or meet up with a friend at lunchtime.
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Here are some ways to ensure you stay healthy when working from home:
Dress Professionally
Dressing for work (rather than working in your pyjamas or jogging pants), will make you feel more professional, confident and ready for work.
Designate a Workspace
Find a space where you can work away from distractions. Even if you don’t have a separate office at home, it’s a good idea to keep all of your work files and equipment in one place so that you can easily separate your home and work life.
Eat Properly
Make sure you’ve got plenty of healthy snacks at home to keep you sustained throughout the day and stop you reaching for the biscuit tin.
Get some Fresh Air
Exercise and fresh air are essential for good health but when you don’t need to travel to work, it’s easy to find that you spend all day in the house. Make the effort to take a walk before starting work and another at lunchtime.
Talk to Others
It’s easy to feel lonely and unmotivated when you’re working alone at home. Telephone the office regularly to keep in touch with your colleagues or meet up with a friend at lunchtime.
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Nurturing a healthy office environment on the cheap - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Wemet, Ajit Patel UK
Long gone are the days when everyone shuffled bleary-eyed into the workplace at 8am, got semi-comfortable in their sad little cubicle with a stiff chair, and only met for chatter around the office water cooler mid-morning or while eating a grim sandwich for lunch under the halogen lights. Now employers are outdoing themselves with the variety of options on hand to bolster the happiness (and therefore productivity) of their employees. From dog friendly working environments, to office gym memberships, cycle schemes, free massages and lunch buffets-there is stiff competition to provide incentive to keep workers emotionally and physically healthy and happy during the 9-5. So how can you nurture the healthy office environment without spending a lot of dough? Try these ideas to make your workplace happier, healthier, and more productive.
Walking meetings: Who says you need to sit in the boardroom? Most meetings don’t actually need to be taken sitting down, so lace up your walking shoes and head outside. Even on rainy or snowy days, the brisk air will serve to wake you up, and attendees will have a chance to stretch and work out the kinks! A little cold never hurt anyone, after all.
Office massage: Bringing a masseuse into the office on a weekly or bi-weekly basis can up the morale of the team, while only taking a short 15-30 minutes out of their work day. For the low cost of a half or full day masseuse hire, your workers can rotate through the massage chair, finding relief from back, neck and shoulder tension (as well as eye strain brought on by hours sat staring at the computer screen), and come out feeling de-stressed and with boosted energy and concentration levels, ready to get back to the grind. Not to mention no one’s going to call in sick on free massage day, now are they?
Standing desks: Study after study show that sitting all day is terrible for your health, and can lead to a variety of problems, from obesity and higher risk of cardiac disease, to diabetes and back issues. Standing all day would seem like the obvious solution, but swapping sitting for standing has its own set of problems. So what’s a worker bee to do? Alternate sitting with standing. With an adjustable sit-stand desk that can be fixed the appropriate height of the employee, monitoring your health is a mere button push away. And if buying a desk like that is out of your office budget, take the cheaper option to get off your bottom and set a timer for 20 minutes. When it goes off, stand up for a bit. Stretch your legs, get a drink of water, walk over to a coworker’s desk-anything to get up, get moving, and stave off the pins and needles-and heart disease and diabetes.
With these simple, easy-on-the-purse-strings steps, you can easily make your office one of those progressive places that everyone goes on about. Happier and healthier employees create the kind of workforce that spend their hours doing their best and most inspired work, rather than staring at the clock and waiting for 5pm. And implementing these changes are much cheaper than you’d think. No bounce house or company yoga classes needed (although those are nice ideas too).
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Walking meetings: Who says you need to sit in the boardroom? Most meetings don’t actually need to be taken sitting down, so lace up your walking shoes and head outside. Even on rainy or snowy days, the brisk air will serve to wake you up, and attendees will have a chance to stretch and work out the kinks! A little cold never hurt anyone, after all.
Office massage: Bringing a masseuse into the office on a weekly or bi-weekly basis can up the morale of the team, while only taking a short 15-30 minutes out of their work day. For the low cost of a half or full day masseuse hire, your workers can rotate through the massage chair, finding relief from back, neck and shoulder tension (as well as eye strain brought on by hours sat staring at the computer screen), and come out feeling de-stressed and with boosted energy and concentration levels, ready to get back to the grind. Not to mention no one’s going to call in sick on free massage day, now are they?
Standing desks: Study after study show that sitting all day is terrible for your health, and can lead to a variety of problems, from obesity and higher risk of cardiac disease, to diabetes and back issues. Standing all day would seem like the obvious solution, but swapping sitting for standing has its own set of problems. So what’s a worker bee to do? Alternate sitting with standing. With an adjustable sit-stand desk that can be fixed the appropriate height of the employee, monitoring your health is a mere button push away. And if buying a desk like that is out of your office budget, take the cheaper option to get off your bottom and set a timer for 20 minutes. When it goes off, stand up for a bit. Stretch your legs, get a drink of water, walk over to a coworker’s desk-anything to get up, get moving, and stave off the pins and needles-and heart disease and diabetes.
With these simple, easy-on-the-purse-strings steps, you can easily make your office one of those progressive places that everyone goes on about. Happier and healthier employees create the kind of workforce that spend their hours doing their best and most inspired work, rather than staring at the clock and waiting for 5pm. And implementing these changes are much cheaper than you’d think. No bounce house or company yoga classes needed (although those are nice ideas too).
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Building and Sustaining Positive Relationships in the Workplace - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Wellness
It’s Monday morning and you’ve only been at the office for a couple of hours. The phone has not stopped ringing, you’ve barely made a dent in your emails, there is a project deadline looming, a team meeting to lead and your boss is concerned and hassling you about the project outcome. Does any of this sound familiar to you? Does it feel overwhelming?The truth is that in order to be successful, productive and less stressed, you need positive, supportive relationships at work.
Here are the 7 keys to developing them.
1. Foster a willingness to listen.
Good listening skills are necessary in order to succeed in establishing good relationships with managers, colleagues, and employees. While talking less and listening more can be a challenge at times, it’s important to suspend your own needs and reactions in order “hear” what another person is saying.
2. Promote a willingness to work collaboratively.
Collaboration or “working together” is an extremely important team concept. This means noticing and responding to the comments and requests of others. Each member of the team has value and a role to play so if one or two team members attempt to be “in charge” and view themselves as more valuable, the effectiveness of the whole team may be greatly reduced.
3. Endeavor to be respectful.
The old adage “you catch more flies with honey than vinegar” holds true. Showing respect to others, even if they are unpleasant and rude, exhibits a strong sense of self.
4. Respond in a timely fashion.
Evaluate how timely you are in responding to others. Remember, your response may affect decisions or someone else’s ability to complete projects. When you let someone know you have received their message but don’t have the data they require, at least they know you aren’t ignoring them. Often much time, energy and frustration is expended because people don’t acknowledge a message or request.
5. Find a mentor.
A mentor understands the company culture, how decisions are made and office protocol. Your mentor is willing to answer your questions, share their wisdom and challenge you. Developing a relationship with a mentor can help you transition into a company, a new department or a different job. Having a mentor can help you manage and thrive in a competitive environment.
6. Eliminate the negativity.
Examine your behavior to be sure that you’re not a chronic complainer who never has anything positive to say, the boss who yells at employees under the guise of motivating them, or the person who always blames others for their problems. You’ll also want to limit contact with these toxic influences as much as possible.
7. Surround yourself with supportive people.
People who value, encourage and support you are invaluable both in the workplace and in your personal life. They help you problem solve and deal with the challenges you encounter. They encourage you even while asking tough questions. They don’t always agree with you but rather are with you through “thick and thin”. Identify the supportive people in your life and let them know how much you appreciate them.
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Here are the 7 keys to developing them.
1. Foster a willingness to listen.
Good listening skills are necessary in order to succeed in establishing good relationships with managers, colleagues, and employees. While talking less and listening more can be a challenge at times, it’s important to suspend your own needs and reactions in order “hear” what another person is saying.
2. Promote a willingness to work collaboratively.
Collaboration or “working together” is an extremely important team concept. This means noticing and responding to the comments and requests of others. Each member of the team has value and a role to play so if one or two team members attempt to be “in charge” and view themselves as more valuable, the effectiveness of the whole team may be greatly reduced.
3. Endeavor to be respectful.
The old adage “you catch more flies with honey than vinegar” holds true. Showing respect to others, even if they are unpleasant and rude, exhibits a strong sense of self.
4. Respond in a timely fashion.
Evaluate how timely you are in responding to others. Remember, your response may affect decisions or someone else’s ability to complete projects. When you let someone know you have received their message but don’t have the data they require, at least they know you aren’t ignoring them. Often much time, energy and frustration is expended because people don’t acknowledge a message or request.
5. Find a mentor.
A mentor understands the company culture, how decisions are made and office protocol. Your mentor is willing to answer your questions, share their wisdom and challenge you. Developing a relationship with a mentor can help you transition into a company, a new department or a different job. Having a mentor can help you manage and thrive in a competitive environment.
6. Eliminate the negativity.
Examine your behavior to be sure that you’re not a chronic complainer who never has anything positive to say, the boss who yells at employees under the guise of motivating them, or the person who always blames others for their problems. You’ll also want to limit contact with these toxic influences as much as possible.
7. Surround yourself with supportive people.
People who value, encourage and support you are invaluable both in the workplace and in your personal life. They help you problem solve and deal with the challenges you encounter. They encourage you even while asking tough questions. They don’t always agree with you but rather are with you through “thick and thin”. Identify the supportive people in your life and let them know how much you appreciate them.
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Can You Split Your Time Equally Between Work and Home? - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Wellbeing, Ajit Patel Uk
If you’ve ever been to a professional conference, business meeting or industry lunch, I guarantee that one topic came up; work-life balance. The extreme demands of today’s workplace means that you can put corporate wellness before family wellness or your own wellbeing, and miss out on time for family, friends, hobbies, etc. but is there room for a 50/50 split between work and home life?
Keith Wyche, President of CUB Foods, comments ‘Having been a corporate athlete for more than 30 years, I can testify that today’s workplace is much more demanding than ever before. Not only are we being asked to work longer hours, technology has almost “handcuffed” us to the job 24/7. Think about it. Emails are non-stop. Voicemails can arrive at any hour. Smartphones function as “life support” devices that sit on our nightstand, vibrating at all hours of the night.’
According to Wyche, ‘In such a competitive workplace, the difference between a promotion and a pink slip can be the perception of who is more “dedicated” to the company. Who is willing to work late? Who will spend their weekends in the office to finish the project? If you don’t do it, someone else will and gets the upper hand. Worse yet, your personal brand may take a hit. The reality is, there really is no such thing as work-life balance if you expect it to always be a 50/50 split. Rather, I believe that what is more manageable is what I call “managed imbalance”.’
By managed imbalance, Wyche means that you have to acknowledge and accept that fact that sometimes, the demands of your job will be your priority, while the needs of your personal life will take precedence at others. If your health is a concern, you simply have to make time to eat a proper lunch, rather than wolfing down fast food at your desk. If you have a big project deadline or presentation, you just have to put that first. ‘The skill comes in knowing when and how to manage the imbalance,’ Wyche notes. ‘I am convinced that all work and no play is a recipe for unhappiness.’
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Keith Wyche, President of CUB Foods, comments ‘Having been a corporate athlete for more than 30 years, I can testify that today’s workplace is much more demanding than ever before. Not only are we being asked to work longer hours, technology has almost “handcuffed” us to the job 24/7. Think about it. Emails are non-stop. Voicemails can arrive at any hour. Smartphones function as “life support” devices that sit on our nightstand, vibrating at all hours of the night.’
According to Wyche, ‘In such a competitive workplace, the difference between a promotion and a pink slip can be the perception of who is more “dedicated” to the company. Who is willing to work late? Who will spend their weekends in the office to finish the project? If you don’t do it, someone else will and gets the upper hand. Worse yet, your personal brand may take a hit. The reality is, there really is no such thing as work-life balance if you expect it to always be a 50/50 split. Rather, I believe that what is more manageable is what I call “managed imbalance”.’
By managed imbalance, Wyche means that you have to acknowledge and accept that fact that sometimes, the demands of your job will be your priority, while the needs of your personal life will take precedence at others. If your health is a concern, you simply have to make time to eat a proper lunch, rather than wolfing down fast food at your desk. If you have a big project deadline or presentation, you just have to put that first. ‘The skill comes in knowing when and how to manage the imbalance,’ Wyche notes. ‘I am convinced that all work and no play is a recipe for unhappiness.’
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Is Office Air Conditioning Making You Sick? -Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Goldshield
Many modern offices rely on air conditioning units to regulate temperature. But for some people, this modern convenience can cause a range of health problems from asthma attacks to persistent coughs and sniffles. This is because air-conditioning units can spread airborne bacteria and fungi which are a major cause of respiratory illnesses.
In a study of 770 office staff, researchers found that those who worked in offices with air-conditioning were over twice as likely to suffer from respiratory illnesses than those who worked in offices without air conditioning. Not only is this unpleasant for staff but it’s also bad news for business. Respiratory illnesses were shown to be responsible for 17 per cent of sick days taken by staff who work in air-conditioned offices whilst the figure is just 9 per cent for those working without air-conditioning.
And it’s not just germs and mould that can be a problem. Arguments about air-conditioning are common in shared offices where large numbers of people often have to work together. It’s easy to feel uncomfortable at work if you are either too hot or too cold and if the problem is caused by your colleagues adjusting the temperature, it can lead to stress and strained relationships too. If possible, try to find a temperature that everyone can agree on and stick to this – rather than constantly turning the air-con up and down throughout the day.
If people in your office are regularly feeling under the weather, it’s probably worth getting the air-conditioning checked out by a professional servicing company. And of course, air-conditioning units should be cleaned and maintained on a regular basis, even if no problems seem apparent.
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In a study of 770 office staff, researchers found that those who worked in offices with air-conditioning were over twice as likely to suffer from respiratory illnesses than those who worked in offices without air conditioning. Not only is this unpleasant for staff but it’s also bad news for business. Respiratory illnesses were shown to be responsible for 17 per cent of sick days taken by staff who work in air-conditioned offices whilst the figure is just 9 per cent for those working without air-conditioning.
And it’s not just germs and mould that can be a problem. Arguments about air-conditioning are common in shared offices where large numbers of people often have to work together. It’s easy to feel uncomfortable at work if you are either too hot or too cold and if the problem is caused by your colleagues adjusting the temperature, it can lead to stress and strained relationships too. If possible, try to find a temperature that everyone can agree on and stick to this – rather than constantly turning the air-con up and down throughout the day.
If people in your office are regularly feeling under the weather, it’s probably worth getting the air-conditioning checked out by a professional servicing company. And of course, air-conditioning units should be cleaned and maintained on a regular basis, even if no problems seem apparent.
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Reduce Paper To Reduce Emotional Stress - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK
Whether it’s piles of documents on your desk at work, bills strewn across surfaces at home or files clogging up your home office, facing mountains of paperwork on a daily basis is a real problem. Not only is it stressful to see them cluttering your surfaces, it also makes you more inefficient as you have to sort through various documents to find what you’re looking for. And, of course, using more paper than we need to is bad news for the environment too.
But with newspapers, magazines, advertising flyers, bills and work-related documents coming into your house every day, what can you do to reduce the amount of paper you face? Here are some tips:
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But with newspapers, magazines, advertising flyers, bills and work-related documents coming into your house every day, what can you do to reduce the amount of paper you face? Here are some tips:
- Remove yourself from advertising mailing lists www.directmail.com/junk_mail
- Don’t print emails or online documents – just read them on screen
- When printing is essential, use both sides of the paper
- Recycle documents you no longer need
- Cancel magazine or newspaper subscriptions and get your news or gossip fix online
- Ask banks and utility companies to send bills and statements online rather than paper versions
- At work, share documents online rather than printing copies for different people. This is also useful if documents are changing regularly, as you will always have access to the latest version.
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Is Your To-Do List Stressing You Out? - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Goldshield
Creating an effective ‘to-do’ list is one of the first steps to taking control of your time. Without one you can easily find yourself forgetting important tasks or focussing your energy on the wrong jobs. But it’s important that your to-do list actually helps make your day easier rather than simply being a stressful reminder of all things you never quite have time to complete.
So how do you create a to-do list that will take the stress out of your day, help you plan your time more effectively and ensure you get things done? Here are our tips:
Keep it Short
If you find that you’re always adding more to your to-do list than you’re crossing off, it can quickly spiral out of control and become a stress-inducing list. So rather than referring to one big list, create a more manageable list of just the three or four urgent tasks you must complete today. You can always keep a separate ‘on-going’ list for all the things you can’t forget but that don’t need dealing with straightaway.
Tackle the Worst Job First
In his time-management book Eat that Frog, author Brian Tracy compares the tasks you really don’t feel like tackling to frogs that need to be eaten. The temptation is always to put off the job you’re dreading until later. However, this can be emotionally draining as every time you look at your to-do list, you’ll experience a moment of stress when you see the task you’re putting off. Tracy says that by completing the least-enjoyable job first, the rest of your day will become easier and more enjoyable.
Break it Down
Avoid putting complex jobs as one item on your to-do list.For example, ‘plan annual conference’ shouldn’t be an item on your daily to-do list. Instead create separate lists for each major project, so that you can break the task into manageable chunks, e.g. ‘book venue’, ‘design invitations’, etc.
Tackle Your Two-Minute Tasks
If a task crops up that will take less than two minutes to deal with, don’t add it to your to-do list; just do it instead. By the time you’ve added it to your list, read it several times and then eventually dealt with it and crossed if off, you could have dealt with it almost as quickly in the first place.
Keep Your To-do List to Hand
How you format your to-do list is up to you. Some people like to create a list on their phone or laptop so that they can set reminders or synch it with their electronic diary. Others prefer to have it stuck on the wall by their desk or on a whiteboard so it is clearly visible. Choose whatever method works for you – just make sure that your list is somewhere you will remember to look at it. Tick off your jobs as you complete them and keep your to-do list up-to-date.
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So how do you create a to-do list that will take the stress out of your day, help you plan your time more effectively and ensure you get things done? Here are our tips:
Keep it Short
If you find that you’re always adding more to your to-do list than you’re crossing off, it can quickly spiral out of control and become a stress-inducing list. So rather than referring to one big list, create a more manageable list of just the three or four urgent tasks you must complete today. You can always keep a separate ‘on-going’ list for all the things you can’t forget but that don’t need dealing with straightaway.
Tackle the Worst Job First
In his time-management book Eat that Frog, author Brian Tracy compares the tasks you really don’t feel like tackling to frogs that need to be eaten. The temptation is always to put off the job you’re dreading until later. However, this can be emotionally draining as every time you look at your to-do list, you’ll experience a moment of stress when you see the task you’re putting off. Tracy says that by completing the least-enjoyable job first, the rest of your day will become easier and more enjoyable.
Break it Down
Avoid putting complex jobs as one item on your to-do list.For example, ‘plan annual conference’ shouldn’t be an item on your daily to-do list. Instead create separate lists for each major project, so that you can break the task into manageable chunks, e.g. ‘book venue’, ‘design invitations’, etc.
Tackle Your Two-Minute Tasks
If a task crops up that will take less than two minutes to deal with, don’t add it to your to-do list; just do it instead. By the time you’ve added it to your list, read it several times and then eventually dealt with it and crossed if off, you could have dealt with it almost as quickly in the first place.
Keep Your To-do List to Hand
How you format your to-do list is up to you. Some people like to create a list on their phone or laptop so that they can set reminders or synch it with their electronic diary. Others prefer to have it stuck on the wall by their desk or on a whiteboard so it is clearly visible. Choose whatever method works for you – just make sure that your list is somewhere you will remember to look at it. Tick off your jobs as you complete them and keep your to-do list up-to-date.
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Boost Your Popularity at Work - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Wemet
When it comes to the workplace, how popular do you think you are? Perhaps you’re the first person people turn to for advice. Or maybe you’re the one everyone relies on for the latest gossip. Or perhaps, you believe that being successful at work sometimes means being unpopular – particularly if you have to put yourself first in order to get ahead. But the truth is that if you can make good friendships in the workplace, work instantly becomes more enjoyable. And often the people who are well-liked and popular go on to be those who are promoted.
If you’d like to be more popular at work, where do you start? If you work for a large organisation, it can be particularly difficult to make friends. And if you’re relatively new, it can take time to build your popularity. However there are some things you can try to boost your popularity at work and form strong relationships with your colleagues. Here are some ideas:
Ask Questions
A great way to get to know people is by asking questions. If your workmates mention a particular hobby that they enjoy you can make a mental note to ask them how it’s going at a later date.
Avoid Gossip
It’s all too easy to get drawn into office gossip but not only is talking about your workmates behind their back unprofessional but being known as a gossip makes it difficult for your workmates to trust you. If you find office chats often turn to gossip, either try to change the subject or make an excuse to leave the conversation.
Offer Help
If you see a colleague is struggling with a particular task or is simply overwhelmed by their workload, offer to help. People will remember your kindness and will often return the favour in the future.
Bring Treats
If you’re looking for a speedy way to boost your popularity at work, bring goodies for your colleagues to share. It may sound superficial but sharing food has always been a way of showing people that you care and food really does bring people together. This is a great trick to try if you are shy as it doesn’t rely on you having to initiate conversations with all of your workmates. Simply bring in a homemade cake or shop-bought cookies for everyone to share and it provides a great reason for your colleagues to chat to you.
Stay Cheerful
Even if you’re busy or having a bad day, take the time to say good morning to your colleagues. And if you’re feeling stressed, don’t take it out on your workmates – chances are they are under pressure too so always greet people with a smile.
Be Sociable
Spending time with your colleagues outside of work hours is a great way to increase your popularity – particularly if work pressures mean you don’t always get the chance to chat in the office. Regularly accept invitations for after-work drinks or parties – or suggest your own after-hours activities. And if people invite you to join them for lunch, take them up on the offer. It’s a great opportunity to let your workmates get to know you better.
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If you’d like to be more popular at work, where do you start? If you work for a large organisation, it can be particularly difficult to make friends. And if you’re relatively new, it can take time to build your popularity. However there are some things you can try to boost your popularity at work and form strong relationships with your colleagues. Here are some ideas:
Ask Questions
A great way to get to know people is by asking questions. If your workmates mention a particular hobby that they enjoy you can make a mental note to ask them how it’s going at a later date.
Avoid Gossip
It’s all too easy to get drawn into office gossip but not only is talking about your workmates behind their back unprofessional but being known as a gossip makes it difficult for your workmates to trust you. If you find office chats often turn to gossip, either try to change the subject or make an excuse to leave the conversation.
Offer Help
If you see a colleague is struggling with a particular task or is simply overwhelmed by their workload, offer to help. People will remember your kindness and will often return the favour in the future.
Bring Treats
If you’re looking for a speedy way to boost your popularity at work, bring goodies for your colleagues to share. It may sound superficial but sharing food has always been a way of showing people that you care and food really does bring people together. This is a great trick to try if you are shy as it doesn’t rely on you having to initiate conversations with all of your workmates. Simply bring in a homemade cake or shop-bought cookies for everyone to share and it provides a great reason for your colleagues to chat to you.
Stay Cheerful
Even if you’re busy or having a bad day, take the time to say good morning to your colleagues. And if you’re feeling stressed, don’t take it out on your workmates – chances are they are under pressure too so always greet people with a smile.
Be Sociable
Spending time with your colleagues outside of work hours is a great way to increase your popularity – particularly if work pressures mean you don’t always get the chance to chat in the office. Regularly accept invitations for after-work drinks or parties – or suggest your own after-hours activities. And if people invite you to join them for lunch, take them up on the offer. It’s a great opportunity to let your workmates get to know you better.
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Detox The Healthy Way - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Wellness, Ajit Patel UK
Detoxing has deep roots in nearly all ancient medical practices, religions and cultures. It helps to support a balanced lifestyle and aims to prevent disease. Your body is equipped with a sophisticated set of organs and systems designed specifically to help the body get rid of all the wastes it doesn’t need.
These organs of detoxification – the liver, kidneys, intestine, lungs, skin as well as your lymph nodes – process and remove what’s not wanted or what you can’t metabolise. But just as any machine needs regular maintenance and servicing so, too, does your body.
Your organs are bombarded with toxins from a polluted environment, pesticides in food, additives in processed, refined foods, alcohol, drugs and even the lotions and potions you use for personal hygiene and appearance. For this reason, giving your body a break – whether it’s once a week, or a twice-yearly fast or detox programme – will do wonders for your overall health. Of course, you can also use daily practices to help support your detoxification organs, by selecting foods with a natural, cleansing action, such as:
Artichokes promote liver health, bile production and aid digestion.
Lemons help with pH balance, improve digestion, strengthen the immune system, promote skin health and cleanse the urinary tract.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Cold-extracted) are high in mono-saturated fats and antioxidants, improve cholesterol balance, stimulate bile and pancreatic secretions and reduce the formation of gallstones.
Dandelion is a traditional herbal medicine that supports liver health and the flushing of impurities through the kidneys.
Garlic acts on your bile ducts and activates gastric juices as well as cleansing the bowels. It has anti-fungal, anti-viral and anti-bacterial actions.
Broccoli supports liver function and contains anti-inflammatory compounds that to help reduce symptoms of toxicity.
Fennel has diuretic properties that help to remove toxic substances via the kidneys.
Avocado is rich in glutathione, a natural antioxidant that protects the liver from free radical damage.
Beetroot improves liver function due to its glutathione and betaine content.
Cabbage and other cruciferous vegetables contain glucosinolates, which have a powerful detoxifying action. Cabbage is also high in fibre that supports the digestive system and aids in the elimination of waste and toxins from the bowels.
Kale, like cabbage, is rich in fibre to aid digestion and is also packed with magnesium and chlorophyll.
Apple Cider Vinegar contains enzymes that encourage healthy bacteria. It binds to toxins and flushes them from the body in sweat, urine and bowels.
Asparagus is rich in asparagine and potassium, which cleanse the urinary tract and reduce excess uric acid.
Coriander has a powerful anti-bacterial and anti-viral action and naturally combines to heavy metals, helping to remove from the body.
Ginger is used in many detox programmes, as it stimulates digestion, circulation and sweating. Its digestive actions may serve to cleanse the build-up of waste and toxins in the colon, liver and other organs.
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These organs of detoxification – the liver, kidneys, intestine, lungs, skin as well as your lymph nodes – process and remove what’s not wanted or what you can’t metabolise. But just as any machine needs regular maintenance and servicing so, too, does your body.
Your organs are bombarded with toxins from a polluted environment, pesticides in food, additives in processed, refined foods, alcohol, drugs and even the lotions and potions you use for personal hygiene and appearance. For this reason, giving your body a break – whether it’s once a week, or a twice-yearly fast or detox programme – will do wonders for your overall health. Of course, you can also use daily practices to help support your detoxification organs, by selecting foods with a natural, cleansing action, such as:
Artichokes promote liver health, bile production and aid digestion.
Lemons help with pH balance, improve digestion, strengthen the immune system, promote skin health and cleanse the urinary tract.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Cold-extracted) are high in mono-saturated fats and antioxidants, improve cholesterol balance, stimulate bile and pancreatic secretions and reduce the formation of gallstones.
Dandelion is a traditional herbal medicine that supports liver health and the flushing of impurities through the kidneys.
Garlic acts on your bile ducts and activates gastric juices as well as cleansing the bowels. It has anti-fungal, anti-viral and anti-bacterial actions.
Broccoli supports liver function and contains anti-inflammatory compounds that to help reduce symptoms of toxicity.
Fennel has diuretic properties that help to remove toxic substances via the kidneys.
Avocado is rich in glutathione, a natural antioxidant that protects the liver from free radical damage.
Beetroot improves liver function due to its glutathione and betaine content.
Cabbage and other cruciferous vegetables contain glucosinolates, which have a powerful detoxifying action. Cabbage is also high in fibre that supports the digestive system and aids in the elimination of waste and toxins from the bowels.
Kale, like cabbage, is rich in fibre to aid digestion and is also packed with magnesium and chlorophyll.
Apple Cider Vinegar contains enzymes that encourage healthy bacteria. It binds to toxins and flushes them from the body in sweat, urine and bowels.
Asparagus is rich in asparagine and potassium, which cleanse the urinary tract and reduce excess uric acid.
Coriander has a powerful anti-bacterial and anti-viral action and naturally combines to heavy metals, helping to remove from the body.
Ginger is used in many detox programmes, as it stimulates digestion, circulation and sweating. Its digestive actions may serve to cleanse the build-up of waste and toxins in the colon, liver and other organs.
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The Only Job Interview Tip You’ll Ever Need - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK
When heading for a job interview, it’s natural to feel nervous. Perhaps you’ve had disastrous interviews in the past or just aren’t sure what to expect. Well if you’re dreading your next interview, there’s one piece of expert advice that will help you feel much more confident and that is to be prepared.
Almost every interview disaster from being late to forgetting the interviewer’s name can be avoided if you prepare in advance. And if you prepare, you’ll find that you’re never lost for words and will feel happy and relaxed throughout the interview.
Here are some tips to help you be prepared for your next interview:
Plan Your Route
Being late for an interview not only sets a bad impression but will leave you feeling flustered from the moment you arrive. By planning your route in advance you can ensure you arrive on time. If you are driving, check that you know exactly where you are going. And don’t assume you’ll be able to park as soon as you get there, – hunting for a parking spot could add an extra 20 minutes to your journey. If you’re taking public transport, catch an earlier bus or train than you actually need, this way if there are delays, you should still make it on time.
Of course, sometimes there will be unavoidable delays that you couldn’t possibly have foreseen. Be prepared for this by having the interviewer’s name and contact number to hand. You can then telephone in good time to let them know that you have been delayed.
What to Wear
Try and find out in advance what the dress code is at the company you are going to. Does everyone wear suits and a tie or is it more of a jeans and trainers environment? If in doubt, the safest bet is to dress smartly. Even if you’re the only one in a suit, you’ll feel much more confident than if you arrive underdressed. Don’t leave it until the last minute to take your interview outfit out of the wardrobe. Check it a few days in advance so that you have time for any cleaning, ironing or mending that’s required.
Questions, Questions, Questions
Everyone dreads getting a question that they can’t answer. So think in advance about the questions that the interviewer is likely to ask. It’s also worth preparing some questions of your own to show that you are interested in the company and eager to get the job.
Know the Company
Make sure you have researched the company before you arrive. Check their website for information and latest news. That way if your interviewer asks you to comment on the company’s latest product launch you won’t be lost for words.
Of course, you can never know exactly what will happen at your next job interview but by being well prepared you’ll give yourself the best possible chance of success.
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Almost every interview disaster from being late to forgetting the interviewer’s name can be avoided if you prepare in advance. And if you prepare, you’ll find that you’re never lost for words and will feel happy and relaxed throughout the interview.
Here are some tips to help you be prepared for your next interview:
Plan Your Route
Being late for an interview not only sets a bad impression but will leave you feeling flustered from the moment you arrive. By planning your route in advance you can ensure you arrive on time. If you are driving, check that you know exactly where you are going. And don’t assume you’ll be able to park as soon as you get there, – hunting for a parking spot could add an extra 20 minutes to your journey. If you’re taking public transport, catch an earlier bus or train than you actually need, this way if there are delays, you should still make it on time.
Of course, sometimes there will be unavoidable delays that you couldn’t possibly have foreseen. Be prepared for this by having the interviewer’s name and contact number to hand. You can then telephone in good time to let them know that you have been delayed.
What to Wear
Try and find out in advance what the dress code is at the company you are going to. Does everyone wear suits and a tie or is it more of a jeans and trainers environment? If in doubt, the safest bet is to dress smartly. Even if you’re the only one in a suit, you’ll feel much more confident than if you arrive underdressed. Don’t leave it until the last minute to take your interview outfit out of the wardrobe. Check it a few days in advance so that you have time for any cleaning, ironing or mending that’s required.
Questions, Questions, Questions
Everyone dreads getting a question that they can’t answer. So think in advance about the questions that the interviewer is likely to ask. It’s also worth preparing some questions of your own to show that you are interested in the company and eager to get the job.
Know the Company
Make sure you have researched the company before you arrive. Check their website for information and latest news. That way if your interviewer asks you to comment on the company’s latest product launch you won’t be lost for words.
Of course, you can never know exactly what will happen at your next job interview but by being well prepared you’ll give yourself the best possible chance of success.
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The Greener Way to Work from Home - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Wellbeing
Many companies are realising the benefits of allowing employees to work from home – if not all of the time, at least some of the time. It frees up office space, cuts down on overheads, can increase productivity and helps reduce a company’s carbon footprint by reducing staff mileage.
And for employees, the benefits of working at home are plain to see – fewer distractions, a more comfortable environment, no stressful commute to work and the ability to juggle home and work life more easily.
But does working from home actually benefit the environment? And how does the home environment affect our own health?
On the surface, working from home would seem to be the environmentally-friendly choice. After all, if staff don’t need to drive to get to work, it can seriously cut down traffic fumes and carbon emissions.
However, others have pointed out that having lots of people working separately in homes that have to be lit, heated and powered may be less environmentally efficient than having a large team sharing one office space. And little things like boiling a kettle for just one person at home can be much less energy efficient than boiling a kettle for several people in the workplace.
The answer seems to be to allow people to work from home but encourage them to make environmentally-friendly choices whilst doing so. Here are just some of the ways to be healthier and greener when working from home:
Eating
One big benefit of working at home is that you have more freedom over what you eat. When you are no longer reliant on take away coffee in plastic cups or mass-produced, over-packaged sandwiches and water in plastic bottles, your eating habits can be much healthier both for you and for the environment. When making hot drinks at home, remember to boil just one cup of water at a time rather than filling the kettle to the top.
Recycling
Some offices are great at recycling but others don’t make provisions for recycling. At home, you can create your own simple systems for recycling things like ink cartridges and paper. You can also set up your printer to print on both sides, use environmentally-friendly paper and cut down on the amount of paper you use.
Lighting and Heating
If you are at home on your own, you probably only need to heat and light one room during the working day – so remember to turn off the lights and radiators in the rooms you are not using. This is much better than large offices where corridors, kitchens, reception areas and meeting rooms often remain heated, lit or air conditioned even when no-one is using them.
Look after yourself
Working in a home environment is very different to working in an office and although at first it may seem like a luxury to be able to work in your pyjamas and take breaks when you want, it’s important to look after your health. Eat well, have a routine and make sure you take regular walks to get some fresh air. It’s also good to stay in contact with your colleagues so that you don’t feel isolated – a quick phone call or email can make all the difference.
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And for employees, the benefits of working at home are plain to see – fewer distractions, a more comfortable environment, no stressful commute to work and the ability to juggle home and work life more easily.
But does working from home actually benefit the environment? And how does the home environment affect our own health?
On the surface, working from home would seem to be the environmentally-friendly choice. After all, if staff don’t need to drive to get to work, it can seriously cut down traffic fumes and carbon emissions.
However, others have pointed out that having lots of people working separately in homes that have to be lit, heated and powered may be less environmentally efficient than having a large team sharing one office space. And little things like boiling a kettle for just one person at home can be much less energy efficient than boiling a kettle for several people in the workplace.
The answer seems to be to allow people to work from home but encourage them to make environmentally-friendly choices whilst doing so. Here are just some of the ways to be healthier and greener when working from home:
Eating
One big benefit of working at home is that you have more freedom over what you eat. When you are no longer reliant on take away coffee in plastic cups or mass-produced, over-packaged sandwiches and water in plastic bottles, your eating habits can be much healthier both for you and for the environment. When making hot drinks at home, remember to boil just one cup of water at a time rather than filling the kettle to the top.
Recycling
Some offices are great at recycling but others don’t make provisions for recycling. At home, you can create your own simple systems for recycling things like ink cartridges and paper. You can also set up your printer to print on both sides, use environmentally-friendly paper and cut down on the amount of paper you use.
Lighting and Heating
If you are at home on your own, you probably only need to heat and light one room during the working day – so remember to turn off the lights and radiators in the rooms you are not using. This is much better than large offices where corridors, kitchens, reception areas and meeting rooms often remain heated, lit or air conditioned even when no-one is using them.
Look after yourself
Working in a home environment is very different to working in an office and although at first it may seem like a luxury to be able to work in your pyjamas and take breaks when you want, it’s important to look after your health. Eat well, have a routine and make sure you take regular walks to get some fresh air. It’s also good to stay in contact with your colleagues so that you don’t feel isolated – a quick phone call or email can make all the difference.
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The Four-legged Stress Buster - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK
It may be one of the more unusual ways to improve office life but more and more companies are allowing staff to bring their dogs to work due to the health benefits associated with the company of our canine friends.
In a study conducted in the US, researchers found that when dogs were allowed in the workplace, stress levels dropped and staff morale improved.
The health benefits that dogs provide outside the workplace have been widely reported. For example, taking a dog for a walk can be great for improving exercise levels. But now more and more people are finding that taking dogs to work can promote good health too. It is thought that the presence of dogs makes staff more friendly towards one another, encourages people to take regular breaks and can lower stress when people stroke the dogs.
Of course, having dogs in the workplace won’t suit every working environment. It’s important to carry out risk assessments for both humans and dogs before allowing dogs into the office. In particular, check if anyone has a phobia of dogs or a pet allergy before bringing a dog to work. But if you can overcome the practical challenges, allowing canine companions to join you at work could be a positive move.
If you fancy finding out if dogs could provide benefits in your workplace, why not trial the idea on the annual ‘take your dog to work’ day.
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In a study conducted in the US, researchers found that when dogs were allowed in the workplace, stress levels dropped and staff morale improved.
The health benefits that dogs provide outside the workplace have been widely reported. For example, taking a dog for a walk can be great for improving exercise levels. But now more and more people are finding that taking dogs to work can promote good health too. It is thought that the presence of dogs makes staff more friendly towards one another, encourages people to take regular breaks and can lower stress when people stroke the dogs.
Of course, having dogs in the workplace won’t suit every working environment. It’s important to carry out risk assessments for both humans and dogs before allowing dogs into the office. In particular, check if anyone has a phobia of dogs or a pet allergy before bringing a dog to work. But if you can overcome the practical challenges, allowing canine companions to join you at work could be a positive move.
If you fancy finding out if dogs could provide benefits in your workplace, why not trial the idea on the annual ‘take your dog to work’ day.
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Leave Your Job without Losing Friends - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Wellness, Ajit Patel UK
When the time comes to leave your present employment, it can either be an exciting or a daunting time.
Perhaps you can’t wait to give your boss a piece of your mind before skipping off happily into the sunset, or maybe you’re nervous about how people will react when you tell them you are leaving. Well, whatever your state of mind, it’s important to give some thought to how you will handle your final few weeks. Here are some tips:
Think about the long-term future
Resist the temptation to tell annoying colleagues exactly what you think of them. Remember, an irritating colleague that you work with today could crop up again in the future at another company – as a colleague, as part of your team or even as your boss!
Secure glowing references
It’s important not to burn your bridges – good references from your current boss are really important for your future job prospects. Even if you’ve got a new job already, you may need references again a few years down the line, so it’s important to stay friends.
Stay professional
If you have to work a notice period, you don’t want the next four weeks to be miserable. Write a polite letter of resignation and remain friendly and upbeat during the time left at the company. It can be tempting to tell your colleagues how glad you are to be leaving but bad-mouthing the company will risk making you very unpopular.
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Perhaps you can’t wait to give your boss a piece of your mind before skipping off happily into the sunset, or maybe you’re nervous about how people will react when you tell them you are leaving. Well, whatever your state of mind, it’s important to give some thought to how you will handle your final few weeks. Here are some tips:
Think about the long-term future
Resist the temptation to tell annoying colleagues exactly what you think of them. Remember, an irritating colleague that you work with today could crop up again in the future at another company – as a colleague, as part of your team or even as your boss!
Secure glowing references
It’s important not to burn your bridges – good references from your current boss are really important for your future job prospects. Even if you’ve got a new job already, you may need references again a few years down the line, so it’s important to stay friends.
Stay professional
If you have to work a notice period, you don’t want the next four weeks to be miserable. Write a polite letter of resignation and remain friendly and upbeat during the time left at the company. It can be tempting to tell your colleagues how glad you are to be leaving but bad-mouthing the company will risk making you very unpopular.
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Workplace Eye Hazards: Tips for Saving Your Priceless Vision - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Wellbeing
Your eyes are precious resources helping you see the ones you love, engage with the world, and perform necessary work duties. How far should you go to preserve your vision that is so priceless? The more you know, the better your eyes remain protected. Take a look at the following information related to workplace eye hazards in addition to noting great clinics and eye doctors in your area.
Bright Lights
Those who have light eye colour are especially sensitive to the sun and bright lights. Additionally, bright lights are a part of particular industries. For example, welders, whose work produces intense amounts of light, are prone to harm. It is essential to use necessary safety equipment and always follow best practices. Other than welding work, those who perform duties related to explosions, lasers, electrical equipment or objects, and searchlights are susceptible to eye harm. Speak with your boss about methods to curb or eliminate eye damage in addition to following subscribed safety standards.
Chemicals
Chemicals are used in a variety of industries, especially within factories. Chemicals come in contact with the face and eyes due to spills, explosions, faulty equipment, splashes, etc. If chemicals are a part of your normal daily routines, your employer needs to provide you with the proper initial and ongoing training to stay safe and keep eyes healthy. Safety equipment needs to be checked for damage and defects that can keep you from performing your job safely.
Electric Shocks
Electrical current and products needing electricity are all around us at work and in the home. Shock and damage to the eye can occur anywhere at anytime, causing subsequent momentary or permanent damage. A sudden shock or ongoing exposure to bright lights is to be avoided. Use the proper equipment and best practices to lower the chance of injury. Be proactive, and know how to find the best laser eye surgery clinics and eye doctors in your area.
Particles and Small Objects
Eyelashes protect the eyes from dust, grit, and tiny particles that can get in and damage the eye. Such debris is common within industries related to manufacturing and use of machinery. Most occupations require workers to wear protective eyewear, but not all of them. Be mindful if you work in an environment that involves grinding or hammering, where splinters or small metal pieces can make way into your eye, even from long distances.
Head Trauma
Impact to the head or face can result in injury to the eye. Yet, a blow to the head, even if not in the area of the face, may lead to internal and external eye injury. Moreover, a number of injuries may lead to momentary or permanent loss of sight.
Sharp Objects
Sharp object are all around, and potentially dangerous, depending on use and awareness of surroundings. Such as with using a knife to cut vegetables, even when using objects for intended purposes, mishandling can result in serious injury. It is the responsibility of the employer to train all employees, yet it’s necessary for all workers to always approach objects with precaution and to be mindful of surroundings and the next step.
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Bright Lights
Those who have light eye colour are especially sensitive to the sun and bright lights. Additionally, bright lights are a part of particular industries. For example, welders, whose work produces intense amounts of light, are prone to harm. It is essential to use necessary safety equipment and always follow best practices. Other than welding work, those who perform duties related to explosions, lasers, electrical equipment or objects, and searchlights are susceptible to eye harm. Speak with your boss about methods to curb or eliminate eye damage in addition to following subscribed safety standards.
Chemicals
Chemicals are used in a variety of industries, especially within factories. Chemicals come in contact with the face and eyes due to spills, explosions, faulty equipment, splashes, etc. If chemicals are a part of your normal daily routines, your employer needs to provide you with the proper initial and ongoing training to stay safe and keep eyes healthy. Safety equipment needs to be checked for damage and defects that can keep you from performing your job safely.
Electric Shocks
Electrical current and products needing electricity are all around us at work and in the home. Shock and damage to the eye can occur anywhere at anytime, causing subsequent momentary or permanent damage. A sudden shock or ongoing exposure to bright lights is to be avoided. Use the proper equipment and best practices to lower the chance of injury. Be proactive, and know how to find the best laser eye surgery clinics and eye doctors in your area.
Particles and Small Objects
Eyelashes protect the eyes from dust, grit, and tiny particles that can get in and damage the eye. Such debris is common within industries related to manufacturing and use of machinery. Most occupations require workers to wear protective eyewear, but not all of them. Be mindful if you work in an environment that involves grinding or hammering, where splinters or small metal pieces can make way into your eye, even from long distances.
Head Trauma
Impact to the head or face can result in injury to the eye. Yet, a blow to the head, even if not in the area of the face, may lead to internal and external eye injury. Moreover, a number of injuries may lead to momentary or permanent loss of sight.
Sharp Objects
Sharp object are all around, and potentially dangerous, depending on use and awareness of surroundings. Such as with using a knife to cut vegetables, even when using objects for intended purposes, mishandling can result in serious injury. It is the responsibility of the employer to train all employees, yet it’s necessary for all workers to always approach objects with precaution and to be mindful of surroundings and the next step.
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What Causes Tiredness All The Time? - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Wellness
Fatigue can have many causes so it is often difficult to uncover the root cause. Doctors are so used to hearing about tiredness and low energy levels, they have developed a shorthand way of writing it on patient notes – TATT for Tired All The Time.
TATT – is frequently due to stress, which drains your adrenal glands and depletes levels of the B group vitamins your body needs to produce energy efficiently. Other common contributors include working long hours, irregular eating habits, lack of exercise, and poor sleep. Symptoms tend to be worse in winter when there is a natural tendency to slow down as part of the hibernation responseto reduced sunlight exposure. In some people, this is pronounced enough to cause seasonal affective disorder (SAD) with low mood, fatigue and sleepiness.
Many illnesses start off with tiredness as one of their first symptoms. Although only one in ten people with TATT are likely to have an underlying medical cause for their symptoms, it is important to have a medical check to rule out problems such as anaemia, diabetes or an underactive thyroid gland if you feel TATT for longer than two weeks. This is especially important if you have also noticed other symptoms such as unexpected weight loss or weight gain, cough, shortness of breath, urinary problems or thirst.
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) affects an estimated one in 250 people and most commonly comes on between the mid-teens and mid-40s. Women are three times more likely to be affected than men.
CFS is associated with persistent physical and mental fatigue, muscle pain and twitching, poor memory and concentration that are not relieved by sleep or rest. It usually comes on after a viral infection (eg glandular fever) or follows major physical or emotional stress. Those affected often feel unwell with ‘flu-like symptoms, sore throat and enlarged glands. Symptoms are disabling and typically worsen on exertion, following a characteristic delay that can vary from a few hours to a day or more. Not surprisingly, many people also develop depression. Most people with CFS experience fluctuating relapses interspersed with periods of normality. Many people make a full recovery, although this may take considerable time, and it is important to remain positive. Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), graded exercise, gentle yoga and meditation may help.
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TATT – is frequently due to stress, which drains your adrenal glands and depletes levels of the B group vitamins your body needs to produce energy efficiently. Other common contributors include working long hours, irregular eating habits, lack of exercise, and poor sleep. Symptoms tend to be worse in winter when there is a natural tendency to slow down as part of the hibernation responseto reduced sunlight exposure. In some people, this is pronounced enough to cause seasonal affective disorder (SAD) with low mood, fatigue and sleepiness.
Many illnesses start off with tiredness as one of their first symptoms. Although only one in ten people with TATT are likely to have an underlying medical cause for their symptoms, it is important to have a medical check to rule out problems such as anaemia, diabetes or an underactive thyroid gland if you feel TATT for longer than two weeks. This is especially important if you have also noticed other symptoms such as unexpected weight loss or weight gain, cough, shortness of breath, urinary problems or thirst.
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) affects an estimated one in 250 people and most commonly comes on between the mid-teens and mid-40s. Women are three times more likely to be affected than men.
CFS is associated with persistent physical and mental fatigue, muscle pain and twitching, poor memory and concentration that are not relieved by sleep or rest. It usually comes on after a viral infection (eg glandular fever) or follows major physical or emotional stress. Those affected often feel unwell with ‘flu-like symptoms, sore throat and enlarged glands. Symptoms are disabling and typically worsen on exertion, following a characteristic delay that can vary from a few hours to a day or more. Not surprisingly, many people also develop depression. Most people with CFS experience fluctuating relapses interspersed with periods of normality. Many people make a full recovery, although this may take considerable time, and it is important to remain positive. Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), graded exercise, gentle yoga and meditation may help.
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Healthy Dental Career: Why is This Option Right for You - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK
People who are more interested in having a career instead of just finding a job are being drawn towards working in the field of dentistry. Although the job market in many sectors is tightening up, there still continues to be many openings in the world of Dentistry. Some of these positions include:
Dental AssistantDental assistants are usually the first people see when the go to the dentist. They are responsible for helping to manage the paperwork side, by scheduling appointments and arranging follow-ups, but that is only a small fraction of what they do. They also assist the dentist on many procedures, are responsible for developing x-rays and taking mouth casts, and make sure that the office environment is safe and healthy for both employees and patients.
Dental HygienistDental Hygienists are often looked at as the dentist’s right hand person. They take care of most of the preliminary cleaning practices, including plaque removal and applying fluorides. They are also responsible for taking x-rays and working alongside the dentist when performing fillings, removal and the like.
Dental Lab TechnicianDental Lab Technicians work more behind the scenes, but they are no less important. They are responsible for building full dentures and permanent crowns, as well as building removable partial dentures. They also work with orthodontic appliances for when a patient needs to have their teeth straightened. While there are many different fields that offer a career path, there are several reasons that set this particular line of work above most others.
Flexible TrainingA person can qualify to be a Dental Hygienist or Dental Lab Technician in as little as two years, and many Dental Assistants are qualified to start working after only nine months. Just as importantly, the programs that are required for these positions tend to be flexible, allowing the students to continue working full-time while taking classes. One of the most common paths that students choose is to become certified as an assistant while working towards becoming a hygienist or technician. That way they can be working in a dental office while they finish their training at Dental places.
Personal SatisfactionHelping people and feeling a sense of satisfaction in their job is a main reason why many people go into these fields in the first place. There is a rewarding sense of accomplishment, knowing that they are providing a vital service for people. A lack of purpose is the number one reason most people cite when they decide to change career fields. It is then a matter of deciding which field is the right one.
Financial SecurityNot only do all of these positions offer the personal satisfaction that comes from having a job that helps other, they are also financially rewarding as well. The starting salary for these positions is typically at or above the average starting salary for their region, and the possibility for advancement exists throughout the industry.
Flexible SchedulingIn addition to the earning potential, another major draw to working in this career field is the flexibility it offers. People can choose to work full time or part time, an especially enticing prospect for those with young children or elderly parents to look after. There is also the choice of what size office they wish to work in. Some people prefer a larger practice while others enjoy the feel of a small office with only one or two dentists.
Career StabilityThese positions will always need to be filled, creating a secure career path that a person can stay on until they retire. As the population continues to grow, and as people live longer, healthier lives, the demand for dental professionals will only continue to increase. Instead of just settling for a job and a paycheck, a healthy dental career is the path to a rewarding and fulfilling future.
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Dental AssistantDental assistants are usually the first people see when the go to the dentist. They are responsible for helping to manage the paperwork side, by scheduling appointments and arranging follow-ups, but that is only a small fraction of what they do. They also assist the dentist on many procedures, are responsible for developing x-rays and taking mouth casts, and make sure that the office environment is safe and healthy for both employees and patients.
Dental HygienistDental Hygienists are often looked at as the dentist’s right hand person. They take care of most of the preliminary cleaning practices, including plaque removal and applying fluorides. They are also responsible for taking x-rays and working alongside the dentist when performing fillings, removal and the like.
Dental Lab TechnicianDental Lab Technicians work more behind the scenes, but they are no less important. They are responsible for building full dentures and permanent crowns, as well as building removable partial dentures. They also work with orthodontic appliances for when a patient needs to have their teeth straightened. While there are many different fields that offer a career path, there are several reasons that set this particular line of work above most others.
Flexible TrainingA person can qualify to be a Dental Hygienist or Dental Lab Technician in as little as two years, and many Dental Assistants are qualified to start working after only nine months. Just as importantly, the programs that are required for these positions tend to be flexible, allowing the students to continue working full-time while taking classes. One of the most common paths that students choose is to become certified as an assistant while working towards becoming a hygienist or technician. That way they can be working in a dental office while they finish their training at Dental places.
Personal SatisfactionHelping people and feeling a sense of satisfaction in their job is a main reason why many people go into these fields in the first place. There is a rewarding sense of accomplishment, knowing that they are providing a vital service for people. A lack of purpose is the number one reason most people cite when they decide to change career fields. It is then a matter of deciding which field is the right one.
Financial SecurityNot only do all of these positions offer the personal satisfaction that comes from having a job that helps other, they are also financially rewarding as well. The starting salary for these positions is typically at or above the average starting salary for their region, and the possibility for advancement exists throughout the industry.
Flexible SchedulingIn addition to the earning potential, another major draw to working in this career field is the flexibility it offers. People can choose to work full time or part time, an especially enticing prospect for those with young children or elderly parents to look after. There is also the choice of what size office they wish to work in. Some people prefer a larger practice while others enjoy the feel of a small office with only one or two dentists.
Career StabilityThese positions will always need to be filled, creating a secure career path that a person can stay on until they retire. As the population continues to grow, and as people live longer, healthier lives, the demand for dental professionals will only continue to increase. Instead of just settling for a job and a paycheck, a healthy dental career is the path to a rewarding and fulfilling future.
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Improve Your Work Relationships - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK , Ajit Patel Wellbeing
Much of your workplace success is based not on what you do but who you know. The better your relationships with coworkers and others in your workplace, the better your career will go. Here are 7 simple steps to improving your relationships at work.
1) Make small talk: Get to know your coworkers so it does not always seem all about work. The key to making appropriate office small talk is to not get too personal too soon. Keep it general at first and then gradually work your way up to discussing family and more personal issues when your coworker is also moving in that direction of discussions. Also keep small talk at work limited (don’t go on and on) to respect everyone’s tight deadlines.
2) Help each other out: Show them that you are willing and able to help them out when they are under a tight deadline. Not only will they reciprocate for you, but they will begin to trust and depend on you.
3) Ask them for their thoughts and opinions: This is a great way to show them that you really value and respect them. People like those who they feel like them. Show them that you value their advice and feedback.
4) Get away from the office gossip: Even if you have resolved not too gossip about your coworkers, you can be guilty by association. When workplace gossip starts, excuse yourself. This will show people that you will not be involved in the gossip and that they can trust you.
5) Do little things like get them holiday cards or birthday cards, congratulate them on their good work, and offer to grab them some lunch when you are going out.
6) Let others take the credit when they have done most of the work. If you are incorrectly given credit and praise, acknowledge the coworker who deserves the accolades.
7) Handle workplace conflict seamlessly: If you are not directly involved in the conflict, stay out of it, at least initially. If you decide you must get involved, plan out some negotiation strategies ahead of time and facilitate the resolution of the conflict. The key is to show that you care, but without becoming rash or worked up.
These tips, while effective, may not work in every workplace and with every person. When in doubt, ask. Ask your coworkers how you can best help them. Most importantly, be sure to follow up and keep your word by doing what you say you’re going to do.
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1) Make small talk: Get to know your coworkers so it does not always seem all about work. The key to making appropriate office small talk is to not get too personal too soon. Keep it general at first and then gradually work your way up to discussing family and more personal issues when your coworker is also moving in that direction of discussions. Also keep small talk at work limited (don’t go on and on) to respect everyone’s tight deadlines.
2) Help each other out: Show them that you are willing and able to help them out when they are under a tight deadline. Not only will they reciprocate for you, but they will begin to trust and depend on you.
3) Ask them for their thoughts and opinions: This is a great way to show them that you really value and respect them. People like those who they feel like them. Show them that you value their advice and feedback.
4) Get away from the office gossip: Even if you have resolved not too gossip about your coworkers, you can be guilty by association. When workplace gossip starts, excuse yourself. This will show people that you will not be involved in the gossip and that they can trust you.
5) Do little things like get them holiday cards or birthday cards, congratulate them on their good work, and offer to grab them some lunch when you are going out.
6) Let others take the credit when they have done most of the work. If you are incorrectly given credit and praise, acknowledge the coworker who deserves the accolades.
7) Handle workplace conflict seamlessly: If you are not directly involved in the conflict, stay out of it, at least initially. If you decide you must get involved, plan out some negotiation strategies ahead of time and facilitate the resolution of the conflict. The key is to show that you care, but without becoming rash or worked up.
These tips, while effective, may not work in every workplace and with every person. When in doubt, ask. Ask your coworkers how you can best help them. Most importantly, be sure to follow up and keep your word by doing what you say you’re going to do.
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Is It Possible To Avoid Genetically Modified Food? - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK
Genetically modified food has divided experts for years. Some say it is necessary to feed a growing global population while others object to GM food on the grounds that it is unethical and poses health risks for both humans and the natural environment.
Although many consumers are wary about eating GM products, food producers have continued to seek new ways to increase profits and reduce wastage. As a result many everyday products now contain GM ingredients. And GM food may be more prevalent than you think – for example, around 90% of the corn grown in the United States is genetically modified.
So what exactly does Genetically Modified mean? Genetically modified foods are produced by making changes to the DNA structure of food crops in order to give specific benefits. Examples include apples that are modified so they do not brown as quickly, and potato crops that are modified to increase their resistant to viruses. It was in the year 1946 when scientists first discovered, that the transfer of DNA between organisms was a possible task. In 1983, an antibiotic resistant tobacco plant was produced which is believed to be first ever genetically modified plant.
It can be difficult to spot which products on sale are genetically modified, particularly as a large amount of animal feed contains GM ingredients. Even though the eggs you eat might not have been modified themselves, the chicken that laid them may be eating genetically modified feed.
If you want to avoid GM ingredients, the best thing to do is look for labels that state that a product is ‘GM Free’. In India, the central government has made it mandatory to label all genetically modified foods sold in a packaged form.
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Although many consumers are wary about eating GM products, food producers have continued to seek new ways to increase profits and reduce wastage. As a result many everyday products now contain GM ingredients. And GM food may be more prevalent than you think – for example, around 90% of the corn grown in the United States is genetically modified.
So what exactly does Genetically Modified mean? Genetically modified foods are produced by making changes to the DNA structure of food crops in order to give specific benefits. Examples include apples that are modified so they do not brown as quickly, and potato crops that are modified to increase their resistant to viruses. It was in the year 1946 when scientists first discovered, that the transfer of DNA between organisms was a possible task. In 1983, an antibiotic resistant tobacco plant was produced which is believed to be first ever genetically modified plant.
It can be difficult to spot which products on sale are genetically modified, particularly as a large amount of animal feed contains GM ingredients. Even though the eggs you eat might not have been modified themselves, the chicken that laid them may be eating genetically modified feed.
If you want to avoid GM ingredients, the best thing to do is look for labels that state that a product is ‘GM Free’. In India, the central government has made it mandatory to label all genetically modified foods sold in a packaged form.
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Planning Your Garden Colours - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel Wellness, Ajit Patel UK
Many studies have linked gardening with personal wellness. Planning, creating and maintaining your garden not only benefits your physical fitness and health, it also improves mental wellness by relieving stress, reducing anxiety and depression, and generally improving your overall quality of life.
A well-planned garden is a haven for the senses, offering a variety of complementary fragrances, textures and colours, which have a demonstrable effect on mood. Advocates of colour therapy believe it can directly affect the energies in your body and contributes to physical, mental, emotional and spiritual healing.
If you don’t give thought to the placement of colour in your garden, it can have unexpected results. Red, for example, draws the eye, and if you place a clutch of red flowers at the far end of your garden it may make the space seem smaller. Conversely, placing cooler colours – such as light blues or white – in the same location helps make your garden seem more spacious.
The colour wheel is an extremely useful tool in your garden as it displays the spectrum in a cycle from red through orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, violet and back to red. This visual prompt shows at a glance that colours are warm and which are cool, which colours are close together in the spectrum and which ‘oppose’ each other on the wheel. You might think that opposite colours on the wheel (such as red and green, or blue and orange) would clash, but in fact opposing colours are often complementary. Try planting complementary colours alongside or amongst each other for an attractive contrast – for instance a blue-purple flower such as Grecian windflower alongside golden yellow marigolds.
You may prefer to keep your garden within a narrow range of similar colours – for example, warm tones of red, orange and yellow, to create a bright and vibrant landscape, or cooler blues and pale indigo to give a more soothing, relaxing environment. Another technique is to use a triad of colours – choose three that are spaced equally apart around the wheel and combine them to create an impactful arrangement. The colour triad is a little trickier to pull off than some other colour combinations, but with just the right blend of colours and shapes this approach can deliver spectacular results such as a claret-coloured rose alongside yellow-orange zinnia and blue morning glories.
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A well-planned garden is a haven for the senses, offering a variety of complementary fragrances, textures and colours, which have a demonstrable effect on mood. Advocates of colour therapy believe it can directly affect the energies in your body and contributes to physical, mental, emotional and spiritual healing.
If you don’t give thought to the placement of colour in your garden, it can have unexpected results. Red, for example, draws the eye, and if you place a clutch of red flowers at the far end of your garden it may make the space seem smaller. Conversely, placing cooler colours – such as light blues or white – in the same location helps make your garden seem more spacious.
The colour wheel is an extremely useful tool in your garden as it displays the spectrum in a cycle from red through orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, violet and back to red. This visual prompt shows at a glance that colours are warm and which are cool, which colours are close together in the spectrum and which ‘oppose’ each other on the wheel. You might think that opposite colours on the wheel (such as red and green, or blue and orange) would clash, but in fact opposing colours are often complementary. Try planting complementary colours alongside or amongst each other for an attractive contrast – for instance a blue-purple flower such as Grecian windflower alongside golden yellow marigolds.
You may prefer to keep your garden within a narrow range of similar colours – for example, warm tones of red, orange and yellow, to create a bright and vibrant landscape, or cooler blues and pale indigo to give a more soothing, relaxing environment. Another technique is to use a triad of colours – choose three that are spaced equally apart around the wheel and combine them to create an impactful arrangement. The colour triad is a little trickier to pull off than some other colour combinations, but with just the right blend of colours and shapes this approach can deliver spectacular results such as a claret-coloured rose alongside yellow-orange zinnia and blue morning glories.
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From Kitchen Nightmare to Kitchen Heaven - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Wellbeing
Home cooks generally fall into one of two camps – those who tidy as they go along and those who create havoc and then tidy later. While everyone has their own style of cooking, there are lots of benefits from tidying as you go. A tidy kitchen is safer and more hygienic than a messy one, and the cooking process is more enjoyable when you work in
an organised space.
When the kitchen is tidy, you’ll find it easier to locate the right utensil or pan in a hurry. You reduce the risk of burning food while looking for things and you reduce the risk of cross contamination as it’s easier to keep cooked and raw ingredients apart. You reduce the risk of fire by ensuring tea towels and dishcloths are not lying close to naked flames, and cut the risk of trips and slips caused by a messy floor. Best of all, when you tidy as you go along, you can enjoy your meal without worrying about having to clean the kitchen afterwards. But when you’re cooking, it’s easy to create mayhem – particularly if you’re preparing a complicated dish that uses lots of ingredients and different pieces of equipment. Here are some ways to ensure you keep your kitchen clean and tidy as you cook:
Start with a clean kitchen– It may sound obvious, but don’t attempt to cook a meal if last night’s dishes are still piled
on the worktop. Not only will you have less space to get organised but you’ll probably find a key piece of equipment needs washing before you can use it.
Keep it simple– Don’t use more equipment than you actually need. For example, could you use the same saucepan to cook more than one type of vegetable?
Keep knives tidy– Never leave them lying around after use or you could accidentally cut yourself or a child could grab them from the worktop. Instead, wash and dry knives as you go along. Not only will this keep you safe but you will
always have a clean knife at hand when you need it.
Prepare in a logical place– Messy kitchens are often caused by moving backwards and forwards between worktops. Take a look at your kitchen and position yourself in the most logical place. For example, if you’re throwing ingredients straight into a pot on the hob, stand next to the cooker to prepare them.
Throw away– Keep a bag on your worktop to collect rubbish as you cook. You may also find a small, worktop compost bin is a useful place to put peelings.
Deal with spills– Whether on the worktop or on the floor, spills are easier to deal with when fresh, and cleaning them straightaway ensures you don’t put your foot, sleeve or the bottom of a serving plate in the mess.
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an organised space.
When the kitchen is tidy, you’ll find it easier to locate the right utensil or pan in a hurry. You reduce the risk of burning food while looking for things and you reduce the risk of cross contamination as it’s easier to keep cooked and raw ingredients apart. You reduce the risk of fire by ensuring tea towels and dishcloths are not lying close to naked flames, and cut the risk of trips and slips caused by a messy floor. Best of all, when you tidy as you go along, you can enjoy your meal without worrying about having to clean the kitchen afterwards. But when you’re cooking, it’s easy to create mayhem – particularly if you’re preparing a complicated dish that uses lots of ingredients and different pieces of equipment. Here are some ways to ensure you keep your kitchen clean and tidy as you cook:
Start with a clean kitchen– It may sound obvious, but don’t attempt to cook a meal if last night’s dishes are still piled
on the worktop. Not only will you have less space to get organised but you’ll probably find a key piece of equipment needs washing before you can use it.
Keep it simple– Don’t use more equipment than you actually need. For example, could you use the same saucepan to cook more than one type of vegetable?
Keep knives tidy– Never leave them lying around after use or you could accidentally cut yourself or a child could grab them from the worktop. Instead, wash and dry knives as you go along. Not only will this keep you safe but you will
always have a clean knife at hand when you need it.
Prepare in a logical place– Messy kitchens are often caused by moving backwards and forwards between worktops. Take a look at your kitchen and position yourself in the most logical place. For example, if you’re throwing ingredients straight into a pot on the hob, stand next to the cooker to prepare them.
Throw away– Keep a bag on your worktop to collect rubbish as you cook. You may also find a small, worktop compost bin is a useful place to put peelings.
Deal with spills– Whether on the worktop or on the floor, spills are easier to deal with when fresh, and cleaning them straightaway ensures you don’t put your foot, sleeve or the bottom of a serving plate in the mess.
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Sell Yourself with a Winning CV - Ajit Patel Sanda , Ajit Patel Wellness, Ajit Patel UK
The world of job hunting has changed a lot over the last decade. Whilst once you might have looked for a new position in your local newspaper or industry publication, now you’re much more likely to search for your next role online. But although the way you look for a new job may have changed, one thing is just as important as it was 20 years ago and that’s the need to have a good CV.
Why a good CV is important
The job market can be highly competitive and when you apply for an advertised position, you could be up against lots of other applicants. So if you want to make it to the interview stage, your CV should showcase your skills and abilities, make you stand out from the crowd and convince a potential employer to invite you to an interview.
If your CV is out-of-date, badly presented, or full of errors, then it’s unlikely you’ll get to the next stage. Ultimately, your CV is the first opportunity you get to make an impression – so make sure it’s a good one.
Things to think about
Here are some of the things to consider when putting together your CV:
Presentation
As a rule, it’s best to keep the layout of your CV as simple as possible. Use black text on a white background. Make sure the font is easy to read and break text into short paragraphs with sub-headings and bullet points.
Content
Make sure you include all the important information but keep it concise. The key points you should include are:
When you are applying for a specific position, it’s a good idea to tailor your CV for each job, rather than sending the same version to everyone. For example, if the job you are applying for involves leading a team, you would want to highlight the experience you have managing others. But if you are applying for a job where you would be expected to work on your own, you might want to focus on other strengths.
Focus on your achievements
Rather than simply stating your job title and responsibilities in your employment history; mention some of the specific successes you have achieved. For example, if you helped your company double its revenue or played a crucial part in a successful project, mention it.
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Why a good CV is important
The job market can be highly competitive and when you apply for an advertised position, you could be up against lots of other applicants. So if you want to make it to the interview stage, your CV should showcase your skills and abilities, make you stand out from the crowd and convince a potential employer to invite you to an interview.
If your CV is out-of-date, badly presented, or full of errors, then it’s unlikely you’ll get to the next stage. Ultimately, your CV is the first opportunity you get to make an impression – so make sure it’s a good one.
Things to think about
Here are some of the things to consider when putting together your CV:
Presentation
As a rule, it’s best to keep the layout of your CV as simple as possible. Use black text on a white background. Make sure the font is easy to read and break text into short paragraphs with sub-headings and bullet points.
Content
Make sure you include all the important information but keep it concise. The key points you should include are:
- Your contact information, including phone number and email address
- A personal statement that summarises your key strengths and skills – a single paragraph is usually enough
- Your employment history, starting with your present or most recent position
- Your education, again put the most recent qualifications first
- Additional information – here you can include information about training courses you have attended and any other information that may be useful. You could include details of your hobbies and interests if they are relevant to the position you are applying for
When you are applying for a specific position, it’s a good idea to tailor your CV for each job, rather than sending the same version to everyone. For example, if the job you are applying for involves leading a team, you would want to highlight the experience you have managing others. But if you are applying for a job where you would be expected to work on your own, you might want to focus on other strengths.
Focus on your achievements
Rather than simply stating your job title and responsibilities in your employment history; mention some of the specific successes you have achieved. For example, if you helped your company double its revenue or played a crucial part in a successful project, mention it.
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Are Your Emails Giving the Wrong Impression? - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK
Once upon a time, work place communication involved picking up the phone or speaking to customers and colleagues face-to-face. These days, we’re much more likely to dash out a quick email. And the benefits of email are easy to see. It’s fast, you can send a message any time to anywhere in the world, and it provides a useful record of what was said. But one major drawback of email is that without body language, or tone of voice to support your words, what you say in an email can be easily misinterpreted. For example, something you mean to be a minor grumble could be interpreted as a serious rant, or a friendly joke could be misconstrued as being rude. So before you next hit the ‘send’ button, it’s worth taking a minute to check that what you’ve written will be understood.
Here are some things to think about before you send an email:
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Here are some things to think about before you send an email:
- Is it too informal? When emailing friends, it’s common to use abbreviations, slang terms and emoticons such as smiley faces, but in the business world, it’s generally best to keep things more formal.
- Be careful of jokes. Without body language or tone of voice,jokes can easily be misinterpreted.
- Is email the best form of communication? Think about the message you are sending – if it’s very important or sensitive, perhaps a telephone conversation or meeting would be better.
- Don’t write anything in an email that you wouldn’t be happy to say out loud. You never know who your email might be forwarded to (accidentally or intentionally).
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Effective Method to Become a Personal Trainer - Ajit Patel Sanda, Ajit Patel UK, Ajit Patel Goldshield
With busy schedules and hectic life, people are getting concerned about their health and fitness nowadays. Not only the athletes and the celebrities are remaining in shape, general people working in various zones are also getting concerned about the health and the shape of their bodies. So, the personal trainers are in high demand in the fitness industry. Now, let us discover the secrets about how to become a personal trainer.
Workout on Your Own: Yes, you are required to be in shape. You should be healthy enough and maintain a certain level of fitness. None of the clients will get motivated if you are not in a proper shape. Just take out time from your schedule and workout regularly.
Certificate from Good School: Your personal training certification must come from a good school where you have spent few hundred hours of training. The recognized institution should certify that you are a competent trainer. The excellence mark will definitely build up your confidence as a professional trainer.
Workshops and Insurance: You should try to attend various fitness workshops in your area while preparing for the certification exam. The workshops can help you brush up your basic physical fitness and training skills. Before jumping into this career, obtain proper liability insurance for your convenience.
Health Technology: With the advent of various modern health equipments and technology, the fitness regime has become easier than before. You should be well aware of all the latest health technology before you finally decide to choose the personal fitness training as your profession.
Learn Marketing Skills: You should learn some basic marketing skills before introducing yourself as the personal trainer in the fitness industry. Learn to market yourself in front of your clientele by providing information about basic nutrition and general health. You can meet potential clients and build network by communicating in the schools, clubs, local parks and churches.
Lucrative Opportunities: Never let go any money earning opportunities when you are starting your career. When you are a certified personal trainer, you can join various health clubs, spas and resorts. You can start thinking of developing your own business in the fitness industry by starting your own fitness centers.
Business Minded: You are required to maintain a proper customer relationship. You should build your client base and try to satisfy your customers.
Continuous Improvement: In this industry, continuous improvement of knowledge and the skills are required. If you are passionate enough and want to excel in this field, you should keep yourself in the continuous improvement process. Learn to push your limits and strive longer than you expect. Just try to sharpen your skills and expertise in order to stay in this industry for long time.
Positive Attitude: You should always be positive in every situation. Some incurable health diseases can amazingly be cured with the help of the positive attitude.
Pleasant Personality: You should develop a pleasant personality as you have to deal with various clients during your working hours. You can build networks and build your clientele lists after getting referred from the existing clients. This will only be possible if you present yourself properly in front of the clients.
So, if you possess a good body, passionate about physical fitness, knows how to be good with people, then the career in personal training can be the best one for you. As soon as you can firmly establish yourself in this sector there are various lucrative opportunities waiting for you.
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Workout on Your Own: Yes, you are required to be in shape. You should be healthy enough and maintain a certain level of fitness. None of the clients will get motivated if you are not in a proper shape. Just take out time from your schedule and workout regularly.
Certificate from Good School: Your personal training certification must come from a good school where you have spent few hundred hours of training. The recognized institution should certify that you are a competent trainer. The excellence mark will definitely build up your confidence as a professional trainer.
Workshops and Insurance: You should try to attend various fitness workshops in your area while preparing for the certification exam. The workshops can help you brush up your basic physical fitness and training skills. Before jumping into this career, obtain proper liability insurance for your convenience.
Health Technology: With the advent of various modern health equipments and technology, the fitness regime has become easier than before. You should be well aware of all the latest health technology before you finally decide to choose the personal fitness training as your profession.
Learn Marketing Skills: You should learn some basic marketing skills before introducing yourself as the personal trainer in the fitness industry. Learn to market yourself in front of your clientele by providing information about basic nutrition and general health. You can meet potential clients and build network by communicating in the schools, clubs, local parks and churches.
Lucrative Opportunities: Never let go any money earning opportunities when you are starting your career. When you are a certified personal trainer, you can join various health clubs, spas and resorts. You can start thinking of developing your own business in the fitness industry by starting your own fitness centers.
Business Minded: You are required to maintain a proper customer relationship. You should build your client base and try to satisfy your customers.
Continuous Improvement: In this industry, continuous improvement of knowledge and the skills are required. If you are passionate enough and want to excel in this field, you should keep yourself in the continuous improvement process. Learn to push your limits and strive longer than you expect. Just try to sharpen your skills and expertise in order to stay in this industry for long time.
Positive Attitude: You should always be positive in every situation. Some incurable health diseases can amazingly be cured with the help of the positive attitude.
Pleasant Personality: You should develop a pleasant personality as you have to deal with various clients during your working hours. You can build networks and build your clientele lists after getting referred from the existing clients. This will only be possible if you present yourself properly in front of the clients.
So, if you possess a good body, passionate about physical fitness, knows how to be good with people, then the career in personal training can be the best one for you. As soon as you can firmly establish yourself in this sector there are various lucrative opportunities waiting for you.
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How to Create Team Unity - Ajit Patel Sanda
For many of us, we spend more time with our coworkers than we do our loved ones and friends. Therefore, it should be no surprise that relationships with team-members can influence your overall happiness, both in and out of the office. Extreme competitiveness amongst peers can lead to increased stress, and ongoing feelings of being undervalued can lead to lesser self-image. For management, a lack of camaraderie and team-spirit can hurt overall productivity as well, as staff is less likely to go above and beyond for the sake of the company; help one another grow various skills; and be loyal when recruiters tempt them with other job prospects. Regardless of whether you’re an intern or a CEO, there’s no denying that a sense of unity amongst team-members can be vital to the wellbeing of both employees and the company. Below are ideas on how to nurture camaraderie.
1) Humor is a powerful tool. Sharing a laugh helps unite staff members and provide an almost-instant sense of familiarity and acceptance. Humor can be especially effective when superiors are trying to connect with junior members. Self-deprecating jokes can be used by management to put others around them at ease by subtly granting permission to the staff to (temporarily) lessen formality.
Not sure where to begin the laughter? Ice breaker games may seem silly, but that doesn’t mean that they won’t encourage some goofiness. While some senior workers may be hesitant to lessen the behavioral distinction between themselves and lower employees, there are plenty of benefits to be reaped. The formation of a positive personal relationship with bosses can instill a new sense of willingness within workers in place of begrudging compliance.
2) Display the Logo with Pride. Just like sports fans wear gear that display the mascot, why shouldn’t your employees feel a sense of pride about the company? Stock the office with small branded items like promotional pens and, for special milestones or holidays, bestow team members with gifts like a watch with your custom logo. This will show your appreciation for the staff’s dedication, as well as consistently provide a positive association with the logo.
3) Nurture Peer Training. If you’re a manager, one way in which you can easily nurture a sense of teamwork is to empower equals to assist one another. Not only will this take work off your plate, but this will open up productive dialogue amongst your employees. Those that are taking charge of the training will feel a sense of leadership and will be invested in the work results of those who participate, while workers that are learning something new will appreciate the helping hand. To try to discourage condescension between the trainer and the trainee, find opportunities to let different people lead. Staff members chosen to orchestrate the sessions will appreciate your demonstration of faith in their capabilities.
If you’re reading this in order to further the positive connection between you and your fellow workers, go out of your way to lend a hand! If you see someone struggling with a task you’re familiar with, perhaps take him or her out to coffee and, in a less-intimidating setting, help guide your coworker through the task at hand. Also, don’t be afraid to ask others for advice. Others will be epsecially apt to help if your request for assistance comes in the form of a compliment like “I noticed you’re really good at the XYZ tool; could you show me some of your tricks?”
4) Encourage Idea Creation. People feel a sense of pride and ownership when they make decisions that shape the company. Therefore, if you’re a manager, encourage staff to contribute ideas both large and small; this could include reevaluating work processes, selection of the happy hour location, choosing the formatting of a presentation, etc. If possible, consider creating a “culture committee” that anyone can join to help plan fun events or activities to further help staff bond.
5) Routinely Leave the Office. Coworkers bonding with coworkers is not the same as people bonding with people. Initiate work outings in a number of different settings, such as restaurants, amusement parks, volunteer events, comedy shows, etc. These mixers are particularly pivotal for larger organizations that has teams that may never interact with one another. To further push staff to meet new people, consider creating structured events, like picnics with competitive sports, or scavenger hunts with assigned teams. During such team-building activities, all people should be equal despite their titles in the workplace.
Team cohesiveness results in a feeling of appreciation that will translate into workers’ willingness to help out one another; work together to better the overall company; and overall satisfaction. The best way to let your staff know that they are respected and valued? Ask for their opinions on how to better create team unity! Both their spirits and productivity will benefit.
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1) Humor is a powerful tool. Sharing a laugh helps unite staff members and provide an almost-instant sense of familiarity and acceptance. Humor can be especially effective when superiors are trying to connect with junior members. Self-deprecating jokes can be used by management to put others around them at ease by subtly granting permission to the staff to (temporarily) lessen formality.
Not sure where to begin the laughter? Ice breaker games may seem silly, but that doesn’t mean that they won’t encourage some goofiness. While some senior workers may be hesitant to lessen the behavioral distinction between themselves and lower employees, there are plenty of benefits to be reaped. The formation of a positive personal relationship with bosses can instill a new sense of willingness within workers in place of begrudging compliance.
2) Display the Logo with Pride. Just like sports fans wear gear that display the mascot, why shouldn’t your employees feel a sense of pride about the company? Stock the office with small branded items like promotional pens and, for special milestones or holidays, bestow team members with gifts like a watch with your custom logo. This will show your appreciation for the staff’s dedication, as well as consistently provide a positive association with the logo.
3) Nurture Peer Training. If you’re a manager, one way in which you can easily nurture a sense of teamwork is to empower equals to assist one another. Not only will this take work off your plate, but this will open up productive dialogue amongst your employees. Those that are taking charge of the training will feel a sense of leadership and will be invested in the work results of those who participate, while workers that are learning something new will appreciate the helping hand. To try to discourage condescension between the trainer and the trainee, find opportunities to let different people lead. Staff members chosen to orchestrate the sessions will appreciate your demonstration of faith in their capabilities.
If you’re reading this in order to further the positive connection between you and your fellow workers, go out of your way to lend a hand! If you see someone struggling with a task you’re familiar with, perhaps take him or her out to coffee and, in a less-intimidating setting, help guide your coworker through the task at hand. Also, don’t be afraid to ask others for advice. Others will be epsecially apt to help if your request for assistance comes in the form of a compliment like “I noticed you’re really good at the XYZ tool; could you show me some of your tricks?”
4) Encourage Idea Creation. People feel a sense of pride and ownership when they make decisions that shape the company. Therefore, if you’re a manager, encourage staff to contribute ideas both large and small; this could include reevaluating work processes, selection of the happy hour location, choosing the formatting of a presentation, etc. If possible, consider creating a “culture committee” that anyone can join to help plan fun events or activities to further help staff bond.
5) Routinely Leave the Office. Coworkers bonding with coworkers is not the same as people bonding with people. Initiate work outings in a number of different settings, such as restaurants, amusement parks, volunteer events, comedy shows, etc. These mixers are particularly pivotal for larger organizations that has teams that may never interact with one another. To further push staff to meet new people, consider creating structured events, like picnics with competitive sports, or scavenger hunts with assigned teams. During such team-building activities, all people should be equal despite their titles in the workplace.
Team cohesiveness results in a feeling of appreciation that will translate into workers’ willingness to help out one another; work together to better the overall company; and overall satisfaction. The best way to let your staff know that they are respected and valued? Ask for their opinions on how to better create team unity! Both their spirits and productivity will benefit.
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Staying healthy in the office during the holiday season - Ajit Patel Sanda
This the season for holiday work parties, hot drinks loaded with extra calories, skipping the gym to cuddle up on the couch, and just general coziness! Unfortunately, cozy and healthy don’t always go together, and struggling through the work day to get to your much more fun after work activities means that it’s more important than ever to take care of your health at the workplace. So what can you do? Here are some tips for being your best self at work, so that your out of work self can relax just a little bit more…
Switch your coffee for herbal tea-Those late nights jingle-jangling about town may be cutting into your sleep, but that third cup of java in the morning isn’t doing you any favors. Jitters, anxiety, and even a bit of tooth staining-who wants that? Try a cup of peppermint tea to settle your tummy, and if you really need just a bit of a jolt to start the day, keep in mind that black, white, green, and oolong teas all have some caffeine-but also contain those antioxidants that protect you from the damaging effects of free radicals.
Brush your teeth after lunch-Okay, you could go so far as to invest in a bespoke 3d printed toothbrush (if you are so inclined, that is), but for the rest of us, a quick brush or swish of mouthwash after our soup or sandwich may be enough to prevent snacking in the afternoon. And a little extra dental care is good for the chompers!
Try a standing desk-Staring at your glowing computer screen for 8 hours a day isn’t just bad for your emotional and mental health, spending that time slouched down in your chair has been proven to increase the numbers of those affected by obesity, cancer, heart disease, and all other manners of ill health. Using a standing desk (or a combination sit-stand desk) to alternate the time you spend sitting with the time spent on your feet works to combat the damage that a sedentary lifestyle is doing to you.
So there you have it. Three simple ways to take better care of your own health during the holiday season, even when you’re working around the clock. Take care of yourself this December-it’s not as hard as you might think!
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Switch your coffee for herbal tea-Those late nights jingle-jangling about town may be cutting into your sleep, but that third cup of java in the morning isn’t doing you any favors. Jitters, anxiety, and even a bit of tooth staining-who wants that? Try a cup of peppermint tea to settle your tummy, and if you really need just a bit of a jolt to start the day, keep in mind that black, white, green, and oolong teas all have some caffeine-but also contain those antioxidants that protect you from the damaging effects of free radicals.
Brush your teeth after lunch-Okay, you could go so far as to invest in a bespoke 3d printed toothbrush (if you are so inclined, that is), but for the rest of us, a quick brush or swish of mouthwash after our soup or sandwich may be enough to prevent snacking in the afternoon. And a little extra dental care is good for the chompers!
Try a standing desk-Staring at your glowing computer screen for 8 hours a day isn’t just bad for your emotional and mental health, spending that time slouched down in your chair has been proven to increase the numbers of those affected by obesity, cancer, heart disease, and all other manners of ill health. Using a standing desk (or a combination sit-stand desk) to alternate the time you spend sitting with the time spent on your feet works to combat the damage that a sedentary lifestyle is doing to you.
So there you have it. Three simple ways to take better care of your own health during the holiday season, even when you’re working around the clock. Take care of yourself this December-it’s not as hard as you might think!
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How To Decide If A Job In The Health Industry Is The Right Fit For You - Ajit Patel Sanda
Jobs within the healthcare industry will always be in demand, and this is why so many employees flock to positions ranging from ER doctors and nurses to pain management specialists and pharmacy doctors. For those that are still choosing their own career path, here are a few things to consider when deciding if a job in the healthcare industry is right for you.
Research the IndustryAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the healthcare and social assistance industries continue to grow every single year and contain some of the highest paying careers. That being said, it is also a complex industry with a vast array of job types, and this is what makes extensive research so vital. Those looking to join this field must consider what niche they would like to explore and how their personal strength and weaknesses will affect that career choice.
Speak with Professionals in the FieldOne of the best ways to get an idea about the day-to-day lives of those within the industry is to speak with professionals that have experience in the healthcare or social assistance fields. Many companies including hospitals have staff on hand that are ready to take questions from prospective employees or students that would like to know what they can expect in that specific job.
School and Training OptionsThe initial training and certification process can be daunting for anyone, and this why many students may wish to avoid traditional colleges. If in-class schooling is not plausible in terms of one’s finances, location, or schedule, there are many online programs available like the University of Florida pharmacy degree.
Consider Your Long-Term GoalsWhile the healthcare industry is growing within almost every state, there are certain areas that have a much higher demand of highly-trained healthcare professionals. Students should consider where they would like to end up living and potentially even raising a family before they choose specific training or a definitive career path. Options such as general practice nurses or pharmacists will have a much easier time finding job openings no matter where they would like to live.
Few career paths can be as rewarding and lucrative as a job within the healthcare industry. For those interested in one of these jobs, it is important to consider their long-term goals in order to see if this industry will be the right fit for their own needs.
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Research the IndustryAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the healthcare and social assistance industries continue to grow every single year and contain some of the highest paying careers. That being said, it is also a complex industry with a vast array of job types, and this is what makes extensive research so vital. Those looking to join this field must consider what niche they would like to explore and how their personal strength and weaknesses will affect that career choice.
Speak with Professionals in the FieldOne of the best ways to get an idea about the day-to-day lives of those within the industry is to speak with professionals that have experience in the healthcare or social assistance fields. Many companies including hospitals have staff on hand that are ready to take questions from prospective employees or students that would like to know what they can expect in that specific job.
School and Training OptionsThe initial training and certification process can be daunting for anyone, and this why many students may wish to avoid traditional colleges. If in-class schooling is not plausible in terms of one’s finances, location, or schedule, there are many online programs available like the University of Florida pharmacy degree.
Consider Your Long-Term GoalsWhile the healthcare industry is growing within almost every state, there are certain areas that have a much higher demand of highly-trained healthcare professionals. Students should consider where they would like to end up living and potentially even raising a family before they choose specific training or a definitive career path. Options such as general practice nurses or pharmacists will have a much easier time finding job openings no matter where they would like to live.
Few career paths can be as rewarding and lucrative as a job within the healthcare industry. For those interested in one of these jobs, it is important to consider their long-term goals in order to see if this industry will be the right fit for their own needs.
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Math and Science: How Much do You Really Need in the Medical Field? - Ajit Patel Sanda
The medical field is a very challenging yet rewarding career choice. The exact classes your have to take and information you need to know will vary from one field to another, but they all have two basics in common you might not have considered: science and math.
Math
Most of us have a hard time understanding why math is so important in medicine, but anyone in the medical field would testify that math is used on a regular basis. Most medical schools require their students to have taken a few different calculus courses as well as statistics. In order to get into these classes, basic algebra and trigonometry classes might be required as well. Some hospitals even require a bachelor’s of clinical laboratory science to be sure their employees know how math is utilized in the lab. So how are these math classes used in medicine? The following are just a few examples.
Science
Itis much more understandable to see that science classes are needed in the medical field. You will need to know things about the human body and how it works, as well as all the natural chemicals and elements that have an effect on our health. In order to accomplish this, you will need to take courses (possibly multiple levels of them) such as Anatomy, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Physiology. These scientific principles will be used when diagnosing patients, performing tests and procedures, reading results, prescribing medication, and so much more. A student will be required to know all these different sciences and therefore must be prepared to do a lot of studying in school.
No matter what you plan to do in the medical field, many math and science classes will be required. Even if you think you will not use some of it in your specific career choice, there is definitely nothing negative that can come from learning as much as you can. Take the advantage you have now to get some of these required courses out of the way as you get closer to gaining a degree.
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Math
Most of us have a hard time understanding why math is so important in medicine, but anyone in the medical field would testify that math is used on a regular basis. Most medical schools require their students to have taken a few different calculus courses as well as statistics. In order to get into these classes, basic algebra and trigonometry classes might be required as well. Some hospitals even require a bachelor’s of clinical laboratory science to be sure their employees know how math is utilized in the lab. So how are these math classes used in medicine? The following are just a few examples.
- Conversions – One of the main ways that math is used in medicine is in conversions. As a nurse, for example, you will need to be able to make basic conversions in both the English and Metric systems. Basic conversions involve solving equations and comparing amounts.
- Dosing – When prescribing medication, you will need to determine the dose a person should take based on the test result numbers, of weight, other medication that may be taken, and other factors. All of this requires mathematical problem solving, and doing basic division in your head.
- Science Classes – The main reason you need these math classes is because you won’t make it through the required science courses without them. Almost all science classes use equations and mathematical concepts that they assume students know how to solve and apply. These can anything from simple algebraic equations, to complex conversions.
Science
Itis much more understandable to see that science classes are needed in the medical field. You will need to know things about the human body and how it works, as well as all the natural chemicals and elements that have an effect on our health. In order to accomplish this, you will need to take courses (possibly multiple levels of them) such as Anatomy, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Physiology. These scientific principles will be used when diagnosing patients, performing tests and procedures, reading results, prescribing medication, and so much more. A student will be required to know all these different sciences and therefore must be prepared to do a lot of studying in school.
No matter what you plan to do in the medical field, many math and science classes will be required. Even if you think you will not use some of it in your specific career choice, there is definitely nothing negative that can come from learning as much as you can. Take the advantage you have now to get some of these required courses out of the way as you get closer to gaining a degree.
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The Importance of Emergency Management in Your Business - Ajit Patel Sanda
Recent disasters have proven one thing: having a well-planned emergency procedure that is ready to go when needed is crucial in today’s world. Our overview below covers the four most important reasons for having an emergency management plan in any business—large or small.
Data/Inventory BackupFiles, records, insurance policies and inventories are the backbone of almost any business no matter its nature or orientation. Without them no business can function for long. Payroll and accounting records not only need storage in secured off-site facilities, but also need daily updating. In today’s digital age, “cloud” storage and backup facilities help make this chore much simpler than in earlier years.
Likewise, large inventories need storage in other places to safeguard against possible loss and interruption of services during an emergency.
Life Sustaining Necessities/SuppliesDuring the September 11th, 2001 tragedy, a city such as New York was barely able to mount an effective response to the disaster. First responders were almost totally wiped out as were units of the Red Cross, NYPD and NYFD. The famed NY Port Authority lay somewhere buried underneath the rubble of the Twin Towers. Many of the major business corporations of this nation and most of their employees were decimated within the first few moments of the attack.
Meanwhile in Times Square, Christian ministries gave out blankets, pillows, water bottles, mattresses, coffee and sandwiches.
Any business should at least have on hand basic survival supplies and equipment such as radios, cell phones, batteries, flashlights, candy bars, fire extinguishers, first aid kits and bottles of water.
Employee PreparednessA recent study indicated that 81 percent of businesses with emergency management plans are “not only able to handle identified risks, but they are also more resilient when recovering from unplanned events.” Interestingly enough, only 19 percent of the businesses interviewed had any emergency plan at all.
Having employees backup contact information with relatives, friends and other co-workers will do much in a disaster. Likewise, having phone numbers of nearby hospitals, clinics, and ambulance services is another positive step towards survival.
Designating and training a team of employees on evacuation routes, use of fire extinguishers, communication devices and then scheduling regular practice drills is a must in today’s workplace, especially in higher-risk coastal locations.
The Next LevelAfter saving lives, the primary function of a business is to survive and continue on. Establishing procedures with suppliers, vendors and other businesses intertwined with critical daily operations is vitally important. Likewise, making contingency plans as to where the business operations can be shifted in an emergency is crucially important as well.
For this expertise, taking an accredited course either on campus or online working towards a Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in occupational safety and health will give you the skills, tools and knowledge needed as a leader in today’s business climate.
Following the above four simple steps will go a long way in not only saving lives but saving a business as well during a crisis. Moreover, many will look to your business for endurance and resiliency even during the most difficult of times.
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Data/Inventory BackupFiles, records, insurance policies and inventories are the backbone of almost any business no matter its nature or orientation. Without them no business can function for long. Payroll and accounting records not only need storage in secured off-site facilities, but also need daily updating. In today’s digital age, “cloud” storage and backup facilities help make this chore much simpler than in earlier years.
Likewise, large inventories need storage in other places to safeguard against possible loss and interruption of services during an emergency.
Life Sustaining Necessities/SuppliesDuring the September 11th, 2001 tragedy, a city such as New York was barely able to mount an effective response to the disaster. First responders were almost totally wiped out as were units of the Red Cross, NYPD and NYFD. The famed NY Port Authority lay somewhere buried underneath the rubble of the Twin Towers. Many of the major business corporations of this nation and most of their employees were decimated within the first few moments of the attack.
Meanwhile in Times Square, Christian ministries gave out blankets, pillows, water bottles, mattresses, coffee and sandwiches.
Any business should at least have on hand basic survival supplies and equipment such as radios, cell phones, batteries, flashlights, candy bars, fire extinguishers, first aid kits and bottles of water.
Employee PreparednessA recent study indicated that 81 percent of businesses with emergency management plans are “not only able to handle identified risks, but they are also more resilient when recovering from unplanned events.” Interestingly enough, only 19 percent of the businesses interviewed had any emergency plan at all.
Having employees backup contact information with relatives, friends and other co-workers will do much in a disaster. Likewise, having phone numbers of nearby hospitals, clinics, and ambulance services is another positive step towards survival.
Designating and training a team of employees on evacuation routes, use of fire extinguishers, communication devices and then scheduling regular practice drills is a must in today’s workplace, especially in higher-risk coastal locations.
The Next LevelAfter saving lives, the primary function of a business is to survive and continue on. Establishing procedures with suppliers, vendors and other businesses intertwined with critical daily operations is vitally important. Likewise, making contingency plans as to where the business operations can be shifted in an emergency is crucially important as well.
For this expertise, taking an accredited course either on campus or online working towards a Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in occupational safety and health will give you the skills, tools and knowledge needed as a leader in today’s business climate.
Following the above four simple steps will go a long way in not only saving lives but saving a business as well during a crisis. Moreover, many will look to your business for endurance and resiliency even during the most difficult of times.
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What to Expect from a Career in Sonography - Ajit Patel Sanda
Sonograms have two advantages over x-rays in imaging the interior of the human body. They use sound and not potentially harmful radiation, and they can show organs and other soft tissue. While doctors often use sonograms to diagnose medical conditions, they typically do not create the images themselves. Instead they rely on diagnostic medical sonographers, also called ultrasound technologists.
DutiesAs much as a career in sonography requires the technical skills to maintain and operate equipment, it also demands the ability to interact with people. A sonographer must be able to answer questions that patients may have and make them feel comfortable about the procedure. He or she must then analyze the image and send the information to the requesting medical professional.
EducationSonographers typically require post-secondary training, which can range from a one-year certificate program primarily for those who already work in healthcare to a bachelor degree in sonography that can take four years. Such programs are usually available in vocational programs, community colleges, or for more advanced degrees, universities. An alternative for the busy student is to obtain the degree online, which can be finished in as little as two years. Most employers also demand certification and/or licensing, which requires completing an accredited program and passing an exam.
SalariesAccording to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), sonographers average $67,170 per year. The lowest earners make less than $45,840 while the highest paid receive over $92,070. Most professionals find work in general medical and surgical hospitals, doctors’ offices, and medical and diagnostic labs. The highest-paying employers are outpatient care centers, averaging an annual $73,640, followed by specialty hospitals that do not include psychiatry and substance abuse at a mean $73,220.
OutlookThe BLS expects employment for sonographers to increase by 46 percent from 2012 to 2022. This is four times faster than the 11 percent growth projected for all jobs. Behind the spike is the aging baby-boom population who expect to remain active later in life and who want to diagnose medical conditions that are common in the elderly. Most jobs will come from hospitals, although technological advances mean that equipment can also be set up in doctors’ offices and medical and diagnostic labs.
A career in sonography offers many pluses: high salary, high demand, and the chance to help people. Training can take as little as one year for some, although two to four years is more realistic for most.
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DutiesAs much as a career in sonography requires the technical skills to maintain and operate equipment, it also demands the ability to interact with people. A sonographer must be able to answer questions that patients may have and make them feel comfortable about the procedure. He or she must then analyze the image and send the information to the requesting medical professional.
EducationSonographers typically require post-secondary training, which can range from a one-year certificate program primarily for those who already work in healthcare to a bachelor degree in sonography that can take four years. Such programs are usually available in vocational programs, community colleges, or for more advanced degrees, universities. An alternative for the busy student is to obtain the degree online, which can be finished in as little as two years. Most employers also demand certification and/or licensing, which requires completing an accredited program and passing an exam.
SalariesAccording to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), sonographers average $67,170 per year. The lowest earners make less than $45,840 while the highest paid receive over $92,070. Most professionals find work in general medical and surgical hospitals, doctors’ offices, and medical and diagnostic labs. The highest-paying employers are outpatient care centers, averaging an annual $73,640, followed by specialty hospitals that do not include psychiatry and substance abuse at a mean $73,220.
OutlookThe BLS expects employment for sonographers to increase by 46 percent from 2012 to 2022. This is four times faster than the 11 percent growth projected for all jobs. Behind the spike is the aging baby-boom population who expect to remain active later in life and who want to diagnose medical conditions that are common in the elderly. Most jobs will come from hospitals, although technological advances mean that equipment can also be set up in doctors’ offices and medical and diagnostic labs.
A career in sonography offers many pluses: high salary, high demand, and the chance to help people. Training can take as little as one year for some, although two to four years is more realistic for most.
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Doctor Dilemmas: What It Takes To Get Your Dream Job - Ajit Patel Sanda
Medicine can be a very rewarding career choice. It gives you the chance to help people, and earn a good income at the same time. However, any doctor will tell you that the road to getting to where they are at now was not easy. Below are some tips that will help you get your dream job as a doctor, and what to expect along the way.
Excel In Medical School
After you complete your bachelor’s degree, you will need to attend medical school. Excelling in medical school is one of the keys to getting your dream job. However, medical school will require you make a lot of sacrifices. Not only will you be required to spend several hours in class per week, but you will also have to spend a lot of time out of class studying. You might even be required to take online RHIA programs in addition to your other courses.
Medical school will take up a lot of your social time. There will most likely be times when your family members and friends are going out, but you will be unable to go because you have to study and/or complete homework.
Get Experience While In Medical School
Even though medical school will take up a lot of your time, you should still consider getting some medical experience outside the classroom. This is something that employers are looking for in potential candidates. For example, you can shadow a doctor, or you can volunteer at a healthcare organization. Any experience that you can get related to health care or medicine will greatly benefit you when you are applying for a job. Some people even earn a master’s of health management before they apply to medical school.
Put Together a Great Resume
You will need to have a great resume before you get a job as a doctor. Make sure your resume highlights all of your achievements and skills. You may also want to have someone proofread your resume before you submit it. Make sure you include internships and any experience you had in and out of the classroom.
Attend Job Fairs
Networking is one of the keys to finding any type of job nowadays, which is why you may want to attend job fairs in your area. Many job fairs have in-house recruiters that present employment opportunities to potential physicians.
Medicine is a very competitive field, but excelling in medical school will increase your chances of getting your dream job. You should also get some experience in the medical field, put together a great resume, and attend job fairs in your area.
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Excel In Medical School
After you complete your bachelor’s degree, you will need to attend medical school. Excelling in medical school is one of the keys to getting your dream job. However, medical school will require you make a lot of sacrifices. Not only will you be required to spend several hours in class per week, but you will also have to spend a lot of time out of class studying. You might even be required to take online RHIA programs in addition to your other courses.
Medical school will take up a lot of your social time. There will most likely be times when your family members and friends are going out, but you will be unable to go because you have to study and/or complete homework.
Get Experience While In Medical School
Even though medical school will take up a lot of your time, you should still consider getting some medical experience outside the classroom. This is something that employers are looking for in potential candidates. For example, you can shadow a doctor, or you can volunteer at a healthcare organization. Any experience that you can get related to health care or medicine will greatly benefit you when you are applying for a job. Some people even earn a master’s of health management before they apply to medical school.
Put Together a Great Resume
You will need to have a great resume before you get a job as a doctor. Make sure your resume highlights all of your achievements and skills. You may also want to have someone proofread your resume before you submit it. Make sure you include internships and any experience you had in and out of the classroom.
Attend Job Fairs
Networking is one of the keys to finding any type of job nowadays, which is why you may want to attend job fairs in your area. Many job fairs have in-house recruiters that present employment opportunities to potential physicians.
Medicine is a very competitive field, but excelling in medical school will increase your chances of getting your dream job. You should also get some experience in the medical field, put together a great resume, and attend job fairs in your area.
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Doing the Math: What Medical Jobs are really worth it? - Ajit Patel Sanda
There are many medical jobs that are worth the money, but there are other medical jobs that are not worth the time or education at all. You must make sure you go into a field of medicine that pays you well, based on the amount of schooling required. If you’re thinking about going into healthcare, here are a few options and if they are worth the time you put in.
Work In A Lab
When you are working in a lab, you are backed by a large corporation that can afford to pay you. After you earn a clinical laboratory science degree, you could work in the medical field doing research for drugs or diseases. You will have a solid salary that the corporation can afford to pay, and you will not have to worry about billing insurance companies. This is one job where you won’t get your hands dirty too much, but get the paycheck worth the hours.
Dentistry
When you want to get into medicine, you may want to consider becoming a dentist. A dentist has very little overhead compared to other medical offices, and you will not have to spend extra time in residency after dental school. Most people can open their own office as a dentist by the time they are 27 or 28, while most doctors will still be in residency past that age. You can hire a small staff, and run your dental practice until you retire and spend little time worrying about money.
Pediatrics
When people are trying to take care of their kids, they tend to be vigilant about everything that happens. You can earn a good deal of money when you are running a pediatric office, and you will get to know kids as they grow up.
If you do the job long enough, you will have people come in with children to see you, and hopefully later on their kid’s kids come as well. You will make plenty of money since pediatric office is uncomplicated, and you will get to know a broad community of people.
Surgery
If you want to become a surgeon, you will spend a long time in school learning all the skills you need to know, but you will also get paid well for those skills. Surgeons are paid better than anybody else in a hospital, and you will be able to keep your calendar full with surgeries. This full calendar is going to help you earn a large amount of money that you can retire on early.
When you choose the medical jobs above, they will pay you well. And you will be able to retire comfortably because you were not in a low-paying job, trying to pay off massive student debts.
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Work In A Lab
When you are working in a lab, you are backed by a large corporation that can afford to pay you. After you earn a clinical laboratory science degree, you could work in the medical field doing research for drugs or diseases. You will have a solid salary that the corporation can afford to pay, and you will not have to worry about billing insurance companies. This is one job where you won’t get your hands dirty too much, but get the paycheck worth the hours.
Dentistry
When you want to get into medicine, you may want to consider becoming a dentist. A dentist has very little overhead compared to other medical offices, and you will not have to spend extra time in residency after dental school. Most people can open their own office as a dentist by the time they are 27 or 28, while most doctors will still be in residency past that age. You can hire a small staff, and run your dental practice until you retire and spend little time worrying about money.
Pediatrics
When people are trying to take care of their kids, they tend to be vigilant about everything that happens. You can earn a good deal of money when you are running a pediatric office, and you will get to know kids as they grow up.
If you do the job long enough, you will have people come in with children to see you, and hopefully later on their kid’s kids come as well. You will make plenty of money since pediatric office is uncomplicated, and you will get to know a broad community of people.
Surgery
If you want to become a surgeon, you will spend a long time in school learning all the skills you need to know, but you will also get paid well for those skills. Surgeons are paid better than anybody else in a hospital, and you will be able to keep your calendar full with surgeries. This full calendar is going to help you earn a large amount of money that you can retire on early.
When you choose the medical jobs above, they will pay you well. And you will be able to retire comfortably because you were not in a low-paying job, trying to pay off massive student debts.
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Better Shape Up: Best Jobs Staying Fit - Ajit Patel Sanda
Many of today’s jobs are sedentary, which is one of the reasons the obesity rate has been climbing for the past few decades. Fortunately, there are still jobs that will keep you fit. Below are some of the best jobs that will keep you healthy and at a healthier weight.
Painter
Painting is not as easy as many people think. In addition to simple painting, painters have to prepare the surfaces by sanding, stripping and washing walls. Those activities can help one burn hundreds of calories per day. Because full-time painters typically work eight to 12 hours per day, one can very easily stay fit by painting and prepping for painting.
Childcare Workers
Anyone who has children knows how exhausting having your own is. Many moms say that they say in shape by chasing their kids around the house. Playing with children, picking them up and getting them settled down is a workout, which is why childcare workers have an easier time staying in shape. Childcare workers are responsible for feeding, supervising, and bathing children of all ages.
Construction Workers
Construction workers build commercial structures, houses and highways. They spend their days operating machinery and lifting heavy objects. Every job that a construction worker performs requires a lot of physical strength. Staying fit is easy when it’s practically in the job description.
Coach
A coach is someone who teaches both professional and amateur athletes the skills that they need to succeed in a particular sport. Coaches also evaluate a player’s skills before allowing him or her to be on a team. Physical fitness is one of the keys to being a successful coach as well as being well educated. If you are interested in coaching, you may want to look at online coaching programs that can get you licensed quickly like an OU masters degree in athletic administration program.
Landscapers
Landscapers trim grass and trees, plant flowers, remove snow during the winter, and build patios and walkways. Landscapers are constantly lifting and bending as they go about their work. Landscapers also shovel fertilizer and mulch, and may use machinery like chainsaws and lawn mowers.
Medical Assistant
Medical assistants not only help people stay healthy, but they also get enough activity to keep themselves healthy. Medical assistants stay on their feet most of the day, they prepare patients for examinations, answer phones, schedule appointments and set up equipment. You might be surprised how many calories are burned in a doctor’s office.
The average person spends between eight and 12 hours per day at his or her job. That is why it is so easy for people to gain weight if they have a sedentary job. However, medical assisting, landscaping, coaching, construction working, childcare and painting can help one stay in shape while working.
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Painter
Painting is not as easy as many people think. In addition to simple painting, painters have to prepare the surfaces by sanding, stripping and washing walls. Those activities can help one burn hundreds of calories per day. Because full-time painters typically work eight to 12 hours per day, one can very easily stay fit by painting and prepping for painting.
Childcare Workers
Anyone who has children knows how exhausting having your own is. Many moms say that they say in shape by chasing their kids around the house. Playing with children, picking them up and getting them settled down is a workout, which is why childcare workers have an easier time staying in shape. Childcare workers are responsible for feeding, supervising, and bathing children of all ages.
Construction Workers
Construction workers build commercial structures, houses and highways. They spend their days operating machinery and lifting heavy objects. Every job that a construction worker performs requires a lot of physical strength. Staying fit is easy when it’s practically in the job description.
Coach
A coach is someone who teaches both professional and amateur athletes the skills that they need to succeed in a particular sport. Coaches also evaluate a player’s skills before allowing him or her to be on a team. Physical fitness is one of the keys to being a successful coach as well as being well educated. If you are interested in coaching, you may want to look at online coaching programs that can get you licensed quickly like an OU masters degree in athletic administration program.
Landscapers
Landscapers trim grass and trees, plant flowers, remove snow during the winter, and build patios and walkways. Landscapers are constantly lifting and bending as they go about their work. Landscapers also shovel fertilizer and mulch, and may use machinery like chainsaws and lawn mowers.
Medical Assistant
Medical assistants not only help people stay healthy, but they also get enough activity to keep themselves healthy. Medical assistants stay on their feet most of the day, they prepare patients for examinations, answer phones, schedule appointments and set up equipment. You might be surprised how many calories are burned in a doctor’s office.
The average person spends between eight and 12 hours per day at his or her job. That is why it is so easy for people to gain weight if they have a sedentary job. However, medical assisting, landscaping, coaching, construction working, childcare and painting can help one stay in shape while working.
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Can you Spring Clean Your Way To Lean? - Ajit Patel Sanda
As well as giving your cupboards a good spring, set aside a weekend to spring cleanse your body, ready for summer.
Detox diets and juice fasts attract great debate from experts on both sides of the fence. Your organs naturally detoxify your body every day by eliminating or neutralising substances you do not need or which are toxic. So if your colon, liver, kidneys, lungs and skin constantly do this, why bother with ‘detox’ at all?
Those who are pro detoxing claim that abstaining from processed, refined and difficult-to-digest animal products for a set period allows your elimination processes to rest and become more efficient. The 21st century lifestyle is so fast-paced that you may not always take the time to eat properly. If you bombard your body with junk food, fizzy drinks, crisps, sweets, chocolates, coffee, tea, alcohol and energy drinks, you overload your organs of elimination with work. Taking a break from a diet that so many studies are linking to the degenerative diseases (diabetes, obesity, cancer, arthritis, cardiovascular disorders etc) and filling up on healthy fruit and vegetables is surely not a bad thing?
Though there is little scientific research to back up the health benefits of this process, it has remained a part of human life since civilisation began – most religions and cultures recommend periods of fasting or abstinence. Most people who take part also notice improvements in how they feel when avoiding an over-processed diet that’s high in salt, sugar and fat. Extended periods of fasting should be done under supervision of a health expert, but just see for yourself what three days of eating nutrient dense, delicious foods can do towards putting that spring back in your step.
3-Day Cleansing Plan
It’s best to start this on a Friday morning. Prepare by getting all the ingredients you need before you start. If you work on the Friday, plan to have salads/smoothies that you can make and take with you.
During these 3 days, don’t have:
Coffee, tea, fizzy drinks etc – only drink water, freshly made vegetable and fruit juices or herbal infusions.
Grains – bread, oats, rice, pasta, biscuits, cakes etc
Dairy – milk, cheese, yoghurt etc. Nut and seed milks are fine.
Animal Products – no meat, fish or seafood.
What to Eat:
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Detox diets and juice fasts attract great debate from experts on both sides of the fence. Your organs naturally detoxify your body every day by eliminating or neutralising substances you do not need or which are toxic. So if your colon, liver, kidneys, lungs and skin constantly do this, why bother with ‘detox’ at all?
Those who are pro detoxing claim that abstaining from processed, refined and difficult-to-digest animal products for a set period allows your elimination processes to rest and become more efficient. The 21st century lifestyle is so fast-paced that you may not always take the time to eat properly. If you bombard your body with junk food, fizzy drinks, crisps, sweets, chocolates, coffee, tea, alcohol and energy drinks, you overload your organs of elimination with work. Taking a break from a diet that so many studies are linking to the degenerative diseases (diabetes, obesity, cancer, arthritis, cardiovascular disorders etc) and filling up on healthy fruit and vegetables is surely not a bad thing?
Though there is little scientific research to back up the health benefits of this process, it has remained a part of human life since civilisation began – most religions and cultures recommend periods of fasting or abstinence. Most people who take part also notice improvements in how they feel when avoiding an over-processed diet that’s high in salt, sugar and fat. Extended periods of fasting should be done under supervision of a health expert, but just see for yourself what three days of eating nutrient dense, delicious foods can do towards putting that spring back in your step.
3-Day Cleansing Plan
It’s best to start this on a Friday morning. Prepare by getting all the ingredients you need before you start. If you work on the Friday, plan to have salads/smoothies that you can make and take with you.
During these 3 days, don’t have:
Coffee, tea, fizzy drinks etc – only drink water, freshly made vegetable and fruit juices or herbal infusions.
Grains – bread, oats, rice, pasta, biscuits, cakes etc
Dairy – milk, cheese, yoghurt etc. Nut and seed milks are fine.
Animal Products – no meat, fish or seafood.
What to Eat:
- Morning – instead of tea or coffee first thing, have an infusion of warm water with lemon and fresh ginger. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon into a cup with 1-inch piece of fresh ginger grated. Add water that has been boiled. Leave to cool and have when drinkable.
- Breakfast Smoothie – Have a fresh fruit and vegetable smoothie like the Super Green Power Cleanse Smoothie below. Use a strong smoothie maker/food processor to blend ingredients. You can use coconut water, almond milk or homemade coconut milk. Make sure you have 50% Super greens like spinach, watercress, kale, rocket, coriander and parsley. You can add any combination of fresh ingredients like cucumber, apple, pear, melon, grapes, kiwi, lemon, lime, avocado, banana, peppers and such. Add healthy fats by putting a tbsp flaxseed oil, or a mix of flaxseeds, chia seeds, hemp seeds and/or pumpkin seeds.
- Mid-Morning Snack – Have vegetable sticks (carrot, cucumber, celery and peppers) or a sprouted bean and seed salad. If you don’t sprout your own, buy pre-sprouted bags like moong, alfalfa, aduki bean mixes and serve with chopped fresh herbs and lemon juice.
- Lunch – Have a large salad of fresh or lightly cooked vegetables and sprinkle with natural nuts and/or seeds. Make your own delicious dressings by blending apple cider vinegar, extra virgin olive oil with cleansing ingredients like fresh basil, parsley or coriander and garlic or ginger.
- Afternoon Snack – Handful of activated almonds. Soak 1 cup of almonds overnight in water. Strain and store in the fridge in an airtight container. Divide into 3 portions for each day.
- Dinner – Large bowl of homemade soup like our potassium rich Super Cleanse Miso Vegetable Soup.
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Warning: Are you Underestimating the Risks at Work? - Ajit Patel Sanda
A recent study has shown that Canadians significantly underestimate the risks to their wellness and wellbeing that a corporate environment can pose. The study showed that employees were severely underestimating personal health risks, and this points towards a need for more targeted wellness programmes in workplaces across the country.
This very recent study looked at the huge inaccuracies in self-reported heart risk factors, and it compared the answers of individual respondents on healthcare questionnaires in the workplace to their actual medical results. Researchers looked at three key areas: cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes. By comparing the data, researchers found that employees were significantly underestimating the risks to their personal health.
Almost half of those who took part in the study had at least one very important cardiovascular risk factor that they did not know about. Some of the employees in this category (about 27 percent) were under the age of 35, making the data all the more shocking.
Around 21 percent of respondents were found to have high blood pressure, around 37 percent had high cholesterol levels and around 10 percent had glucose levels that were out with the recommended norms from Health Canada.
The survey looked at 893 employees, and revealed that, when compared to their actual medical test results, the self-reported risk of cholesterol was underestimated by a whopping 250 percent, high blood pressure risk was underestimated by 58 percent and the risk of diabetes was underestimated by 76 percent.
In order to maximise the return on a company’s investment in a wellness programme, employers should make sure that they bring in medical staff as well, to test employees, rather than relying on self reporting, which is clearly inaccurate.
This will help staff to get the most out of their wellness programmes, as they will truly understand the health challenges that they are facing.
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This very recent study looked at the huge inaccuracies in self-reported heart risk factors, and it compared the answers of individual respondents on healthcare questionnaires in the workplace to their actual medical results. Researchers looked at three key areas: cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes. By comparing the data, researchers found that employees were significantly underestimating the risks to their personal health.
Almost half of those who took part in the study had at least one very important cardiovascular risk factor that they did not know about. Some of the employees in this category (about 27 percent) were under the age of 35, making the data all the more shocking.
Around 21 percent of respondents were found to have high blood pressure, around 37 percent had high cholesterol levels and around 10 percent had glucose levels that were out with the recommended norms from Health Canada.
The survey looked at 893 employees, and revealed that, when compared to their actual medical test results, the self-reported risk of cholesterol was underestimated by a whopping 250 percent, high blood pressure risk was underestimated by 58 percent and the risk of diabetes was underestimated by 76 percent.
In order to maximise the return on a company’s investment in a wellness programme, employers should make sure that they bring in medical staff as well, to test employees, rather than relying on self reporting, which is clearly inaccurate.
This will help staff to get the most out of their wellness programmes, as they will truly understand the health challenges that they are facing.
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Wellness Programmes: How To Build And Sustain Them - Ajit Patel Sanda
Workplace wellness schemes are becoming increasingly popular in companies, but there are unforeseen challenges in creating a successful programme which benefits everyone. Both employers and employees benefits from having a wellness scheme in place, such as better morale in the workplace, lower rate of absences and a higher rate of employee productivity. In particular, for employees, wellness programmes can become an important part of being physically active and leading a healthy lifestyle. There are often cases where a wellness scheme triggers an interest in healthier living, such as yoga sessions bringing a personal sense of satisfaction to an employee or cycling to work improving one’s health and wellbeing. Unfortunately, there is no right way to approach developing a wellness scheme, but there are many common factors in programmes which are currently very successful. The main factors to remember are a commitment from management, involvement from employees, adequate resources and a focus on policies regarding workplace health, wellness and safety. Careful planning is required if you are to set up a successful scheme. Why not invite employees to input their ideas? A suggestion box or staff meetings can be a great forum for these ideas. You may need to develop a business case to convince senior members of staff that a wellness programme would be useful within your company. There are many stats to support the benefits of having a wellness scheme but it’s important that you make it clear why your company should develop one to help both employees and employers.
Your messages to management should communicate the benefits of such a programme, including the facts and figures on employee health and job satisfaction, and how this affects productivity. Be sure to collect information to prove that the scheme is beneficial; establish a planning committee to represent the views of different departments; be sure to know the facts on what your company is already offering in the way of health benefits and such. You should put activities into place, such as those which increase awareness and knowledge, develop skills and provide social interaction. These could be activities such as walking clubs, golf tourneys, corporate challenge events and national campaigns which your company can get involved in. Healthy eating should also be part of the plan so develop a policy on food catering for the meetings, so that healthy foods are available – perhaps you can look to develop a healthier menu in the company cafeteria. Your wellness programme should take steps to regularly monitor the progress of employees and evaluate how successful the programme is. You can do this, for example, by tracking the number of participants in a given activity, or the number of employees who support some or all components of a programme. It’s important that you identify all areas of excellence, as well as looking at the factors which affect the participation in your programme. Mistakes will happen but the important thing is that you learn from them and develop a stronger programme for the future. As the scheme develops, continue to evaluate it and make changes as you and the company require them. If you pay close attention to the key elements of a wellness programme within your company, and you ensure that the lines of the communication remain open at all times, you can develop a strong foundation from which to sustain an effective wellness programme which will leave a lasting legacy.
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Your messages to management should communicate the benefits of such a programme, including the facts and figures on employee health and job satisfaction, and how this affects productivity. Be sure to collect information to prove that the scheme is beneficial; establish a planning committee to represent the views of different departments; be sure to know the facts on what your company is already offering in the way of health benefits and such. You should put activities into place, such as those which increase awareness and knowledge, develop skills and provide social interaction. These could be activities such as walking clubs, golf tourneys, corporate challenge events and national campaigns which your company can get involved in. Healthy eating should also be part of the plan so develop a policy on food catering for the meetings, so that healthy foods are available – perhaps you can look to develop a healthier menu in the company cafeteria. Your wellness programme should take steps to regularly monitor the progress of employees and evaluate how successful the programme is. You can do this, for example, by tracking the number of participants in a given activity, or the number of employees who support some or all components of a programme. It’s important that you identify all areas of excellence, as well as looking at the factors which affect the participation in your programme. Mistakes will happen but the important thing is that you learn from them and develop a stronger programme for the future. As the scheme develops, continue to evaluate it and make changes as you and the company require them. If you pay close attention to the key elements of a wellness programme within your company, and you ensure that the lines of the communication remain open at all times, you can develop a strong foundation from which to sustain an effective wellness programme which will leave a lasting legacy.
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What Does The Future Of Workplace Wellness Hold? - Ajit Patel Sanda
Workplace wellness schemes have become immensely popular over recent years, including everything from work-sponsored biometric screenings to programmes to help you quit smoking and health coaching. There are even exercise classes involved but things are changing, despite workplace wellness becoming increasingly popular additions to employer portfolios. Because the market has evolved to not just include a phone call and a meeting with a coach, schemes are now moving into the technology realm. When the industry started, there was a fear in asking employees to disclose information about their health, and as that portion of the programme has moved on, things have changed. The uneasiness on the part of the employers has been subsumed by the reality that offering health coverage now costs so much more. Workplace wellness is now an industry worth billions of pounds and recent surveys suggest that around half of all companies with at least 50 workers have some sort of scheme in place. But at the backdrop to this is the crisis state of the healthcare market, with many chronic conditions being lifestyle diseases. The concept behind the workplace wellness programme is to help people to navigate the complex nature of lifestyle and health, by giving them the support they need to make healthier changes and the tools they need to improve their lives. In the process, they may help their employer avoid costly health claims down the road, but is this really how companies save money? Just how valuable is it to employers to have a workplace wellness scheme in place?
There’s an underlying concept of building a stock exchange for your health, and as such you treat your health as a stock which can go up or down depending on how you treat it. You need to go to the screenings and track your health so, for example, if your blood pressure goes down, your stock goes up. Technology offers an instant form of feedback, so if you light up on your lunch break, it will give you the hard facts – it cost you £5, you lost 146 days from your life expectancy, and all because of one cigarette. These are facts which are harder to shrug off. LifeVest is a start-up from Philadelphia which has now added a number of companies to its roster. What makes LifeVest different is the association of money to your health. Having an investment in your health is bound to affect your behaviour, and direct financial incentives for workplace wellness schemes are still quite rare, but studies show that money is a great motivator. It’s early days, but companies are seeing a rise in engagement numbers which is rooted in economics. Using competition and financial motivators helps to add to the accountability tools – you’ve got competition with your friends, your family are holding you accountable and you’ve got your financial incentives. In fact, smokers have as much as a 50 per cent higher premium than non-smokers. But people are ok penalising smokers as a way of encouraging them to quit their addiction. Looking at obesity though, this is a more complex problem and finding the right balance between incentivising weight control and simply imposing a tax on obesity is very difficult. Workplace wellness schemes have a long way to go before they find the right balance between helping both the employer and the employee, but this new way of working, by offering financial incentives, could well be the answer to this problem.
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There’s an underlying concept of building a stock exchange for your health, and as such you treat your health as a stock which can go up or down depending on how you treat it. You need to go to the screenings and track your health so, for example, if your blood pressure goes down, your stock goes up. Technology offers an instant form of feedback, so if you light up on your lunch break, it will give you the hard facts – it cost you £5, you lost 146 days from your life expectancy, and all because of one cigarette. These are facts which are harder to shrug off. LifeVest is a start-up from Philadelphia which has now added a number of companies to its roster. What makes LifeVest different is the association of money to your health. Having an investment in your health is bound to affect your behaviour, and direct financial incentives for workplace wellness schemes are still quite rare, but studies show that money is a great motivator. It’s early days, but companies are seeing a rise in engagement numbers which is rooted in economics. Using competition and financial motivators helps to add to the accountability tools – you’ve got competition with your friends, your family are holding you accountable and you’ve got your financial incentives. In fact, smokers have as much as a 50 per cent higher premium than non-smokers. But people are ok penalising smokers as a way of encouraging them to quit their addiction. Looking at obesity though, this is a more complex problem and finding the right balance between incentivising weight control and simply imposing a tax on obesity is very difficult. Workplace wellness schemes have a long way to go before they find the right balance between helping both the employer and the employee, but this new way of working, by offering financial incentives, could well be the answer to this problem.
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Work(Out) Buddies: Why Corporate Wellness is Getting Social - Ajit Patel Sanda
Recently, the city of Charlotte issued a challenge to its employees: log your workouts on a website that tallies points for each department. Amongst City Hall, trash talk ensued. Christina Fath, the city’s wellness administrator, recalls that, if Human Resources was in the lead, ‘Budget would come back with a reply-all, saying “We’ll walk at lunch.”’ The six-week challenge garnered the participation of 469 municipal employees, which is twice the number of people involved compared to other years. The 8,800 hours of exercise logged by this year’s group is equal to almost half an hour per employee per day – and now more employers want a piece of the wellness action. According to John Tozzi a corporate wellness writer for Bloomberg Businessweek in New York, ‘Tying workplace wellness programmes to online games or social media lights a fire under workers as no number of posters in the break room can.’
But why does social media work so well in corporate wellness programmes? Brad Bell, an associate professor of HR at CornellUniversity, explains, ‘That social aspect creates some level of accountability. You know that if you don’t show up, people are going to notice.’ Tozzi adds that this motivational aspect is no small thing. ‘Getting staff to take care of themselves isn’t easy,’ he says. ‘In a recent survey of 512 employers by Towers Watson (TW) and the National Business Group on Health, companies called workers’ bad habits their biggest challenge to keeping health benefits affordable and cited lack of engagement as the toughest obstacle to changing employee behaviour.’ Perhaps this is why Charlotte isn’t the only town that has put its faith in the social aspects of corporate wellness programmes.
San Francisco start-up Keas runs a website where its clients’ employees can form online teams of up to six players and compete to earn points. Like in Charlotte’s city hall, workers do this by working out more, but Keas takes it one step further by asking employees to also eat better and manage stress. Participants are also rewarded for taking surprisingly addictive online health quizzes. Keas co-founder Adam Bosworth comments, ‘People would literally spend hours a day taking tens and tens of quizzes. The HR people, frankly, were not thrilled to see people spending an hour a day learning about their health…At the end of the day, it’s the social support of the game that keeps people playing.’
Tozzi details, ‘Fitbit, a San Francisco company that makes a pinky-size wireless gadget that helps people track their walking and other activity, didn’t target the corporate wellness market but quickly got pulled into it. In early 2010, six months after the $99.95 Fitbit went on sale, semiconductor company Tokyo Electron bought one for each of the 1,100 employees at its U.S. subsidiary. Since then, Fitbit has supplied hundreds of employers, including 25 Fortune 500 companies…The novelty factor draws in employees who wouldn’t ordinarily participate, especially gadget-happy men…A study in progress involving staff at one insurance company suggests participants take 40% more steps six months into the programme. And the website encourages competition without forcing workers to get too personal.’
Then you have a company like HealthPrize Technologies, who draw on the same psychology that gets people to play slot machines or join airline loyalty programmes. When employees refill prescriptions or log on to record taking their daily dose, they are rewarded with points that go up on a leaderboard. While those at the top of the leaderboard gain prizes such as a $100 gift certificate to Starbucks or Amazon, Katrina Firlik, the neurosurgeon that co-founded HealthPrize Technologies, asserts that employees are more concerned with the gaming and social aspect of the programme. She even recounts, ‘There was a woman who was going to have major surgery the next day, and she e-mailed us that she was worried she was going to slip in her rankings.’
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But why does social media work so well in corporate wellness programmes? Brad Bell, an associate professor of HR at CornellUniversity, explains, ‘That social aspect creates some level of accountability. You know that if you don’t show up, people are going to notice.’ Tozzi adds that this motivational aspect is no small thing. ‘Getting staff to take care of themselves isn’t easy,’ he says. ‘In a recent survey of 512 employers by Towers Watson (TW) and the National Business Group on Health, companies called workers’ bad habits their biggest challenge to keeping health benefits affordable and cited lack of engagement as the toughest obstacle to changing employee behaviour.’ Perhaps this is why Charlotte isn’t the only town that has put its faith in the social aspects of corporate wellness programmes.
San Francisco start-up Keas runs a website where its clients’ employees can form online teams of up to six players and compete to earn points. Like in Charlotte’s city hall, workers do this by working out more, but Keas takes it one step further by asking employees to also eat better and manage stress. Participants are also rewarded for taking surprisingly addictive online health quizzes. Keas co-founder Adam Bosworth comments, ‘People would literally spend hours a day taking tens and tens of quizzes. The HR people, frankly, were not thrilled to see people spending an hour a day learning about their health…At the end of the day, it’s the social support of the game that keeps people playing.’
Tozzi details, ‘Fitbit, a San Francisco company that makes a pinky-size wireless gadget that helps people track their walking and other activity, didn’t target the corporate wellness market but quickly got pulled into it. In early 2010, six months after the $99.95 Fitbit went on sale, semiconductor company Tokyo Electron bought one for each of the 1,100 employees at its U.S. subsidiary. Since then, Fitbit has supplied hundreds of employers, including 25 Fortune 500 companies…The novelty factor draws in employees who wouldn’t ordinarily participate, especially gadget-happy men…A study in progress involving staff at one insurance company suggests participants take 40% more steps six months into the programme. And the website encourages competition without forcing workers to get too personal.’
Then you have a company like HealthPrize Technologies, who draw on the same psychology that gets people to play slot machines or join airline loyalty programmes. When employees refill prescriptions or log on to record taking their daily dose, they are rewarded with points that go up on a leaderboard. While those at the top of the leaderboard gain prizes such as a $100 gift certificate to Starbucks or Amazon, Katrina Firlik, the neurosurgeon that co-founded HealthPrize Technologies, asserts that employees are more concerned with the gaming and social aspect of the programme. She even recounts, ‘There was a woman who was going to have major surgery the next day, and she e-mailed us that she was worried she was going to slip in her rankings.’
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Four Steps for Implementing a Corporate Culture of Wellness - Ajit Patel Sanda
Many businesses are implementing corporate wellness programmes, but there are those for whom such plans are a privilege, or optional extra. According to Joshua Love, the president of national corporate wellness company Kinema Fitness, ‘When I stop and think about employee wellness, I have to step away from my day to day responsibilities and take a look from the employer perspective. I think it’s a no-brainer to install a wellness programme at every company, no matter the size, demographic, location or what service or product the company provides. My belief is that no company can be successful without paying attention to the wellbeing of their people — and people can’t be successful without feeling good every day.’
Love continues, ‘We live in a fast-paced, busy world, full of constant distractions. We’re constantly dialed in with technology and always on the move. Which is why it’s so refreshing to walk into a company where you feel the environment is different, one where people seem motivated, excited, inspired and really love what they do. My experience with corporate wellness leads me back to Google in Mountain View, CA (and how Google maintains its status as one of the top 100 best companies to work for year after year). Google doesn’t just create jobs, they create a culture, one in which people are valued and appreciated every day. Google’s locations have full fitness facilities, daily classes and healthy food available throughout the day; as a result, employees feel cared for and valued.’
Do you have to be as lucrative or as large as Google to create a culture of wellness? Of course not; every company has the ability to implement some kind of wellness programme. But how do you do it? Love has a four-step process to help you install a wellness programme that‘s efficient, smart, scalable and goal-oriented:
1. Determine the Needs of Employer AND Employee: ‘First, we ask a simple question,’ says Love. ‘What do employees need, and how do those needs fit with the goals of the employer? It’s impossible to answer these questions without assessing both sides. It is essential to understand the mindsets, challenges, and your audience first before laying out a framework for its path. This includes surveying not only the employees, but also the employer. A simple health risk assessment (which your insurance carrier may offer) followed by biometric screens is a good way to assess problem areas.’
2. Analyze the Data and Create a Plan: Love details, ‘Based on our survey data, we try to determine what elements will work for the existing culture. Is it fitness classes that will motivate the employees, wellness workshops, individual health assessments, or some combination of the above? We always recommend combining wellness education with physical activity — otherwise, many employees will not take advantage of classes and programmes they need to see real benefits.’
3. Create a Communication Plan: ‘A culture of wellness doesn’t happen without reinforcement,’ Love asserts. ‘Employers must create a communication plan that lays out the programme’s framework and different methods (and times) to communicate the information to employees. This keeps wellness at the forefront.’
4. Put an Incentive Plan in Place: Love comments, ‘We have found, time and again, that rewarding employees for getting healthy and achieving results encourages the type of change needed to get a programme off the ground and encourage a real shift in employee culture. However, because the required behaviour changes are new, challenging, and difficult to sustain, programmes must include incentives and rewards throughout the year in order to drive long-term engagement.’
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Love continues, ‘We live in a fast-paced, busy world, full of constant distractions. We’re constantly dialed in with technology and always on the move. Which is why it’s so refreshing to walk into a company where you feel the environment is different, one where people seem motivated, excited, inspired and really love what they do. My experience with corporate wellness leads me back to Google in Mountain View, CA (and how Google maintains its status as one of the top 100 best companies to work for year after year). Google doesn’t just create jobs, they create a culture, one in which people are valued and appreciated every day. Google’s locations have full fitness facilities, daily classes and healthy food available throughout the day; as a result, employees feel cared for and valued.’
Do you have to be as lucrative or as large as Google to create a culture of wellness? Of course not; every company has the ability to implement some kind of wellness programme. But how do you do it? Love has a four-step process to help you install a wellness programme that‘s efficient, smart, scalable and goal-oriented:
1. Determine the Needs of Employer AND Employee: ‘First, we ask a simple question,’ says Love. ‘What do employees need, and how do those needs fit with the goals of the employer? It’s impossible to answer these questions without assessing both sides. It is essential to understand the mindsets, challenges, and your audience first before laying out a framework for its path. This includes surveying not only the employees, but also the employer. A simple health risk assessment (which your insurance carrier may offer) followed by biometric screens is a good way to assess problem areas.’
2. Analyze the Data and Create a Plan: Love details, ‘Based on our survey data, we try to determine what elements will work for the existing culture. Is it fitness classes that will motivate the employees, wellness workshops, individual health assessments, or some combination of the above? We always recommend combining wellness education with physical activity — otherwise, many employees will not take advantage of classes and programmes they need to see real benefits.’
3. Create a Communication Plan: ‘A culture of wellness doesn’t happen without reinforcement,’ Love asserts. ‘Employers must create a communication plan that lays out the programme’s framework and different methods (and times) to communicate the information to employees. This keeps wellness at the forefront.’
4. Put an Incentive Plan in Place: Love comments, ‘We have found, time and again, that rewarding employees for getting healthy and achieving results encourages the type of change needed to get a programme off the ground and encourage a real shift in employee culture. However, because the required behaviour changes are new, challenging, and difficult to sustain, programmes must include incentives and rewards throughout the year in order to drive long-term engagement.’
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Why Perception is Everything to Corporate Wellness - Ajit Patel Sanda
When it comes to the work-life balance debate, perception is everything. If your employees perceive themselves to be cared for in a workplace culture that encourages wellness, you might be able to boast a more committed and happy workforce in the new world of work which is arguably hi-tech, global and 24/7. According to a new survey by Virgin HealthMiles Inc. and Workforce Management Magazine, 77% of employees felt that ‘health and wellness programmes positively impact the culture at work.’
Judy Martin, of WorkLifeNation.com, details, ‘HealthMiles, a workplace health engagement company and part of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, surveyed about 1,300 businesses and 10,000 employees for its annual survey kicking off National Employee Wellness Month in June. The study found a strong link between the wellness and vitality of an organistion, and the wellness of employees. The result of which was increased job morale, satisfaction, commitment and performance…But measuring a culture of wellness in terms of spreadsheets still evades the bean counters to a degree. And while quantifying the bottom-line impact of such programmes is challenging…the trends in the survey are key to the bigger picture.’
Chris Boyce, CEO of Virgin HealthMiles, comments, ‘Creating a culture-first mentality is a critical step for employers when it comes to building a highly engaged workforce. Employees become much more motivated and productive when they know that their employer cares about their total quality of life, which goes beyond traditional wellness and includes physical, emotional, financial and social health.’ David Ballard PsyD, MBA, director of the Centre for Organisational Excellence of the American Psychological Association, adds, ‘The impact of wellbeing on the bottom line can be difficult to tease out, since human behaviour is complex and determined by multiple factors. Even hard data like health care claims can be affected by plan design and other changes.’
The results of the survey also revealed that just 31% of organisations were ‘satisfied with their health and wellness metrics.’ However, ‘Quantifying such efforts also requires a change in perspective,’ says Martin. She notes, there are employers ‘who understand that wellbeing and performance are inextricably linked, although a return-on-investment might not be directly revealed on the spreadsheets. Every year the APA’s Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award highlights organisations that are putting more emphasis on the bigger picture of employee wellbeing. According to statistics from the APA, companies that meet the criterion of a “psychologically healthy workplace” benefit from improved work quality and productivity, lower absenteeism, presenteeism, less turnover, and better customer service ratings.’
Ballard points out, ‘Forward-thinking organisations are re-evaluating work practices and providing employees with resources that support wellbeing and performance. They are creating psychologically healthy workplaces that are diverse and productive, resilient and successful.’ However, Martin warns, ‘Alas, communicating those workplace initiatives to employees has been challenging. The Virgin HealthMiles/Workforce survey found that only 51% of employees surveyed said they have a good understanding of how to participate in health and wellness programmes being offered by their employers.’
That said, Fran Melmed, Founder of Context Communication Consulting (a communication and change management firm specialising in workplace wellness), argues that while the wellness argument can sometimes be a hard sell and tricky fodder for those in HR who have to communicate the benefits of such programmes, it doesn’t mean they aren’t valuable. ‘I’ve seen health and wellness programmes keep morale up and people on track during seismic change like downsizing, off–shoring, downturns in economy and business slowdowns – and those things can’t be discounted,’ she says. Martin concludes, ‘Perhaps [perception is] a harbinger of things to come in a competitive global marketplace where attracting and retaining skilled talent is crucial for the bottom-line.’
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Judy Martin, of WorkLifeNation.com, details, ‘HealthMiles, a workplace health engagement company and part of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, surveyed about 1,300 businesses and 10,000 employees for its annual survey kicking off National Employee Wellness Month in June. The study found a strong link between the wellness and vitality of an organistion, and the wellness of employees. The result of which was increased job morale, satisfaction, commitment and performance…But measuring a culture of wellness in terms of spreadsheets still evades the bean counters to a degree. And while quantifying the bottom-line impact of such programmes is challenging…the trends in the survey are key to the bigger picture.’
Chris Boyce, CEO of Virgin HealthMiles, comments, ‘Creating a culture-first mentality is a critical step for employers when it comes to building a highly engaged workforce. Employees become much more motivated and productive when they know that their employer cares about their total quality of life, which goes beyond traditional wellness and includes physical, emotional, financial and social health.’ David Ballard PsyD, MBA, director of the Centre for Organisational Excellence of the American Psychological Association, adds, ‘The impact of wellbeing on the bottom line can be difficult to tease out, since human behaviour is complex and determined by multiple factors. Even hard data like health care claims can be affected by plan design and other changes.’
The results of the survey also revealed that just 31% of organisations were ‘satisfied with their health and wellness metrics.’ However, ‘Quantifying such efforts also requires a change in perspective,’ says Martin. She notes, there are employers ‘who understand that wellbeing and performance are inextricably linked, although a return-on-investment might not be directly revealed on the spreadsheets. Every year the APA’s Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award highlights organisations that are putting more emphasis on the bigger picture of employee wellbeing. According to statistics from the APA, companies that meet the criterion of a “psychologically healthy workplace” benefit from improved work quality and productivity, lower absenteeism, presenteeism, less turnover, and better customer service ratings.’
Ballard points out, ‘Forward-thinking organisations are re-evaluating work practices and providing employees with resources that support wellbeing and performance. They are creating psychologically healthy workplaces that are diverse and productive, resilient and successful.’ However, Martin warns, ‘Alas, communicating those workplace initiatives to employees has been challenging. The Virgin HealthMiles/Workforce survey found that only 51% of employees surveyed said they have a good understanding of how to participate in health and wellness programmes being offered by their employers.’
That said, Fran Melmed, Founder of Context Communication Consulting (a communication and change management firm specialising in workplace wellness), argues that while the wellness argument can sometimes be a hard sell and tricky fodder for those in HR who have to communicate the benefits of such programmes, it doesn’t mean they aren’t valuable. ‘I’ve seen health and wellness programmes keep morale up and people on track during seismic change like downsizing, off–shoring, downturns in economy and business slowdowns – and those things can’t be discounted,’ she says. Martin concludes, ‘Perhaps [perception is] a harbinger of things to come in a competitive global marketplace where attracting and retaining skilled talent is crucial for the bottom-line.’
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DIY Corporate Wellness Programmes: 5 Things to Consider - Ajit Patel Sanda
If you’re wondering whether or not a corporate wellness programme might benefit your company, make sure you know what you’re doing! According to Joshua Love, the president of national corporate wellness company Kinema Fitness, ‘As the president of a corporate wellness company, Kinema Fitness, I have noticed a recent trend in the way companies are approaching employee-based wellness programmes. Namely, companies are taking employee wellness more seriously now. They are truly trying to figure out the right solution to combat rising health issues and healthcare costs. Unfortunately, too many companies are trying to implement wellness programmes with little to no experience or game plan for success. As a result, more programs fail than succeed.’
But where are these companies going wrong? Love notes, ‘Corporate wellness cannot be treated as a band-aid, and you definitely won’t be able to find it in a fitness app. Engagement, motivation, support and strategy are the keys to a successful programme. If employees are not involved in the solution, it’s difficult to succeed. Preventable wellness is a complete lifestyle and behaviour change and change takes time and commitment.’ So here are a few things to bear in mind when you’re designing a wellness programme for your company:
1. A Higher Level of Awareness is Essential: People ‘are becoming more and more health conscious,’ admits Love. ‘But due to higher stress, longer work days and constant multitasking, it is more difficult to find the time to act on wellness goals. Creating an on-site wellness programme is important because the majority of an employee’s time is spent at the workplace.’
2. Many Chronic Diseases are Preventable: Love points out, ‘According to the CDC, chronic diseases account for 75% of total healthcare costs. They are also the most preventable type of disease. Such illnesses include heart disease, stroke, cancer and obesity. The only way to prevent disease is with actionable steps to halt progression. When old habits are years in the making, you cannot expect behaviour change to happen overnight. However, when a person is able to commit mentally, emotionally and socially and on a conscious level, progress is possible. An employee wellness programme needs to address this through consistent education and layers of accountability.’
3. Be creative: ‘Corporate wellness shouldn’t be boring,’ Love asserts. ‘Creating unique and dynamic programmes that consistently evolve over time ensure the best possibility of long-term success. Human beings need to be challenged and stimulated in different ways and different means to create change. Challenge your programme to stay on the latest trends; it will help to appoint a wellness lead that takes direct responsibility over the operations.’
4. Combat Rising Healthcare Costs: ‘Healthcare costs are rising year after year,’ notes Love. ‘Employers, especially those at small companies, can simply not afford to take on this burden any longer. As a result, they are passing the costs on to their employees through higher deductibles. But healthier employees can actually help their own bottom line. Some employers are now lowering employee’s contributions with rebates if they do participate in a wellness programme.’
5. Corporate Wellness is Complex and Long-Term: Love argues, ‘The success of corporate wellness is driven by the unique strategy behind it. It involves a framework that outlines short and long-term goals for the employee and the employer. Corporate wellness needs support, leadership, commitment from the vendor, employer and employees. A successful programme takes time and constantly evolves so it can be integrated into the fabric of the company’s culture. Corporate wellness is not just one solution. It is the culmination of many solutions that work together under one strategy. It involves layers of physical activity, education, communication, incentives, and a long-term commitment.’
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But where are these companies going wrong? Love notes, ‘Corporate wellness cannot be treated as a band-aid, and you definitely won’t be able to find it in a fitness app. Engagement, motivation, support and strategy are the keys to a successful programme. If employees are not involved in the solution, it’s difficult to succeed. Preventable wellness is a complete lifestyle and behaviour change and change takes time and commitment.’ So here are a few things to bear in mind when you’re designing a wellness programme for your company:
1. A Higher Level of Awareness is Essential: People ‘are becoming more and more health conscious,’ admits Love. ‘But due to higher stress, longer work days and constant multitasking, it is more difficult to find the time to act on wellness goals. Creating an on-site wellness programme is important because the majority of an employee’s time is spent at the workplace.’
2. Many Chronic Diseases are Preventable: Love points out, ‘According to the CDC, chronic diseases account for 75% of total healthcare costs. They are also the most preventable type of disease. Such illnesses include heart disease, stroke, cancer and obesity. The only way to prevent disease is with actionable steps to halt progression. When old habits are years in the making, you cannot expect behaviour change to happen overnight. However, when a person is able to commit mentally, emotionally and socially and on a conscious level, progress is possible. An employee wellness programme needs to address this through consistent education and layers of accountability.’
3. Be creative: ‘Corporate wellness shouldn’t be boring,’ Love asserts. ‘Creating unique and dynamic programmes that consistently evolve over time ensure the best possibility of long-term success. Human beings need to be challenged and stimulated in different ways and different means to create change. Challenge your programme to stay on the latest trends; it will help to appoint a wellness lead that takes direct responsibility over the operations.’
4. Combat Rising Healthcare Costs: ‘Healthcare costs are rising year after year,’ notes Love. ‘Employers, especially those at small companies, can simply not afford to take on this burden any longer. As a result, they are passing the costs on to their employees through higher deductibles. But healthier employees can actually help their own bottom line. Some employers are now lowering employee’s contributions with rebates if they do participate in a wellness programme.’
5. Corporate Wellness is Complex and Long-Term: Love argues, ‘The success of corporate wellness is driven by the unique strategy behind it. It involves a framework that outlines short and long-term goals for the employee and the employer. Corporate wellness needs support, leadership, commitment from the vendor, employer and employees. A successful programme takes time and constantly evolves so it can be integrated into the fabric of the company’s culture. Corporate wellness is not just one solution. It is the culmination of many solutions that work together under one strategy. It involves layers of physical activity, education, communication, incentives, and a long-term commitment.’
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Employers – Do You Know Enough About Corporate Wellness? - Ajit Patel Sanda
Corporate wellness and wellbeing is a hot topic with employers at the moment, with around 67 percent of all employers offering some sort of wellness programme. These programmes are based around the idea that employees can receive breaks on their health insurance if they undertake certain tasks to increase their health, such as giving up smoking, changing their diet, losing weight or increasing their exercise. They also have to have health tests to find out about their current state of health and receive personalised wellness programmes to help them improve.
A recent survey showed that around 18 percent of employers are now offering a financial incentive to those who achieve a certain health standard, and around 15 percent offer a lower health premium to those who do not smoke.
Savings vary hugely from employer to employer, but the programmes themselves are on the increase, as there is a growing body of evidence showing that when employers use these wellness programmes, the costs of medical expenses and employee absenteeism for illness are greatly reduced. One study even showed that the average employer has seen a reduction in medical costs of $3.27 for every dollar spent on a wellness programme and a reduction of $2.73 in absenteeism for every dollar spent on the wellness programmes.
If you are an employer and you are thinking of putting into place a wellness programme, or improving an established one, it is important to carefully evaluate the design of the programme and consider carefully what the goals should be. This reduces the risk of discrimination claims and also makes it more likely that the whole workforce will want to and be able to participate in the wellness programme. Employers should also read up on the law in their area, relating to sickness, health in the workplace and absenteeism.
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A recent survey showed that around 18 percent of employers are now offering a financial incentive to those who achieve a certain health standard, and around 15 percent offer a lower health premium to those who do not smoke.
Savings vary hugely from employer to employer, but the programmes themselves are on the increase, as there is a growing body of evidence showing that when employers use these wellness programmes, the costs of medical expenses and employee absenteeism for illness are greatly reduced. One study even showed that the average employer has seen a reduction in medical costs of $3.27 for every dollar spent on a wellness programme and a reduction of $2.73 in absenteeism for every dollar spent on the wellness programmes.
If you are an employer and you are thinking of putting into place a wellness programme, or improving an established one, it is important to carefully evaluate the design of the programme and consider carefully what the goals should be. This reduces the risk of discrimination claims and also makes it more likely that the whole workforce will want to and be able to participate in the wellness programme. Employers should also read up on the law in their area, relating to sickness, health in the workplace and absenteeism.
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Trend Setters: What’s Shaping Your Wellness Programme? - Ajit Patel Goldshield
Businesses of all sizes are being impacted by the trend of corporate wellness programmes, integrating strategies to help create an overall wellbeing-enhancing experience in the workplace. Corporate wellness programmes also use incentives to increase participation and awareness. Let’s take a look at five trends that are helping shape health and wellness at the workplace:
1. Lifestyle Management: Finding time to workout or visit the doctor can be problematic in today’s hectic world. You need to rush home, make dinner, help your kids with their homework, clean the house, make time for your relationship and somehow get to bed at a decent hour; where’s the time for wellness? This is why more and more corporate wellness programmes are focusing on lifestyle management, and including efforts such as biometric screenings, flu shots and cholesterol screenings in the workplace to help you make time for your health. Such measures can help you prevent the risks for common, yet dangerous, health problems including diabetes, stroke and coronary disease – without having to leave the office!
2. Weight Loss: More companies are now offering free yoga, Zumba classes or individual workouts onsite or at a nearby facility to make fitness opportunities more accessible for those looking to lose or manage their weight. Doing your diet plan alongside your colleagues brings with it a sense of camaraderie, with your workmates encouraging you to keep going along to workout sessions. Moreover, companies that offer weight loss programmes tend to have vending machine options with fresh, healthy snacks, as well as fruit and veggies at meetings instead of unhealthy treats. With such a variety of healthy food options and fitness classes available, you have the opportunity to try several options to find the best fit for your lifestyle.
3. Redesigning the Workspace: In order to encourage you to become healthier, many businesses are rethinking the design and layout of the office. This may incorporate a variety of design options, such as fitting out desks with exercise balls or standing or treadmill workstations instead of chairs. Some employers offer anti-fatigue mats for employees to stand on while they work, while others give employees ergonomic telephone headsets and keyboards. Then you have wireless personal trainers such as BodyBugg and FitBit, which accurately tracking calories burned, steps taken, walking distance, etc to help keep employees in the mindset of fitness.
4. Smoking Cessation: It’s often a wise investment for companies to introduce smoking cessation programmes, which is why so many businesses do exactly that. Many wellness experts view such programmes as a necessity that provides a direct correlation with good health, helping employers to foster a healthier workforce. As an employee, you need motivation, social support, an understanding of what to expect and a personal game plan to increase your chances of quitting smoking, and many companies offer all of this and more. In fact, some companies execute smoke-free campuses, and even go so far as to avoid hiring smokers.
5. Stress Management: While programmes focusing on physical fitness have been proven to decrease stress and increase energy, mental fitness programmes are increasingly being recognised as equally important. The point of a stress management programme is to allow employees to dedicate a short time every day to mental fitness through volunteering, journal writing or even daydreaming. This, in turn, helps you to feel rejuvenated and more confident, which shows in your work and overall lifestyle. One of the strongest efforts being used to manage daily pressures is meditation, which many companies use as a daily tool to help employees cope with stress.
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1. Lifestyle Management: Finding time to workout or visit the doctor can be problematic in today’s hectic world. You need to rush home, make dinner, help your kids with their homework, clean the house, make time for your relationship and somehow get to bed at a decent hour; where’s the time for wellness? This is why more and more corporate wellness programmes are focusing on lifestyle management, and including efforts such as biometric screenings, flu shots and cholesterol screenings in the workplace to help you make time for your health. Such measures can help you prevent the risks for common, yet dangerous, health problems including diabetes, stroke and coronary disease – without having to leave the office!
2. Weight Loss: More companies are now offering free yoga, Zumba classes or individual workouts onsite or at a nearby facility to make fitness opportunities more accessible for those looking to lose or manage their weight. Doing your diet plan alongside your colleagues brings with it a sense of camaraderie, with your workmates encouraging you to keep going along to workout sessions. Moreover, companies that offer weight loss programmes tend to have vending machine options with fresh, healthy snacks, as well as fruit and veggies at meetings instead of unhealthy treats. With such a variety of healthy food options and fitness classes available, you have the opportunity to try several options to find the best fit for your lifestyle.
3. Redesigning the Workspace: In order to encourage you to become healthier, many businesses are rethinking the design and layout of the office. This may incorporate a variety of design options, such as fitting out desks with exercise balls or standing or treadmill workstations instead of chairs. Some employers offer anti-fatigue mats for employees to stand on while they work, while others give employees ergonomic telephone headsets and keyboards. Then you have wireless personal trainers such as BodyBugg and FitBit, which accurately tracking calories burned, steps taken, walking distance, etc to help keep employees in the mindset of fitness.
4. Smoking Cessation: It’s often a wise investment for companies to introduce smoking cessation programmes, which is why so many businesses do exactly that. Many wellness experts view such programmes as a necessity that provides a direct correlation with good health, helping employers to foster a healthier workforce. As an employee, you need motivation, social support, an understanding of what to expect and a personal game plan to increase your chances of quitting smoking, and many companies offer all of this and more. In fact, some companies execute smoke-free campuses, and even go so far as to avoid hiring smokers.
5. Stress Management: While programmes focusing on physical fitness have been proven to decrease stress and increase energy, mental fitness programmes are increasingly being recognised as equally important. The point of a stress management programme is to allow employees to dedicate a short time every day to mental fitness through volunteering, journal writing or even daydreaming. This, in turn, helps you to feel rejuvenated and more confident, which shows in your work and overall lifestyle. One of the strongest efforts being used to manage daily pressures is meditation, which many companies use as a daily tool to help employees cope with stress.
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The Daily Grind: 5 Common Office Job Work Injuries - Ajit Patel Sanda
Even though an office is not normally considered a dangerous place to work, several safety issues must be addressed in this environment. Most office workers spend at least forty hours per week engaged in performing routine tasks that usually involve sitting at a desk or workstation for extended periods of time. Many jobs require workers to move from place to place within an area that may become crowded or cluttered. Susceptible employees may experience workplace injuries while performing sedentary tasks or when operating office machinery or just simply walking from one place to the next. Because accidents and injuries are so prevalent in office settings, workers should be aware of some of the most common ones.
Repetitive Motion Injuries
These injuries affect the arms, shoulders, neck, back, legs and wrists. The repetitive motions of typing on a computer with a poorly placed keyboard puts stress on certain parts of the body. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a common injury related to this type of repetitive motion. Stress placed on the wrist and back can be alleviated with proper placement of the computer monitor and keyboard.
Falls
The most common office accident is falling down. According to the Centers for Disease Control, falls represent the most disabling injuries for office workers. Many falls occur as a result of tripping over an open file drawer, electrical cord or loose carpeting and rugs.
Heavy Lifting
Severe injuries can result from improperly lifting heavy items such as boxes of computer paper, equipment or stacks of files. The neck, back and shoulders are especially susceptible to lifting injuries. Back, neck and shoulder injuries are painful and may result in lost hours at work. Many health care providers like Advanced Integrative Health Center specialize in providing integrative health care for these types of injuries. Minimally invasive, natural therapies offer relief for sore and aching muscles associated with lifting injuries and other strains.
Cut and Crushed Fingers
Improper use of the paper-cutter can cause serious injuries to the fingers including cutting and crushing. File and desk drawers that jam or do not close completely can cause crushed fingers.
Electrical Injuries
If not installed properly, office equipment can be dangerous. Electrical shocks can result from equipment that is not properly grounded. A worker can receive a serious shock by coming in contact with electricity. Serious burns can result from these shocks.
Implementing safety standards can help prevent many office injuries. The proper furniture can help eliminate back, neck and shoulder problems. Keeping walkways clear of hazards is vital for providing a safe office environment that protects all employees.
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Repetitive Motion Injuries
These injuries affect the arms, shoulders, neck, back, legs and wrists. The repetitive motions of typing on a computer with a poorly placed keyboard puts stress on certain parts of the body. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a common injury related to this type of repetitive motion. Stress placed on the wrist and back can be alleviated with proper placement of the computer monitor and keyboard.
Falls
The most common office accident is falling down. According to the Centers for Disease Control, falls represent the most disabling injuries for office workers. Many falls occur as a result of tripping over an open file drawer, electrical cord or loose carpeting and rugs.
Heavy Lifting
Severe injuries can result from improperly lifting heavy items such as boxes of computer paper, equipment or stacks of files. The neck, back and shoulders are especially susceptible to lifting injuries. Back, neck and shoulder injuries are painful and may result in lost hours at work. Many health care providers like Advanced Integrative Health Center specialize in providing integrative health care for these types of injuries. Minimally invasive, natural therapies offer relief for sore and aching muscles associated with lifting injuries and other strains.
Cut and Crushed Fingers
Improper use of the paper-cutter can cause serious injuries to the fingers including cutting and crushing. File and desk drawers that jam or do not close completely can cause crushed fingers.
Electrical Injuries
If not installed properly, office equipment can be dangerous. Electrical shocks can result from equipment that is not properly grounded. A worker can receive a serious shock by coming in contact with electricity. Serious burns can result from these shocks.
Implementing safety standards can help prevent many office injuries. The proper furniture can help eliminate back, neck and shoulder problems. Keeping walkways clear of hazards is vital for providing a safe office environment that protects all employees.
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How Important Is Employee Engagement In Interviews? - Ajit Patel Sanda
When you’re interviewing someone for a position within your company, you look for skills, education and experience. But so many companies ignore one of the most vital elements of a successful candidate – employee engagement. When you’re building a company, a healthy and motivational environment is one of the most important aspects of a good workplace. You need people to work well as part of a team in order for them to achieve the results you ask of them. If people don’t get on, that can quickly spiral into a situation that’s not only bad for their working happiness but also bad for business. The culture and environment you hope to cultivate at work can so quickly be destroyed by people if they don’t get on, yet it’s something that no-one looks for in a potential candidate.
According to some recruitment agencies, employee engagement begins long before the recruitment process – hiring in terms of an employer’s brand is vital in order to find people who fit into the ethos and culture of a company quickly. Ignore that and you’ll find that many people who may be very qualified for the job simply aren’t a good fit. You need to be able to recruit someone who will come into a new working environment and instantly understand the goals and environment of the organisation. Viewing talent as just a list of necessary qualifications and previous employers could be very detrimental to this way of seeking a new recruit.
The philosophy of fit and the concept that engagement is an ambition that begins before the hiring stage is an interesting one, but one that many high-flying organisations aim for. There is a need for more careful screening processes to be put in place in order to find people who are not only qualified and experienced in a role but who also ‘get’ what the company is about. In order to hire people who go the extra mile, not just for themselves but also for the company and their colleagues, it’s important that employers ask potential recruits about previous examples and instances where they’ve worked in such a way. For example, if you’re looking for someone who will ‘own it’ when it comes to a project, it can be useful to ask interviewees to give an example of a time when they’ve taken control or responsibility for the negative impact of a project, and how they learned from the mistakes of that occurrence.
Likewise, asking when they’ve worked well as part of a team or when they’ve shown initiative can all help you to find that perfect fit for your company, without having to wait until they’ve begun working for you. And this is far more than simply good for companies and recruitment – it’s something that can be hugely beneficial to employees as well. When you’re interviewing for a position, it can be difficult to tell if you’re going to like the job without having any first-hand experience of working there. By responding to the sort of questions that a recruiter may ask, you can gauge how well you’ll fit in within the culture and ethos of a brand, and as such, make a decision on whether the role is right for you as well as you being right for them. Employee engagement is something that’s on the rise and with good reason – it plays such an important part in the development of a happy workplace.
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According to some recruitment agencies, employee engagement begins long before the recruitment process – hiring in terms of an employer’s brand is vital in order to find people who fit into the ethos and culture of a company quickly. Ignore that and you’ll find that many people who may be very qualified for the job simply aren’t a good fit. You need to be able to recruit someone who will come into a new working environment and instantly understand the goals and environment of the organisation. Viewing talent as just a list of necessary qualifications and previous employers could be very detrimental to this way of seeking a new recruit.
The philosophy of fit and the concept that engagement is an ambition that begins before the hiring stage is an interesting one, but one that many high-flying organisations aim for. There is a need for more careful screening processes to be put in place in order to find people who are not only qualified and experienced in a role but who also ‘get’ what the company is about. In order to hire people who go the extra mile, not just for themselves but also for the company and their colleagues, it’s important that employers ask potential recruits about previous examples and instances where they’ve worked in such a way. For example, if you’re looking for someone who will ‘own it’ when it comes to a project, it can be useful to ask interviewees to give an example of a time when they’ve taken control or responsibility for the negative impact of a project, and how they learned from the mistakes of that occurrence.
Likewise, asking when they’ve worked well as part of a team or when they’ve shown initiative can all help you to find that perfect fit for your company, without having to wait until they’ve begun working for you. And this is far more than simply good for companies and recruitment – it’s something that can be hugely beneficial to employees as well. When you’re interviewing for a position, it can be difficult to tell if you’re going to like the job without having any first-hand experience of working there. By responding to the sort of questions that a recruiter may ask, you can gauge how well you’ll fit in within the culture and ethos of a brand, and as such, make a decision on whether the role is right for you as well as you being right for them. Employee engagement is something that’s on the rise and with good reason – it plays such an important part in the development of a happy workplace.
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What Everyone Ought to Know About Corporate Wellness - Ajit Patel Sanda
Throughout the country, corporate wellness and wellbeing programmes are becoming more widespread. The buzz is catching on and the news is spreading that these programmes lead to healthier employees, cuts in healthcare costs and an overall happier and healthier working environment. The programmes themselves vary widely from simply offering healthcare information to employees, to fitness education, to subsidised healthy lunches to a company gym. Some employees are even offered financial rewards for reaching certain health standards.
If you are an employer who is thinking of implementing or improving a wellness programme in your workplace, then the results really speak for themselves. It is a simple matter of fact that healthy employees work more productively, but it has also been shown that employees who are involved in wellness programmes are more likely to be hard workers because they feel valued by their employers.
The financial incentives for running a wellness programme have also been well proved. Healthier workers have lower levels of absenteeism, which tends to cost the company money. They also need less time off for medical appointments, and have lower costs of health care. On top of that, retention rates tend to be higher and employee job satisfaction is increased, reducing the costs associated with a high staff turnover.
The health problems that employees are helped with through a wellness programme can vary hugely. For some it is a case of increasing their levels of exercise and physical activity. For many it is a case of losing weight and maintaining a healthy weight. Smoking cessation is always a big one, and some employers offer a lower level of health insurance premium to those who do not smoke. Some employees have problems with sleep, and this can be helped through some of the channels that wellness programmes open up.
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If you are an employer who is thinking of implementing or improving a wellness programme in your workplace, then the results really speak for themselves. It is a simple matter of fact that healthy employees work more productively, but it has also been shown that employees who are involved in wellness programmes are more likely to be hard workers because they feel valued by their employers.
The financial incentives for running a wellness programme have also been well proved. Healthier workers have lower levels of absenteeism, which tends to cost the company money. They also need less time off for medical appointments, and have lower costs of health care. On top of that, retention rates tend to be higher and employee job satisfaction is increased, reducing the costs associated with a high staff turnover.
The health problems that employees are helped with through a wellness programme can vary hugely. For some it is a case of increasing their levels of exercise and physical activity. For many it is a case of losing weight and maintaining a healthy weight. Smoking cessation is always a big one, and some employers offer a lower level of health insurance premium to those who do not smoke. Some employees have problems with sleep, and this can be helped through some of the channels that wellness programmes open up.
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Could Wellness Programmes Be Costing The Sick? - Ajit Patel Sanda
Workplace wellness schemes sound like the answer to all of our prayers – a discounted gym membership or help quitting cigarettes, all for less money and right on-site at work? Great news to many. And this great news is something that’s becoming increasingly popular for a number of large companies who are offering this as an incentive to work for the company itself. But for businesses, the deal is about to get even sweeter – not such great news for the employees. A new health reform law will soon let employers reward their workers’ efforts to get healthy with discounts of up to 30 per cent of their healthcare costs, up from 20 per cent previously. They’ll also be able to penalise employees who fail to meet their health goals by the same amount, which has been designed to ‘weed out’ sick workers and lower the amount of days companies need to pay for employees being off sick.
Around 61 per cent of employers give workers financial incentives to get healthier, which is up from 36 per cent three years ago according to surveys. One in five uses penalties, and many more companies say they’re going to introduce this plan next year. Most current plans offer the carrot rather than the stick, but if poorly designed workplace wellness programmes can shift the cost towards those with the greatest healthcare needs, it could potentially discriminate against sick workers. This way of working would work similarly to this – if employers raise deductibles from £500 to £2500, workers can then earn ‘credits’ worth £500 each to lower the deductible if they meet certain targets for four factors, such as body-mass index, blood pressure, cholesterol and blood pressure. This will wind up back to a £500 deductible, but if you’re on the wrong end of those tests, then your costs have immediately gone up.
Some people claim that the only way to reduce health costs is to motivate people with money, which will mean incentives will only apply to things workers have control over. But there’s a fundamental question behind all of this: how much should people bear the cost of their own healthcare? People are buying health insurance on their own and pay as much as 23 per cent higher premiums if they smoke or are obese, according to research. Such incentives are routine in other insurance markets – no-one questions why good drivers pay lower rates than the teens who smashed up their first car. Workplace wellness incentives should actually make people healthier and shouldn’t just be a way of shifting costs onto sick workers. There’s strong research to back up the fact that the higher the deductible, the greater the barrier is to accessing care. Someone may not be getting the basic primary care or care they need to treat a chronic condition, and if that’s the case, the sick workers within a company actually get sicker. This costs the health system in the long run, which is a lose-lose situation.
In order to tackle this situation, companies need to put more thought into their workplace wellness programmes and ensure that the result of the plans are to encourage healthier lifestyles in their employees. Tricking employees into doing something just to make your company more money could wind up being foolish in the long run, as it will come back as a cost in another way and could end up making your employees even more sick than they were to begin with.
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Around 61 per cent of employers give workers financial incentives to get healthier, which is up from 36 per cent three years ago according to surveys. One in five uses penalties, and many more companies say they’re going to introduce this plan next year. Most current plans offer the carrot rather than the stick, but if poorly designed workplace wellness programmes can shift the cost towards those with the greatest healthcare needs, it could potentially discriminate against sick workers. This way of working would work similarly to this – if employers raise deductibles from £500 to £2500, workers can then earn ‘credits’ worth £500 each to lower the deductible if they meet certain targets for four factors, such as body-mass index, blood pressure, cholesterol and blood pressure. This will wind up back to a £500 deductible, but if you’re on the wrong end of those tests, then your costs have immediately gone up.
Some people claim that the only way to reduce health costs is to motivate people with money, which will mean incentives will only apply to things workers have control over. But there’s a fundamental question behind all of this: how much should people bear the cost of their own healthcare? People are buying health insurance on their own and pay as much as 23 per cent higher premiums if they smoke or are obese, according to research. Such incentives are routine in other insurance markets – no-one questions why good drivers pay lower rates than the teens who smashed up their first car. Workplace wellness incentives should actually make people healthier and shouldn’t just be a way of shifting costs onto sick workers. There’s strong research to back up the fact that the higher the deductible, the greater the barrier is to accessing care. Someone may not be getting the basic primary care or care they need to treat a chronic condition, and if that’s the case, the sick workers within a company actually get sicker. This costs the health system in the long run, which is a lose-lose situation.
In order to tackle this situation, companies need to put more thought into their workplace wellness programmes and ensure that the result of the plans are to encourage healthier lifestyles in their employees. Tricking employees into doing something just to make your company more money could wind up being foolish in the long run, as it will come back as a cost in another way and could end up making your employees even more sick than they were to begin with.
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Life on the Road: 5 Ways to Stay Healthy - Ajit Patel Sanda
Being a truck driver typically comes with a good salary and the opportunity to see several different parts of the country. Additionally, many of these drivers have a good benefits package that makes the gruelling nature of their job much more palatable. However, the trucking industry can also be extremely dangerous because it is associated with many different health risks.
For example, truckers have an increased risk of suffering from a heart attack, stroke or back problems. Due to this, it is imperative for truck drivers to pay close attention to their health at all times. The following are several ways that a person on the road can stay healthier while living the life.
1. Choose Healthy Snacks
One of the biggest problems the truckers face is the fact that it can be difficult to eat healthy without having the opportunity to stop and make their own meals. However, it will only take a few minutes each day to pack a cooler with healthier snacks and meal options such as carrots, cucumber slices and sandwiches that have been made with low-fat options. As an added bonus, having a cooler with you can actually allow you to make fewer stops.
2. Get Enough Sleep Each Night
Research has proven that being sleep deprived will reduce your ability to quickly respond to unexpected situations, and it can also have a very negative impact on your overall health. Unfortunately, drowsy driving is responsible for approximately 71,000 injuries and 1,550 fatalities in the U.S. each year. If you injure or kill someone as a result of not getting enough sleep, you could face serious legal consequences. For example, the family of a person who was killed by your negligence could obtain legal representation to help them file a wrongful death lawsuit against you. If this ever happens to you, you will need to retain a truck accident lawyer immediately to help you build a viable defense.
3. Avoid Distractions
Another common problem that could lead to a wrongful death case or other legal complications is becoming distracted by a cellphone, the radio or anything else. Additionally, you need to consider the fact that becoming distracted could cause you to become the individual who is seriously injured or killed. On June 10, 2011, a truck carrying cattle overturned in northwest Missouri. This incident happened at approximately 5:30 AM, so even though investigators were not immediately able to determine the cause, the odds are high that the driver either became distracted or was too tired to be on the road. Fortunately, no people were injured, so the truck driver in this scenario was able to avoid facing a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit.
4. Make Time to Stretch
It is understandable that truck drivers want to reach their destination as quickly as possible, but you also need to remain cognizant of the fact that your body requires a certain amount of stretching and exercising to stay healthy. Therefore, to avoid dealing with back issues and other health problems you should stop at least a few times each day to stretch out your muscles and take a walk.
5. Bring a Companion to Stave off Depression
Being on the road for an extended period of time each day can cause feelings of isolation and depression. Although it might not be possible to bring a human companion with you at all times, you could go to an animal shelter and adopt a dog to accompany you while you work. A dog will help you with your mental health, and it will also encourage you to exercise because it will need to be taken for walks.
By following all of these tips, you can keep yourself healthier and avoid legal problems while making a good living as a truck driver. Keep in mind that all of these healthy techniques can be utilized by anyone. In other words, even if you have been driving for 20 years and have never placed an emphasis on your health in the past, you can make a positive change now to reduce your risk of dying from a fatigue induced traffic accident, stroke or heart attack.
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For example, truckers have an increased risk of suffering from a heart attack, stroke or back problems. Due to this, it is imperative for truck drivers to pay close attention to their health at all times. The following are several ways that a person on the road can stay healthier while living the life.
1. Choose Healthy Snacks
One of the biggest problems the truckers face is the fact that it can be difficult to eat healthy without having the opportunity to stop and make their own meals. However, it will only take a few minutes each day to pack a cooler with healthier snacks and meal options such as carrots, cucumber slices and sandwiches that have been made with low-fat options. As an added bonus, having a cooler with you can actually allow you to make fewer stops.
2. Get Enough Sleep Each Night
Research has proven that being sleep deprived will reduce your ability to quickly respond to unexpected situations, and it can also have a very negative impact on your overall health. Unfortunately, drowsy driving is responsible for approximately 71,000 injuries and 1,550 fatalities in the U.S. each year. If you injure or kill someone as a result of not getting enough sleep, you could face serious legal consequences. For example, the family of a person who was killed by your negligence could obtain legal representation to help them file a wrongful death lawsuit against you. If this ever happens to you, you will need to retain a truck accident lawyer immediately to help you build a viable defense.
3. Avoid Distractions
Another common problem that could lead to a wrongful death case or other legal complications is becoming distracted by a cellphone, the radio or anything else. Additionally, you need to consider the fact that becoming distracted could cause you to become the individual who is seriously injured or killed. On June 10, 2011, a truck carrying cattle overturned in northwest Missouri. This incident happened at approximately 5:30 AM, so even though investigators were not immediately able to determine the cause, the odds are high that the driver either became distracted or was too tired to be on the road. Fortunately, no people were injured, so the truck driver in this scenario was able to avoid facing a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit.
4. Make Time to Stretch
It is understandable that truck drivers want to reach their destination as quickly as possible, but you also need to remain cognizant of the fact that your body requires a certain amount of stretching and exercising to stay healthy. Therefore, to avoid dealing with back issues and other health problems you should stop at least a few times each day to stretch out your muscles and take a walk.
5. Bring a Companion to Stave off Depression
Being on the road for an extended period of time each day can cause feelings of isolation and depression. Although it might not be possible to bring a human companion with you at all times, you could go to an animal shelter and adopt a dog to accompany you while you work. A dog will help you with your mental health, and it will also encourage you to exercise because it will need to be taken for walks.
By following all of these tips, you can keep yourself healthier and avoid legal problems while making a good living as a truck driver. Keep in mind that all of these healthy techniques can be utilized by anyone. In other words, even if you have been driving for 20 years and have never placed an emphasis on your health in the past, you can make a positive change now to reduce your risk of dying from a fatigue induced traffic accident, stroke or heart attack.
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Could Workplace Wellness Programmes Be Harming Your Health? - Ajit Patel Sanda
For some companies, it’s perfectly legal for your employer to require you to answer intrusive health questions in order to ascertain just how healthy you are, in relation to the workplace wellness schemes they’re running. Wellness programmes are a multi-billion pound industry that seems to have sprung up overnight, with over 90 per cent of all large employers reportedly offering one for their employees. It’s nice for an employer to take an interest in your health, exercise and smoking, but if the programme is badly designed it could actually be detrimental to your health. Workplace wellness, it seems, is not only a privacy hazard but also a hazard to your health and career to boot. It’s fair to say that many people may be willing to tolerate a certain level of privacy loss in favour of boosting our health, but that’s not always the case. So what are they doing to your health and lifestyle? Here are three reasons why your workplace wellness scheme could be bad for you.
Dismaying and Alienating Employees
Bad wellness programmes give the notion that your boss thinks you’re an idiot. It doesn’t boost morale and it sends your motivation plummeting. For example, some employers tell employees who smoke that tobacco isn’t healthy, sending the message that anyone who smokes hasn’t been educated enough to read the many health warnings about smoking and its risks. The reality is that public health is a complex venture and while it’s easy to condescend, good wellness programmes focus on encouraging you to make better choices. If your programme isn’t doing that, you need to question why you have it in place.
Bad Programs Don’t Save Money
Wellness marketers make claims that quite literally don’t add up, such as claiming savings exceeding 100 per cent which is a mathematical impossibility, or suggesting that an employer can save more money than they spent in the first place. There’s a compelling case that claims that bad wellness programmes don’t save money because the programmes themselves cost so much money in the first place. Add in the added cost of screenings and educations, and the other services which aren’t free either, and you have a costly venture. The benefits of a wellness programme is that it help your employees to improve their health, morale and motivation, but if it winds up costing you so much money for nothing, it really doesn’t serve the purpose you’d hope for.
Potential Harm To Employee Health
Even if wellness programmes cost a bit more money in the short run, it’s considered a given that they will improve your health in the long run. But this isn’t always the case and it could be misleading. Many of us are reluctant to question the design of a company wellness programme because it sounds like we’re challenging something we know nothing about and which sounds like something so wholesome. But in reality, these programmes don’t always focus on the things they should, such as employee performance and exercise. Poorly-designed wellness programmes can violate the very essence of good management – focusing on people’s private lives doesn’t do anyone any favours and can do more harm than good. These programmes apply equal measure of coercion and disparagement towards the people who the programme is meant to help. This simply discredits the employer benefits programmes and undermines employee loyalty and trust. If employers are going to invest in a scheme, it needs to be in promotion of the wellbeing of their employees.
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Dismaying and Alienating Employees
Bad wellness programmes give the notion that your boss thinks you’re an idiot. It doesn’t boost morale and it sends your motivation plummeting. For example, some employers tell employees who smoke that tobacco isn’t healthy, sending the message that anyone who smokes hasn’t been educated enough to read the many health warnings about smoking and its risks. The reality is that public health is a complex venture and while it’s easy to condescend, good wellness programmes focus on encouraging you to make better choices. If your programme isn’t doing that, you need to question why you have it in place.
Bad Programs Don’t Save Money
Wellness marketers make claims that quite literally don’t add up, such as claiming savings exceeding 100 per cent which is a mathematical impossibility, or suggesting that an employer can save more money than they spent in the first place. There’s a compelling case that claims that bad wellness programmes don’t save money because the programmes themselves cost so much money in the first place. Add in the added cost of screenings and educations, and the other services which aren’t free either, and you have a costly venture. The benefits of a wellness programme is that it help your employees to improve their health, morale and motivation, but if it winds up costing you so much money for nothing, it really doesn’t serve the purpose you’d hope for.
Potential Harm To Employee Health
Even if wellness programmes cost a bit more money in the short run, it’s considered a given that they will improve your health in the long run. But this isn’t always the case and it could be misleading. Many of us are reluctant to question the design of a company wellness programme because it sounds like we’re challenging something we know nothing about and which sounds like something so wholesome. But in reality, these programmes don’t always focus on the things they should, such as employee performance and exercise. Poorly-designed wellness programmes can violate the very essence of good management – focusing on people’s private lives doesn’t do anyone any favours and can do more harm than good. These programmes apply equal measure of coercion and disparagement towards the people who the programme is meant to help. This simply discredits the employer benefits programmes and undermines employee loyalty and trust. If employers are going to invest in a scheme, it needs to be in promotion of the wellbeing of their employees.
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Life as a Business Owner: How to Balance for Success - Ajit Patel Sanda
Being a business owner is a large responsibility that requires a big time commitment. Because of this, it is common for these entrepreneurs to have a difficult time properly managing a sustainable balance between their work and personal lives. Unfortunately, failing to take the proper steps to be there for your family can lead to serious issues such as divorce. Therefore, every business owner who puts in a lot of hours each week should begin utilizing time saving techniques that will enable them to have a profitable company without sacrificing their personal happiness. The following are some tips that can enable you to spend less time at the office.
1. Hire an Assistant
It is understandable that business owners strive to keep their expenses as low as possible, but hiring even a part-time assistant could definitely remove some of the daily burden that makes it difficult to get home at a decent hour. As an added bonus, an assistant can tackle the tasks that you dread doing such as sorting through all of your calls and emails to prioritize them. In fact, they will be able to reply to emails and calls for you that do not require your personal input
2. Outsource Your IT Needs
Hosting all of your data on-site requires a lot of attention to detail, and you will also need time to make sure that everything runs smoothly at all times. However, you can outsource some of your IT needs by utilizing the services of a professional data center to back up all of your critical information. In fact, data centers provide a higher level of uptime, and they also serve as a much safer storage facility for all of your customers’ sensitive data. Due to this, working with a data center can definitely free up some of your time. Fortunately, some companies have these useful facilities that can be found nationwide, and this will make it easy for you to find the right company to suit your needs.
3. Cross-Train Your Employees
You need to ensure that your employees have been cross-trained in order to secure your company’s ability to deal with any unexpected situations. After all, if you or another member of your team suddenly becomes seriously injured or ill, the overall productivity of your business could severely suffer from a lack proper training throughout your entire staff. Additionally, making sure that multiple people can handle the same tasks will give you the opportunity to delegate more responsibilities so that you can spend some quality time with your family.
4. Institute a Workplace Wellness Program
Promoting healthy behavior among your employees through a workplace wellness program has been proven to help reduce sick time, and this can definitely have a positive impact on your ability to go home for dinner each night. After all, offering healthy food options and utilizing healthy practices such as hosting walk and talk meetings will help improve everyone’s overall quality of life. This will result in increased energy, higher workplace morale and a more stable environment that will allow a business owner to work shorter days.
Although it might seem difficult to balance your work and personal lives on a daily basis, you can definitely make the entire process much easier by hiring an assistant, instituting a workplace wellness program, cross-training all of your employees and taking advantage of the opportunity to outsource some of your IT needs. These four techniques can make the difference between working 80 hours a week and having enough time to dedicate to your personal relationships so that your family life can run just as smoothly as your business.
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1. Hire an Assistant
It is understandable that business owners strive to keep their expenses as low as possible, but hiring even a part-time assistant could definitely remove some of the daily burden that makes it difficult to get home at a decent hour. As an added bonus, an assistant can tackle the tasks that you dread doing such as sorting through all of your calls and emails to prioritize them. In fact, they will be able to reply to emails and calls for you that do not require your personal input
2. Outsource Your IT Needs
Hosting all of your data on-site requires a lot of attention to detail, and you will also need time to make sure that everything runs smoothly at all times. However, you can outsource some of your IT needs by utilizing the services of a professional data center to back up all of your critical information. In fact, data centers provide a higher level of uptime, and they also serve as a much safer storage facility for all of your customers’ sensitive data. Due to this, working with a data center can definitely free up some of your time. Fortunately, some companies have these useful facilities that can be found nationwide, and this will make it easy for you to find the right company to suit your needs.
3. Cross-Train Your Employees
You need to ensure that your employees have been cross-trained in order to secure your company’s ability to deal with any unexpected situations. After all, if you or another member of your team suddenly becomes seriously injured or ill, the overall productivity of your business could severely suffer from a lack proper training throughout your entire staff. Additionally, making sure that multiple people can handle the same tasks will give you the opportunity to delegate more responsibilities so that you can spend some quality time with your family.
4. Institute a Workplace Wellness Program
Promoting healthy behavior among your employees through a workplace wellness program has been proven to help reduce sick time, and this can definitely have a positive impact on your ability to go home for dinner each night. After all, offering healthy food options and utilizing healthy practices such as hosting walk and talk meetings will help improve everyone’s overall quality of life. This will result in increased energy, higher workplace morale and a more stable environment that will allow a business owner to work shorter days.
Although it might seem difficult to balance your work and personal lives on a daily basis, you can definitely make the entire process much easier by hiring an assistant, instituting a workplace wellness program, cross-training all of your employees and taking advantage of the opportunity to outsource some of your IT needs. These four techniques can make the difference between working 80 hours a week and having enough time to dedicate to your personal relationships so that your family life can run just as smoothly as your business.
Lisa Coleman shares some tips that can help a business owner with time management and ways to free time up for their family.
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Get Off Your Backside: Is Sitting at Work Killing You? - Ajit Patel Sanda
What are you doing right now? If I were to put money on it, I’d say you were sitting down. You sit a lot. Whether you’re in front of the TV, at your desk or in the car, you sit down practically all day, every day, and that’s not good for your wellbeing. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) physical inactivity is fourth in the list of major risk factors for chronic disease after high blood pressure, tobacco use and high cholesterol – bad company, indeed. How does this impact your corporate wellness? You spend most of your waking hours in the workplace – which, yes, is a pretty depressing thought. However, what’s even more depressing is the fact that you spend most of these hours sitting down, and that may literally be killing you.
In 2012, a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine showed that if you sit for more than 11 hours a day, your risk of dying within three years is 40% higher than people who sit for less than 4 hours per day. If you sit for eight to 11 hours per day, your risk for dying within the next three years is 15% higher than those less-frequent sitters. You may be thinking, “Well, I still run marathons or go to Zumba three times a week” but that doesn’t get you off the hook; your risks are just as high if you sit for extended periods during the day.
Basically, you need to just get off your backside and move more often. Dr. James Levine, Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic and an expert on the dangers of sitting, comments, ‘We know that as soon as somebody gets out of their chair, their blood sugar improves, their blood cholesterol and triglycerides improve, and that’s very consistent. Every time you get up it gets better. Every time you sit down it gets worse.’ But where do you come in as an employer? You need to get your employees moving regularly throughout the day, but how do you do that in a way that doesn’t impact productivity or negatively change the environment?
Kim Snider, President of Health Systems Group, details, ‘Health Systems Group works with our clients to recommend small changes on both the physical and cultural environments. These changes don’t take employees away from their work but help them to do it more actively. For example, making stairwells brighter and more appealing helps encourage people to take the stairs. Encouraging walking meetings or providing headsets so people can move around when they are on the phone, are small things that can make a big difference.’ However, even though these small changes are helpful, Snider points out you need something to motivate employees to choose the stairs.
‘Our search for a highly engaging resource led us to Tractivity,’ Snider recalls. ‘It’s a very simple but powerful tool that we combined with our own communications and programme strategies to create amazing results. Tractivity is a simple, reliable, sensor-based activity monitoring system combined with a web application called Tractivity Online that tracks and displays activity in a motivational and very engaging way. Using this system we were able to easily implement a number of activity challenges. Tractivity allows administrators to create Challenges—like walking Route 66 or The Appalachian Trail—or individuals can design their very own and invite their friends to join. These Challenges motivate employees to increase their activity levels to support their team, reach a shared goal or win an individual race.’ Snider adds, ‘We realise that in order for our data to be meaningful and fully represent the success of our programs we’ll need more time. But the anecdotal evidence is in and tells a very good story.’
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In 2012, a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine showed that if you sit for more than 11 hours a day, your risk of dying within three years is 40% higher than people who sit for less than 4 hours per day. If you sit for eight to 11 hours per day, your risk for dying within the next three years is 15% higher than those less-frequent sitters. You may be thinking, “Well, I still run marathons or go to Zumba three times a week” but that doesn’t get you off the hook; your risks are just as high if you sit for extended periods during the day.
Basically, you need to just get off your backside and move more often. Dr. James Levine, Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic and an expert on the dangers of sitting, comments, ‘We know that as soon as somebody gets out of their chair, their blood sugar improves, their blood cholesterol and triglycerides improve, and that’s very consistent. Every time you get up it gets better. Every time you sit down it gets worse.’ But where do you come in as an employer? You need to get your employees moving regularly throughout the day, but how do you do that in a way that doesn’t impact productivity or negatively change the environment?
Kim Snider, President of Health Systems Group, details, ‘Health Systems Group works with our clients to recommend small changes on both the physical and cultural environments. These changes don’t take employees away from their work but help them to do it more actively. For example, making stairwells brighter and more appealing helps encourage people to take the stairs. Encouraging walking meetings or providing headsets so people can move around when they are on the phone, are small things that can make a big difference.’ However, even though these small changes are helpful, Snider points out you need something to motivate employees to choose the stairs.
‘Our search for a highly engaging resource led us to Tractivity,’ Snider recalls. ‘It’s a very simple but powerful tool that we combined with our own communications and programme strategies to create amazing results. Tractivity is a simple, reliable, sensor-based activity monitoring system combined with a web application called Tractivity Online that tracks and displays activity in a motivational and very engaging way. Using this system we were able to easily implement a number of activity challenges. Tractivity allows administrators to create Challenges—like walking Route 66 or The Appalachian Trail—or individuals can design their very own and invite their friends to join. These Challenges motivate employees to increase their activity levels to support their team, reach a shared goal or win an individual race.’ Snider adds, ‘We realise that in order for our data to be meaningful and fully represent the success of our programs we’ll need more time. But the anecdotal evidence is in and tells a very good story.’
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Not Just for Schools: How to Prevent Cyberbullying at Work - Ajit Patel Sanda
As someone who’s no longer in high school, you may think cyber bullying won’t affect your wellbeing. However, this dark side of technology poses a threat to corporate wellness, infiltrating workplaces at an alarming rate. According to Rachel Clements, BSc Hons, M Psych, MAPS, co-founder and Director of Psychological Services and Principal Organisational Psychologist at the Centre for Corporate Health, ‘Over the past year, here at the Centre for Corporate Health, we have noticed a distinct increase in workers’ compensation claims resulting in workers taking time away from work. One of the major causative factors to these workers’ compensation claims is repeated harassment via digital media platforms.’ So what is cyber bullying, and how can you prevent it?
The Safe Work Australia Preventing & Responding to Workplace Bullying Draft Code of Practice 2013 defines workplace bullying as ‘Repeated and unreasonable behaviour directed towards a worker or a group of workers that creates a risk to health and safety.’ This means any behaviour that is victimising, humiliating, intimidating or threatening, be it from one person or a group. But where does cyber bullying come in? Clements explains, ‘This specific “brand” of bullying occurs using technology and platforms such as email, SMS, social media sites, blogs, discussion forums, websites and even computer screensavers. Individuals who feel disempowered in the “real world” may resort to bullying behaviour which they would not ordinarily feel comfortable doing without the pseudonym protection provided by social media avatars.’
The problem with social networking is that it provides a certain level of anonymity, meaning you can attack someone without them knowing who you are, and without really seeing them as a real human being. According to Clements, ‘Social networking can encourage antisocial behaviour and a lack of empathy…Perpetrators of cyberbullying have been labelled in the social media world as “trolls”. A victim’s response to bullying cannot be witnessed. The depersonalized medium social media can offer also give rises to a “group think” mentality, where any form of harassment can easily gain momentum and as a group, the bullying seems okay as “everyone is doing it”.’ However, cyberbullying is not okay; it can lead to a number of psychological problems. This includes:
1. Organisational Strategies: This means defining acceptable and non-acceptable behaviour with regards to the internet, training your employees in and communicating these policies effectively, and making sure your leaders are exemplifying these policies. ‘Revisit your recruitment and staff selection process,’ Clements advises. ‘Organisations that use psychological inventories and behavioural interviewing are more likely to select an employee that will interact with colleagues in a cohesive and like minded manner.’
2. Managerial Strategies: Clements details, ‘We, at The Centre for Corporate Health, believe prevention is better than reaction, so providing training for managers to assist them in developing constructive leadership styles, is a great place to plant the seed of a healthy and nurturing culture at work. It’s important to provide ongoing coaching for managers to ensure they are equipped to handle sensitive issues such as bullying.’
3. Team Strategies: ‘It’s imperative to provide employees with the opportunity to develop their interpersonal relationships by connecting with the team, scheduling regular meetings and networking opportunities to support each other,’ Clements asserts. ‘Providing training to staff via skills based learning is also a great technique to prevent workplace bullying, as it gives individuals the skill set to understand individual differences, know effective ways to problem solve, as well as knowledge on how to build respectful relationships.’
4. Individual Strategies: Clements argues, ‘Providing employees with Emotional Resilience Training (mindfulness/positive psychology based training) gives them the ability to be less affected and strengthens their psychological hardiness. This type of training reduces the risk factors which contribute to the decline in personal resilience often resulting in an employee suffering a workplace psychological injury.’
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The Safe Work Australia Preventing & Responding to Workplace Bullying Draft Code of Practice 2013 defines workplace bullying as ‘Repeated and unreasonable behaviour directed towards a worker or a group of workers that creates a risk to health and safety.’ This means any behaviour that is victimising, humiliating, intimidating or threatening, be it from one person or a group. But where does cyber bullying come in? Clements explains, ‘This specific “brand” of bullying occurs using technology and platforms such as email, SMS, social media sites, blogs, discussion forums, websites and even computer screensavers. Individuals who feel disempowered in the “real world” may resort to bullying behaviour which they would not ordinarily feel comfortable doing without the pseudonym protection provided by social media avatars.’
The problem with social networking is that it provides a certain level of anonymity, meaning you can attack someone without them knowing who you are, and without really seeing them as a real human being. According to Clements, ‘Social networking can encourage antisocial behaviour and a lack of empathy…Perpetrators of cyberbullying have been labelled in the social media world as “trolls”. A victim’s response to bullying cannot be witnessed. The depersonalized medium social media can offer also give rises to a “group think” mentality, where any form of harassment can easily gain momentum and as a group, the bullying seems okay as “everyone is doing it”.’ However, cyberbullying is not okay; it can lead to a number of psychological problems. This includes:
- Depression and anxiety
- Psychosomatic symptoms,
- Suicide
- Interpersonal difficulties (both at home and at work)
- Decreased work performance and increased absenteeism
- Psychological injury claims
- Bystander impact (low morale, poor job satisfaction, team dysfunction)
1. Organisational Strategies: This means defining acceptable and non-acceptable behaviour with regards to the internet, training your employees in and communicating these policies effectively, and making sure your leaders are exemplifying these policies. ‘Revisit your recruitment and staff selection process,’ Clements advises. ‘Organisations that use psychological inventories and behavioural interviewing are more likely to select an employee that will interact with colleagues in a cohesive and like minded manner.’
2. Managerial Strategies: Clements details, ‘We, at The Centre for Corporate Health, believe prevention is better than reaction, so providing training for managers to assist them in developing constructive leadership styles, is a great place to plant the seed of a healthy and nurturing culture at work. It’s important to provide ongoing coaching for managers to ensure they are equipped to handle sensitive issues such as bullying.’
3. Team Strategies: ‘It’s imperative to provide employees with the opportunity to develop their interpersonal relationships by connecting with the team, scheduling regular meetings and networking opportunities to support each other,’ Clements asserts. ‘Providing training to staff via skills based learning is also a great technique to prevent workplace bullying, as it gives individuals the skill set to understand individual differences, know effective ways to problem solve, as well as knowledge on how to build respectful relationships.’
4. Individual Strategies: Clements argues, ‘Providing employees with Emotional Resilience Training (mindfulness/positive psychology based training) gives them the ability to be less affected and strengthens their psychological hardiness. This type of training reduces the risk factors which contribute to the decline in personal resilience often resulting in an employee suffering a workplace psychological injury.’
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Mental Health Time Off: Why You Need to Go Back to Work - Ajit Patel Sanda
Mental health concerns can significantly affect your corporate wellness, having an impact on your job performance and attendance, as well as your wellbeing in general. This may cause you to lose your job, while not having a job at all can make mental health problems worse. According to Kristin Tinker (PGCPPP, PGDPsyc, BSc, BCom), Manager of Rehabilitation Services at Resilia, Research supports the fact that employment is generally the most important means of obtaining adequate economic resources, which are essential for wellbeing and participation in today’s society; work is central to individual identity, social roles and social status.’ At the other end of that scale, there has been a strong link shown between worklessness and poor mental and physical health.
Tinker explains, ‘Overall, there is a growing awareness that long-term work absence, work disability and unemployment are harmful to mental health and wellbeing. The Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (AFOEM) and the RoyalAustralasianCollege of Physicians (RACP) recently released a Consensus Statement on the Health Benefits of Work. They identified that work, in general, is good for health and wellbeing and long term work absence, work disability and unemployment have, in general, a negative impact on health and wellbeing.’ It is a well-documented fact that not having a job comes with significant financial pressures, and strains your family and relationships.
‘Research has shown that being out of the workforce for an extended period can lead to an increase in mental health difficulties, as well as physical health issues,’ Tinker points out. ‘Physical health issues caused by being out of the workforce include an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure. Finally, being out of the workforce has been shown to play a significant part in establishing long-term patterns of unhealthy behaviour, such as lack of exercise and increased drinking and smoking. Therefore, the sooner an injured worker is able to return to work, the less likely further difficulties will arise.’
If you have left work due to a psychological injury, you are less likely to return to work than those who leave due to a physical injury. However, there is a strong correlation between returning early to work and mental health. Tinker adds, ‘Work absence perpetuates itself; the longer someone is off work, the less likely it will be that they will return to work.’ You should go back to work as soon as possible, not only for financial reasons, but for your wellbeing. Once a health professional gives you the go-ahead, you should return to work for many reasons. Returning to work as soon as possible:
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Tinker explains, ‘Overall, there is a growing awareness that long-term work absence, work disability and unemployment are harmful to mental health and wellbeing. The Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (AFOEM) and the RoyalAustralasianCollege of Physicians (RACP) recently released a Consensus Statement on the Health Benefits of Work. They identified that work, in general, is good for health and wellbeing and long term work absence, work disability and unemployment have, in general, a negative impact on health and wellbeing.’ It is a well-documented fact that not having a job comes with significant financial pressures, and strains your family and relationships.
‘Research has shown that being out of the workforce for an extended period can lead to an increase in mental health difficulties, as well as physical health issues,’ Tinker points out. ‘Physical health issues caused by being out of the workforce include an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure. Finally, being out of the workforce has been shown to play a significant part in establishing long-term patterns of unhealthy behaviour, such as lack of exercise and increased drinking and smoking. Therefore, the sooner an injured worker is able to return to work, the less likely further difficulties will arise.’
If you have left work due to a psychological injury, you are less likely to return to work than those who leave due to a physical injury. However, there is a strong correlation between returning early to work and mental health. Tinker adds, ‘Work absence perpetuates itself; the longer someone is off work, the less likely it will be that they will return to work.’ You should go back to work as soon as possible, not only for financial reasons, but for your wellbeing. Once a health professional gives you the go-ahead, you should return to work for many reasons. Returning to work as soon as possible:
- offers therapeutic benefits
- helps to promote recovery and rehabilitation
- leads to better health outcomes
- minimises the harmful physical, mental and social effects of long-term sickness absence
- reduces your risk of long-term incapacity
- promotes full participation in society, independence and human rights
- reduces poverty
- improves your quality of life and wellbeing
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The 5-Step Way to Deal with Employee Mental Health Concerns - Ajit Patel Sanda
It’s now commonly accepted that mental health issues are a concern. Therefore, as an employer you cannot keep your head in the sand; you need to take note of your employees’ mental wellbeing. Mental health issues have an impact on corporate wellness, not only affecting your employees on a personal level, but also your company’s success.
However, workplaces are still trying to minimise the issues relating to mental health of an individual as a strategy in order to delay action. According to a recent survey of ASX Top 300 companies, ‘over 40% of participants did not perceive mental illness as a potential risk to their organisation, and of those that did, close to half, said their organisation did not have policies in place to manage this risk. In addition, nearly 70% of those surveyed reported that they did not have a dedicated and properly trained resource to identify and manage an employee suffering from mental illness.’
According to Debra Brodowski, Manager of the Psychological Assessments Centre for Corporate Health, ‘From a broader workplace perspective, it is acknowledged that mental health issues do not only affect the actual individual in question. To this end, it is noted that there is a wider impact of the team members to consider when there is an employee with mental health issues. Team members may be supporting their colleague with a mental health issue, and as such this may take a toll on the team in relation to wellbeing, team workload, organisational morale, and workplace productivity.’
Therefore, it is vital that you address mental health issues in the workplace. In order to this effectively, you need to follow the five-step assessment process recommended by the WHS:
1. Identify the Risk: Brodowski explains, ‘An employer must identify any foreseeable hazard (read: perceived stressor) that may arise from the conduct of the employer’s undertaking and that has the potential to harm the health and safety of an employee or other person.’
2. Assess the Risk: ‘An employer must assess the risk arising from any hazard (perceived stressor) that is identified at the time the risk arises,’ says Brodowski. ‘Or before changes to work practices/ systems are made.’
3. Review the Risk: Brodowski urges, ‘An employer must review the risk when injury or illness arises (i.e. when stress due to work is highlighted) or when significant changes are proposed to work practises/ systems of work.’
4. Eliminate the Risk: ‘An employer must aim to eliminate the risk,’ Brodowski notes. ‘Or if not practical, control the risk.’
5. Control the Risk: ‘An employer must make attempts to control the risk,’ Brodowski asserts. You can do this in a number of ways. Firstly, you can isolate the person from the hazard or perceived stressor. Then, you could minimise the risk itself. Finally, you can take administrative steps, such as training, to reduce the risk.
Brodowski argues, ‘Under this risk assessment process, the duty of care for the employer shifts the focus from a reaction/ intervention model to one that is adopts a prevention/ elimination of risk stance. As an employer, to act appropriately to an individual who is presenting with mental health issue in the workplace, and therefore meet corporate responsibility under duty of care, there is a need to develop an appropriate framework to recognise, respond, and review each individual with a mental health issue as it arises.’ Indeed, there is a certain financial cost in doing so, but Brodowski urges, ‘The wider impact on workplace relationships, organisational culture and workplace productivity are much broader in nature and are considered to be more significant.
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However, workplaces are still trying to minimise the issues relating to mental health of an individual as a strategy in order to delay action. According to a recent survey of ASX Top 300 companies, ‘over 40% of participants did not perceive mental illness as a potential risk to their organisation, and of those that did, close to half, said their organisation did not have policies in place to manage this risk. In addition, nearly 70% of those surveyed reported that they did not have a dedicated and properly trained resource to identify and manage an employee suffering from mental illness.’
According to Debra Brodowski, Manager of the Psychological Assessments Centre for Corporate Health, ‘From a broader workplace perspective, it is acknowledged that mental health issues do not only affect the actual individual in question. To this end, it is noted that there is a wider impact of the team members to consider when there is an employee with mental health issues. Team members may be supporting their colleague with a mental health issue, and as such this may take a toll on the team in relation to wellbeing, team workload, organisational morale, and workplace productivity.’
Therefore, it is vital that you address mental health issues in the workplace. In order to this effectively, you need to follow the five-step assessment process recommended by the WHS:
1. Identify the Risk: Brodowski explains, ‘An employer must identify any foreseeable hazard (read: perceived stressor) that may arise from the conduct of the employer’s undertaking and that has the potential to harm the health and safety of an employee or other person.’
2. Assess the Risk: ‘An employer must assess the risk arising from any hazard (perceived stressor) that is identified at the time the risk arises,’ says Brodowski. ‘Or before changes to work practices/ systems are made.’
3. Review the Risk: Brodowski urges, ‘An employer must review the risk when injury or illness arises (i.e. when stress due to work is highlighted) or when significant changes are proposed to work practises/ systems of work.’
4. Eliminate the Risk: ‘An employer must aim to eliminate the risk,’ Brodowski notes. ‘Or if not practical, control the risk.’
5. Control the Risk: ‘An employer must make attempts to control the risk,’ Brodowski asserts. You can do this in a number of ways. Firstly, you can isolate the person from the hazard or perceived stressor. Then, you could minimise the risk itself. Finally, you can take administrative steps, such as training, to reduce the risk.
Brodowski argues, ‘Under this risk assessment process, the duty of care for the employer shifts the focus from a reaction/ intervention model to one that is adopts a prevention/ elimination of risk stance. As an employer, to act appropriately to an individual who is presenting with mental health issue in the workplace, and therefore meet corporate responsibility under duty of care, there is a need to develop an appropriate framework to recognise, respond, and review each individual with a mental health issue as it arises.’ Indeed, there is a certain financial cost in doing so, but Brodowski urges, ‘The wider impact on workplace relationships, organisational culture and workplace productivity are much broader in nature and are considered to be more significant.
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How Can Mindfulness Help Your Corporate Wellness? - Ajit Patel Sanda
Recently, mindfulness has become more prominent in Western society, with companies even adopting mindful techniques as part of their corporate wellness programmes. Not only does mindfulness aid your mental and physical wellness, it also helps your work performance and leadership skills. Mindfulness also instills a greater sense of meaning and satisfaction in your life, meaning you’ll be happier when hump day rolls around.
According to Rachel Clements, BSc Hons, M Psych, MAPS, co-founder and Director of Psychological Services and Principal Organisational Psychologist at the Centre for Corporate Health, ‘Mindfulness is focused awareness of the present moment. It allows us to live our life fully conscious as to what is going on around us, such as a simple sensation like feeling the warmth of the sunlight or noticing the complex interplay between our internal dialogue of our thoughts and emerging feelings. By tuning in to our internal thought processes and by having a greater insight in to them, we are able to recognise that our thoughts are just thoughts and that they don’t necessarily represent reality.’ So how can you live your life more mindfully?
1. Observe: Clements recommends, ‘Try to bring the focus of your attention to the present moment and tune in to what is going on in the present i.e. focus on what your body position is, what it feels like, identifying any thoughts or feelings that may be present, or simply grounding yourself in what is going on around you at the moment. Mindfulness aims to shift one’s attention away from analytical thinking to observing thoughts, feelings, and one’s bodily reactions as activated by the five senses (e.g., sight, sound, taste, touch, smell).’
2. Describe: ‘Tune in to the small details of what you are observing and simply describe these to yourself,’ Clements instructs. ‘For example, you may observe and describe the contours of the chair in which you are currently sitting, against your body. When eating a strawberry you may observe and describe what the texture feels like in your mouth as you take a bite or you may savour the sweet taste which you may never have taken the time to notice before. When in a meeting you may focus on the person in front of you and really listen to what he or she is saying, being present to every word. When walking, you may notice and describe what your body feels like as you are putting one foot in front of the other, noticing the position and weight of your body as you balance etc.’
3. Reduce: Clements details, ‘Studies have revealed that multi-tasking places so much of a cognitive load on ourselves that our performance deteriorates. Therefore, in order to save time, maintain performance and wellbeing we are better off practicing mindfulness by doing one thing at a time and being fully present in that experience. Task switching in which we alternate tasks however remain fully present when undertaking each one, is often a better alternative for us.’
4. Accept: ‘It is important to be open and accepting of how you are thinking, feeling or behaving in the present moment,’ Clements asserts. ‘Adopting a witness perspective of you observing yourself in a situation allows some distance from a situation which we may be entwined in, allowing us to perhaps view the situation from another perspective. When practicing mindfulness, try to refrain from making comment or evaluating experiences as good, bad, right, or wrong, and try not to control or avoid the experience even if it seems unpleasant at the time. In mindfulness an experience simply “is what it is”.’
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According to Rachel Clements, BSc Hons, M Psych, MAPS, co-founder and Director of Psychological Services and Principal Organisational Psychologist at the Centre for Corporate Health, ‘Mindfulness is focused awareness of the present moment. It allows us to live our life fully conscious as to what is going on around us, such as a simple sensation like feeling the warmth of the sunlight or noticing the complex interplay between our internal dialogue of our thoughts and emerging feelings. By tuning in to our internal thought processes and by having a greater insight in to them, we are able to recognise that our thoughts are just thoughts and that they don’t necessarily represent reality.’ So how can you live your life more mindfully?
1. Observe: Clements recommends, ‘Try to bring the focus of your attention to the present moment and tune in to what is going on in the present i.e. focus on what your body position is, what it feels like, identifying any thoughts or feelings that may be present, or simply grounding yourself in what is going on around you at the moment. Mindfulness aims to shift one’s attention away from analytical thinking to observing thoughts, feelings, and one’s bodily reactions as activated by the five senses (e.g., sight, sound, taste, touch, smell).’
2. Describe: ‘Tune in to the small details of what you are observing and simply describe these to yourself,’ Clements instructs. ‘For example, you may observe and describe the contours of the chair in which you are currently sitting, against your body. When eating a strawberry you may observe and describe what the texture feels like in your mouth as you take a bite or you may savour the sweet taste which you may never have taken the time to notice before. When in a meeting you may focus on the person in front of you and really listen to what he or she is saying, being present to every word. When walking, you may notice and describe what your body feels like as you are putting one foot in front of the other, noticing the position and weight of your body as you balance etc.’
3. Reduce: Clements details, ‘Studies have revealed that multi-tasking places so much of a cognitive load on ourselves that our performance deteriorates. Therefore, in order to save time, maintain performance and wellbeing we are better off practicing mindfulness by doing one thing at a time and being fully present in that experience. Task switching in which we alternate tasks however remain fully present when undertaking each one, is often a better alternative for us.’
4. Accept: ‘It is important to be open and accepting of how you are thinking, feeling or behaving in the present moment,’ Clements asserts. ‘Adopting a witness perspective of you observing yourself in a situation allows some distance from a situation which we may be entwined in, allowing us to perhaps view the situation from another perspective. When practicing mindfulness, try to refrain from making comment or evaluating experiences as good, bad, right, or wrong, and try not to control or avoid the experience even if it seems unpleasant at the time. In mindfulness an experience simply “is what it is”.’
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Getting the Balance: How to Be a Realistic Optimist at Work - Ajit Patel Sanda
When you think of work, “optimism” might not be the first word that comes to mind, but it plays a huge role in your corporate wellness, and overall wellbeing. In his book Learned Optimism, world renowned psychologist Martin Seligman notes that optimistic people:
So how do you achieve the right balance of optimism and pessimism?
1. Take up relaxing activities: Clements explains, ‘Undertaking activities such as regular exercise, yoga, pilates, mindfulness or mediation can provide us with a sense of space whereby we are not processing intellectual information so quickly, we are less distracted by the external world and we are able to tune in to our body and listen to what it is telling us. This assists us in moving our attention from our head to our heart. In making this shift we may be able to more easily detect how we are feeling and what we need to do get back on track.’
2. Be conscious of balancing your energy levels throughout the day: ‘If you have had a busy day with long hours and demanding work,’ Clements details. ‘Make sure you do something during the day (such as getting out of the office at lunch time, even if it’s for only 15-30 minutes) or doing something after work (such as exercise, meeting up with a friend or a going to bed early) to replenish your energy levels.’
3. Choose your words: Clements warns, ‘Be careful of perfectionistic self-talk such as when using phrases like “I must” or “I should” or “he has to” or “she needs to”. Ask yourself, are implicit expectations and inflexible rules dominating your thinking? How else could you frame your statements so that they are less emotionally charged (for example “I prefer” or “I choose” or “he could consider” or “she may like to know”).
4. Be realistic, but notice good things: ‘Learn to set realistic goals and recognise and celebrate your successes,’ Clements advises. ‘Become an expert on knowing what you can control and what you can’t. Save your energy for the things you can influence, such as how you go about your work, and learn to let go of the things you cannot control such as other people’s behaviour. Let’s face it, much of what we actually experience in life is outside of our control.’
5. Practise makes perfect: Clements recommends, ‘Practise optimistic thinking by making a conscious effort to think of one positive thing every time you find yourself focused on a negative thought or judgement. Or, keep a diary of the positive things that you did or that happened today, to help develop a broader thinking style.’
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- Are physically healthier and suffer less depression.
- Are persistent, resilient and get better results.
- Are not overwhelmed by adversity.
- Rebound quickly following defeats.
- Cope well with frustration, rejection and stress.
- Do not dwell on or punish themselves over failures.
- Maintain confidence and determination following setbacks.
So how do you achieve the right balance of optimism and pessimism?
1. Take up relaxing activities: Clements explains, ‘Undertaking activities such as regular exercise, yoga, pilates, mindfulness or mediation can provide us with a sense of space whereby we are not processing intellectual information so quickly, we are less distracted by the external world and we are able to tune in to our body and listen to what it is telling us. This assists us in moving our attention from our head to our heart. In making this shift we may be able to more easily detect how we are feeling and what we need to do get back on track.’
2. Be conscious of balancing your energy levels throughout the day: ‘If you have had a busy day with long hours and demanding work,’ Clements details. ‘Make sure you do something during the day (such as getting out of the office at lunch time, even if it’s for only 15-30 minutes) or doing something after work (such as exercise, meeting up with a friend or a going to bed early) to replenish your energy levels.’
3. Choose your words: Clements warns, ‘Be careful of perfectionistic self-talk such as when using phrases like “I must” or “I should” or “he has to” or “she needs to”. Ask yourself, are implicit expectations and inflexible rules dominating your thinking? How else could you frame your statements so that they are less emotionally charged (for example “I prefer” or “I choose” or “he could consider” or “she may like to know”).
4. Be realistic, but notice good things: ‘Learn to set realistic goals and recognise and celebrate your successes,’ Clements advises. ‘Become an expert on knowing what you can control and what you can’t. Save your energy for the things you can influence, such as how you go about your work, and learn to let go of the things you cannot control such as other people’s behaviour. Let’s face it, much of what we actually experience in life is outside of our control.’
5. Practise makes perfect: Clements recommends, ‘Practise optimistic thinking by making a conscious effort to think of one positive thing every time you find yourself focused on a negative thought or judgement. Or, keep a diary of the positive things that you did or that happened today, to help develop a broader thinking style.’
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3 Essential Elements: How to Eliminate Workplace Bullying - Ajit Patel Sanda
There are a lot of things that get in the way of your corporate wellness – deadlines, work-life balance and nagging colleagues to name but a few. However, one thing that really takes its toll on wellbeing is workplace bullying; potentially preventing employees from thriving and flourishing in their careers, and instead causing them to become demotivated, distressed and disgruntled at work. As an employer, it’s important for you to tackle workplace bullying head-on.
According to Rachel Clements, BSc Hons, M Psych, MAPS, co-founder and Director of Psychological Services and Principal Organisational Psychologist at the Centre for Corporate Health, ‘We know that being in a toxic work environment where bullying and harassment is allowed to occur poses a significant risk to any organisation. Workplace bullying impacts people and their ability to undertake their jobs efficiently and effectively, as well as having a detrimental impact on their psychological health and wellbeing. These negative effects come at a significant financial and personal cost, not only to the business but to its employees as well.’
For Clements, there are three fundamentally necessary components to eliminate workplace bullying:
1. Organisational Culture: Clements explains, ‘Organisational culture is defined as the collective behaviour of all employees, which influences how we behave and how we feel at work. We know that reactive cultures which are either aggressive (competitive or negative and destructive) or passive (not making important decisions, being negative behind others’ backs, avoiding confronting issues or concerned with being liked and popular) lead to a range of bullying and harassing behaviours. On the other hand, organisations that have creative cultures whereby people operate from a position of confidence, tend to be leaders in their field, have employees Research & Insights who build effective relationships with each other, achieve and perform well, and are well encouraged, supported and developed at work.’
2. Leadership and Managerial Competency: ‘Turning around a workplace where bullying and harassment occurs requires managers at all levels to continually improve their leadership and management skills to ensure they are consistent with a culture of zero tolerance for bullying and harassment,’ Clements asserts. ‘How executive, senior and middle management behave has a dramatic impact on the performance and behaviour of staff throughout the whole organisation.’ If your management team is lacking in this area, conduct specific skills based workshops to address important behavioural competencies such as performance management, managing conflict, bullying and harassment, organisational change. You should also get your managers to develop strong relationships with staff so that people will feel comfortable coming to your leadership team with issues, and the leaders can then tackle those issues early-on.
3. Quality Workplace Relationships: To prevent workplace bullying, open communication, effective teamwork and supportive workplace relationships are vital. Clements advises, ‘Ensure that all staff at induction are educated about acceptable and unacceptable workplace behaviour, as well as relevant policies and procedures in this regard. Have regular opportunities for teams to come together both formally and informally for social, networking and professional development. Conduct skills based workshops to address important team competencies such as managing conflict, working with individual differences, mental health awareness and emotional resilience. Facilitate regular team meetings to ensure that open communication is maintained and any issues are addressed and “nipped in the bud”.’ You should also aim to boost morale and motivation, as this makes bullying and harassment less likely to occur.
Clements concludes, ‘Turning around a culture of workplace bullying and harassment is no easy task, but with commitment and effort, it is possible to ensure a happier and healthier workplace for all staff to enjoy.’
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According to Rachel Clements, BSc Hons, M Psych, MAPS, co-founder and Director of Psychological Services and Principal Organisational Psychologist at the Centre for Corporate Health, ‘We know that being in a toxic work environment where bullying and harassment is allowed to occur poses a significant risk to any organisation. Workplace bullying impacts people and their ability to undertake their jobs efficiently and effectively, as well as having a detrimental impact on their psychological health and wellbeing. These negative effects come at a significant financial and personal cost, not only to the business but to its employees as well.’
For Clements, there are three fundamentally necessary components to eliminate workplace bullying:
1. Organisational Culture: Clements explains, ‘Organisational culture is defined as the collective behaviour of all employees, which influences how we behave and how we feel at work. We know that reactive cultures which are either aggressive (competitive or negative and destructive) or passive (not making important decisions, being negative behind others’ backs, avoiding confronting issues or concerned with being liked and popular) lead to a range of bullying and harassing behaviours. On the other hand, organisations that have creative cultures whereby people operate from a position of confidence, tend to be leaders in their field, have employees Research & Insights who build effective relationships with each other, achieve and perform well, and are well encouraged, supported and developed at work.’
2. Leadership and Managerial Competency: ‘Turning around a workplace where bullying and harassment occurs requires managers at all levels to continually improve their leadership and management skills to ensure they are consistent with a culture of zero tolerance for bullying and harassment,’ Clements asserts. ‘How executive, senior and middle management behave has a dramatic impact on the performance and behaviour of staff throughout the whole organisation.’ If your management team is lacking in this area, conduct specific skills based workshops to address important behavioural competencies such as performance management, managing conflict, bullying and harassment, organisational change. You should also get your managers to develop strong relationships with staff so that people will feel comfortable coming to your leadership team with issues, and the leaders can then tackle those issues early-on.
3. Quality Workplace Relationships: To prevent workplace bullying, open communication, effective teamwork and supportive workplace relationships are vital. Clements advises, ‘Ensure that all staff at induction are educated about acceptable and unacceptable workplace behaviour, as well as relevant policies and procedures in this regard. Have regular opportunities for teams to come together both formally and informally for social, networking and professional development. Conduct skills based workshops to address important team competencies such as managing conflict, working with individual differences, mental health awareness and emotional resilience. Facilitate regular team meetings to ensure that open communication is maintained and any issues are addressed and “nipped in the bud”.’ You should also aim to boost morale and motivation, as this makes bullying and harassment less likely to occur.
Clements concludes, ‘Turning around a culture of workplace bullying and harassment is no easy task, but with commitment and effort, it is possible to ensure a happier and healthier workplace for all staff to enjoy.’
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In-House and Outsourcing: Why Corporate Wellness Needs Both - Ajit Patel Sanda
While some corporate wellness practises have changed over the years, most things have remarkably stayed the same. For years, employers have been told to outsource their wellness promotion, administration and delivery, but does that approach to looking after employee wellbeing still hold true today? For the answer, we turned to Rob J. Thurston, President of HR Consulting Group and Bart Sheeler, co-founder of ActivHealth International, in order to take a real time look at the current approach to Wellness Programmes.
According to Thurston and Sheeler, ‘Most companies have heard of, would like to implement, or may have even attempted to offer a wellness programme. However, most have found they are too busy fighting tough economic times and watching expenses trying to make a profit to divert attention or expenses into the intangible world of wellness. While the concept of wellness may seem to be much more philosophical than the task of producing a product or service for a profit, they really have more in common than not. As companies strive to improve their processes and focus on the bottom line “health” of their business, the same happens to be true for their most valued assets, their employees. The happier and healthier the employee population, the better the productivity and lower the health care costs against trend – all of which add up to help improve the company’s bottom line.’
So how do you implement your own wellness programme without taking your eye off the day-to-day responsibilities of your business? ‘Respecting your culture and designing a programme that meets the unique needs of your population are essential in building a wellness programme,’ say Thurston and Sheeler. ‘We recommend surveying your employees to see what interests them and noting what the circumstances are specific to your company. Do you have one location, branch offices, multiple shifts and/or remote sales staff? All these factors will ultimately need consideration when you sit down to design your programme.’ So that’s that, then, no need to outsource your company’s wellness needs? Not according to Thurston and Sheeler.
The wellness experts write, ‘We believe that certain items must remain under your control, while other features will be better delivered via outsourced solutions. With this in mind, the question is not whether it makes sense for a company to offer a wellness programme, but more importantly, how to incorporate a programme that will capture the attention of the employees, drive engagement on a personal level and ultimately create a culture of health improvement. Every company is different, so the solutions will not all look the same. The key is to match a company’s available “internal” resources with a complimentary set of outsourced “external” resources.’
In terms of what you can do internally, it again comes down to culture. ‘Outside influences can be enlisted,’ note Thurston and Sheeler. ‘But in the end, your employees are internal and will shape your culture from the ground up. There are internal components that must be maintained within the company to be effective. Leadership must be involved, “walking the talk” and communications that are reinforced through internal “programme champions” are a necessity to be successful in the integration of healthy living into a company’s culture.’
So what do you outsource for? Thurston and Sheeler explain, ‘Employers use outsourcing to maintain or improve service to employees; reduce workload to existing staff; reduce programme costs; and to free up resources to focus on other key objectives, like building their widgets for a profit…Such firms will offer Health Risk Appraisals, Biometric testing, onsite Fitness and Challenges, onsite coaching, online coaching and a variety of platforms that offer real-time programming via internet access.’
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According to Thurston and Sheeler, ‘Most companies have heard of, would like to implement, or may have even attempted to offer a wellness programme. However, most have found they are too busy fighting tough economic times and watching expenses trying to make a profit to divert attention or expenses into the intangible world of wellness. While the concept of wellness may seem to be much more philosophical than the task of producing a product or service for a profit, they really have more in common than not. As companies strive to improve their processes and focus on the bottom line “health” of their business, the same happens to be true for their most valued assets, their employees. The happier and healthier the employee population, the better the productivity and lower the health care costs against trend – all of which add up to help improve the company’s bottom line.’
So how do you implement your own wellness programme without taking your eye off the day-to-day responsibilities of your business? ‘Respecting your culture and designing a programme that meets the unique needs of your population are essential in building a wellness programme,’ say Thurston and Sheeler. ‘We recommend surveying your employees to see what interests them and noting what the circumstances are specific to your company. Do you have one location, branch offices, multiple shifts and/or remote sales staff? All these factors will ultimately need consideration when you sit down to design your programme.’ So that’s that, then, no need to outsource your company’s wellness needs? Not according to Thurston and Sheeler.
The wellness experts write, ‘We believe that certain items must remain under your control, while other features will be better delivered via outsourced solutions. With this in mind, the question is not whether it makes sense for a company to offer a wellness programme, but more importantly, how to incorporate a programme that will capture the attention of the employees, drive engagement on a personal level and ultimately create a culture of health improvement. Every company is different, so the solutions will not all look the same. The key is to match a company’s available “internal” resources with a complimentary set of outsourced “external” resources.’
In terms of what you can do internally, it again comes down to culture. ‘Outside influences can be enlisted,’ note Thurston and Sheeler. ‘But in the end, your employees are internal and will shape your culture from the ground up. There are internal components that must be maintained within the company to be effective. Leadership must be involved, “walking the talk” and communications that are reinforced through internal “programme champions” are a necessity to be successful in the integration of healthy living into a company’s culture.’
So what do you outsource for? Thurston and Sheeler explain, ‘Employers use outsourcing to maintain or improve service to employees; reduce workload to existing staff; reduce programme costs; and to free up resources to focus on other key objectives, like building their widgets for a profit…Such firms will offer Health Risk Appraisals, Biometric testing, onsite Fitness and Challenges, onsite coaching, online coaching and a variety of platforms that offer real-time programming via internet access.’
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How To Boost Your Popularity At Work -Ajit Patel Sanda
When it comes to the workplace, how popular do you think you are? Perhaps you’re the first person people turn to for advice. Or maybe you’re the one everyone relies on for the latest gossip. Or perhaps you believe that being successful at work sometimes means being unpopular – particularly if you have to put yourself first in order to get ahead. But the truth is, if you can make good friendships in the workplace, work instantly becomes more enjoyable. And often the people who are well liked and popular go on to be those who are promoted.
If you’d like to be more popular at work, where do you start? If you work for a large organisation, it can be particularly difficult to make friends. And if you’re relatively new, it can take time to build your popularity. However there are some things you can try to boost your popularity at work and form strong relationships with your colleagues. Here are some ideas:
Ask Questions A great way to get to know people is by asking questions. If your workmates mention a particular hobby they enjoy you can make a mental note to ask them how it’s going at a later date.
Avoid Gossip It’s all too easy to get drawn into office gossip but not only is talking about your workmates behind their back unprofessional, being known as a gossip makes it difficult for your workmates to trust you. If you find office chats often turn to gossip, either try to change the subject or make an excuse to leave the conversation.
Offer Help If you see that a colleague is struggling with a particular task, or is simply overwhelmed by their workload, offer to help. People will remember your kindness and will often return the favour in the future.
Bring Treats If you’re looking for a speedy way to boost your popularity at work, bring goodies for your colleagues to share. It may sound superficial, but sharing food has always been a way of showing people that you care and food really does bring people together. This is a great trick to try if you are shy, as it doesn’t rely on you having to initiate conversations with all of your workmates. Simply bring in a homemade cake or shop-bought cookies for everyone to share and it provides a great reason for your colleagues to chat to you.
Stay Cheerful Even if you’re busy or having a bad day, take the time to say good morning to your colleagues. And if you’re feeling stressed, don’t take it out on your workmates – chances are they are under pressure too so always greet people with a smile.
Be Sociable Spending time with your colleagues outside of work hours is a great way to increase your popularity – particularly if work pressures mean you don’t always get the chance to chat in the office. Regularly accept invitations for after-work drinks or parties – or suggest your own after-hours activities. And if people invite you to join them for lunch, take them up on the offer. It’s a great opportunity to let your workmates get to know you better.
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If you’d like to be more popular at work, where do you start? If you work for a large organisation, it can be particularly difficult to make friends. And if you’re relatively new, it can take time to build your popularity. However there are some things you can try to boost your popularity at work and form strong relationships with your colleagues. Here are some ideas:
Ask Questions A great way to get to know people is by asking questions. If your workmates mention a particular hobby they enjoy you can make a mental note to ask them how it’s going at a later date.
Avoid Gossip It’s all too easy to get drawn into office gossip but not only is talking about your workmates behind their back unprofessional, being known as a gossip makes it difficult for your workmates to trust you. If you find office chats often turn to gossip, either try to change the subject or make an excuse to leave the conversation.
Offer Help If you see that a colleague is struggling with a particular task, or is simply overwhelmed by their workload, offer to help. People will remember your kindness and will often return the favour in the future.
Bring Treats If you’re looking for a speedy way to boost your popularity at work, bring goodies for your colleagues to share. It may sound superficial, but sharing food has always been a way of showing people that you care and food really does bring people together. This is a great trick to try if you are shy, as it doesn’t rely on you having to initiate conversations with all of your workmates. Simply bring in a homemade cake or shop-bought cookies for everyone to share and it provides a great reason for your colleagues to chat to you.
Stay Cheerful Even if you’re busy or having a bad day, take the time to say good morning to your colleagues. And if you’re feeling stressed, don’t take it out on your workmates – chances are they are under pressure too so always greet people with a smile.
Be Sociable Spending time with your colleagues outside of work hours is a great way to increase your popularity – particularly if work pressures mean you don’t always get the chance to chat in the office. Regularly accept invitations for after-work drinks or parties – or suggest your own after-hours activities. And if people invite you to join them for lunch, take them up on the offer. It’s a great opportunity to let your workmates get to know you better.
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Wellness Programmes: Should You Offer Employees Incentives? - Ajit Patel Sanda
It used to be that implementing an employee wellness programme meant simply putting a few posters up in the office encouraging people to take care of their wellbeing. Some companies may have stretched as far as having a gym in the office, but that was really about it. Nowadays, however, businesses are starting to plough real money into programmes, using cash incentives – or even penalties – to get workers in better shape.
In fact, according to a recent survey from Fidelity Investments and the National Business Group on Health, nearly 90% of employers offer wellness incentives, or financial rewards or prizes to employees who work toward getting healthier. In 2009, this number was at a mere 57% in comparison, and the perks were lower too. Four years ago, the average US employee might expect an incentive of $260, but now they can rake in an average of $521. Fidelity benefits consultant Adam Stavisky comments, ‘They feel that if they pay more they’ll get a better result.’ But is this really the case? Stephanie Pronk, health and wellness consultant with Aon AON, argues, ‘Incentives themselves are not the silver bullet. It’s really important to change up the incentive design and keep people on their toes.’ With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of the popular incentive programmes in use today.
1. Educational/Awareness Incentives: Jen Wieczner, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch, explains, ‘Companies offer rewards for completing activities that include an assessment of their personal health and risk factors. These can range from filling out a questionnaire about family medical history, diet and fitness routine, to taking a biometric screening for cholesterol, blood pressure and other factors.’ The Lockton Benefit Group state that your incentives need to be worth at least £60 to get about 75% of employees to participate, otherwise you’re looking at a participation rate of 30-50%. The pros here are that you introduce your workers to healthy behaviour and personal risk factors, as well as being able to tailor future endeavours to employee needs. However, your workers about their health risks won’t necessarily lead them to take action.
2. Incentives Based on Actions: In this wellness programme, your employees take action to improve their health to earn awards or to avoid penalties. Houston city employees, for example, have to complete three tasks in order to avoid a $25 monthly payroll surcharge. These include filling out a health-risk assessment, taking a biometric screening, talking to a health coach, signing up for a programme like Weight Watchers or getting a screening such as a mammogram. As a result, 90% of employees have completed three of the tasks or more, so you can see how motivational this model is. However, the con of this model is that the incentives don’t encourage long term healthy behaviour, only enough to complete the required programmes.
3. Everything-But-the-Kitchen-Sink Incentives: You offer your employees incentives for an array of tasks, with bigger and complex tasks corresponding to bigger rewards. The plus point of this approach is that you give your workers to freedom to choose their own health activities, which they enjoy. JetBlue Airways Corp is one such company who goes in for DIY incentives, offering anything from $25 for a teeth cleaning, to $400 for completing an Ironman triathlon. Pronk notes that a wellness programme that lays out a tempting trail to follow will have more success keeping people involved. Still, the variety of options can be overwhelming for your employees, and you might be wasting your money on activities that aren’t effectively addressing your workers’ biggest health problems.
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In fact, according to a recent survey from Fidelity Investments and the National Business Group on Health, nearly 90% of employers offer wellness incentives, or financial rewards or prizes to employees who work toward getting healthier. In 2009, this number was at a mere 57% in comparison, and the perks were lower too. Four years ago, the average US employee might expect an incentive of $260, but now they can rake in an average of $521. Fidelity benefits consultant Adam Stavisky comments, ‘They feel that if they pay more they’ll get a better result.’ But is this really the case? Stephanie Pronk, health and wellness consultant with Aon AON, argues, ‘Incentives themselves are not the silver bullet. It’s really important to change up the incentive design and keep people on their toes.’ With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of the popular incentive programmes in use today.
1. Educational/Awareness Incentives: Jen Wieczner, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch, explains, ‘Companies offer rewards for completing activities that include an assessment of their personal health and risk factors. These can range from filling out a questionnaire about family medical history, diet and fitness routine, to taking a biometric screening for cholesterol, blood pressure and other factors.’ The Lockton Benefit Group state that your incentives need to be worth at least £60 to get about 75% of employees to participate, otherwise you’re looking at a participation rate of 30-50%. The pros here are that you introduce your workers to healthy behaviour and personal risk factors, as well as being able to tailor future endeavours to employee needs. However, your workers about their health risks won’t necessarily lead them to take action.
2. Incentives Based on Actions: In this wellness programme, your employees take action to improve their health to earn awards or to avoid penalties. Houston city employees, for example, have to complete three tasks in order to avoid a $25 monthly payroll surcharge. These include filling out a health-risk assessment, taking a biometric screening, talking to a health coach, signing up for a programme like Weight Watchers or getting a screening such as a mammogram. As a result, 90% of employees have completed three of the tasks or more, so you can see how motivational this model is. However, the con of this model is that the incentives don’t encourage long term healthy behaviour, only enough to complete the required programmes.
3. Everything-But-the-Kitchen-Sink Incentives: You offer your employees incentives for an array of tasks, with bigger and complex tasks corresponding to bigger rewards. The plus point of this approach is that you give your workers to freedom to choose their own health activities, which they enjoy. JetBlue Airways Corp is one such company who goes in for DIY incentives, offering anything from $25 for a teeth cleaning, to $400 for completing an Ironman triathlon. Pronk notes that a wellness programme that lays out a tempting trail to follow will have more success keeping people involved. Still, the variety of options can be overwhelming for your employees, and you might be wasting your money on activities that aren’t effectively addressing your workers’ biggest health problems.
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How to Make Your Employees Take Part in Wellness Programmes - Ajit Patel Sanda
Corporate wellness programmes have been proven to provide positive results, both for you as an employer, and for your workers’ wellbeing. Why, then, do you struggle to get your employees to participate in the company’s health schemes? There are certain theories and employee surveys that point to several reasons why your workers might not want to participant in a wellness programme, and if you address these head-on, you might be able to encourage greater participation. Reasons why your employees don’t participate in corporate wellness programmes include:
As well as addressing the concerns listed above, how can you get your employees to engage in your wellness programme? Hendrickson puts her faith in two strategies: offering incentives and inserting game mechanics.
1. Incentives: According to Hendrickson, ‘Incentives can dramatically increase participation, as well as results. One study conducted by MED-STAT of Ann Arbor, Michigan, documents an almost 250% increase in participation with the introduction of non-cash incentives.’ So which incentives work best? Hendrickson details, ‘AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals invited employees in their Wilmington, Delaware, headquarters to participate in healthy cooking classes hosted by local celebrity chefs and to attend a health-tips seminar given by an Olympic runner.’ Other incentive ideas include:
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- They think you’re trying to learn about their health issues to somehow use that information against them.
- They believe that Health Risk Assessments are not reported about collective workers but individually, and won’t have their name associated with their individual results.
- They don’t want to improve their health, despite knowing it’s good for them.
- They don’t need help and are already living a healthy lifestyle.
- You send mixed messages by offering wellness programmes but also having junk food available in workplace vending machines.
- You don’t participate, so your employees don’t believe it’s important.
- They know it will save you money, but don’t think there’s anything in it for them.
As well as addressing the concerns listed above, how can you get your employees to engage in your wellness programme? Hendrickson puts her faith in two strategies: offering incentives and inserting game mechanics.
1. Incentives: According to Hendrickson, ‘Incentives can dramatically increase participation, as well as results. One study conducted by MED-STAT of Ann Arbor, Michigan, documents an almost 250% increase in participation with the introduction of non-cash incentives.’ So which incentives work best? Hendrickson details, ‘AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals invited employees in their Wilmington, Delaware, headquarters to participate in healthy cooking classes hosted by local celebrity chefs and to attend a health-tips seminar given by an Olympic runner.’ Other incentive ideas include:
- name-brand merchandise
- gift cards
- corporate-identified merchandise such as tote bags and apparel (especially when used in exchange for registration)
- gym memberships
- perks unique to the company (prime parking spots, preferred vacation times, etc.)
- formal employee recognition by management and peers
- one-on-one time with the CEO or other executives
- Make it simple. ‘Clear rules and a simple, point-based format that is consistent throughout the program will be easy to understand,’ says Hendrickson.
- Make it interesting. Hendrickson advises, ‘Mixing in periodic challenges or competitions will keep the participants engaged.’
- Make it social. Hendrickson recommends, ‘Provide ways that employees can socialise to compare scores, exchange tips, and encourage one another. Just the knowledge that others will see their progress provides some motivation, but support and encouragement from peers also contributes to success.’
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How The Workplace Environment Impacts Wellness - Ajit Patel Sanda
Wellness is greatly dependent on our daily lifestyle and the environment that we are exposed to. This link has been confirmed in a study that indicates that people who work in a stress mediated environment incur 46% more healthcare costs than non-stressed individuals. Additionally, more than 60% of visits to physicians are associated with stress related factors.
Apart from stress, a less discussed factor is that of exposure to specific materials such as asbestos and heavy metals. According to the Environment Protection Agency (EPA), some of these heavy metals, such as mercury, have a high probability to enter the food chain and impact it negatively.
Asbestos Exposure and its Healthcare Impact
While heavy metal exposure has an immediate health impact, asbestos leads to long term health trends, and the legal compensations can be complicated.
A comprehensive study done on asbestos exposure last year connected the dots between the material and its link with lung cancer. More than 50,000 people were part of the study, providing concrete community-wide results. People who work in the insulator industry or work in offices using asbestos have a 5.2 fold chance of developing a lung cancer as compared to non-exposed individuals. Another worrying statistic is that nearly 10,000 diseases within a year occur due to asbestos related conditions such as mesothelioma (a type of lung cancer).
Exposure to materials such as asbestos has been associated with lawsuits for compensations. Such lawsuits may demand appropriate legal counsel since the liability can get too complicated for the victim to prove. Bobbie Izell, a construction worker, received $48 million in compensation after becoming a victim of mesothelioma in 2011. His asbestos exposure can be traced to construction sites during the 1960s and 1970s.
Baron & Budd, a firm that handles lawsuits related to asbestos exposure, says that victims can prevent others from suffering a similar fate by bringing attention to the problem in a legal setting. This is why people who are reluctant to raise their voice against negligence need to utilize the legal system to fight back.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, (OSHA) has defined standards when it comes to contaminants such as asbestos. Workers and the general public should mandate compliance in this regard, both at home and at offices.
The importance of care management
Care management and awareness is critical. People working at sensitive settings should be absolutely aware of protective measures. While offices are expected to have exposure related SOPs, it is also the job of the employee to take precautions.
A recent lawsuit in Iowa regarding exposure of sodium chlorite at medical center shows the importance of care management. The exposure left the victim with facial injuries.
Care management is also significant for people who may not have such ‘contaminants’ within their workplaces but experienced domestic exposure. For instance, people living in old homes may experience health problems due to lead contamination and fungal molds.
Lead contamination often occurs in soils, paints and pipes. Data from the EPA reveals that homes built from 1960 to 1977 have a 24% probability to have more lead paint. Similarly, houses constructed on land previously exposed to such contaminants are also potentially vulnerable.
The analysis provided above gives the reader a modus operandi on countering common place contaminants. All measures (including legal ones) should be used to address this issue.
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Apart from stress, a less discussed factor is that of exposure to specific materials such as asbestos and heavy metals. According to the Environment Protection Agency (EPA), some of these heavy metals, such as mercury, have a high probability to enter the food chain and impact it negatively.
Asbestos Exposure and its Healthcare Impact
While heavy metal exposure has an immediate health impact, asbestos leads to long term health trends, and the legal compensations can be complicated.
A comprehensive study done on asbestos exposure last year connected the dots between the material and its link with lung cancer. More than 50,000 people were part of the study, providing concrete community-wide results. People who work in the insulator industry or work in offices using asbestos have a 5.2 fold chance of developing a lung cancer as compared to non-exposed individuals. Another worrying statistic is that nearly 10,000 diseases within a year occur due to asbestos related conditions such as mesothelioma (a type of lung cancer).
Exposure to materials such as asbestos has been associated with lawsuits for compensations. Such lawsuits may demand appropriate legal counsel since the liability can get too complicated for the victim to prove. Bobbie Izell, a construction worker, received $48 million in compensation after becoming a victim of mesothelioma in 2011. His asbestos exposure can be traced to construction sites during the 1960s and 1970s.
Baron & Budd, a firm that handles lawsuits related to asbestos exposure, says that victims can prevent others from suffering a similar fate by bringing attention to the problem in a legal setting. This is why people who are reluctant to raise their voice against negligence need to utilize the legal system to fight back.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, (OSHA) has defined standards when it comes to contaminants such as asbestos. Workers and the general public should mandate compliance in this regard, both at home and at offices.
The importance of care management
Care management and awareness is critical. People working at sensitive settings should be absolutely aware of protective measures. While offices are expected to have exposure related SOPs, it is also the job of the employee to take precautions.
A recent lawsuit in Iowa regarding exposure of sodium chlorite at medical center shows the importance of care management. The exposure left the victim with facial injuries.
Care management is also significant for people who may not have such ‘contaminants’ within their workplaces but experienced domestic exposure. For instance, people living in old homes may experience health problems due to lead contamination and fungal molds.
Lead contamination often occurs in soils, paints and pipes. Data from the EPA reveals that homes built from 1960 to 1977 have a 24% probability to have more lead paint. Similarly, houses constructed on land previously exposed to such contaminants are also potentially vulnerable.
The analysis provided above gives the reader a modus operandi on countering common place contaminants. All measures (including legal ones) should be used to address this issue.
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4 Unconventional Methods That Offices Use to Reduce Stress - Ajit Patel Sanda
Thanks to the growing awareness of the impact that stress can have on health, people are looking for ways to de-stress their lives like never before. We tend to focus on stress in our personal lives and accept professional stress as a given. However, workplace stress isn’t difficult to manage if you think outside of the box. Here are four techniques that offices are using to reduce employee stress.
Piping In Some Tunes
For better or for worse, music can significantly affect the energy levels and moods of those that are listening to it. Playing music at moderate levels in the background can reduce stress levels and energize your workforce at the same time. Poll your workforce for recommendations and use a streaming music service like Pandora or Spotify to keep song selections varied and unique.
Team Gaming SessionsNowadays, it’s more than socially acceptable for grown adults to blow off some steam with video games. In a workplace setting, a half hour or so spent playing Call of Duty every now and then can make for a great stress reliever. A bonus side effect of playing a video game together as a group is a greater sense of camaraderie shared by co-workers.
Scheduled Yoga Workouts
Physical exertion of any kind is always a good way to reduce tension. However, hectic schedules often make it difficult for office workers to get into a groove. Scheduled yoga sessions held at the office or a nearby gym either before or after work can be great for team-building as well as stress reduction. If yoga isn’t a popular draw, pickup volleyball games work as well.
Pets in the Office
Nothing is more reassuring than a lovable dog or another furry companion. Major companies like Google, Autodesk and Burton have caught on to the fact that allowing dogs in the workplace improves morale and ultimately boosts productivity. Encouraging employees to bring their four-legged friends to work by setting up dedicated areas outfitted with dog beds is a smart move for any office.
Kill the Stress, Reap the Rewards
Besides a marked improvement in employee health, stress reduction techniques such as those discussed here have other benefits. Happy, healthy employees are ultimately more productive, which tends to boost profits in the long run. Furthermore, reducing stress in the office can result in fewer health care claims, which saves money. Any way you slice it, workplace stress reduction is a worthwhile goal.
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Piping In Some Tunes
For better or for worse, music can significantly affect the energy levels and moods of those that are listening to it. Playing music at moderate levels in the background can reduce stress levels and energize your workforce at the same time. Poll your workforce for recommendations and use a streaming music service like Pandora or Spotify to keep song selections varied and unique.
Team Gaming SessionsNowadays, it’s more than socially acceptable for grown adults to blow off some steam with video games. In a workplace setting, a half hour or so spent playing Call of Duty every now and then can make for a great stress reliever. A bonus side effect of playing a video game together as a group is a greater sense of camaraderie shared by co-workers.
Scheduled Yoga Workouts
Physical exertion of any kind is always a good way to reduce tension. However, hectic schedules often make it difficult for office workers to get into a groove. Scheduled yoga sessions held at the office or a nearby gym either before or after work can be great for team-building as well as stress reduction. If yoga isn’t a popular draw, pickup volleyball games work as well.
Pets in the Office
Nothing is more reassuring than a lovable dog or another furry companion. Major companies like Google, Autodesk and Burton have caught on to the fact that allowing dogs in the workplace improves morale and ultimately boosts productivity. Encouraging employees to bring their four-legged friends to work by setting up dedicated areas outfitted with dog beds is a smart move for any office.
Kill the Stress, Reap the Rewards
Besides a marked improvement in employee health, stress reduction techniques such as those discussed here have other benefits. Happy, healthy employees are ultimately more productive, which tends to boost profits in the long run. Furthermore, reducing stress in the office can result in fewer health care claims, which saves money. Any way you slice it, workplace stress reduction is a worthwhile goal.
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The Truth About Corporate Wellness Programmes - Ajit Patel Sanda
Corporate wellness and wellbeing initiatives are taking off all over the world. Doctors are reporting that more and more patients are coming into the surgery with forms that their employer has provided, and asking their medical team to measure their blood sugar or pressure, or check their cholesterol levels.
Corporate wellness programmes are a booming industry sector, worth around $6 billion. Through these, employees are offered incentives to follow a healthy lifestyle. Usually this comes in the form of coaching and financial incentives, and the employees have to meet certain health statistics, such as losing weight, quitting smoking or lowering their cholesterol levels.
The results of these tests are generally tied up with the cost of their health insurance, with employees who are less healthy ending up paying more. A new Affordable Care Act allowed that up to 30 percent of any employee’s premium could be influenced by the results of these types of programmes, which represents around $1,620 per employee per year, on average.
With the dual goal of saving employers money and improving the health of employees, these programmes sound like a very good thing, but are they actually effective.
One problem with looking at the effects of such programmes is that a recent study has discovered that less than half the companies who employ the programmes actually bother to calculate whether or not they are saving them money. This same study came up with some results which may startle them if they did take the time to calculate: wellness programmes do not appear to reduce employer health costs in any significant way.
It is thought that this is due to the fact that health screenings prompt more visits to the doctor, tests and prescription medications. These are obviously beneficial for employees’ health but does not really save them money.
It was also found that when employers found that the programmes were not saving them money, they then passed on the costs of the programmes to employees by raising their insurance premiums.
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Corporate wellness programmes are a booming industry sector, worth around $6 billion. Through these, employees are offered incentives to follow a healthy lifestyle. Usually this comes in the form of coaching and financial incentives, and the employees have to meet certain health statistics, such as losing weight, quitting smoking or lowering their cholesterol levels.
The results of these tests are generally tied up with the cost of their health insurance, with employees who are less healthy ending up paying more. A new Affordable Care Act allowed that up to 30 percent of any employee’s premium could be influenced by the results of these types of programmes, which represents around $1,620 per employee per year, on average.
With the dual goal of saving employers money and improving the health of employees, these programmes sound like a very good thing, but are they actually effective.
One problem with looking at the effects of such programmes is that a recent study has discovered that less than half the companies who employ the programmes actually bother to calculate whether or not they are saving them money. This same study came up with some results which may startle them if they did take the time to calculate: wellness programmes do not appear to reduce employer health costs in any significant way.
It is thought that this is due to the fact that health screenings prompt more visits to the doctor, tests and prescription medications. These are obviously beneficial for employees’ health but does not really save them money.
It was also found that when employers found that the programmes were not saving them money, they then passed on the costs of the programmes to employees by raising their insurance premiums.
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Corporate Wellness Programmes: What Works, & What Doesn’t? - Ajit Patel Sanda
There are many people who are for corporate wellness programmes, or the promotion of workplace health. According to a recent article in the American Journal of Health Promotion by Michael O’Donnell, comprehensive programmes are extremely beneficial to employees’ wellbeing, providing education, engagement strategies, skill building as well as social and environmental support. However, Wolf Kirsten, the Founder and President of International Health Consulting and President of the International Association for Worksite Health Promotion (IAWHP), argues, ‘While these elements no doubt play a role in the success of programmes; a distinctive blueprint does not yet exist, and most programmes in place are not able to produce the desired outcomes. Therefore, more focus should be given to the “how” of workplace health promotion.’
Kirsten details, ‘The rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a global phenomenon…63% of all deaths worldwide currently stem from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), approximately 500 million people are obese and more than one in seven are overweight. Coupled with the global ageing trend, the need for enhanced prevention and health promotion has become a priority. The workplace has been established as one of the priority settings for health promotion in the 21st century, including by the World Health Organization (WHO). The majority of adults spend most of their waking hours at the workplace, often as a captive audience, and thus the workplace provides a huge opportunity to inform and help workers to improve their health.’
Thanks to the increased awareness of the workplace as a viable setting for wellness practises, there are more corporate wellness programmes than ever before. The results of the Global Survey on Health Promotion and Workplace Wellness Strategies have shown that, since 2007, there has been a steady increase with regards to employers recognising their role in employee health and wellbeing. But why should you, as an employer, implement a corporate wellness programme in your workplace? Promoting workplace health not only improves the morale of your workforce, the 2012 Global Survey shows that it also makes your employees more productive, and reduces absenteeism.
Kirsten notes, ‘The issue of workforce morale and work engagement coupled with rising work-related mental illness has become a major challenge for enterprises worldwide and many programmes are addressing this gap. Employees feel constantly overstressed, pressured, worried about their job security and often display a lack of motivation thus affecting productivity and customer service. Other big drivers for employers are corporate image as well as recruitment and retention. The main health issues driving health promotion and wellness strategies are strikingly similar across the globe: stress (a key contributing factor to mental illness), physical activity, nutrition, work-life issues and chronic disease.’
So what works for corporate wellness programmes, and what doesn’t? Kirsten points out, ‘A notable global initiative is the Global Healthy Workplace Awards programme, which has set the ambitious goal to gather and disseminate better practices globally for the creation of healthy workplaces based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Healthy Workplace framework. The WHO model provides guidance for a comprehensive and systematic approach on a global scale.’ The four main areas of influence WHO identifies are physical work environment, psychosocial work environment, personal health resources and enterprise-community involvement.
Kirsten adds, ‘The Healthy Workplace model also follows a continual improvement process, such as highlighting the need for evaluation, and places leadership engagement and worker involvement as central priorities. Perhaps most importantly, the very centre of the model exemplifies that promoting health at the workplace is both the right thing (ethical) and the smart thing (adds value) to do…Based on the existing evidence in the US, and elsewhere, it is much more likely for a corporate wellness programme to work if it follows the eight-step process outlined in the WHO model.’
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Kirsten details, ‘The rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a global phenomenon…63% of all deaths worldwide currently stem from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), approximately 500 million people are obese and more than one in seven are overweight. Coupled with the global ageing trend, the need for enhanced prevention and health promotion has become a priority. The workplace has been established as one of the priority settings for health promotion in the 21st century, including by the World Health Organization (WHO). The majority of adults spend most of their waking hours at the workplace, often as a captive audience, and thus the workplace provides a huge opportunity to inform and help workers to improve their health.’
Thanks to the increased awareness of the workplace as a viable setting for wellness practises, there are more corporate wellness programmes than ever before. The results of the Global Survey on Health Promotion and Workplace Wellness Strategies have shown that, since 2007, there has been a steady increase with regards to employers recognising their role in employee health and wellbeing. But why should you, as an employer, implement a corporate wellness programme in your workplace? Promoting workplace health not only improves the morale of your workforce, the 2012 Global Survey shows that it also makes your employees more productive, and reduces absenteeism.
Kirsten notes, ‘The issue of workforce morale and work engagement coupled with rising work-related mental illness has become a major challenge for enterprises worldwide and many programmes are addressing this gap. Employees feel constantly overstressed, pressured, worried about their job security and often display a lack of motivation thus affecting productivity and customer service. Other big drivers for employers are corporate image as well as recruitment and retention. The main health issues driving health promotion and wellness strategies are strikingly similar across the globe: stress (a key contributing factor to mental illness), physical activity, nutrition, work-life issues and chronic disease.’
So what works for corporate wellness programmes, and what doesn’t? Kirsten points out, ‘A notable global initiative is the Global Healthy Workplace Awards programme, which has set the ambitious goal to gather and disseminate better practices globally for the creation of healthy workplaces based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Healthy Workplace framework. The WHO model provides guidance for a comprehensive and systematic approach on a global scale.’ The four main areas of influence WHO identifies are physical work environment, psychosocial work environment, personal health resources and enterprise-community involvement.
Kirsten adds, ‘The Healthy Workplace model also follows a continual improvement process, such as highlighting the need for evaluation, and places leadership engagement and worker involvement as central priorities. Perhaps most importantly, the very centre of the model exemplifies that promoting health at the workplace is both the right thing (ethical) and the smart thing (adds value) to do…Based on the existing evidence in the US, and elsewhere, it is much more likely for a corporate wellness programme to work if it follows the eight-step process outlined in the WHO model.’
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Start Small: How to Help to Shape a Culture of Wellness - Ajit Patel Sanda
In the world of corporate wellness, there is nothing more important to everyone’s wellbeing than innovation. Without it, the health care sector would be lacking in technology, medical breakthroughs, scientific applications and basic improvements involving everyday products. With regard to the latter, the source or result of innovation is meaning; a small product or change can radically alter the way you deal with a common challenge, whether you’re a doctor, nurse, patient or consumers, although this simple change may be difficult to master at first. Still, these changes help to shape a culture of wellness, making things easier and more sensical than they once were.
Garett Fortune, Founder and President of OdorNo™, explains, ‘Indeed, my role as Founder of OdorNo™, which makes Odor-Barrier disposable bags to protect against the scents of daily life such as baby diapers, pet waste, industrial trash, incontinence products and other unpleasant smells, is the ultimate proof about the union between innovation and concrete, measurable results that make the regular routine of running a household, medical office or hospital more inviting…We, as a society, have a tendency to approach health care from the perspective of complexity – we search for the latest cancer treatment, the most sophisticated imaging equipment or the most advanced form of pharmacology – while overlooking the ordinary things that can immediately improve quality of life for patients, loved ones and medical personnel.’
While, as an innovative entrepreneur or business owner, you should fear delving into complex problems in order to find a solution, it’s important to bear in mind that you have multiple opportunities right here, right now, to deliver relief in some small way to those who need it. Fortune notes, ‘One of the fields OdorNo™ may explore involves the removal of medical waste, or the inclusion of our products in hospital rooms throughout the country. That single action can quickly better everything from facilities management – workers would no longer have to endure the harsh smells that are legion among all hospitals – and remake a standard room into a scentless, minus the flowers from friends and family, source of rest and recovery.’
Not only is this a fast and immediate change, if it works; it’s also identifiable to those who implement it. Yesterday there was a smell, and today there isn’t. Moreover, a change such as this addresses a direct challenge that physicians and nurses deal with on a daily basis; working through the awful smells that invade an operating room, hospice building, assisted living facility, trauma unit, burn repair centre or floor for intensive care. Fortune notes, ‘The greatest areas worthy of improvement typically involve the use of products that, with some adjustment, can deliver significant savings, convenience or peace of mind. The same theory is the inspiration for the “broken windows” principle of crime control – that the failure to address small things, like vandalism or the replacement of broken windows, invites bigger and more serious threats.’
Fortune points out, ‘If [the single change of removing hospital waste bins] can have such an influential outcome on the frequency with which patients maintain their health or get regular checkups, think of all the other improvements we can make – right now – that can reverberate throughout a company or medical organisation. My recommendation is, consequently, to create big results by making small (but revolutionary) changes. By transforming just one task – the depositing and removal of trash – we can see how we can improve results. Let us apply that principle to other fields worthy of innovation, so wellness can be a priority and reality for all.’
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Garett Fortune, Founder and President of OdorNo™, explains, ‘Indeed, my role as Founder of OdorNo™, which makes Odor-Barrier disposable bags to protect against the scents of daily life such as baby diapers, pet waste, industrial trash, incontinence products and other unpleasant smells, is the ultimate proof about the union between innovation and concrete, measurable results that make the regular routine of running a household, medical office or hospital more inviting…We, as a society, have a tendency to approach health care from the perspective of complexity – we search for the latest cancer treatment, the most sophisticated imaging equipment or the most advanced form of pharmacology – while overlooking the ordinary things that can immediately improve quality of life for patients, loved ones and medical personnel.’
While, as an innovative entrepreneur or business owner, you should fear delving into complex problems in order to find a solution, it’s important to bear in mind that you have multiple opportunities right here, right now, to deliver relief in some small way to those who need it. Fortune notes, ‘One of the fields OdorNo™ may explore involves the removal of medical waste, or the inclusion of our products in hospital rooms throughout the country. That single action can quickly better everything from facilities management – workers would no longer have to endure the harsh smells that are legion among all hospitals – and remake a standard room into a scentless, minus the flowers from friends and family, source of rest and recovery.’
Not only is this a fast and immediate change, if it works; it’s also identifiable to those who implement it. Yesterday there was a smell, and today there isn’t. Moreover, a change such as this addresses a direct challenge that physicians and nurses deal with on a daily basis; working through the awful smells that invade an operating room, hospice building, assisted living facility, trauma unit, burn repair centre or floor for intensive care. Fortune notes, ‘The greatest areas worthy of improvement typically involve the use of products that, with some adjustment, can deliver significant savings, convenience or peace of mind. The same theory is the inspiration for the “broken windows” principle of crime control – that the failure to address small things, like vandalism or the replacement of broken windows, invites bigger and more serious threats.’
Fortune points out, ‘If [the single change of removing hospital waste bins] can have such an influential outcome on the frequency with which patients maintain their health or get regular checkups, think of all the other improvements we can make – right now – that can reverberate throughout a company or medical organisation. My recommendation is, consequently, to create big results by making small (but revolutionary) changes. By transforming just one task – the depositing and removal of trash – we can see how we can improve results. Let us apply that principle to other fields worthy of innovation, so wellness can be a priority and reality for all.’
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How Do Different Corporate Wellness Programmes Work? - Ajit Patel Sanda
There was a time when all you had to do to get a corporate wellness programme up and running was to put a few posters on the wall encouraging people to take the stairs instead of the lift. These days, on the other hand, companies are going all out to take care of employee wellness – even if that means putting in the big bucks, or threatening to take money away as an incentive for workers to start taking better care of their wellbeing. According to Adam Stavisky, a Fidelity benefits consultant, employers ‘feel that if they pay more they’ll get a better result.’ But is that true? Which incentives are really worth the money?
Stephanie Pronk, health and wellness consultant with Aon AON Hewitt, the human-resources business unit of Aon PLC, says, ‘Incentives themselves are not the silver bullet. It’s really important to change up the incentive design and keep people on their toes.’ If you’re going to get your employees in shape, then, you need a whole host of ideas and tricks up your sleeve to keep the momentum going, so let’s take a look and the popular kinds of corporate wellness incentive programmes being used today – including their advantages and downsides – to see what might work for your company:
1. Rewards for risk assessments: You offer your employees an incentive to complete activities that assess their personal health. This may mean filling out a medical history questionnaire or taking a screening for cholesterol, blood pressure and other factors. The Lockton Benefit Group state that your incentives need to be worth at least £60 to get about 75% of employees to participate, otherwise you’re looking at a participation rate of 30-50%. The pros here are that you introduce your workers to healthy behaviour and personal risk factors, as well as being able to tailor future endeavours to employee needs. However, your workers about their health risks won’t necessarily lead them to take action.
2. Action-based incentives: In this wellness programme, your employees take action to improve their health to earn awards or to avoid penalties. Houston city employees, for example, have to complete three tasks in order to avoid a $25 monthly payroll surcharge. These include filling out a health-risk assessment, taking a biometric screening, talking to a health coach, signing up for a programme like Weight Watchers or getting a screening such as a mammogram. As a result, 90% of employees have completed three of the tasks or more, so you can see how motivational this model is. However, the con of this model is that the incentives don’t encourage long term healthy behaviour, only enough to complete the required programmes.
3. DIY incentives: You offer your employees incentives for an array of tasks, with bigger and complex tasks corresponding to bigger rewards. The plus point of this approach is that you give your workers to freedom to choose their own health activities, which they enjoy. JetBlue Airways Corp is one such company who goes in for DIY incentives, offering anything from $25 for a teeth cleaning, to $400 for completing an Ironman triathlon. Pronk notes that a wellness programme that lays out a tempting trail to follow will have more success keeping people involved. Still, the variety of options can be overwhelming for your employees, and you might be wasting your money on activities that aren’t effectively addressing your workers’ biggest health problems.
4. Progress-based Incentives: Your employees earn rewards whenever they hit an optimal benchmark for cholesterol, blood pressure and weight. Paul Terry, CEO of StayWell Health Management, comments that this approach motivates your employees without penalising them for not being perfect. However, rewarding employees for simply showing up to a wellness programme doesn’t mean they will actually get healthier.
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Stephanie Pronk, health and wellness consultant with Aon AON Hewitt, the human-resources business unit of Aon PLC, says, ‘Incentives themselves are not the silver bullet. It’s really important to change up the incentive design and keep people on their toes.’ If you’re going to get your employees in shape, then, you need a whole host of ideas and tricks up your sleeve to keep the momentum going, so let’s take a look and the popular kinds of corporate wellness incentive programmes being used today – including their advantages and downsides – to see what might work for your company:
1. Rewards for risk assessments: You offer your employees an incentive to complete activities that assess their personal health. This may mean filling out a medical history questionnaire or taking a screening for cholesterol, blood pressure and other factors. The Lockton Benefit Group state that your incentives need to be worth at least £60 to get about 75% of employees to participate, otherwise you’re looking at a participation rate of 30-50%. The pros here are that you introduce your workers to healthy behaviour and personal risk factors, as well as being able to tailor future endeavours to employee needs. However, your workers about their health risks won’t necessarily lead them to take action.
2. Action-based incentives: In this wellness programme, your employees take action to improve their health to earn awards or to avoid penalties. Houston city employees, for example, have to complete three tasks in order to avoid a $25 monthly payroll surcharge. These include filling out a health-risk assessment, taking a biometric screening, talking to a health coach, signing up for a programme like Weight Watchers or getting a screening such as a mammogram. As a result, 90% of employees have completed three of the tasks or more, so you can see how motivational this model is. However, the con of this model is that the incentives don’t encourage long term healthy behaviour, only enough to complete the required programmes.
3. DIY incentives: You offer your employees incentives for an array of tasks, with bigger and complex tasks corresponding to bigger rewards. The plus point of this approach is that you give your workers to freedom to choose their own health activities, which they enjoy. JetBlue Airways Corp is one such company who goes in for DIY incentives, offering anything from $25 for a teeth cleaning, to $400 for completing an Ironman triathlon. Pronk notes that a wellness programme that lays out a tempting trail to follow will have more success keeping people involved. Still, the variety of options can be overwhelming for your employees, and you might be wasting your money on activities that aren’t effectively addressing your workers’ biggest health problems.
4. Progress-based Incentives: Your employees earn rewards whenever they hit an optimal benchmark for cholesterol, blood pressure and weight. Paul Terry, CEO of StayWell Health Management, comments that this approach motivates your employees without penalising them for not being perfect. However, rewarding employees for simply showing up to a wellness programme doesn’t mean they will actually get healthier.
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How to Work Out Your Annual Retirement Withdrawals - Ajit Patel Sanda
Back in the 1990s, financial adviser Bill Bengen gave advice that shaped many people’s corporate wellbeing well after they finished work. Bengen said that if you withdraw 4.5% of your retirement savings each year, adjusted for inflation, your money should last 30 years. This became known as the 4% a year rule, but does it still apply in today’s financial crisis? In January this year, US researchers published a thought-proving paper, “The 4 Percent Rule Is Not Safe in a Low-Yield World,” which has changed the way corporate wellness experts have viewed retirement withdrawals – one size does not fit all anymore.
These days, we’re living longer and our investments are earning half of what they might have done 15 years ago. It’s not as simple as sticking a number on it, you need to factor in three things when figuring out how much to withdraw annually from your retirement funds; your time horizon, asset allocation mix and – what’s most often overlooked – the potential ups and downs of investment returns during your retirement. Let’s take a look at each of these factors in a little more detail.
1. Time Horizon: You may live for more than 30 years after you retire, which means your nest egg has to last that long. The younger you start tapping your retirement savings, the lower the annual withdrawal percentage must be for savings to last. Let’s say you retire at 63; you’ll probably need to withdraw no more than 3% each year. If you retire at 70, on the other hand, you may be able to take 7% out of your nest egg on a yearly basis. However, don’t wait any longer than that, as the law requires you to make the minimum distributions from traditional IRAs and employer-sponsored retirement plans at age 70½.
2. Asset Allocation: Your asset allocation mix is basically the amount of your portfolio in stocks and the amount in bonds, and this can have a real impact on how much money is safe for you to withdraw in each year of your retirement. It’s tempting to reduce your risk level as you approach the time in which you’ll need to tap your investments, but putting 100% of your money in bonds probably won’t generate the returns you’ll need to make your money last 30 years or longer. If you have a 100% bond portfolio and withdraw 4% of your nest egg every year, the chance of your money lasting 30 years is just 35%. However, with the same withdrawal rate and a portfolio that’s composed of 75% equities and 25% bonds (using conservative assumptions), having enough money is almost guaranteed. Remember, the higher your percentage of bonds, the lower your annual withdrawal rate should be.
3. Ups and Downs of Investment Returns: Last of all, it’s important to think about the timing of investment returns in retirement. The most vital returns occur in the first two years of retirement, as anyone who retired in late 2007 and suffered big portfolio losses over the next couple of years will tell you. It’s hard to make up for the shrinkage if your retirement savings take a huge hit early on, so it may make sense to put a portion of your savings in a fixed annuity shortly before you retire. This will provide a guaranteed income stream for a set period of time, usually until death, which will help to guard you against potential market downturns. Otherwise, if crisis hits in the first few years of your retirement, you’ll probably need to take out less than 4% if you don’t want to run out of money.
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These days, we’re living longer and our investments are earning half of what they might have done 15 years ago. It’s not as simple as sticking a number on it, you need to factor in three things when figuring out how much to withdraw annually from your retirement funds; your time horizon, asset allocation mix and – what’s most often overlooked – the potential ups and downs of investment returns during your retirement. Let’s take a look at each of these factors in a little more detail.
1. Time Horizon: You may live for more than 30 years after you retire, which means your nest egg has to last that long. The younger you start tapping your retirement savings, the lower the annual withdrawal percentage must be for savings to last. Let’s say you retire at 63; you’ll probably need to withdraw no more than 3% each year. If you retire at 70, on the other hand, you may be able to take 7% out of your nest egg on a yearly basis. However, don’t wait any longer than that, as the law requires you to make the minimum distributions from traditional IRAs and employer-sponsored retirement plans at age 70½.
2. Asset Allocation: Your asset allocation mix is basically the amount of your portfolio in stocks and the amount in bonds, and this can have a real impact on how much money is safe for you to withdraw in each year of your retirement. It’s tempting to reduce your risk level as you approach the time in which you’ll need to tap your investments, but putting 100% of your money in bonds probably won’t generate the returns you’ll need to make your money last 30 years or longer. If you have a 100% bond portfolio and withdraw 4% of your nest egg every year, the chance of your money lasting 30 years is just 35%. However, with the same withdrawal rate and a portfolio that’s composed of 75% equities and 25% bonds (using conservative assumptions), having enough money is almost guaranteed. Remember, the higher your percentage of bonds, the lower your annual withdrawal rate should be.
3. Ups and Downs of Investment Returns: Last of all, it’s important to think about the timing of investment returns in retirement. The most vital returns occur in the first two years of retirement, as anyone who retired in late 2007 and suffered big portfolio losses over the next couple of years will tell you. It’s hard to make up for the shrinkage if your retirement savings take a huge hit early on, so it may make sense to put a portion of your savings in a fixed annuity shortly before you retire. This will provide a guaranteed income stream for a set period of time, usually until death, which will help to guard you against potential market downturns. Otherwise, if crisis hits in the first few years of your retirement, you’ll probably need to take out less than 4% if you don’t want to run out of money.
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Do Recognition Programmes Contribute To Employee Wellness? - Ajit Patel Sanda
In a corporate environment, wellness may not seem like a top priority, but employers are now consistently recognising that when they look after the wellbeing of their employees, corporate results are bound to improve.
A recent study shows a valuable insight into corporate wellness, and proves that there is a strong connection between employee recognition programmes and employee wellness.
This landmark report was called Trends in Employee Recognition and was published in 2013. It was based on research that was carried out by WorldatWork and the ITA Group and aims to understand the link between corporate wellness programmes and employee behaviour. The report points out that these wellness programmes help to motivate specific behaviour and that this benefits employees and employers in the long run.
More organisations than ever before are now including some element of employee wellness as an incentive as part of their benefit and compensation strategy. This is in a concerted effort to help cut the costs of health care premiums. This is especially so the case in America, where Obamacare, otherwise known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, means that employers have to provide affordable access to health care insurance for all of their employees. Part of this involves allowing flexible options for employers when they offer corporate health programmes as part of their benefits packages.
Corporate wellness programmes help to motivate employees by encouraging them to take responsibility for their wellbeing and personal health. The survey showed that 70 percent of organisations offered somewhere between three and six recognition programmes which reward healthy behaviours. These incentive plans in key areas can help to improve employee innovation and productivity. Employees can then reach their personal productivity goals without much effort.
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A recent study shows a valuable insight into corporate wellness, and proves that there is a strong connection between employee recognition programmes and employee wellness.
This landmark report was called Trends in Employee Recognition and was published in 2013. It was based on research that was carried out by WorldatWork and the ITA Group and aims to understand the link between corporate wellness programmes and employee behaviour. The report points out that these wellness programmes help to motivate specific behaviour and that this benefits employees and employers in the long run.
More organisations than ever before are now including some element of employee wellness as an incentive as part of their benefit and compensation strategy. This is in a concerted effort to help cut the costs of health care premiums. This is especially so the case in America, where Obamacare, otherwise known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, means that employers have to provide affordable access to health care insurance for all of their employees. Part of this involves allowing flexible options for employers when they offer corporate health programmes as part of their benefits packages.
Corporate wellness programmes help to motivate employees by encouraging them to take responsibility for their wellbeing and personal health. The survey showed that 70 percent of organisations offered somewhere between three and six recognition programmes which reward healthy behaviours. These incentive plans in key areas can help to improve employee innovation and productivity. Employees can then reach their personal productivity goals without much effort.
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Workaholic Wellness: How to Take Care of Yourself - Ajit Patel Sanda
When you’re a workaholic, corporate wellness becomes essential. Spending the majority of your time in the office means that your wellbeing often takes a back seat, especially with regards to your weight loss wellness. In fact, researchers at Kansas State University, who looked at workaholics who logged 50-plus office hours a week, found that these individuals skipped meals more often, had worse overall diets and experienced more mood problems than those who worked less. Sometimes cutting back your hours isn’t an option – whether due to the demands of your job or your own workaholic personality – so how do you eat and live healthily while still giving your all to the job you love?
1. Keep healthy foods within reach: According to nutritionist Elisa Zied, author of the upcoming book, Younger Next Week, the best snacks to have on your desk should contain a mix of protein plus produce or whole grains. Zied explains, ‘This combination of protein and fibre is filling, helps steady blood sugar and provides many other key nutrients to help your body and brain perform optimally.’ Try some wholegrain crisps with hummus, some fresh fruit and yoghurt or dried fruit mixed with nuts and whole grain cereal.
2. Drink plenty of water: If you’re going to be “on it” in the office, you need to drink plenty of H2O. Not only will it keep you hydrated and your brain in good working order, but guzzling down water will force you to get up and go to the loo several times a day, which will save you from sitting down for too long. Pamela Peeke, MD, assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Maryland and author of Body for Life for Women, comments, ‘When you’re inactive, your metabolism glacierizes. You cool down, important enzyme systems slow down significantly, and this leaves you with an inability to efficiently process blood glucose and cholesterol. Thus, blood sugar and lipids rise.’ Therefore, you need to find every excuse to stand up and move around.
3. Use SPF: The best skincare advice going is that you should wear sun cream every day – regardless of the weather or whether or not you’re going outside. However, failing that (because, let’s be honest, you’re likely to forget to wear sun cream every day) you should make sure your foundation and/or moisturiser contains SPF – that way, you’re always covered, literally!
4. Eat off smaller plates: Zied points out, ‘Eating off smaller plates can help you eat less. For one, you can’t put as much food on a smaller plate as you can on a bigger one. Also, you may eat less quickly because you’ll have less food. Think about when your tube of toothpaste or shampoo bottle are near empty, you use less and try to conserve. Using smaller utensils, cups and bowls can also help you naturally eat less, too.’
5. Put a nature scene as your desktop background: ‘Research shows that connecting with nature in any way soothes you and brings the stress hormone cortisol down to a more functional level,’ Dr. Peeke notes. ‘There is a deeply spiritual element, which is a humbling moment, when we see the grandeur and majesty of nature and realise the small part we play.’
6. Make breakfast – not dinner – your big meal of the day: ‘Having a big breakfast tells your body that you’re not starving after an overnight fast,’ says Zied. ‘And as a bonus, a nutrient-rich breakfast sets you up to be alert, productive and focused, and helps your body and brain perform optimally.’
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1. Keep healthy foods within reach: According to nutritionist Elisa Zied, author of the upcoming book, Younger Next Week, the best snacks to have on your desk should contain a mix of protein plus produce or whole grains. Zied explains, ‘This combination of protein and fibre is filling, helps steady blood sugar and provides many other key nutrients to help your body and brain perform optimally.’ Try some wholegrain crisps with hummus, some fresh fruit and yoghurt or dried fruit mixed with nuts and whole grain cereal.
2. Drink plenty of water: If you’re going to be “on it” in the office, you need to drink plenty of H2O. Not only will it keep you hydrated and your brain in good working order, but guzzling down water will force you to get up and go to the loo several times a day, which will save you from sitting down for too long. Pamela Peeke, MD, assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Maryland and author of Body for Life for Women, comments, ‘When you’re inactive, your metabolism glacierizes. You cool down, important enzyme systems slow down significantly, and this leaves you with an inability to efficiently process blood glucose and cholesterol. Thus, blood sugar and lipids rise.’ Therefore, you need to find every excuse to stand up and move around.
3. Use SPF: The best skincare advice going is that you should wear sun cream every day – regardless of the weather or whether or not you’re going outside. However, failing that (because, let’s be honest, you’re likely to forget to wear sun cream every day) you should make sure your foundation and/or moisturiser contains SPF – that way, you’re always covered, literally!
4. Eat off smaller plates: Zied points out, ‘Eating off smaller plates can help you eat less. For one, you can’t put as much food on a smaller plate as you can on a bigger one. Also, you may eat less quickly because you’ll have less food. Think about when your tube of toothpaste or shampoo bottle are near empty, you use less and try to conserve. Using smaller utensils, cups and bowls can also help you naturally eat less, too.’
5. Put a nature scene as your desktop background: ‘Research shows that connecting with nature in any way soothes you and brings the stress hormone cortisol down to a more functional level,’ Dr. Peeke notes. ‘There is a deeply spiritual element, which is a humbling moment, when we see the grandeur and majesty of nature and realise the small part we play.’
6. Make breakfast – not dinner – your big meal of the day: ‘Having a big breakfast tells your body that you’re not starving after an overnight fast,’ says Zied. ‘And as a bonus, a nutrient-rich breakfast sets you up to be alert, productive and focused, and helps your body and brain perform optimally.’
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How to Use Dogs to Improve Your Performance in the Workplace - Ajit Patel Sanda
Dog is man’s best friend in all areas of life, and that now includes the workplace. You may question how a dog can have any positive influence on a corporate environment, but a new study by Virginia Commonwealth University has revealed that taking a dog to work can help to benefit your wellness and wellbeing by reducing your stress levels and making you feel more positive about your place of work. You then have better job satisfaction and feel happier and more productive at work as a result.
It is well known that stress is one of the biggest causes of absenteeism in the workplace. Many high level professions see their employees suffering from burnout as they put too much into their jobs and then become incapable of functioning properly. Absenteeism costs companies millions of pounds in productivity and resources every year. The study, however, found that having dogs in the workplace reduced stress – and not just for the dog’s particular owners, but for all those who came into contact with the dog.
During the study, people who brought their pets to work were identified, and studied alongside those who had pets but did not bring them to work, and those who did not have pets at all. The factors that were looked at were stress, organisational commitment, job satisfaction and support.
The study was published in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management, and revealed that dogs in the workplace could have a positive impact on employee wellness and satisfaction. There were notable differences in stress between the days that the dog was present and the days that the dog was absent. Employees had higher job satisfaction as a whole when compared to other industry norms. The stress hormones of the employees, when measured through saliva, gave a clear indicator that having the dog on site was a positive thing for their wellbeing.
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It is well known that stress is one of the biggest causes of absenteeism in the workplace. Many high level professions see their employees suffering from burnout as they put too much into their jobs and then become incapable of functioning properly. Absenteeism costs companies millions of pounds in productivity and resources every year. The study, however, found that having dogs in the workplace reduced stress – and not just for the dog’s particular owners, but for all those who came into contact with the dog.
During the study, people who brought their pets to work were identified, and studied alongside those who had pets but did not bring them to work, and those who did not have pets at all. The factors that were looked at were stress, organisational commitment, job satisfaction and support.
The study was published in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management, and revealed that dogs in the workplace could have a positive impact on employee wellness and satisfaction. There were notable differences in stress between the days that the dog was present and the days that the dog was absent. Employees had higher job satisfaction as a whole when compared to other industry norms. The stress hormones of the employees, when measured through saliva, gave a clear indicator that having the dog on site was a positive thing for their wellbeing.
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Construction Injuries: 4 Tips to Overcoming Emotional Distress - Ajit Patel Sanda
Being injured on the job can bring a whole host of additional problems with it, particularly when hurt working construction. Not only do you have your injury to recover from, there’s also the additional distress you may feel with financial worries, anxiety about returning to the job and panic about how you will adjust to your new life should your injury become a lifelong problem. Trying to overcome all these obstacles can cause feelings of hopelessness. So where do you start when it’s all happening to you?
Coping with a Construction Injury
If you’ve ever worked in construction, you know that injuries on the job are a common problem. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OHSA) identified the top four common construction injuries as falls, electrocutions, being struck by objects and being caught in or between objects. With all the possible dangers of working on site, it’s little wonder that injuries are commonplace. However, tending to your mind is just as important as healing any external wounds when you’re recovering from a workplace injury. Here are a few ways you can get started.
1) Tackle your Financial Worries
Being unable to work, through recovery or an injury that keeps you off the job, can be a frightening prospect. There are mounting hospital and doctor bills and piles of paperwork to fill out, not to mention the ever-present demands of rent, mortgage and creditors. Speaking to a local construction accident lawyer is one of the best things you can do to get yourself back on track by having them handle your workers compensation claim. Whether it is a Dallas or New York construction accident lawyer needed, having a qualified injury lawyer working your case can free you up to focus on dealing with your recovery and your anxiety issues.
2) Learn Coping Mechanisms
Though construction workers have a tough image, there is no shame in admitting you need additional help with your recovery in an emotional sense. Speak to your doctor who will be able to suggest the right method of therapy for you to pursue. It can be something as simple as a book on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) all the way to regular sessions with a therapist to teach you new coping mechanisms. Remember, if you are experiencing feelings of hopelessness or depression, it is important that you share this with your doctor, as you may need to look at prescriptions to help you through your difficult time.
3) Look to Alternative Therapies
Alternative therapies are a great route to go down if you’re looking to relieve pain and promote relaxation. Acupuncture has been used for centuries for injury recovery, and can also give you time to relax and clear your mind. Yoga is also a great method for stretching muscles and is often recommended by doctors as an effective way to get back into shape post-injury. Try looking into herbal remedies too that can promote calm, such as Valerian root, which can be taken in either tea or pill form. Remember to always check with your doctor before embarking on any new therapy to ensure it doesn’t interfere with what you’re already doing.
4) Realize you’re not Alone
When you’ve been injured and are experiencing feelings anxiety or depression, it’s very easy to feel like you’re alone. It’s important to realize you’re not the only one this has ever happened to, and that you have a support system available to you. Though it may seem easier to close yourself off, reaching out to friends and family is particularly important during this time. Social interaction is a great way to help alleviate depression. Never be afraid to ask for help.
Recovering from a work injury can often mean more than just healing your outside. Many people experience anxiety, worry and even depression following an accident. These are all normal feelings, and by following a few tips and keeping your family and friends close, you can ensure a quick recovery for both your mind and body.
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Coping with a Construction Injury
If you’ve ever worked in construction, you know that injuries on the job are a common problem. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OHSA) identified the top four common construction injuries as falls, electrocutions, being struck by objects and being caught in or between objects. With all the possible dangers of working on site, it’s little wonder that injuries are commonplace. However, tending to your mind is just as important as healing any external wounds when you’re recovering from a workplace injury. Here are a few ways you can get started.
1) Tackle your Financial Worries
Being unable to work, through recovery or an injury that keeps you off the job, can be a frightening prospect. There are mounting hospital and doctor bills and piles of paperwork to fill out, not to mention the ever-present demands of rent, mortgage and creditors. Speaking to a local construction accident lawyer is one of the best things you can do to get yourself back on track by having them handle your workers compensation claim. Whether it is a Dallas or New York construction accident lawyer needed, having a qualified injury lawyer working your case can free you up to focus on dealing with your recovery and your anxiety issues.
2) Learn Coping Mechanisms
Though construction workers have a tough image, there is no shame in admitting you need additional help with your recovery in an emotional sense. Speak to your doctor who will be able to suggest the right method of therapy for you to pursue. It can be something as simple as a book on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) all the way to regular sessions with a therapist to teach you new coping mechanisms. Remember, if you are experiencing feelings of hopelessness or depression, it is important that you share this with your doctor, as you may need to look at prescriptions to help you through your difficult time.
3) Look to Alternative Therapies
Alternative therapies are a great route to go down if you’re looking to relieve pain and promote relaxation. Acupuncture has been used for centuries for injury recovery, and can also give you time to relax and clear your mind. Yoga is also a great method for stretching muscles and is often recommended by doctors as an effective way to get back into shape post-injury. Try looking into herbal remedies too that can promote calm, such as Valerian root, which can be taken in either tea or pill form. Remember to always check with your doctor before embarking on any new therapy to ensure it doesn’t interfere with what you’re already doing.
4) Realize you’re not Alone
When you’ve been injured and are experiencing feelings anxiety or depression, it’s very easy to feel like you’re alone. It’s important to realize you’re not the only one this has ever happened to, and that you have a support system available to you. Though it may seem easier to close yourself off, reaching out to friends and family is particularly important during this time. Social interaction is a great way to help alleviate depression. Never be afraid to ask for help.
Recovering from a work injury can often mean more than just healing your outside. Many people experience anxiety, worry and even depression following an accident. These are all normal feelings, and by following a few tips and keeping your family and friends close, you can ensure a quick recovery for both your mind and body.
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Does Workplace Safety Increase Employee Productivity? - Ajit Patel Sanda
Creating a safe work environment is one of the best ways to increase worker productivity. After all, an injured employee will either exhibit a noticeable reduction in their ability to properly complete their daily tasks or be completely unable to work. Additionally, it is important to consider employee morale and its impact on productivity. For example, if you worked for an employer who did not put necessary safety measures in place, the odds are high that you would feel less valued, and this would have a negative impact on your morale. Studies have proven that low worker morale makes it difficult to meet production goals.
Taking a Look at Workplace Safety
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average injured employee misses nine days of work. Due to this, their employer is typically responsible for covering a workers’ compensation claim. Combining the lost work hours with the cost of paying for an employee’s medical bills can place a large strain on a company.
However, simply assessing and upgrading your current workplace safety features can help you avoid these issues. Although many employers believe that implementing new safety tactics will be too expensive, you can easily see the financial and production advantages of placing safety first. As an added bonus, having a proven safety record is a good way to entice high quality employees.
How can I Improve Workplace Safety?
It is essential to utilize safety tools for your specific industry such as hard hats for construction workers. Additionally, you should strongly consider consulting with a professional security firm to put other applicable measures in place. For example, if you have a busy mailroom, it is a good idea to implement a mail screening process so that none of your employees are exposed to hazardous materials or explosives.
Many offices also make the wise decision to install x-ray screeners in their lobby to make sure that no weapons are brought on to the premises. If you are unsure where to start, you can utilize the services of a security firm such as MSA Security who can perform a security program audit. This will make it easier for you to determine which safety measures will have the biggest impact on your workplace.
Introducing New Safety Features to Your Employees
Some people are naturally more suspicious of security tactics such as x-ray screening than others. Therefore, it is important to inform your employees about the changes that are taking place so that they will have the time to ask any questions and address any concerns that they may have. However, you need to place a major emphasis on all the positive aspects of every change that you make in order to get your entire team on board. As long as you introduce each new feature in a positive manner, your employees should look at them as techniques that have been implemented to keep them safer and happier.
Ultimately, each business owner is responsible for overseeing the safety of all of their employees. Instead of dealing with workplace injuries and workers’ compensation claims, you should contact a security company to learn how to improve your safety record and protect your company’s building and vital data.
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Taking a Look at Workplace Safety
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average injured employee misses nine days of work. Due to this, their employer is typically responsible for covering a workers’ compensation claim. Combining the lost work hours with the cost of paying for an employee’s medical bills can place a large strain on a company.
However, simply assessing and upgrading your current workplace safety features can help you avoid these issues. Although many employers believe that implementing new safety tactics will be too expensive, you can easily see the financial and production advantages of placing safety first. As an added bonus, having a proven safety record is a good way to entice high quality employees.
How can I Improve Workplace Safety?
It is essential to utilize safety tools for your specific industry such as hard hats for construction workers. Additionally, you should strongly consider consulting with a professional security firm to put other applicable measures in place. For example, if you have a busy mailroom, it is a good idea to implement a mail screening process so that none of your employees are exposed to hazardous materials or explosives.
Many offices also make the wise decision to install x-ray screeners in their lobby to make sure that no weapons are brought on to the premises. If you are unsure where to start, you can utilize the services of a security firm such as MSA Security who can perform a security program audit. This will make it easier for you to determine which safety measures will have the biggest impact on your workplace.
Introducing New Safety Features to Your Employees
Some people are naturally more suspicious of security tactics such as x-ray screening than others. Therefore, it is important to inform your employees about the changes that are taking place so that they will have the time to ask any questions and address any concerns that they may have. However, you need to place a major emphasis on all the positive aspects of every change that you make in order to get your entire team on board. As long as you introduce each new feature in a positive manner, your employees should look at them as techniques that have been implemented to keep them safer and happier.
Ultimately, each business owner is responsible for overseeing the safety of all of their employees. Instead of dealing with workplace injuries and workers’ compensation claims, you should contact a security company to learn how to improve your safety record and protect your company’s building and vital data.
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What Everyone Should Know About Being A Corporate Athlete - Ajit Patel Sanda.
Just like athletes, top business people need to look after their wellness and wellbeing. Corporate fitness is important, so that entrepreneurs can train their body and mind to ensure that they always achieve their top performance. The link between fitness and business is indisputable.
With this in mind, a number of businesses are using this to their advantage to incorporate the idea of corporate fitness into their business development plan. Others are, unfortunately, still skeptical, not quite believing that there is a link between fitness and business.
It is thought that when business people are physically fit, they are better able to cope with the stresses and strains of a lot of pressure in the workplace. Physical fitness is also linked to mental fitness, meaning that those who are healthy are better able to maintain their emotional wellness in a high pressured environment.
A new study has been published which proposes that busy executives should approach their jobs in much the same way as an athlete approaches a big physical challenge, mastering the ability to expend and then recover energy to maintain a good performance over a period of time.
Growing a business should be viewed as a marathon, not as a sprint, and if business men and women want their company to last, they need to look at the idea of physically and emotionally training themselves to treat the whole idea of the corporate world as an athletic exercise.
Vigorous exercise is also good for your mental wellbeing, as it makes you feel good. When you exercise, your body releases a flood of happy hormones call endorphins, which put you in the right frame of mind to make good business decisions and run a thriving workplace. Taking some time out for exercise can also give you a fresh new perspective from which to look at business matters.
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With this in mind, a number of businesses are using this to their advantage to incorporate the idea of corporate fitness into their business development plan. Others are, unfortunately, still skeptical, not quite believing that there is a link between fitness and business.
It is thought that when business people are physically fit, they are better able to cope with the stresses and strains of a lot of pressure in the workplace. Physical fitness is also linked to mental fitness, meaning that those who are healthy are better able to maintain their emotional wellness in a high pressured environment.
A new study has been published which proposes that busy executives should approach their jobs in much the same way as an athlete approaches a big physical challenge, mastering the ability to expend and then recover energy to maintain a good performance over a period of time.
Growing a business should be viewed as a marathon, not as a sprint, and if business men and women want their company to last, they need to look at the idea of physically and emotionally training themselves to treat the whole idea of the corporate world as an athletic exercise.
Vigorous exercise is also good for your mental wellbeing, as it makes you feel good. When you exercise, your body releases a flood of happy hormones call endorphins, which put you in the right frame of mind to make good business decisions and run a thriving workplace. Taking some time out for exercise can also give you a fresh new perspective from which to look at business matters.
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Pigtail-Pulling in Power Suits: The Rise of the Office Bully - AJit Patel Sanda
You’d think, at a certain age, having to deal with bullies is far behind you. However, the modern workplace proves that, sadly, this is not the case. The office bully can hinder corporate wellness, as well as your personal sense of wellbeing. Not only are you unhappy and stressed whenever the office bully is around, but a hostile working environment also hampers your productivity, which has disastrous effects for your company. Therefore, making sure everyone gets along is a worthy goal for anyone to take on.
“Workplace bullying” is a pretty broad term but it basically means a repeated, wellness-damaging mistreatment of one or more people. This encompasses all negative behaviour, such as verbal abuse, offensive nonverbal behaviours, or purposefully interfering with your ability to get your work done. It sounds like a simple problem to stamp out, but more and more people are reporting being the victim of workplace bullying. In 1998, 25% of those survey revealed that they were treated rudely once a week. However, this rose to 50% in 2011, and recent evidence has also come to light which suggests you’re now more likely to be bullied in the office if you’re unattractive.
It’s becoming glaringly obvious that workplace bullying is a problem. Many victims of an office bully have reported developing health issues such as anxiety and depression, while some have even had to leave a job to escape a negative working environment. But why has the situation become so dire? Some experts blame the recession, as this may have put so much undue pressure on your boss that he or she is taking it out on you. It may be the case that it’s just a natural personality thing, as many workplace bullies score high on tests of narcissism and self-orientation.
However, Dr. Christine Porath, a Georgetown University professor who studies workplace incivility, points out that you can become so overwhelmed by your work responsibilities that you don’t even realize when you’re being rude to others. While the cause of workplace bullying remains to be determined, Greatist expert and psychologist Dr. Michael Mantell, who helps train managers in workplace harassment prevention, says that recent research on workplace bullying has paved the way for efforts to prevent it. His main advice is to not let someone bully you out of achieving your best work: ‘You can’t change the bully, but you can prevent yourself from being a victim.’
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“Workplace bullying” is a pretty broad term but it basically means a repeated, wellness-damaging mistreatment of one or more people. This encompasses all negative behaviour, such as verbal abuse, offensive nonverbal behaviours, or purposefully interfering with your ability to get your work done. It sounds like a simple problem to stamp out, but more and more people are reporting being the victim of workplace bullying. In 1998, 25% of those survey revealed that they were treated rudely once a week. However, this rose to 50% in 2011, and recent evidence has also come to light which suggests you’re now more likely to be bullied in the office if you’re unattractive.
It’s becoming glaringly obvious that workplace bullying is a problem. Many victims of an office bully have reported developing health issues such as anxiety and depression, while some have even had to leave a job to escape a negative working environment. But why has the situation become so dire? Some experts blame the recession, as this may have put so much undue pressure on your boss that he or she is taking it out on you. It may be the case that it’s just a natural personality thing, as many workplace bullies score high on tests of narcissism and self-orientation.
However, Dr. Christine Porath, a Georgetown University professor who studies workplace incivility, points out that you can become so overwhelmed by your work responsibilities that you don’t even realize when you’re being rude to others. While the cause of workplace bullying remains to be determined, Greatist expert and psychologist Dr. Michael Mantell, who helps train managers in workplace harassment prevention, says that recent research on workplace bullying has paved the way for efforts to prevent it. His main advice is to not let someone bully you out of achieving your best work: ‘You can’t change the bully, but you can prevent yourself from being a victim.’
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What Would You Do if Your Child Was Being Bullied at School? - Ajit Patel Sanda
Bullying in a corporate environment is one thing, when everyone is a grownup who can deal with things for themselves, but what do you do when bullying is affecting the wellness and wellbeing of your own child?
Many parents think that when their child is being bullied, they are really powerless and there is nothing they can do to improve the situation, but this is simply not the case.
The first and most important thing to do is to talk to your child about the bullying situation. This will teach them about what is acceptable behaviour and what is not, and this will enable them to learn both what is happening when they are being bullied, and also what behaviour they might exhibit which can be classified as bullying.
If your child is being bullied you can have a sit down with your child and brainstorm ways to help the bully stop picking on them. First of all, it is worth trying to stand up to the bully (not physically) and tell the bully to stop in a clear and calm way. Bullies don’t expect people to stand up to them and this show of confidence may be enough for them to leave your child alone. Your child could also try using humour to diffuse the situation (but not at the expense of themselves or the bully). They can also always try walking away from a difficult situation, and can try staying near adults in the playground, or staying with their friends. Children should also be taught that they should always report bullying to a trusted adult such as their parent or a school teacher, as too many children suffer in silence.
There are also situations when adult intervention is entirely appropriate, such as when bullying is prolonged, vicious, physical or is distressing to a child.
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Many parents think that when their child is being bullied, they are really powerless and there is nothing they can do to improve the situation, but this is simply not the case.
The first and most important thing to do is to talk to your child about the bullying situation. This will teach them about what is acceptable behaviour and what is not, and this will enable them to learn both what is happening when they are being bullied, and also what behaviour they might exhibit which can be classified as bullying.
If your child is being bullied you can have a sit down with your child and brainstorm ways to help the bully stop picking on them. First of all, it is worth trying to stand up to the bully (not physically) and tell the bully to stop in a clear and calm way. Bullies don’t expect people to stand up to them and this show of confidence may be enough for them to leave your child alone. Your child could also try using humour to diffuse the situation (but not at the expense of themselves or the bully). They can also always try walking away from a difficult situation, and can try staying near adults in the playground, or staying with their friends. Children should also be taught that they should always report bullying to a trusted adult such as their parent or a school teacher, as too many children suffer in silence.
There are also situations when adult intervention is entirely appropriate, such as when bullying is prolonged, vicious, physical or is distressing to a child.
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How To Achieve Work-Life Balance in a Busy Corporate World - Ajit Patel Sanda
In today’s recession, it may seem that work always has to take priority. A job is something to be prized and to be held onto at all costs. The corporate world can start to swallow up your family life and this can lead to problems with your wellness and well-being.
Fortunately, work-life balance is something that can be achieved. The first step to achieving this balance is to stop trying to achieve it. Stop trying to be the best in the corporate environment and the best family man or woman you can be. There simply aren’t enough hours in the day to enable you to do it all. Balance is far too big an aim to be achievable. If you put yourself in the position of aiming for this balance, you will simply feel stressed, and that stress will then lead to guilt. This negative cycle has all kinds of difficult physical and emotional side effects.
Instead, start to switch off the cycle of guilt. Accept that you can never do everything, and focus instead on doing the best that you can do with the time that is available to you. It may seem counter-intuitive, but you also need to schedule in downtime for the sake of your own mental health. Schedule family time the way you would schedule any meeting or business commitment and then make sure you stick to it. By blocking out this time in your calendar, you are more likely to find time to spend with your family – a decision you will not regret.
If you need more time to do things in your life, then cut back on the things that are mere time-wasters and don’t add any value to your life, for example things like internet surfing, television watching, and playing video games. These things are all too easy to get sucked into, and they waste valuable time. A good tip is to put stickers on items such as the TV and computer that say, ‘What matters most in my life?’ – this will give you a good reminder about what to prioritise.
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Fortunately, work-life balance is something that can be achieved. The first step to achieving this balance is to stop trying to achieve it. Stop trying to be the best in the corporate environment and the best family man or woman you can be. There simply aren’t enough hours in the day to enable you to do it all. Balance is far too big an aim to be achievable. If you put yourself in the position of aiming for this balance, you will simply feel stressed, and that stress will then lead to guilt. This negative cycle has all kinds of difficult physical and emotional side effects.
Instead, start to switch off the cycle of guilt. Accept that you can never do everything, and focus instead on doing the best that you can do with the time that is available to you. It may seem counter-intuitive, but you also need to schedule in downtime for the sake of your own mental health. Schedule family time the way you would schedule any meeting or business commitment and then make sure you stick to it. By blocking out this time in your calendar, you are more likely to find time to spend with your family – a decision you will not regret.
If you need more time to do things in your life, then cut back on the things that are mere time-wasters and don’t add any value to your life, for example things like internet surfing, television watching, and playing video games. These things are all too easy to get sucked into, and they waste valuable time. A good tip is to put stickers on items such as the TV and computer that say, ‘What matters most in my life?’ – this will give you a good reminder about what to prioritise.
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5 Tips to Maximize Your Productivity - Ajit Patel Sanda
Despite all of the gadgets and apps humans have developed to make themselves more efficient, most people still struggle to accomplish their agendas. In fact, since most workers now carry mobile devices everywhere they go, they often feel obligated to work from any place at any time. Every advance that people make in productivity seems to be driven backward by an increased workload. Life can turn into an eternal to-do list that never seems to end.
Books, podcasts, blogs and Internet empires have sprung up to help people become more productive. Whether they’re small entrepreneurs or MBA graduates (click this link to learn about graduate business schools), everyone wants to work smarter and faster. The secret has less to do with technology than it does with proven timesaving techniques. These five tips can help anyone to accomplish more during their workdays.
Make the Most of Your Mornings
Frank Lloyd Wright got up at 4 a.m. Margaret Thatcher was up by 5 a.m. These historical heavyweights are just two examples of the myriad successful artists, CEOs, government executives and other influential people who rise early every day. Jennifer Cohen, CEO of No Gym Required and national spokesperson for Weight Watchers, recommends these activities to kick off the morning:
Productivity expert Tim Ferriss says that email is “everyone else’s agenda for your time.” Spending the day responding to email makes people feel more productive than they actually are. People have different strategies for staying on top of email, but the worst strategy is to answer emails that contain manufactured emergencies all day long. Instead, set a timer for 15 minutes at the start of the day, after lunch and before leaving, and manage email during that time. Some people program their email tools to produce on-screen previews in case important messages come up. Others find previews disruptive and avoid email altogether.
Be Top Heavy
When mapping out the day’s schedule, people should prioritize the most important activities. Schedule unpleasant activities or activities that require extensive concentration during the morning hours. Most people don’t realize how much time gets gobbled up when transitioning between activities. Allowing constant interruptions for non-priority problems creates multiple transitions in and out of activities and wastes time.
Schedule Fewer but More-Effective Meetings
Meetings are notorious time-wasters — if they aren’t planned and run authoritatively. Productive people get more done in fewer, shorter meetings. Set an agenda for each meeting, explain its context and tell attendees what the result should be. Start with difficult and more dramatic issues both to draw people into the meeting and to encourage prolonged engagement.
Limit Time Spent Online
A quick check of a New York Times article can develop into a lengthy Internet session. Turn off push notifications from social media and other apps that can disrupt valuable time. Several programs can hold workers accountable for how much time they spend online. For example, one Google Chrome extension called “StayFocusd” alerts people after they’ve spent 10 minutes on a site and then blocks the tempting URL.
Change won’t happen overnight, but people who adopt these tips can make radical improvements to their productivity. Pick one tip and try it for a week. If it works, then choose another to gradually build into your work life.
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Books, podcasts, blogs and Internet empires have sprung up to help people become more productive. Whether they’re small entrepreneurs or MBA graduates (click this link to learn about graduate business schools), everyone wants to work smarter and faster. The secret has less to do with technology than it does with proven timesaving techniques. These five tips can help anyone to accomplish more during their workdays.
Make the Most of Your Mornings
Frank Lloyd Wright got up at 4 a.m. Margaret Thatcher was up by 5 a.m. These historical heavyweights are just two examples of the myriad successful artists, CEOs, government executives and other influential people who rise early every day. Jennifer Cohen, CEO of No Gym Required and national spokesperson for Weight Watchers, recommends these activities to kick off the morning:
- Exercise. Most people who exercise regularly exercise in the morning. Exercise gives a sense of accomplishment and a boost of energy at the beginning of the day.
- Eat a healthy breakfast. Eating a quick bowl of oatmeal gives people a chance to socialize with their families on the way out the door. Breakfast also helps with concentration and makes it easier to eat healthily throughout the day.
- Make a schedule for the day. Use quiet, uninterrupted morning time to set the day’s priorities. When making a schedule for the day, remember to include breaks between activities, particularly if those activities are stressful.
- Visualize. Taking some time to visualize the day ahead can provide a sense of calm and mastery. Take time to close the eyes and breathe deeply while picturing the successes the day will bring.
Productivity expert Tim Ferriss says that email is “everyone else’s agenda for your time.” Spending the day responding to email makes people feel more productive than they actually are. People have different strategies for staying on top of email, but the worst strategy is to answer emails that contain manufactured emergencies all day long. Instead, set a timer for 15 minutes at the start of the day, after lunch and before leaving, and manage email during that time. Some people program their email tools to produce on-screen previews in case important messages come up. Others find previews disruptive and avoid email altogether.
Be Top Heavy
When mapping out the day’s schedule, people should prioritize the most important activities. Schedule unpleasant activities or activities that require extensive concentration during the morning hours. Most people don’t realize how much time gets gobbled up when transitioning between activities. Allowing constant interruptions for non-priority problems creates multiple transitions in and out of activities and wastes time.
Schedule Fewer but More-Effective Meetings
Meetings are notorious time-wasters — if they aren’t planned and run authoritatively. Productive people get more done in fewer, shorter meetings. Set an agenda for each meeting, explain its context and tell attendees what the result should be. Start with difficult and more dramatic issues both to draw people into the meeting and to encourage prolonged engagement.
Limit Time Spent Online
A quick check of a New York Times article can develop into a lengthy Internet session. Turn off push notifications from social media and other apps that can disrupt valuable time. Several programs can hold workers accountable for how much time they spend online. For example, one Google Chrome extension called “StayFocusd” alerts people after they’ve spent 10 minutes on a site and then blocks the tempting URL.
Change won’t happen overnight, but people who adopt these tips can make radical improvements to their productivity. Pick one tip and try it for a week. If it works, then choose another to gradually build into your work life.
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Could Your Office be Putting You at Risk of a Heart Attack? - Ajit Patel Sanda
Corporate environments are more stressful than ever before. The modern world is fast paced and cut throat, and that kind of ongoing stress can have a strong negative effect on your wellness and wellbeing.
A team of management researchers and professors in the medical field have now found an official correlation between getting stressed and burned out at work and coronary heart disease (CHD).
The researchers found that those who appeared I the top 20 percent of a so-called burnout scale had a whopping 79 percent increase in their risk of getting coronary disease. The results of the study were published in Psychosomatic Medicine and were described as ‘alarming’ as they suggest that burning out at work through stress can be a strong predictor of coronary heart disease – and shockingly, an even bigger predictor than any other conventional risk factor such as smoking, low physical activity or the blood lipid (fat levels) of an individual.
Burnout has already been associated with other risks to the heart, such as high cholesterol or fat in the human bloodstream. That is why the researchers set about testing the idea that stress could have an associated impact on coronary heart disease, and they used a group of 8,838 hardworking and apparently healthy men and women aged between 19 and 67. The individuals were given routine examinations at regular intervals for around three and a half years. Each participants was assessed for levels of burnout, and were also checked for signs of coronary heart disease. Factors such as gender, family history of the disease, smoking and age were assessed and controlled so that they did not sway the overall results. The results showed quite conclusively that there is a very strong link between stress in the workplace, burnout and associated levels of coronary heart disease.
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A team of management researchers and professors in the medical field have now found an official correlation between getting stressed and burned out at work and coronary heart disease (CHD).
The researchers found that those who appeared I the top 20 percent of a so-called burnout scale had a whopping 79 percent increase in their risk of getting coronary disease. The results of the study were published in Psychosomatic Medicine and were described as ‘alarming’ as they suggest that burning out at work through stress can be a strong predictor of coronary heart disease – and shockingly, an even bigger predictor than any other conventional risk factor such as smoking, low physical activity or the blood lipid (fat levels) of an individual.
Burnout has already been associated with other risks to the heart, such as high cholesterol or fat in the human bloodstream. That is why the researchers set about testing the idea that stress could have an associated impact on coronary heart disease, and they used a group of 8,838 hardworking and apparently healthy men and women aged between 19 and 67. The individuals were given routine examinations at regular intervals for around three and a half years. Each participants was assessed for levels of burnout, and were also checked for signs of coronary heart disease. Factors such as gender, family history of the disease, smoking and age were assessed and controlled so that they did not sway the overall results. The results showed quite conclusively that there is a very strong link between stress in the workplace, burnout and associated levels of coronary heart disease.
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Is Your Job Sending You to an Early Grave? - Ajit Patel Sanda
Of all the things that affect corporate wellness, and your overall well-being, occupational stress is the worst, and the most common. We accept it as a part of life, but workplace stress is not only taking its toll on your emotions, but also your wellness. There are a number of chronic health conditions linked to stress, and some in particular that are related to on-the-job strain, so what might your high-octane career do to you?
Diabetes – In 2012, a study published in the Journal of Occupational Medicine, found that women who have stressful jobs are at an increased risk of developing diabetes. Fortunately for the fellas, the researchers did not find the same effect in men – I guess that glass ceiling is lined with sugar.
Heart attacks – When researchers at University College London undertook a review of studies in 2012, they discovered that those who have high-pressure jobs are 23% more likely to have a heart attack than those who don’t have stressful jobs, if such jobs exist.
Depression – A 2011 PLOS ONE study noted that, if you work more than 11 hours a day, you’re twice as likely to suffer from a major episode of depression as those lucky people who work more regular hours. Seeing as depression can also lead to a shorter life expectancy, increased risk of stroke and heart attack, disrupted sleep and addiction, it might be wise to start knocking off at 5.30pm.
Accelerated ageing – Not only is job stress causing a few extra frown lines here and there, it’s actually ageing you prematurely. Recent evidence has shown that people who have the most workplace stress have the shortest telomeres. There are the sections of DNA that are linked to longevity.
Higher risk of death – Researchers at Tel Aviv University conducted a 20-year study in which they discovered that, if you work in a hostile office environment, you have a significantly increased risk of death than those who work in calmer, happier places. The next time you complain that your job is killing you, at least you can be safe in the knowledge that you’re not actually being over-dramatic.
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Diabetes – In 2012, a study published in the Journal of Occupational Medicine, found that women who have stressful jobs are at an increased risk of developing diabetes. Fortunately for the fellas, the researchers did not find the same effect in men – I guess that glass ceiling is lined with sugar.
Heart attacks – When researchers at University College London undertook a review of studies in 2012, they discovered that those who have high-pressure jobs are 23% more likely to have a heart attack than those who don’t have stressful jobs, if such jobs exist.
Depression – A 2011 PLOS ONE study noted that, if you work more than 11 hours a day, you’re twice as likely to suffer from a major episode of depression as those lucky people who work more regular hours. Seeing as depression can also lead to a shorter life expectancy, increased risk of stroke and heart attack, disrupted sleep and addiction, it might be wise to start knocking off at 5.30pm.
Accelerated ageing – Not only is job stress causing a few extra frown lines here and there, it’s actually ageing you prematurely. Recent evidence has shown that people who have the most workplace stress have the shortest telomeres. There are the sections of DNA that are linked to longevity.
Higher risk of death – Researchers at Tel Aviv University conducted a 20-year study in which they discovered that, if you work in a hostile office environment, you have a significantly increased risk of death than those who work in calmer, happier places. The next time you complain that your job is killing you, at least you can be safe in the knowledge that you’re not actually being over-dramatic.
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Best Ways To Reduce Work-Related Stress - Ajit Patel Sanda
Stress is a part of every job, indeed it’s hard to imagine a job where there is no stress. This is true because there are so many stressors in our working environment. It can be anything from attempting to meet deadlines, chasing a promotion, ensuring the business is as successful as it can be or dealing with colleagues or clients that make your life difficult. But whilst we should expect at least some stress in our daily working lives, we should never find ourselves consumed by it. Unfortunately in our modern lives we often find that stress mounts up and becomes too much for us.
Your ability to cope with this kind of stress will be the making or breaking of you in your job, and indeed might even me the making or breaking of the company your work for. When you realise this, the stress is even worse. And then when you also have layoffs and redundancies to worry about in our uncertain economy we realise that stress can come from anywhere. It’s no surprise then that we need to learn techniques to help us manage that stress and overcome it for good. We’ve come up with some great ideas for reducing your work-related stress.
The first thing you need to do is examine whether you might be feeling stress at work – and whether than stress is likely to be too much for you. If you experience any of the following symptoms at work or in your day-to-day routine, you may be under too much stress. These include feeling anxious, losing interest in work, having trouble sleeping, fatigue, having difficulty concentration, muscle tension, stomach problems, withdrawal from social situations, loss of sex drive and using alcohol or drugs to cope with your problems. If you find yourself having these problems, it might be worth considering using the following techniques to manage your stress levels.
There is no cure-all for stress, and getting rid of your levels of stress will depend on your as a person and what it is that is the underlying cause of the stress. However, it’s worth noting that there are plenty of tried and tested ideas that can be a real help when trying to get over your problems with stress. They can help you to feel better in your daily life and make the tasks of work seem not as challenging or worrying.
The first great idea when trying to cope with the added pressures of stress is that you must ensure that you are staying physically active during this time. It is well known that getting regular exercise is a very good idea if you’re feeling stress as exercise releases endorphins that are a fantastic way of countering stress. It is also a good idea to start thinking about the kinds of foods that you eat. Staying on a healthy diet is a brilliant way to help you manage stress, as the increase levels of minerals and vitamins in your body really enable you to cope more easily with problems.
An important way of ridding yourself from stress is by organising your day more effectively. Make sure that you create a balanced and workable schedule, and that you do not over-commit yourself to too much work. It’s also a great idea to plan regular breaks and allow yourself more time to get to work in the morning – arriving late and feeling stressed as you get to work can be a real problem as it mounts up and you don’t ever start the day in a relaxed and confident way.
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Your ability to cope with this kind of stress will be the making or breaking of you in your job, and indeed might even me the making or breaking of the company your work for. When you realise this, the stress is even worse. And then when you also have layoffs and redundancies to worry about in our uncertain economy we realise that stress can come from anywhere. It’s no surprise then that we need to learn techniques to help us manage that stress and overcome it for good. We’ve come up with some great ideas for reducing your work-related stress.
The first thing you need to do is examine whether you might be feeling stress at work – and whether than stress is likely to be too much for you. If you experience any of the following symptoms at work or in your day-to-day routine, you may be under too much stress. These include feeling anxious, losing interest in work, having trouble sleeping, fatigue, having difficulty concentration, muscle tension, stomach problems, withdrawal from social situations, loss of sex drive and using alcohol or drugs to cope with your problems. If you find yourself having these problems, it might be worth considering using the following techniques to manage your stress levels.
There is no cure-all for stress, and getting rid of your levels of stress will depend on your as a person and what it is that is the underlying cause of the stress. However, it’s worth noting that there are plenty of tried and tested ideas that can be a real help when trying to get over your problems with stress. They can help you to feel better in your daily life and make the tasks of work seem not as challenging or worrying.
The first great idea when trying to cope with the added pressures of stress is that you must ensure that you are staying physically active during this time. It is well known that getting regular exercise is a very good idea if you’re feeling stress as exercise releases endorphins that are a fantastic way of countering stress. It is also a good idea to start thinking about the kinds of foods that you eat. Staying on a healthy diet is a brilliant way to help you manage stress, as the increase levels of minerals and vitamins in your body really enable you to cope more easily with problems.
An important way of ridding yourself from stress is by organising your day more effectively. Make sure that you create a balanced and workable schedule, and that you do not over-commit yourself to too much work. It’s also a great idea to plan regular breaks and allow yourself more time to get to work in the morning – arriving late and feeling stressed as you get to work can be a real problem as it mounts up and you don’t ever start the day in a relaxed and confident way.
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How to Up Your Career While Maintaining a Work-Life Balance - Ajit Patel Sanda
At any point in your career, finding a work-life balance is difficult, but when you’re trying to get ahead? Impossible! You have to work harder and stay later if you want to get noticed, right? But then how does corporate wellness fit in? Here’s how to maintain some semblance of a personal life and sense of well-being while still furthering your career.
Firstly, make sure you know your company. Some jobs just aren’t created with a work-life balance in mind, while others may have more appeal in this area. Before you accept the position, look into the company’s policies on working from home, taking time off, and flexi-time. This shouldn’t form the be-all and end-all on your decision – there are, after all, many factors to consider – but if you think you may, at some point, need to spend more time at home with family, it’s good to know that you have that option.
If you want to get the most out of your work and personal life, than communication across the board is key. Doing your job – and doing it well – is the most important aspect in your chances of promotion. Sure, working more hours won’t hurt your chances, but if you’re productive and a consistent performer, it’s likely that a little communication between you and your boss will be all you need to ensure the schedule changes you want. Moreover, you need to keep your family in the loop about your schedule, as well as the plans and after-school activities of others at home. That way, you can work together to keep the family in order when you’re at the office, and your partner and your children will better understand, and deal with, why you’re not around as often as you’d like.
Finally, if your supervisor gives you the go-ahead to modify your schedule, think about the most ideal situation that can accommodate your work and home needs. This may involve going in early, but making it home in time for dinner. Or you may choose to work from home for part of the week, or a combination of the two. Why not leave the office at 4 P.M. instead of 5.30, but then catch up after the kids have gone to bed by responding to emails, etc.?
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Firstly, make sure you know your company. Some jobs just aren’t created with a work-life balance in mind, while others may have more appeal in this area. Before you accept the position, look into the company’s policies on working from home, taking time off, and flexi-time. This shouldn’t form the be-all and end-all on your decision – there are, after all, many factors to consider – but if you think you may, at some point, need to spend more time at home with family, it’s good to know that you have that option.
If you want to get the most out of your work and personal life, than communication across the board is key. Doing your job – and doing it well – is the most important aspect in your chances of promotion. Sure, working more hours won’t hurt your chances, but if you’re productive and a consistent performer, it’s likely that a little communication between you and your boss will be all you need to ensure the schedule changes you want. Moreover, you need to keep your family in the loop about your schedule, as well as the plans and after-school activities of others at home. That way, you can work together to keep the family in order when you’re at the office, and your partner and your children will better understand, and deal with, why you’re not around as often as you’d like.
Finally, if your supervisor gives you the go-ahead to modify your schedule, think about the most ideal situation that can accommodate your work and home needs. This may involve going in early, but making it home in time for dinner. Or you may choose to work from home for part of the week, or a combination of the two. Why not leave the office at 4 P.M. instead of 5.30, but then catch up after the kids have gone to bed by responding to emails, etc.?
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How to Get on Top of Any Workplace Stress and Anxiety - Ajit Patel Sanda
Stress in the corporate workplace is a serious problem. When people feel stressed, this can have a direct impact on their emotional wellness and wellbeing. Stress leads to physical problems too, and can cause absenteeism, which costs companies millions of pounds each year.
Feeling anxious about work is never a normal response. It’s natural to get keyed up before big events, presentations, interviews and so on, but if you are finding that you feel anxious about going into work on a day-to-day basis, then something is wrong, and you need to look at making a change.
You may find yourself worrying obsessively that people are noticing your nerves, or you may have physical symptoms such as shaking, racing pulse, feeling short of breath, gastrointestinal upsets, cold hands, blushing, stammering, sweating and feeling faint. This can lead to you habitually avoiding situations that cause you stress, which can actually have a very serious impact on your job and, indeed, your future career.
The key to managing stress is to find a balance inside your own head. Throw away any idea that you have to be perfect, or that people are looking at you or that you are somehow not good enough. Instead, think about the words you would say to a friend in your situation and actually say them (whether out loud or just in your head) to yourself. Say things like ‘You are really good at your job’, and ‘You have done this before and it went well’, and you will find that you start to believe yourself.
Provide constructive criticism to yourself. So instead of saying ‘I’m useless at this’, instead feedback to yourself in a positive manner, such as ‘I did ABC very well but I need to work on XYZ’
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Feeling anxious about work is never a normal response. It’s natural to get keyed up before big events, presentations, interviews and so on, but if you are finding that you feel anxious about going into work on a day-to-day basis, then something is wrong, and you need to look at making a change.
You may find yourself worrying obsessively that people are noticing your nerves, or you may have physical symptoms such as shaking, racing pulse, feeling short of breath, gastrointestinal upsets, cold hands, blushing, stammering, sweating and feeling faint. This can lead to you habitually avoiding situations that cause you stress, which can actually have a very serious impact on your job and, indeed, your future career.
The key to managing stress is to find a balance inside your own head. Throw away any idea that you have to be perfect, or that people are looking at you or that you are somehow not good enough. Instead, think about the words you would say to a friend in your situation and actually say them (whether out loud or just in your head) to yourself. Say things like ‘You are really good at your job’, and ‘You have done this before and it went well’, and you will find that you start to believe yourself.
Provide constructive criticism to yourself. So instead of saying ‘I’m useless at this’, instead feedback to yourself in a positive manner, such as ‘I did ABC very well but I need to work on XYZ’
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The Habits That Will Keep You Fit and Healthy at Work - Ajit Patel Sanda
It is very difficult to keep fit and healthy when you are engaged in a corporate lifestyle. Most people spend their working lives hunched over a desk or a computer screen, with very little break of pause in their routine. This can lead to weight gain and obesity, and can have a serious impact on your wellness and wellbeing.
Obesity is one of the biggest epidemics threatening the health of millions around the globe, and it shows no signs of abating anytime soon. In actual fact, the obesity epidemic seems to be getting worse. Most countries in the world now have a serious problem with obesity.
Alongside healthy eating, exercise is the best way to help you avoid obesity. Exercise burns off calories and it also helps to boost your mood. Studies have indicated that the more healthy a lifestyle someone has in terms of exercise, the more likely they are to eat healthy food. In other words, if you take care of one area of wellness, other areas are likely to follow.
Having a split-level desk can be a great way to incorporate some exercise into your day – this allows people to stand up and sit down at different times during the day. This means that you have more incentive to stand up and sit down during the day. This can boost your circulation and your mood.
When getting out of the office for a lunch break, you can also make sure that you have a healthy lunch. Keep a food diary of what you eat during the day, and this will help you to highlight any areas where extra calories are creeping in. It may be that you eat biscuits in the middle of the afternoon or have too many calories in your mid morning mocha.
Bear in mind that losing weight should be a slow and steady job, too – don’t try any crash diets. Make small and simple changes and you will feel much better in the long run.
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Obesity is one of the biggest epidemics threatening the health of millions around the globe, and it shows no signs of abating anytime soon. In actual fact, the obesity epidemic seems to be getting worse. Most countries in the world now have a serious problem with obesity.
Alongside healthy eating, exercise is the best way to help you avoid obesity. Exercise burns off calories and it also helps to boost your mood. Studies have indicated that the more healthy a lifestyle someone has in terms of exercise, the more likely they are to eat healthy food. In other words, if you take care of one area of wellness, other areas are likely to follow.
Having a split-level desk can be a great way to incorporate some exercise into your day – this allows people to stand up and sit down at different times during the day. This means that you have more incentive to stand up and sit down during the day. This can boost your circulation and your mood.
When getting out of the office for a lunch break, you can also make sure that you have a healthy lunch. Keep a food diary of what you eat during the day, and this will help you to highlight any areas where extra calories are creeping in. It may be that you eat biscuits in the middle of the afternoon or have too many calories in your mid morning mocha.
Bear in mind that losing weight should be a slow and steady job, too – don’t try any crash diets. Make small and simple changes and you will feel much better in the long run.
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How to Create a Happy Office by Making Sure You’re Healthy - Ajit Patel Sanda
A corporate space is a difficult one in which to incorporate physical activity. Nevertheless, numerous studies have shown that employees who have better wellness and a strong sense of wellbeing perform better in the workplace when compared directly to employees with poor wellness or low morale.
In the past, employers have not been too concerned about the health or lifestyle of their employees, seeing it as ‘private business’, but there is becoming more and more awareness of the impact that wellness can have on the performance of employees and, therefore, a company.
Companies are now looking at wellness-related ways to get the most out of their employees, by keeping them healthy, making them feel confident and empowering them to take control of their own careers.
There are lots of different ways to go about this, from wellness programmes to individual mentoring, but one way that you may not have considered is hosting an outdoor team building exercise. This is especially useful in an office where the work is generally computer based or desk based, and employees spend long periods of time sitting down. The opportunity to get outdoors for a fun series of activities can improve their mood and physical wellness, and can also encourage them to adopt a healthier way of life. Those who participate in the physical activity and feel the rush of endorphins afterwards may feel themselves drawn to taking more physical activity in the future. All that fresh air could also trigger creative thinking, which could be of huge benefit when back in the office again
Think, too, about changing the menu in your workplace canteen. A healthy menu offering employees the opportunity to consume good, nutritious food can make a great difference to employee wellness and wellbeing.
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In the past, employers have not been too concerned about the health or lifestyle of their employees, seeing it as ‘private business’, but there is becoming more and more awareness of the impact that wellness can have on the performance of employees and, therefore, a company.
Companies are now looking at wellness-related ways to get the most out of their employees, by keeping them healthy, making them feel confident and empowering them to take control of their own careers.
There are lots of different ways to go about this, from wellness programmes to individual mentoring, but one way that you may not have considered is hosting an outdoor team building exercise. This is especially useful in an office where the work is generally computer based or desk based, and employees spend long periods of time sitting down. The opportunity to get outdoors for a fun series of activities can improve their mood and physical wellness, and can also encourage them to adopt a healthier way of life. Those who participate in the physical activity and feel the rush of endorphins afterwards may feel themselves drawn to taking more physical activity in the future. All that fresh air could also trigger creative thinking, which could be of huge benefit when back in the office again
Think, too, about changing the menu in your workplace canteen. A healthy menu offering employees the opportunity to consume good, nutritious food can make a great difference to employee wellness and wellbeing.
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Could You Maintain Your Fitness Even When You’re at Work? - Ajit Patel Sanda
For millions of people, going to work means a dull, stationery corporate environment, where people spend a lot of the day sitting down and looking at a computer screen. For this reason, it can be really hard to maintain wellness and wellbeing at work, especially when breaks often consist of nothing more than nipping outside for a quick cigarette or strolling across the office to a vending machine or coffee machine.
All kinds of health problems can arise from these types of working conditions, including carpel tunnel syndrome caused by too much typing, vision loss caused by staring at a screen all day long, and the repercussions can be even more serious than that, including obesity and heart disease caused by the sedentary lifestyle that office work often entails.
It is possible to incorporate a little fitness into your day at work, however, if you just make some small changes.
For example, you could start by getting up a little earlier, driving to the office five or ten minutes earlier and then parking a bit further away. You’ll burn off a few calories this way and also give your limbs a good stretch and tone, whilst enjoying the benefits of the fresh air.
When you get to the office, don’t be tempted to take the elevator, and opt instead for the stairs. Walking up stairs is an unrivalled way to burn off calories and tone up the muscles in your legs. Instead of walking across the room during your break, you could also challenge yourself to go out and walk up and down a couple of flights of stairs – this could be done by using a bathroom on a different floor, for example.
Map out your day so that you do little bits of exercise at regular intervals, too – such as doing ten push ups at 10am, or a few crunches before your lunch, or some simple stretches halfway through the afternoon, to keep the blood flowing.
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All kinds of health problems can arise from these types of working conditions, including carpel tunnel syndrome caused by too much typing, vision loss caused by staring at a screen all day long, and the repercussions can be even more serious than that, including obesity and heart disease caused by the sedentary lifestyle that office work often entails.
It is possible to incorporate a little fitness into your day at work, however, if you just make some small changes.
For example, you could start by getting up a little earlier, driving to the office five or ten minutes earlier and then parking a bit further away. You’ll burn off a few calories this way and also give your limbs a good stretch and tone, whilst enjoying the benefits of the fresh air.
When you get to the office, don’t be tempted to take the elevator, and opt instead for the stairs. Walking up stairs is an unrivalled way to burn off calories and tone up the muscles in your legs. Instead of walking across the room during your break, you could also challenge yourself to go out and walk up and down a couple of flights of stairs – this could be done by using a bathroom on a different floor, for example.
Map out your day so that you do little bits of exercise at regular intervals, too – such as doing ten push ups at 10am, or a few crunches before your lunch, or some simple stretches halfway through the afternoon, to keep the blood flowing.
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Proving Your CV Claims: How Exactly Are You a Team Player? - Ajit Patel Sanda
“Team Player” is one of those buzzwords you put on your CV, but what exactly does it mean? Is your potential boss just looking for someone who gets on with everyone, or is he or she after something more? These days, anyone with any sense would describe themselves as a team player to get the job, so your corporate wellness depends on you setting yourself apart for the pack, and demonstrating exactly how you fit the bill. We’ve set out a few of the qualities you need to be a team player, all you need is a few examples of how they apply to you and that job is practically yours – don’t say we never take care of your wellbeing!
1. You demonstrate reliability: Your boss can count on your to get the work done and do your fair share to work hard and meet deadlines and commitments. Your boss can give you an assignment safe in the knowledge that you will follow through, and do it well. You don’t just shine in odd moments and do the bare minimum at others; you deliver a good performance always.
2. You communicate constructively: You don’t shy away from making a point, but you do ensure that you make it in the best way possible; positively, confidently and respectfully. Your team can rely on you to give good feedback and ideas in a clear, direct and honest way that will only help, and not hurt, the work or your colleagues.
3. You’re an active listener: As well as being everyone’s go-to guy for constructive feedback, you also know how to absorb, understand, and consider ideas and points of view from other people without debating and arguing every point. You don’t just dish out criticism; you can also take it without jumping into defensive mode. Most of all, you know how important it is to listen first and speak second.
4. You’re an active participant: You don’t just turn up for meetings and sit on the sidelines; you’re an active player in this game and make things happen. You prepare for meetings, listen closely and speak up in discussions. You take the initiative on projects and volunteer for assignments, and basically do anything you can to help the team achieve success.
5. You share openly and willingly: Communication isn’t only key in the board room, you also feel comfortable chatting to co-workers in an informal setting. You’re willing to share information, knowledge, and experience to keep other team members in the loop, regardless of whether you’re in an organised discussion or you’re just walking past their desk.
6. You cooperate with others: Being in a team doesn’t mean you’re a group of individuals who all do a separate job; you often have to work together to get things done. Despite differences you may have with other members of your team concerning style and perspective, you can figure out ways to solve problems and act as a unit. In fact, you even offer to help out when a colleague is in need.
7. You’re flexible: With so many people and perspectives in one team change is inevitable. You know how to roll with the punches and adapt to an ever-changing workplace. If your boss takes things in a new direction or a colleague decides to try something different, you don’t complain or stress out about it; you consider the thought process behind the decision and move forward with it. Even though you have your own opinions, and will explain them well, you’re open to what others have to offer and will compromise when the team needs you to.
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1. You demonstrate reliability: Your boss can count on your to get the work done and do your fair share to work hard and meet deadlines and commitments. Your boss can give you an assignment safe in the knowledge that you will follow through, and do it well. You don’t just shine in odd moments and do the bare minimum at others; you deliver a good performance always.
2. You communicate constructively: You don’t shy away from making a point, but you do ensure that you make it in the best way possible; positively, confidently and respectfully. Your team can rely on you to give good feedback and ideas in a clear, direct and honest way that will only help, and not hurt, the work or your colleagues.
3. You’re an active listener: As well as being everyone’s go-to guy for constructive feedback, you also know how to absorb, understand, and consider ideas and points of view from other people without debating and arguing every point. You don’t just dish out criticism; you can also take it without jumping into defensive mode. Most of all, you know how important it is to listen first and speak second.
4. You’re an active participant: You don’t just turn up for meetings and sit on the sidelines; you’re an active player in this game and make things happen. You prepare for meetings, listen closely and speak up in discussions. You take the initiative on projects and volunteer for assignments, and basically do anything you can to help the team achieve success.
5. You share openly and willingly: Communication isn’t only key in the board room, you also feel comfortable chatting to co-workers in an informal setting. You’re willing to share information, knowledge, and experience to keep other team members in the loop, regardless of whether you’re in an organised discussion or you’re just walking past their desk.
6. You cooperate with others: Being in a team doesn’t mean you’re a group of individuals who all do a separate job; you often have to work together to get things done. Despite differences you may have with other members of your team concerning style and perspective, you can figure out ways to solve problems and act as a unit. In fact, you even offer to help out when a colleague is in need.
7. You’re flexible: With so many people and perspectives in one team change is inevitable. You know how to roll with the punches and adapt to an ever-changing workplace. If your boss takes things in a new direction or a colleague decides to try something different, you don’t complain or stress out about it; you consider the thought process behind the decision and move forward with it. Even though you have your own opinions, and will explain them well, you’re open to what others have to offer and will compromise when the team needs you to.
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How to Get the Best Ideas Out of Your Creative Team - Ajit Patel Sanda
Corporate wellness thrives on creativity, and so you may feel compelled to assemble a super team of individuals who can come up with creative solutions and ideas for your business. The wellbeing of your business depends on getting the right people in your creative team; people who are dynamic, inspired and innovative. However, inspiring this team requires a very specific approach, and, as the leader, it’s your communication skills that will eventually affect the outcome of the session.
Let’s start with what not to do; killing creativity. There’s something very personal about a creative idea, as you’re putting yourself out there to be potentially ridiculed or told that something you like won’t work. If there’s an atmosphere of criticism in the session, no one is going to want to speak up and so great ideas could end up lost forever. Never utter the following phrases:
Instead, foster an environment which encourages openness and idea-generation. Sometimes a crazy or silly idea can inspire a brilliant one, or can be combined with elements of other ideas to create the solution you need. Once you’ve got your crack team of creative individuals and understand what not to do, it’s time to apply the LCS system. This is how you nurture new ideas and allow them to develop; reacting in the right way:
Your creative team doesn’t only have to include your current employees; you can turn to anyone you trust and admire for suggestions. Anyone can contribute a new and useful perspective, so it may be helpful to talk to friends or family members before the meeting to see if their ideas might have traction. If your team is reluctant to start spit-balling ideas, you can bring out the list that your friends have come up with, and ask employees what they think. This can get the ball rolling, even if the initial ideas don’t work out. It may also be beneficial to invite along a few individuals who will challenge and disagree with your employees. These people are best used in small doses to stretch the group’s thinking, rather than irritating everyone to the point where they don’t want to participate anymore. Make sure that whoever is invited understands the LCS system, and any other ground rules that help to get the creative juices flowing.
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Let’s start with what not to do; killing creativity. There’s something very personal about a creative idea, as you’re putting yourself out there to be potentially ridiculed or told that something you like won’t work. If there’s an atmosphere of criticism in the session, no one is going to want to speak up and so great ideas could end up lost forever. Never utter the following phrases:
- It won’t work.
- We’re not ready for that.
- It isn’t practical.
- It’s already been done.
- That’s just plain stupid.
Instead, foster an environment which encourages openness and idea-generation. Sometimes a crazy or silly idea can inspire a brilliant one, or can be combined with elements of other ideas to create the solution you need. Once you’ve got your crack team of creative individuals and understand what not to do, it’s time to apply the LCS system. This is how you nurture new ideas and allow them to develop; reacting in the right way:
- L is for Likes – When someone suggests an idea or solution, start by saying what you like about it. Reacting first and foremost with positivity will enable everyone to feel comfortable sharing every creative idea that comes to mind.
- C is for concerns – Once you’ve covered the positive aspects of the idea, you can move on to what doesn’t work. Never use the phrase “I don’t like…” but instead, use terms like “What concerns me about this…” or “I’m unsure about…”. It’s important to share your concerns, not only to illuminate potential pitfalls in an idea, but also because sharing concerns can begin a dialogue that paves the way to the creative process. By saying “I’m concerned about XYZ,” someone else in the group might have an answer to your reservations, or a solution to make the idea better.
- S is for suggestions – If you’ve covered the likes and concerns, you need to then work on ways to improve the idea. If you don’t have any suggestions or solutions, offer it up to the room and brainstorm together. This helps to move the conversation along and may even generate a set of brand-new ideas.
Your creative team doesn’t only have to include your current employees; you can turn to anyone you trust and admire for suggestions. Anyone can contribute a new and useful perspective, so it may be helpful to talk to friends or family members before the meeting to see if their ideas might have traction. If your team is reluctant to start spit-balling ideas, you can bring out the list that your friends have come up with, and ask employees what they think. This can get the ball rolling, even if the initial ideas don’t work out. It may also be beneficial to invite along a few individuals who will challenge and disagree with your employees. These people are best used in small doses to stretch the group’s thinking, rather than irritating everyone to the point where they don’t want to participate anymore. Make sure that whoever is invited understands the LCS system, and any other ground rules that help to get the creative juices flowing.
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What Everyone Ought To Know About Workplace Wellness - Ajit Patel Sanda
The term ‘wellness’ is used a lot these days, especially in corporate environments. You will hear this word in the media, in insurance documents and within the HR departments of big companies, but what does it really mean?
Many of us have now read up more on how wellness in the workplace is an important thing and we now understand that employers can play a strong and very positive role in the wellbeing of their employees.
It is very easy for employers to get a bit tangled up in the wellness programme procedure, however, instructing employees to participate in specific programmes and fill in certain health assessments, without having a clear idea of what they hope to achieve from the programme itself.
This kind of surface approach tends to produce middling results at best, as it narrows the focus of wellness to what becomes by and large a simple case of nagging. This kind of programme fails to realise that the best way to motivate employees and change habits in the long term is through company-wide wellness programmes that engage employees fully and actually support them as they make serious lifestyle changes towards healthy behaviour, rather than simply lecturing them on how they ought to be behaving.
This is important at a time when around 52 percent of Americans surveyed recently admitted to being disengaged at work, whilst only 18 percent claimed to be actively engaged in their job.
To fix this, a culture-first mentality must be created in the workplace, where productive employees are created by focusing on their quality of life in every possible sense, including work-life balance, social, spiritual and financial wellbeing and even physical and mental health. Employers should care truly about their employees and aim to be a supportive part of their lives in a holistic sense.
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Many of us have now read up more on how wellness in the workplace is an important thing and we now understand that employers can play a strong and very positive role in the wellbeing of their employees.
It is very easy for employers to get a bit tangled up in the wellness programme procedure, however, instructing employees to participate in specific programmes and fill in certain health assessments, without having a clear idea of what they hope to achieve from the programme itself.
This kind of surface approach tends to produce middling results at best, as it narrows the focus of wellness to what becomes by and large a simple case of nagging. This kind of programme fails to realise that the best way to motivate employees and change habits in the long term is through company-wide wellness programmes that engage employees fully and actually support them as they make serious lifestyle changes towards healthy behaviour, rather than simply lecturing them on how they ought to be behaving.
This is important at a time when around 52 percent of Americans surveyed recently admitted to being disengaged at work, whilst only 18 percent claimed to be actively engaged in their job.
To fix this, a culture-first mentality must be created in the workplace, where productive employees are created by focusing on their quality of life in every possible sense, including work-life balance, social, spiritual and financial wellbeing and even physical and mental health. Employers should care truly about their employees and aim to be a supportive part of their lives in a holistic sense.
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Yogue, Strike a Pose: How Desk Yoga Can Keep You Going - Ajit Patel Sanda
A lot of us spend all day sitting at a desk, but did you know this is wreaking havoc on your mental and physical wellbeing. You may be more concerned about corporate wellness, and so don’t care that you’re sitting and typing away all day. However, no matter how productive all that desk time is, it can cause aches, strain and tension in every muscle in your body, and you may need a hard-earned yoga break. Stopping to strike a pose can help you to relieve that stress, and get your overall wellness back on track to tackle the rest of the long workday. Here are seven yoga postures to get you started.
1. Konasana. Also known as the right angle pose, konasana is a simple and effective way to relieve your tight back and legs. It works to open and stretch your hamstrings and calves, elongate your spine and torso and strengthen your arms. With your arms placed on a wall at shoulder-height, shoulder-width apart, slowly walk your feet back until they are directly under your hips (hip-width apart). Bending at your hips, walk your hands down the wall until they are in line with your shoulders again. Your hands should be flat on the wall with your fingers evenly spaced and all pointing upwards. Hopefully, your body is now in a right angle (hence the name of the pose) but if you start to feel contractions or tightness in your lower back or hamstrings, bend your knees and arch your back so that you lift your sit bones up towards the ceiling. This should open up the lower back and sacral area.
2. Vidalasana: Otherwise titled the Cat-Cow pose, the vidalasana gently massages your spine, and opens your upper back, chest and shoulder areas. You start on your hands and knees, with the respective limbs directly under your shoulders and hips, shoulder-width/hip-width apart. Throughout this sequence, the tops of your feet should remain flat on the floor, your arms should be kept straight and firm and you should breathe in and out through the nostrils. Move your shoulders back and your sit bones up towards the ceiling, arching you lower back and inhaling as you do so. Then, exhale and round your back up towards the ceiling and bow your head. Repeat this several times, making sure your movement and breathing is synchronised.
3. Deep breathing: Ok, this one isn’t technically a poses but as deep breathing frees your mind, opens your senses and gives you a feeling of self-sufficiency, I think we can let that slide. Plus, you can easily do this in the office without getting any funny looks, so you may be onto a winner here. All you need to do is sit upright, cross-legged like a yogi, or just in a chair if you don’t fancy flooring it. Make sure your spine is not compressed by lifting up and lengthening your body. Again you breathe in and out through your nose for this exercise. Simply inhale into your lower belly so that it naturally fills and puffs up a little bit. Using your abdominal tone, expand your ribs and widen your torso. This will already give you a sensation and motion in your breath that you may have never felt. Breathe up into your chest and lungs until the area expands so much that it stretched to your collarbone. Then, exhale deeply down through your body until all of the air is pushed out. If you’re a beginner, just do this for a few minutes, but build up to longer periods of time of this breathing.
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1. Konasana. Also known as the right angle pose, konasana is a simple and effective way to relieve your tight back and legs. It works to open and stretch your hamstrings and calves, elongate your spine and torso and strengthen your arms. With your arms placed on a wall at shoulder-height, shoulder-width apart, slowly walk your feet back until they are directly under your hips (hip-width apart). Bending at your hips, walk your hands down the wall until they are in line with your shoulders again. Your hands should be flat on the wall with your fingers evenly spaced and all pointing upwards. Hopefully, your body is now in a right angle (hence the name of the pose) but if you start to feel contractions or tightness in your lower back or hamstrings, bend your knees and arch your back so that you lift your sit bones up towards the ceiling. This should open up the lower back and sacral area.
2. Vidalasana: Otherwise titled the Cat-Cow pose, the vidalasana gently massages your spine, and opens your upper back, chest and shoulder areas. You start on your hands and knees, with the respective limbs directly under your shoulders and hips, shoulder-width/hip-width apart. Throughout this sequence, the tops of your feet should remain flat on the floor, your arms should be kept straight and firm and you should breathe in and out through the nostrils. Move your shoulders back and your sit bones up towards the ceiling, arching you lower back and inhaling as you do so. Then, exhale and round your back up towards the ceiling and bow your head. Repeat this several times, making sure your movement and breathing is synchronised.
3. Deep breathing: Ok, this one isn’t technically a poses but as deep breathing frees your mind, opens your senses and gives you a feeling of self-sufficiency, I think we can let that slide. Plus, you can easily do this in the office without getting any funny looks, so you may be onto a winner here. All you need to do is sit upright, cross-legged like a yogi, or just in a chair if you don’t fancy flooring it. Make sure your spine is not compressed by lifting up and lengthening your body. Again you breathe in and out through your nose for this exercise. Simply inhale into your lower belly so that it naturally fills and puffs up a little bit. Using your abdominal tone, expand your ribs and widen your torso. This will already give you a sensation and motion in your breath that you may have never felt. Breathe up into your chest and lungs until the area expands so much that it stretched to your collarbone. Then, exhale deeply down through your body until all of the air is pushed out. If you’re a beginner, just do this for a few minutes, but build up to longer periods of time of this breathing.
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How to Journal Your Way to a Better Career - Ajit Patel Sanda
You may think that journaling is a practise reserved for aspiring novelists and teenage girls, but keeping a journal is beneficial for anyone’s emotional wellbeing. However, that’s not all; keeping a daily record of your experiences and observations, particularly at work, can help you to sort out your corporate wellness. A journal can be a great tool for sorting out those stressful office situations, analysing where you’re at in your job and even advancing in your career. We’ve found five reasons why starting a journal can improve your work life, but I bet you’ll discover even more.
1. Remember your good ideas: Whether you’re an inventor, writer or just great at coming up with new ideas and creative solutions, inspiration doesn’t always strike when you’re ready for it. Even if you set aside special time for thinking of new ideas, you know you’ll only come up with something when you’re cooking dinner, taking a shower or trying to get to sleep. However, with your trusty journal on hand (or a nice note-taking app on your smartphone) you don’t have to let that brilliance go to waste just because you were busy with real life! Plus, jotting ideas down tends to generate more ideas, so who knows what genius thoughts you might access?
2. Learn from your experiences: There’s no such thing as a bad experience, at least as long as you learn from each event. If you totally stumble through a presentation, write it all down and note what went wrong. If you completely nail a meeting, jot down where it went right! Either way, you can always learn and be better next time, which will set you up for much greater professional success in the future.
3. Log good advice: Whether a colleague makes an offhand comment that sticks with you or your mentor sits you down for a good, long chat, there’s always invaluable feedback and advice that you need to hold on to, and so writing it down can help you to remember. This is especially helpful if you’re new to the job, and don’t like asking people the same questions over and over again. If you ask once and write it down, you can refer back to your trusty journal instead of bugging your co-workers. Plus, looking back over all the advice can pick you up and inspire you when you’re feeling down, and give you a great wealth of wisdom to pass on to your own mentee one day.
4. Have a safe space to vent: If your boss is breathing down your neck or you keep getting nagging emails from irritating colleagues, the perfect place to put your pent-up anger is in the privacy of your own journal. While it is important to talk to someone about the big workplace issues you face, the daily little annoyances are best kept within the safety of the pages. After all, if you’re looking to get promoted you don’t want to be that person who complains about everything, you want to be a team player. Get your dissatisfaction off your chest, as well as the response you really wanted to send to that colleague or client. Then take a deep breath and let it go.
5. Look to the future: Writing down what you’re doing know can help you envision what you want to do in the future. According to author of The How of Happiness Sonja Lyubomirsky, a researcher and professor of psychology, spending 20 minutes each day writing a narrative description of your “best possible future self” can help you to be more optimistic and happy, and build a road map to a brighter future. As Sonja writes, ‘considering your most important, deeply held goals and picturing that they will be achieved’ will help you to plan your next steps as you grow in your career.
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1. Remember your good ideas: Whether you’re an inventor, writer or just great at coming up with new ideas and creative solutions, inspiration doesn’t always strike when you’re ready for it. Even if you set aside special time for thinking of new ideas, you know you’ll only come up with something when you’re cooking dinner, taking a shower or trying to get to sleep. However, with your trusty journal on hand (or a nice note-taking app on your smartphone) you don’t have to let that brilliance go to waste just because you were busy with real life! Plus, jotting ideas down tends to generate more ideas, so who knows what genius thoughts you might access?
2. Learn from your experiences: There’s no such thing as a bad experience, at least as long as you learn from each event. If you totally stumble through a presentation, write it all down and note what went wrong. If you completely nail a meeting, jot down where it went right! Either way, you can always learn and be better next time, which will set you up for much greater professional success in the future.
3. Log good advice: Whether a colleague makes an offhand comment that sticks with you or your mentor sits you down for a good, long chat, there’s always invaluable feedback and advice that you need to hold on to, and so writing it down can help you to remember. This is especially helpful if you’re new to the job, and don’t like asking people the same questions over and over again. If you ask once and write it down, you can refer back to your trusty journal instead of bugging your co-workers. Plus, looking back over all the advice can pick you up and inspire you when you’re feeling down, and give you a great wealth of wisdom to pass on to your own mentee one day.
4. Have a safe space to vent: If your boss is breathing down your neck or you keep getting nagging emails from irritating colleagues, the perfect place to put your pent-up anger is in the privacy of your own journal. While it is important to talk to someone about the big workplace issues you face, the daily little annoyances are best kept within the safety of the pages. After all, if you’re looking to get promoted you don’t want to be that person who complains about everything, you want to be a team player. Get your dissatisfaction off your chest, as well as the response you really wanted to send to that colleague or client. Then take a deep breath and let it go.
5. Look to the future: Writing down what you’re doing know can help you envision what you want to do in the future. According to author of The How of Happiness Sonja Lyubomirsky, a researcher and professor of psychology, spending 20 minutes each day writing a narrative description of your “best possible future self” can help you to be more optimistic and happy, and build a road map to a brighter future. As Sonja writes, ‘considering your most important, deeply held goals and picturing that they will be achieved’ will help you to plan your next steps as you grow in your career.
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What is a Job Burn-Out and Who is at Risk? - Ajit Patel Sanda
Job burnout is a particular type of stress that creates a state of physical, emotional and mental exhaustion, combined with fears over your ability and value in the workplace. It’s become something of a phenomenon over the past few years, with so many people making huge lifestyle sacrifices in order to get ahead in their careers. But who is at risk? Pay close attention to how you act at work – are you cynical or critical? Do you have to drag yourself into work in the morning, having difficulties once you’re there to even get started? Are you using food and drink, or even drugs to help you feel better about your situation? Do you lack energy and satisfaction from your job? If you’ve answered yes to some or all of these questions, you could be suffering from a job burnout. A job burnout causes you to become disillusioned and unhappy, as well as affecting your productivity and your lifestyle. If you feel you could be at risk, speak to your GP straight away to see if they can help you treat the condition. Checking with your GP is important as some of the symptoms could be related to another problem, such as depression or thyroid disorder.
A job burnout can result from a variety of factors, such as a lack of control within your job that mean your schedule or workload has changed dramatically, or being unclear about your expectations and then feeling worred and anxious all the time. Your workplace may have a dysfunctional dynamic which puts pressure on you, or you may simply be a poor fit for your ob and it’s left you stressed. If your job requires constant energy to remain focused, either through it being chaotic or monotonous, then you may find that you end up fatigued and burned out. For many people, the lack of balance in their work and social life leads to stress and unhappiness, and this can result in a job burnout over time. If you already feel that you’re tired all of the time, if you’re trying to be everything to everyone or if your job is monotonous, then you may be more likely to experience a job burnout. The consequences are far more than simply being a bit tired though. You could be increasing your risk of fatigue, excessive stress, depression, insomnia, anxiety, stroke, obesity and even heart disease. Don’t ignore your symptoms if you are struggling with this issue, as it could develop into something far worse than just stress if left for too long.
If you want to tackle the problem, the best way is to identify what it is about your job that is making you feel this way – is it the hours, the workload, the people? Look at what your options are and see whether there are possibilities of you being moved to a different department, or perhaps a role within your team that’s better suited to your skill-set. Adjust your attitude and realise the plus points of your job – perhaps your team is nice or it’s close to work, so you avoid the dreaded commute. Try to do things in your social life that will help with the stress, such as getting plenty of exercise to calm your mood and boost the endorphins for a calmer outlook to work. You should also seek support where possible, in the form of friends, family or co-workers. If you’re still struggling, a counsellor may be of use to you in helping you deal with the stress and work through your issues about your job
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A job burnout can result from a variety of factors, such as a lack of control within your job that mean your schedule or workload has changed dramatically, or being unclear about your expectations and then feeling worred and anxious all the time. Your workplace may have a dysfunctional dynamic which puts pressure on you, or you may simply be a poor fit for your ob and it’s left you stressed. If your job requires constant energy to remain focused, either through it being chaotic or monotonous, then you may find that you end up fatigued and burned out. For many people, the lack of balance in their work and social life leads to stress and unhappiness, and this can result in a job burnout over time. If you already feel that you’re tired all of the time, if you’re trying to be everything to everyone or if your job is monotonous, then you may be more likely to experience a job burnout. The consequences are far more than simply being a bit tired though. You could be increasing your risk of fatigue, excessive stress, depression, insomnia, anxiety, stroke, obesity and even heart disease. Don’t ignore your symptoms if you are struggling with this issue, as it could develop into something far worse than just stress if left for too long.
If you want to tackle the problem, the best way is to identify what it is about your job that is making you feel this way – is it the hours, the workload, the people? Look at what your options are and see whether there are possibilities of you being moved to a different department, or perhaps a role within your team that’s better suited to your skill-set. Adjust your attitude and realise the plus points of your job – perhaps your team is nice or it’s close to work, so you avoid the dreaded commute. Try to do things in your social life that will help with the stress, such as getting plenty of exercise to calm your mood and boost the endorphins for a calmer outlook to work. You should also seek support where possible, in the form of friends, family or co-workers. If you’re still struggling, a counsellor may be of use to you in helping you deal with the stress and work through your issues about your job
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Employee Wellness: 4 Career Breakers to Avoid - Ajit Patel Sanda
As tenuous as the job market is today, employees are doing everything they can to stay in the good graces of their employers. If they get fired or laid off, people know how difficult it may be to find another job. Because of the uncertainty of the job market right now, people may wonder what they can do to make sure their employers keep a favorable opinion of them. Taking these ideas into mind can help people remain in solid employment and avoid being terminated from their employment.
1. Fraud and Theft
As company leaders continue to fight for profits, they have little patience for employees who steal or commit fraud. When employees are caught engaging in either, they are often immediately terminated and sometimes face criminal charges for their actions. An employee who wants to stay gainfully employed and in the good graces of his or her employer should be as transparent as possible in his actions and words. When the employer knows that this employee can be trusted, that individual is far less likely to be eyed for early termination or firing.
2. Calling in Sick Frequently
Having employees in the office or in the store means that customers can be helped immediately and the company can make money. When employees call in sick all the time, their employers may soon start to look down on those calls and perhaps view those individuals as being less than eager to work for the company. People who want to keep their jobs amidst this tough economy are encouraged to reduce the number of times they must call in sick for work. If they must call in sick, they can evade suspicion if they bring a doctor’s note or proof of any medications they are taking for their illness.
3. Driving Under the Influence
Most employers today have little tolerance as well for employees who incur DUI charges against them. Even if the DUI occurred outside of company time, employers still often look at the employees’ actions as being representative of their character in general. Even more, it is largely assumed that an employee’s actions off the clock can still be taken as representative of his or her employer.
In some states a DUI charge is considered a felony, such as in the state of VA, thus carrying heavy penalties. One Virginia DUI lawyers group states “Felony convictions can have very serious consequences for an individual, including a permanent criminal record, a negative impact on one’s employment opportunities and career, and a potential sentence of imprisonment.”
When employees are facing DUI charges, they also could face immediate dismissal from their jobs. Retaining an attorney is essential to obtain help. They can perhaps salvage their legal future and their employment when they hire a legal representative for help. An experienced attorney can negotiate with the court and the employer to help that person retain his or her job and face reduced punishment in the legal system.
4. Unethical Behavior on the Job
An employee’s actions away from work have just as much weight as his actions on the job. When an employee is caught engaging in unethical behavior, such as committing adultery or stealing, he may put his employment in jeopardy. Some employers view these actions as those that they want to keep away from their company. They also do not want that employee to have a negative influence on other workers who perhaps have higher standards.
With the job market continuing to stabilize, it can be vital that employees take every action possible to keep their jobs. They can avoid suspicion and disfavor by avoiding these actions. This will help ensure a longer and brighter future for the current job, but also for any future job opportunities that may arise.
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1. Fraud and Theft
As company leaders continue to fight for profits, they have little patience for employees who steal or commit fraud. When employees are caught engaging in either, they are often immediately terminated and sometimes face criminal charges for their actions. An employee who wants to stay gainfully employed and in the good graces of his or her employer should be as transparent as possible in his actions and words. When the employer knows that this employee can be trusted, that individual is far less likely to be eyed for early termination or firing.
2. Calling in Sick Frequently
Having employees in the office or in the store means that customers can be helped immediately and the company can make money. When employees call in sick all the time, their employers may soon start to look down on those calls and perhaps view those individuals as being less than eager to work for the company. People who want to keep their jobs amidst this tough economy are encouraged to reduce the number of times they must call in sick for work. If they must call in sick, they can evade suspicion if they bring a doctor’s note or proof of any medications they are taking for their illness.
3. Driving Under the Influence
Most employers today have little tolerance as well for employees who incur DUI charges against them. Even if the DUI occurred outside of company time, employers still often look at the employees’ actions as being representative of their character in general. Even more, it is largely assumed that an employee’s actions off the clock can still be taken as representative of his or her employer.
In some states a DUI charge is considered a felony, such as in the state of VA, thus carrying heavy penalties. One Virginia DUI lawyers group states “Felony convictions can have very serious consequences for an individual, including a permanent criminal record, a negative impact on one’s employment opportunities and career, and a potential sentence of imprisonment.”
When employees are facing DUI charges, they also could face immediate dismissal from their jobs. Retaining an attorney is essential to obtain help. They can perhaps salvage their legal future and their employment when they hire a legal representative for help. An experienced attorney can negotiate with the court and the employer to help that person retain his or her job and face reduced punishment in the legal system.
4. Unethical Behavior on the Job
An employee’s actions away from work have just as much weight as his actions on the job. When an employee is caught engaging in unethical behavior, such as committing adultery or stealing, he may put his employment in jeopardy. Some employers view these actions as those that they want to keep away from their company. They also do not want that employee to have a negative influence on other workers who perhaps have higher standards.
With the job market continuing to stabilize, it can be vital that employees take every action possible to keep their jobs. They can avoid suspicion and disfavor by avoiding these actions. This will help ensure a longer and brighter future for the current job, but also for any future job opportunities that may arise.
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Why Employers Should Care How Well Their Workers Sleep - Ajit Patel Sanda
Sleeping may seem like something that has no bearing on the corporate world (after all, you sleep at home and you must be wide awake in the office!) but research is now suggesting that more employers should be talking to their employees about the wellness benefits of getting a good night’s sleep.
Evidence also suggests that the wellbeing and associated sleep of employees is often adversely affected by work-related stress. New data is emerging which suggests that whilst many people are in bed for the recommended period of between seven and nine hours, many of them are wasting much of that time worrying about work-related problems, meaning that they often only get about five hours of actual rest. This suggests that employers need to go some way towards reducing work stress and helping employees to get a good night’s sleep, if they want them to be healthy and productive.
In a recent survey, which showed that many Americans spend far fewer hours sleeping than they spend actually in bed, showing that people are either lying awake worrying or doing vacuum activities such as reading, playing games or watching television.
Whilst stress varies from job to job, the one that that most people seem to have in common is that any job stress seems to spill over and manifest itself during sleeping time. On the flip side of this, sleeping has been shown to improve significantly after retirement.
A poll by the National Sleep Foundation shows that more than 50 percent of people questioned have suffered from some of the symptoms of insomnia, several nights of the week. Symptoms include waking up in the morning not feeling refreshed, waking up too early in the morning and waking up regularly throughout the night.
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Evidence also suggests that the wellbeing and associated sleep of employees is often adversely affected by work-related stress. New data is emerging which suggests that whilst many people are in bed for the recommended period of between seven and nine hours, many of them are wasting much of that time worrying about work-related problems, meaning that they often only get about five hours of actual rest. This suggests that employers need to go some way towards reducing work stress and helping employees to get a good night’s sleep, if they want them to be healthy and productive.
In a recent survey, which showed that many Americans spend far fewer hours sleeping than they spend actually in bed, showing that people are either lying awake worrying or doing vacuum activities such as reading, playing games or watching television.
Whilst stress varies from job to job, the one that that most people seem to have in common is that any job stress seems to spill over and manifest itself during sleeping time. On the flip side of this, sleeping has been shown to improve significantly after retirement.
A poll by the National Sleep Foundation shows that more than 50 percent of people questioned have suffered from some of the symptoms of insomnia, several nights of the week. Symptoms include waking up in the morning not feeling refreshed, waking up too early in the morning and waking up regularly throughout the night.
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Could Good Working Relationships Add Years to Your Life? - Ajit Patel Sanda
Studies suggest that good relationships with your co-workers and a supportive work environment could add years to your life. In a trial involving 820 adults with an average age of 41 who were tracked for 20 years, researchers noted that those with low social support were 2.4 times more likely to die during those two decades than people who said they felt supported in the workplace. 53 people died during the course of the study and most of those had negligible social connections with their colleagues. This lack of support was associated with a 140 percent with an increased risk of dying in the next 20 years. We spend such a large proportion of time at work that it stands to reason that it affects our wellbeing in many ways. Work should be a place where you feel happy and supported, and if you don’t it can severely impact your mental and emotional health. Researchers found that informal or peer social support at work was a more potent predictor of longevity in life and relationships with your boss or supervisor. The effects were not as significant in younger or older people, but in employees aged between 38 and 45 it was a powerful result. The findings were still accurate when other factors were taken into account, such as sex, obesity, age and cholesterol. These results could offer a lot of promise for workplace wellness schemes that encourage people to enjoy a happier working environment.
The study involved asking the participants if they took initiative at work, and if they felt that they had the freedom to make their own decisions. Men stated that they did better when they had more control, whereas women with the same amount of control tended to have shorter lifespans. In particular, women who have a significant level of control over their working week were 70 percent more likely to die during the 20 year period, compared to people who didn’t. Researchers are unsure what these results mean, or how they affect a person’s lifespan, but state that women in positions of power may be overwhelmed by the need to play up to a powerful image at work, even when at home. Modern businesses were less likely to offer a supportive environment, too, in comparison to older and more traditional companies. This is because many people telecommute and communicate via email, so relationships are broken and there is less contact with co-workers. It was suggested that coffee corners where employees can sit and chat could help to alleviate this issue.
Being happy at work has been proven to help boost productivity and help people be more creative. They also get sick less often and make less mistakes, as they learn faster and worry less. Researchers are unsure which comes first – the happy employee or the supportive environment. In other words, are employees happy because they work in a supportive place, or does their energy multiply to create a happier workplace? Some companies are famous for their strong work/play ethic, and this is something that could be seen in many more companies to come with this new initiative to create healthier, happier people. Companies like Google have fun and vibrant workplaces, which encourage people to chat, communicate and boost their energy through their work. It is something that on the surface seems unnecessary, but this new study could put an end to the doubts. It seems that in order to live long and happy lives, we need to speak up more at work and make the most of the resulting energy.
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The study involved asking the participants if they took initiative at work, and if they felt that they had the freedom to make their own decisions. Men stated that they did better when they had more control, whereas women with the same amount of control tended to have shorter lifespans. In particular, women who have a significant level of control over their working week were 70 percent more likely to die during the 20 year period, compared to people who didn’t. Researchers are unsure what these results mean, or how they affect a person’s lifespan, but state that women in positions of power may be overwhelmed by the need to play up to a powerful image at work, even when at home. Modern businesses were less likely to offer a supportive environment, too, in comparison to older and more traditional companies. This is because many people telecommute and communicate via email, so relationships are broken and there is less contact with co-workers. It was suggested that coffee corners where employees can sit and chat could help to alleviate this issue.
Being happy at work has been proven to help boost productivity and help people be more creative. They also get sick less often and make less mistakes, as they learn faster and worry less. Researchers are unsure which comes first – the happy employee or the supportive environment. In other words, are employees happy because they work in a supportive place, or does their energy multiply to create a happier workplace? Some companies are famous for their strong work/play ethic, and this is something that could be seen in many more companies to come with this new initiative to create healthier, happier people. Companies like Google have fun and vibrant workplaces, which encourage people to chat, communicate and boost their energy through their work. It is something that on the surface seems unnecessary, but this new study could put an end to the doubts. It seems that in order to live long and happy lives, we need to speak up more at work and make the most of the resulting energy.
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7 Simple Health Tips for the Freelancer - Ajit Patel Sanda
Even if you work from home, you can still get sick. And taking a sick-day can result in tons of work and tighter deadlines the next day, not to mention the possible damage on your credibility and payment.
To keep the dollars rolling in, here are seven ways to stay healthy and live better in your work environment – in this case, your home.
1. Get out of your jammies
Even if you don’t get to see your client face to face, there’s something about getting showered and dressed to start your workday. Aside from helping you increase your productivity, staying well-groomed before starting your work will keep you away from viral and bacterial infections that may be detrimental to your health. Furthermore, if you’d want to convey professionalism and competence to your employers, working in your jammies won’t be a good idea, too.
2. Keep snacking at bay
One of the dangers of freelancing is having access to all kinds of food any time of the day. However, just because your refrigerator is at arm’s length doesn’t mean you need to keep on munching all day long. Try to think of your home as a corporate office. Make specific time for breaks and food. Also make sure you have healthy snacks. When you go shopping, include fruits and vegetables. Shoving bags of potato chips into your mouth won’t do any good to your waistline and overall health.
3. Stand when answering calls
Studies have shown that sitting down for more than two hours, especially in front of a computer screen, is detrimental to your health. One way to overcome that is to pace around the house when you need to answer a call, or when you need to think. Standing up and moving can stretch your muscles and help in proper body circulation. When I run out of ideas to write, I walk around and come back to the desk refreshed.
4. Take your eyes away from the computer
If you work from home, chances are you’re facing a computer for 8-10 hours a day. One way to protect your eyes is to take them off the screen at least 10 minutes every hour. You can look at something else or close your eyes. Staring at the computer for too long will cause eyestrain and headaches.
5. Break a sweat
You have a lot of options. You can either exercise indoors or sign up for a gym membership. With the right equipment, you can lift weights, run on a treadmill, or go yoga in the comforts of your own home. However, if I were you, I’d prefer breaking a sweat outdoors or in a gym. This way, you get to see things beyond your desk while keeping your body fit. Run around the block or join a martial arts class. You get to meet more people and gain friends, keeping your social life healthy as well.
6. Take time to unwind
When there’s no clear separation between home and work, it really gets easy to keep working instead of having a normal life. A healthy person should have a work-life balance. When you are able to leave the house, take the opportunity. Go out for lunch, shop, watch a movie, and meet friends. Set a specific time to unplug from work. This will help you recharge for another work day.
7. Drink lots of water
Water is a very essential factor for one’s overall health. It keeps the cells hydrated and helps the body function properly. Staying hydrated also keeps the immune system alert and ready to block any possible infection. Since you’re based at home, see to it that you have access clean and safe drinking water.
Some of these healthy working ideas may seem ordinary, but they’re powerful. I hope they help you avoid sick days while working from home.
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To keep the dollars rolling in, here are seven ways to stay healthy and live better in your work environment – in this case, your home.
1. Get out of your jammies
Even if you don’t get to see your client face to face, there’s something about getting showered and dressed to start your workday. Aside from helping you increase your productivity, staying well-groomed before starting your work will keep you away from viral and bacterial infections that may be detrimental to your health. Furthermore, if you’d want to convey professionalism and competence to your employers, working in your jammies won’t be a good idea, too.
2. Keep snacking at bay
One of the dangers of freelancing is having access to all kinds of food any time of the day. However, just because your refrigerator is at arm’s length doesn’t mean you need to keep on munching all day long. Try to think of your home as a corporate office. Make specific time for breaks and food. Also make sure you have healthy snacks. When you go shopping, include fruits and vegetables. Shoving bags of potato chips into your mouth won’t do any good to your waistline and overall health.
3. Stand when answering calls
Studies have shown that sitting down for more than two hours, especially in front of a computer screen, is detrimental to your health. One way to overcome that is to pace around the house when you need to answer a call, or when you need to think. Standing up and moving can stretch your muscles and help in proper body circulation. When I run out of ideas to write, I walk around and come back to the desk refreshed.
4. Take your eyes away from the computer
If you work from home, chances are you’re facing a computer for 8-10 hours a day. One way to protect your eyes is to take them off the screen at least 10 minutes every hour. You can look at something else or close your eyes. Staring at the computer for too long will cause eyestrain and headaches.
5. Break a sweat
You have a lot of options. You can either exercise indoors or sign up for a gym membership. With the right equipment, you can lift weights, run on a treadmill, or go yoga in the comforts of your own home. However, if I were you, I’d prefer breaking a sweat outdoors or in a gym. This way, you get to see things beyond your desk while keeping your body fit. Run around the block or join a martial arts class. You get to meet more people and gain friends, keeping your social life healthy as well.
6. Take time to unwind
When there’s no clear separation between home and work, it really gets easy to keep working instead of having a normal life. A healthy person should have a work-life balance. When you are able to leave the house, take the opportunity. Go out for lunch, shop, watch a movie, and meet friends. Set a specific time to unplug from work. This will help you recharge for another work day.
7. Drink lots of water
Water is a very essential factor for one’s overall health. It keeps the cells hydrated and helps the body function properly. Staying hydrated also keeps the immune system alert and ready to block any possible infection. Since you’re based at home, see to it that you have access clean and safe drinking water.
Some of these healthy working ideas may seem ordinary, but they’re powerful. I hope they help you avoid sick days while working from home.
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How Can We Tackle Work Stress at an Organisational Level? - Ajit Patel Sanda
The latest findings from a survey of teachers has painted a dramatic picture of teacher corporate wellness; 76% of teachers believe that workplace stress is making them ill, while 56% believe this stress is making them worse at their jobs. The survey also showed that 83% of teachers feel constantly exhausted because of work, and the pressures are taking their toll on relationship wellness outside of work for 40% of teachers. However, while these results should spark concern for teachers’ wellbeing, it’s hard to feel sympathetic for people who get to play all day and go home at 3pm, right?
Every teacher has, at some point or another, heard such gems as “But what about all those school holidays?”, or “I wouldn’t mind finishing at 3pm for the day”. You might also like to dish out a comment like “we’re all stressed” when seeing a report that suggests any group of workers has it harder than another. True, it’s not a competition, and while teachers do face a myriad of daily stressors, this is not to say it’s not a difficult time for everybody. So instead of telling teachers to build a bridge and get over it, how can we come together to fix the problem for everyone? How can we tackle stress at an organisational level rather than treating it, as is so often the case in education, as an individual failing?
1. Employers need to remember that it’s their legal duty to protect their workers’ health as well as their safety. According to the ATL, injury prevention should not be the be-all and end-all of corporate wellness policies; there also needs to be policies in place to protect employee health against workplace stressors.
2. There also needs to be a culture of wellness, rather than just policies and procedures that look good on paper, but don’t amount to much in a worker’s daily lift. The TUC’s recently published manifesto Time for Change: A Trade Union Manifesto calls for the reclaiming of health and safety at work, with particular regard to all workplaces being inspected regularly to ensure employer compliance with health and safety law.
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Every teacher has, at some point or another, heard such gems as “But what about all those school holidays?”, or “I wouldn’t mind finishing at 3pm for the day”. You might also like to dish out a comment like “we’re all stressed” when seeing a report that suggests any group of workers has it harder than another. True, it’s not a competition, and while teachers do face a myriad of daily stressors, this is not to say it’s not a difficult time for everybody. So instead of telling teachers to build a bridge and get over it, how can we come together to fix the problem for everyone? How can we tackle stress at an organisational level rather than treating it, as is so often the case in education, as an individual failing?
1. Employers need to remember that it’s their legal duty to protect their workers’ health as well as their safety. According to the ATL, injury prevention should not be the be-all and end-all of corporate wellness policies; there also needs to be policies in place to protect employee health against workplace stressors.
2. There also needs to be a culture of wellness, rather than just policies and procedures that look good on paper, but don’t amount to much in a worker’s daily lift. The TUC’s recently published manifesto Time for Change: A Trade Union Manifesto calls for the reclaiming of health and safety at work, with particular regard to all workplaces being inspected regularly to ensure employer compliance with health and safety law.
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Seeing Red?: How To Deal With Angry Customers - Ajit Patel Sanda
Is dealing with customers a regular part of your job? Perhaps you interact with them face-to-face, or maybe you speak to them on the phone. Either way, if you do deal with customers, chances are that at least once in a while you’ll be faced with an angry one. And if you work in a busy shop or call centre, coping with irate customers could be a daily occurrence.
It’s important to have a strategy for dealing with customers who are upset. Otherwise their emotions can easily rub off on you, leaving you feeling wound up and stressed. If left unchecked this will cause your physical and emotional health to suffer.
Of course, when your job requires you to talk to customers, simply walking away from an angry person probably isn’t an option. Some workplaces offer special training to help you deal with challenging customers but if yours doesn’t, there are a range of strategies you can try to help ease the tension.
Don’t take it personally – when a disgruntled customer makes a complaint, it’s easy to feel like they are attacking you directly but remember, they don’t actually know you and their issue is with your company, not with you.
Don’t retaliate – resist the temptation to argue back. Usually, this will only make the situation worse. Take a deep breath, keep calm and listen to what they have to say. Remember, you have nothing to gain by arguing, so even if you think the customer is in the wrong it’s best not to say so. In a lot of instances, customers just want to get something off their chest and by simply listening without interrupting you can help them calm down.
See things from their point of view – when people are upset or angry, there’s usually a reason. Try to empathise and understand why they are unhappy. Even if you feel that the customer is in the wrong, you can say things like “I can understand why you are upset” or “I’m sorry that you feel this way” without giving in to unreasonable demands.
Take time to relax – it’s important to have a range of strategies that you can call upon to help you de-stress. This could be as simple as taking a five-minute walk after a difficult phone call, or taking up a hobby such as yoga to help you de-stress at the end of the day.
Know your limits – it’s important to know what your company’s policy is on dealing with difficult customers. In some cases you may be within your rights to hang up or walk away from a customer – for example if they use threatening language. And if you can’t resolve a customer’s complaint, you may need to refer them to your supervisor.
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It’s important to have a strategy for dealing with customers who are upset. Otherwise their emotions can easily rub off on you, leaving you feeling wound up and stressed. If left unchecked this will cause your physical and emotional health to suffer.
Of course, when your job requires you to talk to customers, simply walking away from an angry person probably isn’t an option. Some workplaces offer special training to help you deal with challenging customers but if yours doesn’t, there are a range of strategies you can try to help ease the tension.
Don’t take it personally – when a disgruntled customer makes a complaint, it’s easy to feel like they are attacking you directly but remember, they don’t actually know you and their issue is with your company, not with you.
Don’t retaliate – resist the temptation to argue back. Usually, this will only make the situation worse. Take a deep breath, keep calm and listen to what they have to say. Remember, you have nothing to gain by arguing, so even if you think the customer is in the wrong it’s best not to say so. In a lot of instances, customers just want to get something off their chest and by simply listening without interrupting you can help them calm down.
See things from their point of view – when people are upset or angry, there’s usually a reason. Try to empathise and understand why they are unhappy. Even if you feel that the customer is in the wrong, you can say things like “I can understand why you are upset” or “I’m sorry that you feel this way” without giving in to unreasonable demands.
Take time to relax – it’s important to have a range of strategies that you can call upon to help you de-stress. This could be as simple as taking a five-minute walk after a difficult phone call, or taking up a hobby such as yoga to help you de-stress at the end of the day.
Know your limits – it’s important to know what your company’s policy is on dealing with difficult customers. In some cases you may be within your rights to hang up or walk away from a customer – for example if they use threatening language. And if you can’t resolve a customer’s complaint, you may need to refer them to your supervisor.
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How To Handle Conflict In The Workplace - Ajit Patel Sanda
Few people enjoy conflict, yet sometimes it’s unavoidable. Even between best friends, disagreements and silly arguments can turn to anger and resentment. With family, it is sometimes even worse. And then, of course, there are your work colleagues. People who you have no choice but to spend time with, for hours a day, several days a week.
In an ideal world, every workplace would be a model of professional efficiency, with people working effortlessly together to achieve a common goal. But, in reality, human nature can mean tempers and hurt feelings, suspicions and jealousy, prejudices and grudges. In a work environment, these things can quickly get out of hand if they aren’t handled properly, and the consequences of a conflict spinning out of control can hurt not only the business, but in some cases your own career and prospects.
By understanding how to manage difficult situations, you can keep them under control and stop things escalating. This applies equally whether you’re a manager or supervisor experiencing friction between members of your team, or if you are directly involved in the clash yourself.
Resolving conflict isn’t always easy as it requires all parties involved to want to work things out. Not everyone reacts to disputes in the same way, and a stand-up argument in the middle of the office is not the only sign that something is wrong. Some people become sullen and withdrawn, or may burst into tears with no apparent provocation. Others might seem outwardly normal and only release their frustrations when they are home in a secure environment. In most cases, however, the individual’s work will suffer. While it’s important not to jump to conclusions, if you spot any of these signs in a colleague – or in yourself – it’s possible that unresolved conflict is at play.
Although it’s not easy to do, it’s best to bring things out into the open and confront them directly. This helps to prevent resentment, and is surprisingly effective at getting each party to understand the other’s point of view. How you go about this depends on your role in the workplace. If you are a manager, speak to individual team members privately and informally. It’s important at this stage not to make hasty judgements or take sides. Listen to grievances (it may take a while to probe to the root of the problem) and aim to get a full picture, who is involved and whether there are any underlying issues. For example, an argument may have kicked off because someone was 20 minutes late back from lunch, but it’s useful to know whether this was a one-off or if his colleagues are resentful because he is always late coming back. Once you fully understand the issues and the perspectives of individuals involved, it is easier to decide what action to take.
If you are involved in the conflict, it can be difficult to know what to do. In its early stages, speak to the other person or people involved with the aim of sorting out your differences in a conciliatory, non-confrontational way so you don’t risk making things worse. If the conflict is more serious or long-standing, consider talking to your supervisor or line manager (or, if appropriate, a staff union representative). They will listen to your concerns, counsel you on next steps and, if necessary, act as a mediator to help resolve the matter.
Regardless of your role, the key to successful conflict resolution is to make a genuine effort to understand everyone’s point of view and, perhaps more importantly, to address behaviours rather than the person. There’s a big difference between saying “He is often late back from his lunch which means the rest of the team have to put in extra work,” and saying “He is lazy and doesn’t pull his weight.”
The final piece of advice can be a tough one to swallow, but may make all the difference: Accept that you could be at least partly to blame. For example, if you challenged the person the first time he was late back from lunch – rather than letting it go on for weeks while complaining behind his back – the problem may have been resolved much sooner.
As difficult as it is at times, taking a calm, rational and adult approach to dealing with your work colleagues – in good times and bad – can make your working environment a more pleasant place for all involved.
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In an ideal world, every workplace would be a model of professional efficiency, with people working effortlessly together to achieve a common goal. But, in reality, human nature can mean tempers and hurt feelings, suspicions and jealousy, prejudices and grudges. In a work environment, these things can quickly get out of hand if they aren’t handled properly, and the consequences of a conflict spinning out of control can hurt not only the business, but in some cases your own career and prospects.
By understanding how to manage difficult situations, you can keep them under control and stop things escalating. This applies equally whether you’re a manager or supervisor experiencing friction between members of your team, or if you are directly involved in the clash yourself.
Resolving conflict isn’t always easy as it requires all parties involved to want to work things out. Not everyone reacts to disputes in the same way, and a stand-up argument in the middle of the office is not the only sign that something is wrong. Some people become sullen and withdrawn, or may burst into tears with no apparent provocation. Others might seem outwardly normal and only release their frustrations when they are home in a secure environment. In most cases, however, the individual’s work will suffer. While it’s important not to jump to conclusions, if you spot any of these signs in a colleague – or in yourself – it’s possible that unresolved conflict is at play.
Although it’s not easy to do, it’s best to bring things out into the open and confront them directly. This helps to prevent resentment, and is surprisingly effective at getting each party to understand the other’s point of view. How you go about this depends on your role in the workplace. If you are a manager, speak to individual team members privately and informally. It’s important at this stage not to make hasty judgements or take sides. Listen to grievances (it may take a while to probe to the root of the problem) and aim to get a full picture, who is involved and whether there are any underlying issues. For example, an argument may have kicked off because someone was 20 minutes late back from lunch, but it’s useful to know whether this was a one-off or if his colleagues are resentful because he is always late coming back. Once you fully understand the issues and the perspectives of individuals involved, it is easier to decide what action to take.
If you are involved in the conflict, it can be difficult to know what to do. In its early stages, speak to the other person or people involved with the aim of sorting out your differences in a conciliatory, non-confrontational way so you don’t risk making things worse. If the conflict is more serious or long-standing, consider talking to your supervisor or line manager (or, if appropriate, a staff union representative). They will listen to your concerns, counsel you on next steps and, if necessary, act as a mediator to help resolve the matter.
Regardless of your role, the key to successful conflict resolution is to make a genuine effort to understand everyone’s point of view and, perhaps more importantly, to address behaviours rather than the person. There’s a big difference between saying “He is often late back from his lunch which means the rest of the team have to put in extra work,” and saying “He is lazy and doesn’t pull his weight.”
The final piece of advice can be a tough one to swallow, but may make all the difference: Accept that you could be at least partly to blame. For example, if you challenged the person the first time he was late back from lunch – rather than letting it go on for weeks while complaining behind his back – the problem may have been resolved much sooner.
As difficult as it is at times, taking a calm, rational and adult approach to dealing with your work colleagues – in good times and bad – can make your working environment a more pleasant place for all involved.
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7 Simple Health Tips for the Freelancer - Ajit Patel Sanda
Even if you work from home, you can still get sick. And taking a sick-day can result in tons of work and tighter deadlines the next day, not to mention the possible damage on your credibility and payment.
To keep the dollars rolling in, here are seven ways to stay healthy and live better in your work environment – in this case, your home.
1. Get out of your jammies
Even if you don’t get to see your client face to face, there’s something about getting showered and dressed to start your workday. Aside from helping you increase your productivity, staying well-groomed before starting your work will keep you away from viral and bacterial infections that may be detrimental to your health. Furthermore, if you’d want to convey professionalism and competence to your employers, working in your jammies won’t be a good idea, too.
2. Keep snacking at bay
One of the dangers of freelancing is having access to all kinds of food any time of the day. However, just because your refrigerator is at arm’s length doesn’t mean you need to keep on munching all day long. Try to think of your home as a corporate office. Make specific time for breaks and food. Also make sure you have healthy snacks. When you go shopping, include fruits and vegetables. Shoving bags of potato chips into your mouth won’t do any good to your waistline and overall health.
3. Stand when answering calls
Studies have shown that sitting down for more than two hours, especially in front of a computer screen, is detrimental to your health. One way to overcome that is to pace around the house when you need to answer a call, or when you need to think. Standing up and moving can stretch your muscles and help in proper body circulation. When I run out of ideas to write, I walk around and come back to the desk refreshed.
4. Take your eyes away from the computer
If you work from home, chances are you’re facing a computer for 8-10 hours a day. One way to protect your eyes is to take them off the screen at least 10 minutes every hour. You can look at something else or close your eyes. Staring at the computer for too long will cause eyestrain and headaches.
5. Break a sweat
You have a lot of options. You can either exercise indoors or sign up for a gym membership. With the right equipment, you can lift weights, run on a treadmill, or go yoga in the comforts of your own home. However, if I were you, I’d prefer breaking a sweat outdoors or in a gym. This way, you get to see things beyond your desk while keeping your body fit. Run around the block or join a martial arts class. You get to meet more people and gain friends, keeping your social life healthy as well.
6. Take time to unwind
When there’s no clear separation between home and work, it really gets easy to keep working instead of having a normal life. A healthy person should have a work-life balance. When you are able to leave the house, take the opportunity. Go out for lunch, shop, watch a movie, and meet friends. Set a specific time to unplug from work. This will help you recharge for another work day.
7. Drink lots of water
Water is a very essential factor for one’s overall health. It keeps the cells hydrated and helps the body function properly. Staying hydrated also keeps the immune system alert and ready to block any possible infection. Since you’re based at home, see to it that you have access clean and safe drinking water. .
Some of these healthy working ideas may seem ordinary, but they’re powerful. I hope they help you avoid sick days while working from home.
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To keep the dollars rolling in, here are seven ways to stay healthy and live better in your work environment – in this case, your home.
1. Get out of your jammies
Even if you don’t get to see your client face to face, there’s something about getting showered and dressed to start your workday. Aside from helping you increase your productivity, staying well-groomed before starting your work will keep you away from viral and bacterial infections that may be detrimental to your health. Furthermore, if you’d want to convey professionalism and competence to your employers, working in your jammies won’t be a good idea, too.
2. Keep snacking at bay
One of the dangers of freelancing is having access to all kinds of food any time of the day. However, just because your refrigerator is at arm’s length doesn’t mean you need to keep on munching all day long. Try to think of your home as a corporate office. Make specific time for breaks and food. Also make sure you have healthy snacks. When you go shopping, include fruits and vegetables. Shoving bags of potato chips into your mouth won’t do any good to your waistline and overall health.
3. Stand when answering calls
Studies have shown that sitting down for more than two hours, especially in front of a computer screen, is detrimental to your health. One way to overcome that is to pace around the house when you need to answer a call, or when you need to think. Standing up and moving can stretch your muscles and help in proper body circulation. When I run out of ideas to write, I walk around and come back to the desk refreshed.
4. Take your eyes away from the computer
If you work from home, chances are you’re facing a computer for 8-10 hours a day. One way to protect your eyes is to take them off the screen at least 10 minutes every hour. You can look at something else or close your eyes. Staring at the computer for too long will cause eyestrain and headaches.
5. Break a sweat
You have a lot of options. You can either exercise indoors or sign up for a gym membership. With the right equipment, you can lift weights, run on a treadmill, or go yoga in the comforts of your own home. However, if I were you, I’d prefer breaking a sweat outdoors or in a gym. This way, you get to see things beyond your desk while keeping your body fit. Run around the block or join a martial arts class. You get to meet more people and gain friends, keeping your social life healthy as well.
6. Take time to unwind
When there’s no clear separation between home and work, it really gets easy to keep working instead of having a normal life. A healthy person should have a work-life balance. When you are able to leave the house, take the opportunity. Go out for lunch, shop, watch a movie, and meet friends. Set a specific time to unplug from work. This will help you recharge for another work day.
7. Drink lots of water
Water is a very essential factor for one’s overall health. It keeps the cells hydrated and helps the body function properly. Staying hydrated also keeps the immune system alert and ready to block any possible infection. Since you’re based at home, see to it that you have access clean and safe drinking water. .
Some of these healthy working ideas may seem ordinary, but they’re powerful. I hope they help you avoid sick days while working from home.
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How Can We Tackle Work Stress at an Organisational Level? - Ajit Patel Sanda
The latest findings from a survey of teachers has painted a dramatic picture of teacher corporate wellness; 76% of teachers believe that workplace stress is making them ill, while 56% believe this stress is making them worse at their jobs. The survey also showed that 83% of teachers feel constantly exhausted because of work, and the pressures are taking their toll on relationship wellness outside of work for 40% of teachers. However, while these results should spark concern for teachers’ wellbeing, it’s hard to feel sympathetic for people who get to play all day and go home at 3pm, right?
Every teacher has, at some point or another, heard such gems as “But what about all those school holidays?”, or “I wouldn’t mind finishing at 3pm for the day”. You might also like to dish out a comment like “we’re all stressed” when seeing a report that suggests any group of workers has it harder than another. True, it’s not a competition, and while teachers do face a myriad of daily stressors, this is not to say it’s not a difficult time for everybody. So instead of telling teachers to build a bridge and get over it, how can we come together to fix the problem for everyone? How can we tackle stress at an organisational level rather than treating it, as is so often the case in education, as an individual failing?
1. Employers need to remember that it’s their legal duty to protect their workers’ health as well as their safety. According to the ATL, injury prevention should not be the be-all and end-all of corporate wellness policies; there also needs to be policies in place to protect employee health against workplace stressors.
2. There also needs to be a culture of wellness, rather than just policies and procedures that look good on paper, but don’t amount to much in a worker’s daily lift. The TUC’s recently published manifesto Time for Change: A Trade Union Manifesto calls for the reclaiming of health and safety at work, with particular regard to all workplaces being inspected regularly to ensure employer compliance with health and safety law.
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Every teacher has, at some point or another, heard such gems as “But what about all those school holidays?”, or “I wouldn’t mind finishing at 3pm for the day”. You might also like to dish out a comment like “we’re all stressed” when seeing a report that suggests any group of workers has it harder than another. True, it’s not a competition, and while teachers do face a myriad of daily stressors, this is not to say it’s not a difficult time for everybody. So instead of telling teachers to build a bridge and get over it, how can we come together to fix the problem for everyone? How can we tackle stress at an organisational level rather than treating it, as is so often the case in education, as an individual failing?
1. Employers need to remember that it’s their legal duty to protect their workers’ health as well as their safety. According to the ATL, injury prevention should not be the be-all and end-all of corporate wellness policies; there also needs to be policies in place to protect employee health against workplace stressors.
2. There also needs to be a culture of wellness, rather than just policies and procedures that look good on paper, but don’t amount to much in a worker’s daily lift. The TUC’s recently published manifesto Time for Change: A Trade Union Manifesto calls for the reclaiming of health and safety at work, with particular regard to all workplaces being inspected regularly to ensure employer compliance with health and safety law.
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Early Birds v/s Night Owls: Why Are Morning People Happier? - Ajit Patel Sanda
You may doubt the mental wellness of people who enjoy getting up early, but according to a recent study published in the American Psychological Association journal Emotion, early birds are generally happier than night owls. Researchers found that self-dubbed “morning people” had a better physical and emotional wellbeing, possibly due to that fact that society caters to a morning person’s schedule. Most people work the standard nine to five, rather than later hours, and you know leaving things until the afternoon never works. So how can your corporate wellness benefit from a little early bird wisdom?
1. Make a to-do list the day before: Andrew Jensen, a business efficiency consultant, explains, ‘Some people like to do the to-do schedule in the morning, but then they might have already lost office time writing it out. It helps to do that to-do schedule the night before. It also will help you sleep better.’
2. Get a full night’s rest: While we’re on the subject of sleeping better, your workday is heavily influenced the night before, as a lack of sleep ruins your concentration and productivity. Try to get a good seven to nine hours every night, and you’ll be employee of the month in no time.
3. Stop hitting the snooze button: Jensen notes, ‘Anyone can be made into a morning person. Anyone can make morning their most productive time. It could be that for the entire week, you set your alarm clock a little bit earlier, and you get out of bed on the first alarm. It may be a pain at first, but eventually you’ll get to the point where you’re getting your seven to eight hours of sleep at night, you’re waking up with all your energy, and accomplishing the things around the house you need to before going to the office.’
4. Exercise in the morning, instead of after work: ‘Exercise improves mood and energy levels,’ Jensen asserts. ‘There have been studies done on employees who’ve exercised before work or during the work day. Those employees have been found to have better time-management skills, and an improved mental sharpness. … Those same studies found these workers are more patient with their peers.’
5. Create a morning ritual: Whether you get up early to read the paper, pray or meditate, or surf the web, Jensen urges, ‘it’s important to have that quiet time with just you.’
6. Don’t neglect breakfast: Not only is this an important part of health and weight maintenance, but breakfast gives you the fuel you need to recharge after a night of fasting, and concentrate for the day ahead. If you’re not a breakfast person, just grab something light and healthy.
7. Don’t be late: Sometimes you miss the bus or get caught in traffic, and arriving on time becomes impossible. Still, once you’ve worked out how long it takes to get into the office, it’s a good idea to get in as early as possible. Even if your boss doesn’t mind you coming in half an hour later, the sooner you get in, the sooner you can get your work done and go home – it’s a no-brainer.
8. Tackle the big projects first: This goes hand-in-hand with your “night before to-do list”, as you now know what needs doing, and in which order. Jump in as soon as you get there (otherwise you’ll just keep procrastinating) and tackle the tough stuff straightaway. Jensen warns, ‘Don’t jump into meaningless projects when you’re at your mental peak for the day.’ If you’re an employer, don’t make your workers sit through a meeting in the morning. Jensen argues, ‘You should use your prime skills during the prime time of the day. I believe that mornings are the most productive time.’ However, very important meetings are another story. ‘Sometimes you have to schedule a crucial meeting, or a client meeting,’ Jensen allows. ‘In which case you’d want to plan for a time when employees are at their peak.’
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1. Make a to-do list the day before: Andrew Jensen, a business efficiency consultant, explains, ‘Some people like to do the to-do schedule in the morning, but then they might have already lost office time writing it out. It helps to do that to-do schedule the night before. It also will help you sleep better.’
2. Get a full night’s rest: While we’re on the subject of sleeping better, your workday is heavily influenced the night before, as a lack of sleep ruins your concentration and productivity. Try to get a good seven to nine hours every night, and you’ll be employee of the month in no time.
3. Stop hitting the snooze button: Jensen notes, ‘Anyone can be made into a morning person. Anyone can make morning their most productive time. It could be that for the entire week, you set your alarm clock a little bit earlier, and you get out of bed on the first alarm. It may be a pain at first, but eventually you’ll get to the point where you’re getting your seven to eight hours of sleep at night, you’re waking up with all your energy, and accomplishing the things around the house you need to before going to the office.’
4. Exercise in the morning, instead of after work: ‘Exercise improves mood and energy levels,’ Jensen asserts. ‘There have been studies done on employees who’ve exercised before work or during the work day. Those employees have been found to have better time-management skills, and an improved mental sharpness. … Those same studies found these workers are more patient with their peers.’
5. Create a morning ritual: Whether you get up early to read the paper, pray or meditate, or surf the web, Jensen urges, ‘it’s important to have that quiet time with just you.’
6. Don’t neglect breakfast: Not only is this an important part of health and weight maintenance, but breakfast gives you the fuel you need to recharge after a night of fasting, and concentrate for the day ahead. If you’re not a breakfast person, just grab something light and healthy.
7. Don’t be late: Sometimes you miss the bus or get caught in traffic, and arriving on time becomes impossible. Still, once you’ve worked out how long it takes to get into the office, it’s a good idea to get in as early as possible. Even if your boss doesn’t mind you coming in half an hour later, the sooner you get in, the sooner you can get your work done and go home – it’s a no-brainer.
8. Tackle the big projects first: This goes hand-in-hand with your “night before to-do list”, as you now know what needs doing, and in which order. Jump in as soon as you get there (otherwise you’ll just keep procrastinating) and tackle the tough stuff straightaway. Jensen warns, ‘Don’t jump into meaningless projects when you’re at your mental peak for the day.’ If you’re an employer, don’t make your workers sit through a meeting in the morning. Jensen argues, ‘You should use your prime skills during the prime time of the day. I believe that mornings are the most productive time.’ However, very important meetings are another story. ‘Sometimes you have to schedule a crucial meeting, or a client meeting,’ Jensen allows. ‘In which case you’d want to plan for a time when employees are at their peak.’
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Why Happy, Healthy Employees Matter - Ajit Patel Sanda
Some people are fortunate enough to be given the chance to get their dream jobs. After all, it has been said that when you love what you do, it doesn’t feel like work at all. But even if you love your job, there are other factors that can burst your happy bubble, draining you of creative juices until you are burned out and unable to fulfill the tasks that you are required to do. Burnt out and unhappy, your health begins to suffer and you will be unable to perform as well as you once did. The moment you are unable to fulfill the work that has been assigned to you, everything snowballs, triggering a chain reaction that will affect everyone, especially when you are part of a team. This paints a very clear picture of why happy, healthy employees matter. But if you need further enlightenment, the following reasons should be enough to convince you.
Happy = Productive
When you are happy at your workplace, you tend to be inspired to work your ass off everyday because your company cares about you and your wellbeing. How does your company show that it cares? Through employee benefits like insurance plans and other incentives. One of the things that can easily burn a hole through your wallet is medical expenses. Even just one unexpected stay at the hospital is enough to put you in debt, especially with expensive doctors’ fees, admissions fees and medication. With health plans, you are able to set your mind at ease and worry less about the possibility of getting sick since you know that you will be covered in case your health is compromised.
Another benefit that will make employees happy is legal plans. This is not a requirement when it comes to employee benefits. But when a company offers this, it is a great bonus that will take a load off an employer’s shoulders especially when he or she may be encountering problems like identity theft. Employees may also require other assistance from lawyers like reviewing a legal document or purchasing a property. An attorney’s exorbitant hourly fees can also put a dent in their wallet so having legal plans is sure to make them happy and at the same time help them save money.
If you have your own company and plan to include legal plans in your employee benefits, you can check out budget packages from legal services providers like Legal Shield. There are informative clips on LegalShield YouTube Channel that can guide you on which coverage is best for your employees.
Healthy = Happy + Productive
Employee health is something that companies should nurture. What better way to do so that to offer activities that help promote good health. Regular exercise is very important, more so for those who spend majority of their time working in front of a computer screen. What you can offer is a free gym membership or perhaps a subsidized one, so that employees can work off their stress and release endorphins, which in turn can contribute to happy feelings and overall well being. Another option is to offer healthier food options, if the company has its own canteen that caters to its employees. When you combine good health and happiness, it will minimize sick leaves and promote more productivity among employees.
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Happy = Productive
When you are happy at your workplace, you tend to be inspired to work your ass off everyday because your company cares about you and your wellbeing. How does your company show that it cares? Through employee benefits like insurance plans and other incentives. One of the things that can easily burn a hole through your wallet is medical expenses. Even just one unexpected stay at the hospital is enough to put you in debt, especially with expensive doctors’ fees, admissions fees and medication. With health plans, you are able to set your mind at ease and worry less about the possibility of getting sick since you know that you will be covered in case your health is compromised.
Another benefit that will make employees happy is legal plans. This is not a requirement when it comes to employee benefits. But when a company offers this, it is a great bonus that will take a load off an employer’s shoulders especially when he or she may be encountering problems like identity theft. Employees may also require other assistance from lawyers like reviewing a legal document or purchasing a property. An attorney’s exorbitant hourly fees can also put a dent in their wallet so having legal plans is sure to make them happy and at the same time help them save money.
If you have your own company and plan to include legal plans in your employee benefits, you can check out budget packages from legal services providers like Legal Shield. There are informative clips on LegalShield YouTube Channel that can guide you on which coverage is best for your employees.
Healthy = Happy + Productive
Employee health is something that companies should nurture. What better way to do so that to offer activities that help promote good health. Regular exercise is very important, more so for those who spend majority of their time working in front of a computer screen. What you can offer is a free gym membership or perhaps a subsidized one, so that employees can work off their stress and release endorphins, which in turn can contribute to happy feelings and overall well being. Another option is to offer healthier food options, if the company has its own canteen that caters to its employees. When you combine good health and happiness, it will minimize sick leaves and promote more productivity among employees.
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Could Job Insecurities Lead to a Mental Health Issue? - Ajit Patel Sanda
The recession, job insecurities and increasing pressures in the workplace mean we’re all under a lot of stress where our careers are concerned. This is encroaching on our personal lives and relationships as well, which could explain the increasing risk of mental health issues amongst workers. Studies carried out at the Universite de Montreal, Concordia University and Universite Laval in Canada are the largest research studies ever conduction on the subject and focused on a number of factors which could lead to the development of psychological stress. Such risks include depression and burnouts at work, with more than 2100 employees and 63 companies all questioned about their work and personal lives in order to ascertain the risks. The results were supported by cortisol measurements, the hormone responsible for stress in the body.
Researchers found that the impacts of a person’s personal and work-related problems on their mental health can’t be considered separately, which is why the strength of the research relies so heavily on the various important factors considered. These include the organisation a person works for, family and employment relationships, and personality traits such as one’s self esteem. Other lifestyle factors were also noted, such as chronic illnesses and drug or alcohol misuse. The study was a prime opportunity to also review the various ways in which organisations were aiming to reduce stress for its employees, and the ways in which is was aiming to improve employee health. These ranged from fitness centres to implementing shorter working hours. There are ways to reduce the risks of mental health complications, according to researchers, by motivating yourself to adopt a different approach to your work life and personal traits as well. Researche
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Researchers found that the impacts of a person’s personal and work-related problems on their mental health can’t be considered separately, which is why the strength of the research relies so heavily on the various important factors considered. These include the organisation a person works for, family and employment relationships, and personality traits such as one’s self esteem. Other lifestyle factors were also noted, such as chronic illnesses and drug or alcohol misuse. The study was a prime opportunity to also review the various ways in which organisations were aiming to reduce stress for its employees, and the ways in which is was aiming to improve employee health. These ranged from fitness centres to implementing shorter working hours. There are ways to reduce the risks of mental health complications, according to researchers, by motivating yourself to adopt a different approach to your work life and personal traits as well. Researche
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Is there a Specific Solution to Your Job Stress Situation? - Ajit Patel Sanda
‘Chronic job strain can put both your physical and emotional health at risk,’ says Paul J. Rosch, MD, the president of the American Institute of Stress, but when corporate wellness experts and the like talk about this strain, they tend to forget that we’re all individuals, and whack it all under the big umbrella term of “work stress”. There is a myriad of different causes of work stress, which require a variety of solutions. So, which of these specific situations is affecting your wellbeing both in and out of the workplace?
1. Overworked and underpaid: You get in, you sit down and you keep working right up until the last minute. However, even though you’re putting in every minute of every hour of the working day, you have no say in how you do things, what type of projects you work on or on your own schedule. Peter L. Schnall, MD, an occupational stress expert at the University of California, notes that “high-demand, low-control” jobs cause a great deal of strain to your mental wellness, but research suggests that you can ease the stress by finding ways to get more involved in decision-making.
2. Stalled career climber: Even though you’ve been working away and trying to get noticed, all you’ve managed to do is make your boss look good without them realising you did all the hard graft. You’re yet to receive a raise, a promotion, or even sufficient recognition for your blood, sweat and tears, and this is the perfect cocktail for stress, especially if you’re a very driven and ambitious person. Instead of stewing about these so-called “effort-reward imbalances” try talking to your boss about your career goals. You might not get a promotion there and then but at least everyone is then on the same page, and your boss can give you some insight about how to improve your situation.
3. Desert island desk-jockey: In an office full of colleagues and supervisors, you feel totally alone. You don’t feel like you can go to your boss for help or guidance, and you don’t have a trusted ally to turn to when you need a good vent. In order to do your job well, if at all, you need a good support system that includes practical support from your bosses and emotional support from colleagues. This means you need to communicate your needs more effectively, being more specific and persuasive with your boss and making the effort to connect with your co-workers.
4. The office doormat: You’re on the front-line, dealing with demanding and even nasty customers, but you’re now allowed to fight back. Instead, you have to take it all in your stride and maintain a facade of professionalism, calm, and courtesy, no matter how much they verbally abuse you. Dr Schnall explains, ‘When there’s a discrepancy between your internal state and the roles you’re expected to play at work, you experience what researchers call “emotional labour.”’ Again, you should talk to your boss about advice or additional training on how to handle difficult customers without taking it personally and feeling demoralised.
5. Terrorised by technology: Thanks to the internet and the nifty little smartphone your company so generously provided, you are now within reach 24/7, and don’t your colleagues know it! There’s no leaving work at the office anymore; you can’t even distinguish between your work and personal life. Dr Rosch notes, ‘Technostress is an important and growing issue,’ and you can forget that you control your phone, and not the other way around. Turn off email notifications on your phone and set aside three times in your day (during working hours) that you will check your inbox.
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1. Overworked and underpaid: You get in, you sit down and you keep working right up until the last minute. However, even though you’re putting in every minute of every hour of the working day, you have no say in how you do things, what type of projects you work on or on your own schedule. Peter L. Schnall, MD, an occupational stress expert at the University of California, notes that “high-demand, low-control” jobs cause a great deal of strain to your mental wellness, but research suggests that you can ease the stress by finding ways to get more involved in decision-making.
2. Stalled career climber: Even though you’ve been working away and trying to get noticed, all you’ve managed to do is make your boss look good without them realising you did all the hard graft. You’re yet to receive a raise, a promotion, or even sufficient recognition for your blood, sweat and tears, and this is the perfect cocktail for stress, especially if you’re a very driven and ambitious person. Instead of stewing about these so-called “effort-reward imbalances” try talking to your boss about your career goals. You might not get a promotion there and then but at least everyone is then on the same page, and your boss can give you some insight about how to improve your situation.
3. Desert island desk-jockey: In an office full of colleagues and supervisors, you feel totally alone. You don’t feel like you can go to your boss for help or guidance, and you don’t have a trusted ally to turn to when you need a good vent. In order to do your job well, if at all, you need a good support system that includes practical support from your bosses and emotional support from colleagues. This means you need to communicate your needs more effectively, being more specific and persuasive with your boss and making the effort to connect with your co-workers.
4. The office doormat: You’re on the front-line, dealing with demanding and even nasty customers, but you’re now allowed to fight back. Instead, you have to take it all in your stride and maintain a facade of professionalism, calm, and courtesy, no matter how much they verbally abuse you. Dr Schnall explains, ‘When there’s a discrepancy between your internal state and the roles you’re expected to play at work, you experience what researchers call “emotional labour.”’ Again, you should talk to your boss about advice or additional training on how to handle difficult customers without taking it personally and feeling demoralised.
5. Terrorised by technology: Thanks to the internet and the nifty little smartphone your company so generously provided, you are now within reach 24/7, and don’t your colleagues know it! There’s no leaving work at the office anymore; you can’t even distinguish between your work and personal life. Dr Rosch notes, ‘Technostress is an important and growing issue,’ and you can forget that you control your phone, and not the other way around. Turn off email notifications on your phone and set aside three times in your day (during working hours) that you will check your inbox.
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How to Establish Your Seniority when You’re a Young Boss - Ajit Patel Sanda
In today’s crazy employment market, there’s no telling who might end up with the job. A person may have 25 years experience in your profession, but end up with a boss who’s 25 years old. If you’re a young boss, it can be hard to establish the right relationship with your older employees – how do you earn their respect without offending the seniority of those who have been around longer than you? How do you handle their errors or encourage and empower them if they just look at you as a youngster?
1. Hold regular reviews of skills and knowledge to address the gap.
While you can’t deny the value of experience, new technologies and methods are always happening, and so you need to ensure that your employees have the up-to-date knowledge that goes hand-in-hand with experience. Older employees are often eager to learn new things so that they can be ‘in the loop’ and belong with the rest of the group.
2. Maintain courtesy in all interactions with your older employees.
Respect for your elders is still important in our culture, and so courtesy and respect should be your buzzwords no matter what the interaction calls for. They will only respect you if you show them the same courtesy, and giving respect is also a part of generally being professional – which is important to anyone’s corporate wellness.
3. Agree on your working style.
If you reprimand an older employee, they may feel more embarrassed by the fact that you’re young than by the error itself. Establish with your employees that their input is invaluable, but sometimes there will be discords and errors and you will have to step up and pull rank. Ensure your employees know that what you say and do will be done with regard to the wellbeing of the company, as well as the careers of everyone involved.
4. Establish seniority
As we do have a culture in which elders are to be obeyed – and no one believes this more than older people – it can be hard to establish your seniority. However, make sure that you quickly assert that you have more access to a broader vision and wider frame of information. Lay it out in logical terms, so that the confusion of having a young boss is eliminated.
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1. Hold regular reviews of skills and knowledge to address the gap.
While you can’t deny the value of experience, new technologies and methods are always happening, and so you need to ensure that your employees have the up-to-date knowledge that goes hand-in-hand with experience. Older employees are often eager to learn new things so that they can be ‘in the loop’ and belong with the rest of the group.
2. Maintain courtesy in all interactions with your older employees.
Respect for your elders is still important in our culture, and so courtesy and respect should be your buzzwords no matter what the interaction calls for. They will only respect you if you show them the same courtesy, and giving respect is also a part of generally being professional – which is important to anyone’s corporate wellness.
3. Agree on your working style.
If you reprimand an older employee, they may feel more embarrassed by the fact that you’re young than by the error itself. Establish with your employees that their input is invaluable, but sometimes there will be discords and errors and you will have to step up and pull rank. Ensure your employees know that what you say and do will be done with regard to the wellbeing of the company, as well as the careers of everyone involved.
4. Establish seniority
As we do have a culture in which elders are to be obeyed – and no one believes this more than older people – it can be hard to establish your seniority. However, make sure that you quickly assert that you have more access to a broader vision and wider frame of information. Lay it out in logical terms, so that the confusion of having a young boss is eliminated.
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Three Steps to a Healthier Work Experience - Ajit Patel Sanda
If you work in a desk-based job, you may be aware of the risk to your health from sitting down all day and limiting the amount of physical activity you get. While the structure of many modern businesses are changing, such as including gyms and workplace wellness schemes, desk workers can be at risk of feeling trapped. This trapped feeling means that you need to get your blood flowing and your muscles moving. There are ways that you can improve your working week so that you feel less sluggish. Here are three ways to kick start your working experience, to boost your health and wellbeing.
Posture
One of the most common problems in people who work in a desk-based job is their posture – sitting down all day can get uncomfortable, and it’s easy to slip into a position that damages your back after time. You lean over your keyboard to get closer to the screen, or your slide back and slouch whilst you work. Try working on your posture first and foremost, as you’ll be surprised what a difference it makes to your overall wellbeing and health. You’ll need to be conscious of it all the time for the first few weeks, until your body begins to do it naturally. Keep your shoulders back and your back straight, so that you’re not slouching. Having a good posture doesn’t just help your own health – it also gives a better impression to others in the office, as it shows that you’re more confident and attentive at work. If you’re squinting and struggling to see the computer screen, get your eyes checked.
Keep active
Keep yourself moving throughout the day, as sitting down for seven hours isn’t going to do anything for your circulation and health. Five minutes every hour or so to stretch your legs and get the blood flowing can do wonders. Try getting up to get a drink, go to the toilet or even just walk around the office to speak to a co-worker. Just get the blood flowing, however you want to do it. If you’re sitting with good posture or without, you’ll still notice that you’ll get sore sitting down for too long. Getting up and staying active can alleviate this problem and help to keep your blood flowing. Also, make the most of your lunch break and go for a walk – don’t spend this vital time sitting down again.
Eat healthy snacks
This isn’t so much about staying fit, but it is important that you eat well when you’re at work – you’re there for forty hours a week, so what you eat during this time counts. Many people notice that when they’ve been working in a place for a while, they begin to develop poor eating habits. What you eat fuels your body throughout the day, so choose wisely. This means ditching the crisps and biscuits for water, fruit and vegetables, and nuts. They’ll give your body an energy boost without loading you up on empty calories and high sugar contents. You’ll also notice that your energy lasts for longer. This is because snacks such as crisps and chocolate may give you an instant hit of energy, but it will be short lived, leaving you with that afternoon slump that we’ve all experienced. Try to begin the day with a filling and healthy breakfast, such as cereal or porridge, then a snack of fruit mid-morning. At lunch time, fill up on plenty of veggies and lean protein to see you through the afternoon, and munch on nuts and seeds if you get peckish.
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Posture
One of the most common problems in people who work in a desk-based job is their posture – sitting down all day can get uncomfortable, and it’s easy to slip into a position that damages your back after time. You lean over your keyboard to get closer to the screen, or your slide back and slouch whilst you work. Try working on your posture first and foremost, as you’ll be surprised what a difference it makes to your overall wellbeing and health. You’ll need to be conscious of it all the time for the first few weeks, until your body begins to do it naturally. Keep your shoulders back and your back straight, so that you’re not slouching. Having a good posture doesn’t just help your own health – it also gives a better impression to others in the office, as it shows that you’re more confident and attentive at work. If you’re squinting and struggling to see the computer screen, get your eyes checked.
Keep active
Keep yourself moving throughout the day, as sitting down for seven hours isn’t going to do anything for your circulation and health. Five minutes every hour or so to stretch your legs and get the blood flowing can do wonders. Try getting up to get a drink, go to the toilet or even just walk around the office to speak to a co-worker. Just get the blood flowing, however you want to do it. If you’re sitting with good posture or without, you’ll still notice that you’ll get sore sitting down for too long. Getting up and staying active can alleviate this problem and help to keep your blood flowing. Also, make the most of your lunch break and go for a walk – don’t spend this vital time sitting down again.
Eat healthy snacks
This isn’t so much about staying fit, but it is important that you eat well when you’re at work – you’re there for forty hours a week, so what you eat during this time counts. Many people notice that when they’ve been working in a place for a while, they begin to develop poor eating habits. What you eat fuels your body throughout the day, so choose wisely. This means ditching the crisps and biscuits for water, fruit and vegetables, and nuts. They’ll give your body an energy boost without loading you up on empty calories and high sugar contents. You’ll also notice that your energy lasts for longer. This is because snacks such as crisps and chocolate may give you an instant hit of energy, but it will be short lived, leaving you with that afternoon slump that we’ve all experienced. Try to begin the day with a filling and healthy breakfast, such as cereal or porridge, then a snack of fruit mid-morning. At lunch time, fill up on plenty of veggies and lean protein to see you through the afternoon, and munch on nuts and seeds if you get peckish.
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5 Critical Things Your Job Injury Could Affect - Ajit Patel Sanda
Most people assume that they will be well taken care of if they happen to get injured at work. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. In fact, many workers’ compensation claims are either initially denied or stalled for a long time, so it is imperative to be prepared to take legal action if necessary. Additionally, there are several aspects of your life that could be negatively impacted by your injury.
1. Health
The most obvious problem that a workplace injury will cause is some type of issue with your health. After all, even if your injury appears to be relatively minor, it could end up causing you to deal with a long list of other complications. For example, getting a knee injury that is not properly treated could result in sporadic bouts of pain for the rest of your life.
2. Your Career
Even though your employer is technically not permitted to fire you while you are dealing with a workplace injury, they could end up making it very difficult for you to stay after you return to work. Unfortunately, your lost time could also make it hard to find new viable job prospects, especially if you work in a highly physical industry.
3. Your Finances
Attempting to keep all of your finances in line while dealing with an injury can be very difficult. One Michigan workmans comp attorney states “Workmen’s Compensation Insurance is designed to ease the financial pressure of employees who are already suffering physically.” Keep in mind that even if your workers’ comp claim is approved quickly, you are still going to receive a reduced wage until you are able to return to work. However, sometimes you will be faced with a denial. When faced with this it is imperative to contact a legal representative.
Sadly, workers’ comp agents do not focus on helping people receive the necessary financial assistance while they are injured. Instead, their main goal is to look for any reason to deny your claim. Therefore, it is always a good idea to obtain an experienced attorney to help you turn a denial into an acceptance. Keep in mind that a lawyer will have a much firmer understanding of the entire process, and you can use this to your advantage.
4. Your Mental Health
It is very common for people to get depressed after they are injured at work, and this problem can become exacerbated if you find out that you will no longer be able to perform the essential duties of your job.
5. Your Personal Relationships
Being injured can cause a lot of stress in a relationship, especially if it becomes a long-term problem. It will be important for you to be cognizant of the fact that your significant other is making sacrifices to help keep everything moving smoothly while you are unable to help out. Additionally, many injuries will impact your ability to be physical with your partner, and this lack of intimacy can also lead to problems.
If you are injured at work, it is vital for you to follow all of your company’s injury procedures. As long as you take all of the proper steps, you should be able to get approved for workers’ compensation to help you get through your injury without incurring a lot of debt. But if denial occurs seeking the assistance of a legal professional would be advised.
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1. Health
The most obvious problem that a workplace injury will cause is some type of issue with your health. After all, even if your injury appears to be relatively minor, it could end up causing you to deal with a long list of other complications. For example, getting a knee injury that is not properly treated could result in sporadic bouts of pain for the rest of your life.
2. Your Career
Even though your employer is technically not permitted to fire you while you are dealing with a workplace injury, they could end up making it very difficult for you to stay after you return to work. Unfortunately, your lost time could also make it hard to find new viable job prospects, especially if you work in a highly physical industry.
3. Your Finances
Attempting to keep all of your finances in line while dealing with an injury can be very difficult. One Michigan workmans comp attorney states “Workmen’s Compensation Insurance is designed to ease the financial pressure of employees who are already suffering physically.” Keep in mind that even if your workers’ comp claim is approved quickly, you are still going to receive a reduced wage until you are able to return to work. However, sometimes you will be faced with a denial. When faced with this it is imperative to contact a legal representative.
Sadly, workers’ comp agents do not focus on helping people receive the necessary financial assistance while they are injured. Instead, their main goal is to look for any reason to deny your claim. Therefore, it is always a good idea to obtain an experienced attorney to help you turn a denial into an acceptance. Keep in mind that a lawyer will have a much firmer understanding of the entire process, and you can use this to your advantage.
4. Your Mental Health
It is very common for people to get depressed after they are injured at work, and this problem can become exacerbated if you find out that you will no longer be able to perform the essential duties of your job.
5. Your Personal Relationships
Being injured can cause a lot of stress in a relationship, especially if it becomes a long-term problem. It will be important for you to be cognizant of the fact that your significant other is making sacrifices to help keep everything moving smoothly while you are unable to help out. Additionally, many injuries will impact your ability to be physical with your partner, and this lack of intimacy can also lead to problems.
If you are injured at work, it is vital for you to follow all of your company’s injury procedures. As long as you take all of the proper steps, you should be able to get approved for workers’ compensation to help you get through your injury without incurring a lot of debt. But if denial occurs seeking the assistance of a legal professional would be advised.
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The Secret of Dealing With a Boss Who is Incompetent - Ajit Patel Sanda
One of the biggest challenges in the corporate world is what to do if you have an incompetent boss. Many people lose sleep over this kind of issue, as it can be a big threat to your own wellness and wellbeing at work if your boss is apt to make mistakes. It can also cause you professional embarrassment, particularly if your boss’s mistakes are going to impact on your own workload.
If you feel that your boss is incompetent, the first thing to work out is whether there is a conflict of personalities between the two of you. For example, is she not passing on work to you that she should be delegating, and then finding herself overwhelmed? Could this mean that she doesn’t trust you and so attempts to take on too much herself? If you think that this could be the case, talk openly to your boss and work out ways that you could gain her trust. If she delegates more readily, she will be able to focus more on her own workload.
It’s also worth having a think about your boss’s strengths and weaknesses. Although it may seem that your boss is totally incompetent, it’s rare for someone to be high up in a company if they have absolutely no skills, so have a think about things that she may be good at that have allowed her to get where she is today. Think too about her weaknesses, as this will allow you to identify what it is about your boss that makes her work seem below par. This will help the way you think about her, and allow you to think things like ‘she’s not incompetent, she’s just bad at XYZ’.
Finally, if you really feel that your boss is incompetent and that it is going to impact on you, start writing everything down. If it all blows up, it will be good to have a log of what happened and when, and exactly who was involved, so that you can defend yourself if the blame ever comes your way.
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If you feel that your boss is incompetent, the first thing to work out is whether there is a conflict of personalities between the two of you. For example, is she not passing on work to you that she should be delegating, and then finding herself overwhelmed? Could this mean that she doesn’t trust you and so attempts to take on too much herself? If you think that this could be the case, talk openly to your boss and work out ways that you could gain her trust. If she delegates more readily, she will be able to focus more on her own workload.
It’s also worth having a think about your boss’s strengths and weaknesses. Although it may seem that your boss is totally incompetent, it’s rare for someone to be high up in a company if they have absolutely no skills, so have a think about things that she may be good at that have allowed her to get where she is today. Think too about her weaknesses, as this will allow you to identify what it is about your boss that makes her work seem below par. This will help the way you think about her, and allow you to think things like ‘she’s not incompetent, she’s just bad at XYZ’.
Finally, if you really feel that your boss is incompetent and that it is going to impact on you, start writing everything down. If it all blows up, it will be good to have a log of what happened and when, and exactly who was involved, so that you can defend yourself if the blame ever comes your way.
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How to Deal With a Workplace Mentor Who Seems to Hate You - Ajit Patel Sanda
In the corporate world, a workplace mentor is supposed to help you, guide you and to do everything possible to protect your wellness and wellbeing in the workplace. In reality, things can be a little difficult.
Frequently, someone who is assigned to be a ‘mentor’ may not actually be the best person for the job. Some people find that they have a personality clash with their mentor and simply do not get on. This can lead to the one person they are supposed to be able to rely on actually shutting them out of workplace activities, giving them incorrect information or sabotaging efforts that they make at work.
If you find that your mentor seems to hate you, first of all – try not to take it personally. A workplace is a competitive environment, and it may simply be that your mentor feels threatened by your presence for some reason, or finds the role of mentoring you to be an additional burden on top of an already stressful workload.
It’s also worth bearing in mind that whatever title has been given, someone who is not helpful and supportive is not really your mentor in any sense of the word. Instead, you are quite free to look around the workplace and find an older or more senior member of staff who would like to help show you the ropes, and gravitate more towards them.
Do be polite to your formal mentor, though, as her mentoring of you may be part of an HR programme and she may be reporting back to HR about how you are settling in. Don’t directly fall out with her or fail to respond to her.
If your mentor behaves badly, a good trick is to ask yourself what you can learn from this behaviour. It may be that your own job is not up to scratch, or it may be that there is something you can learn from their attitude – and it’s always worth asking them, ‘Is there some way I could have handled XYZ better?’ which will help them to either explain their behaviour or at least feel a bit embarrassed!
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Frequently, someone who is assigned to be a ‘mentor’ may not actually be the best person for the job. Some people find that they have a personality clash with their mentor and simply do not get on. This can lead to the one person they are supposed to be able to rely on actually shutting them out of workplace activities, giving them incorrect information or sabotaging efforts that they make at work.
If you find that your mentor seems to hate you, first of all – try not to take it personally. A workplace is a competitive environment, and it may simply be that your mentor feels threatened by your presence for some reason, or finds the role of mentoring you to be an additional burden on top of an already stressful workload.
It’s also worth bearing in mind that whatever title has been given, someone who is not helpful and supportive is not really your mentor in any sense of the word. Instead, you are quite free to look around the workplace and find an older or more senior member of staff who would like to help show you the ropes, and gravitate more towards them.
Do be polite to your formal mentor, though, as her mentoring of you may be part of an HR programme and she may be reporting back to HR about how you are settling in. Don’t directly fall out with her or fail to respond to her.
If your mentor behaves badly, a good trick is to ask yourself what you can learn from this behaviour. It may be that your own job is not up to scratch, or it may be that there is something you can learn from their attitude – and it’s always worth asking them, ‘Is there some way I could have handled XYZ better?’ which will help them to either explain their behaviour or at least feel a bit embarrassed!
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Career Climbers: How to Tell if You’re Ready to Move Up - Ajit Patel Sanda
In order to progress in your career, you need to be ready. According to strategic planning consultant Allison Rimm, author of The Joy of Strategy: A Business Plan for Life, ‘It is important to identify your blind spots and shine a spotlight on areas in which you need to improve. A fresh perspective can provide you with an accurate diagnosis of any issues that need to be addressed along with a prescription for doing so.’ There’s no test that can prove to you that you’re ready for the next step up the ladder, but you can ask yourself the following questions to somewhat determine your readiness:
1. Do you seek out the “real story”? You need to gain a full picture of yourself and what’s getting in your way. You may want to progress but writing that CV is always something you’ll “get around to,” or maybe you have a shining career background but you suck at interviews. Before you can get to the happy ending of your story, you need to read all the chapters.
2. Do you hold the keys to success? It’s not about having opportunities handed to you; you have to feel in control of your own corporate wellness, so that others will see this in you. Believe you can impact your own work life for the better, and you will.
3. Who are your role models? Unless you’re in show business, identifying major role models to whom you should aspire can be difficult. However, even if you don’t pick someone in your field, it’s important to find someone whom you wish to emulate. What is it about that person that is so appealing? Identify the key qualities you admire – be it communication skills, excellence in negotiating or likeability around the office – and work out how you might evolve into something similar.
4. Can you take the tough stuff? Whether it’s about your work, your behaviour or you as a person, no one likes to hear negative criticism. However, while it may be a knock to your emotional wellbeing, criticism and feedback is a necessary step for growth in the workplace, as well as in life. You may be tempted to avoid discussing your potential downfalls, but processing this type of information can prove pivotal in the long run.
5. Do you ever think about your failures? This can’t be right; surely you need to think about your past successes – not failures – to become more successful. Though it seems counter-intuitive to dwell on your mistakes, you need to focus on your failures in order to grow in a professional capacity. Look beyond the mistake, and try to see where it originated and how you could have prevented it. Maybe you resisted an offer to collaborate and buckled under the pressure of doing it all on your own or perhaps you didn’t plan out your time effectively and ended up missing a deadline. This isn’t about beating yourself up; everyone makes mistakes. However, you don’t have to make them twice.
6. Have you started a plan for your development? You don’t need to wait for permission before you move forward in your career, so why wait? Start your evolution by identifying the five skills or traits that you’ll need to succeed at a higher level in your industry. It may help to imagine that you’re talking to a student or intern who’s entering your profession. What advice would you give them, and what are you doing to follow your own advice?
7. Do you approach your career with a degree of humour? Getting ahead at work is serious business, but if you can’t laugh at the setbacks then you’re going to drown in them. Chances are, you won’t get it right on your first try, but attempting to disarm negative emotions with humour can be the start of a “growth spurt,” giving you the positive outlook you need to get back on that horse and try again.
8. Are you willing to invest the energy that you need to? Most of the time, just keeping up with the bare minimum requirements for the job you have can be trying, but this magnifies when you start looking to get ahead. You might need to take on more responsibility, put in more hours, or even dedicate some of your free time to learning more about the industry. All of this takes time and energy, so be sure that you enter the process with a store of patience.
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1. Do you seek out the “real story”? You need to gain a full picture of yourself and what’s getting in your way. You may want to progress but writing that CV is always something you’ll “get around to,” or maybe you have a shining career background but you suck at interviews. Before you can get to the happy ending of your story, you need to read all the chapters.
2. Do you hold the keys to success? It’s not about having opportunities handed to you; you have to feel in control of your own corporate wellness, so that others will see this in you. Believe you can impact your own work life for the better, and you will.
3. Who are your role models? Unless you’re in show business, identifying major role models to whom you should aspire can be difficult. However, even if you don’t pick someone in your field, it’s important to find someone whom you wish to emulate. What is it about that person that is so appealing? Identify the key qualities you admire – be it communication skills, excellence in negotiating or likeability around the office – and work out how you might evolve into something similar.
4. Can you take the tough stuff? Whether it’s about your work, your behaviour or you as a person, no one likes to hear negative criticism. However, while it may be a knock to your emotional wellbeing, criticism and feedback is a necessary step for growth in the workplace, as well as in life. You may be tempted to avoid discussing your potential downfalls, but processing this type of information can prove pivotal in the long run.
5. Do you ever think about your failures? This can’t be right; surely you need to think about your past successes – not failures – to become more successful. Though it seems counter-intuitive to dwell on your mistakes, you need to focus on your failures in order to grow in a professional capacity. Look beyond the mistake, and try to see where it originated and how you could have prevented it. Maybe you resisted an offer to collaborate and buckled under the pressure of doing it all on your own or perhaps you didn’t plan out your time effectively and ended up missing a deadline. This isn’t about beating yourself up; everyone makes mistakes. However, you don’t have to make them twice.
6. Have you started a plan for your development? You don’t need to wait for permission before you move forward in your career, so why wait? Start your evolution by identifying the five skills or traits that you’ll need to succeed at a higher level in your industry. It may help to imagine that you’re talking to a student or intern who’s entering your profession. What advice would you give them, and what are you doing to follow your own advice?
7. Do you approach your career with a degree of humour? Getting ahead at work is serious business, but if you can’t laugh at the setbacks then you’re going to drown in them. Chances are, you won’t get it right on your first try, but attempting to disarm negative emotions with humour can be the start of a “growth spurt,” giving you the positive outlook you need to get back on that horse and try again.
8. Are you willing to invest the energy that you need to? Most of the time, just keeping up with the bare minimum requirements for the job you have can be trying, but this magnifies when you start looking to get ahead. You might need to take on more responsibility, put in more hours, or even dedicate some of your free time to learning more about the industry. All of this takes time and energy, so be sure that you enter the process with a store of patience.
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