During our last blog post, we discussed the power of protein and fiber. These two items, when incorporated into your daily diet, can help you naturally control the amount of calories you intake on a daily basis without painstakingly counting every calorie in every food you eat.
Thus by eating more, you lose or control weight. Now let’s get more specific.
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With spring officially underway and summer right around the corner, this is usually the time of year when you’ve realized that the fad diet you thought was going to help you lose weight was a failure and not the sustainable diet change needed to yield long-term success. If you’re in this boat, you’re not alone.
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As a Wellness Specialist, I repeatedly find that employees are seeking to better understand their benefits and how to use them wisely. Now on the blog is an interview with Molly Kane, a licensed insurance agent and Principal of Dovetail Consulting. She specializes in excess workers’ compensation, international travel & medical, individual & group health and voluntary benefits.
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Know your numbers has been a huge buzz phrase in workplace wellness programs over the past few years. It sounds like an easy concept, but many organizations find it challenging. Some groups struggle to find time each year to offer onsite screening events, forget to include them in their wellness budget, and/or fail to see the value in biometrics if they see little to no change in the aggregate data year over year. On the flipside, some organizations consistently offer screenings up to twice annually.
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New on the blog is an interview with Anna Schott, a licensed independent social worker specializing in anxiety, depression and personal trauma. We recently chatted about the important role that employers can play in supporting their employees’ mental health and wellness.
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