February 2020

What is Meditation? According to NCCIH, there is no one single type of meditation. However, meditation usually have four main components: A quiet location with as few distractions as possible A specific, comfortable posture such as sitting, lying down, walking or even yoga. Focus! This can mean focusing on a specific word or phrase, an […]

Behavior Change In the recent WELCOA article, “Navigating the Complex Waters of Human Behavior Change,” Rosie Ward PHD, MPH, MCHES, BCC, brought up some very interesting points. She explains that all too often we treat adaptive challenges, which are challenges that require engaging the heart and mind and have no known solution, like they are technical problems,

Generation Z Statistics Generation Z refers to the generation following Millennials. Typically Generation Z is defined as anyone born in the mid to late 1990s to the early to mid 2010s. Pew Research recently defined this generation as anyone born after 1997, and 1997-2012 is widely accepted as the date range. Some of Gen Z has already entered

Lower Back Pain Statistics The number of Americans experiencing lower back pain has been steadily increasing each year, and worldwide it is the leading cause of disability. Experts estimate that up to 80% of the population will experience back pain at some time in their lives, and according to the American Chiropractic Association, 31 million Americans

A Multibillion Dollar Industry If you have ever browsed the isle of vitamins and supplements at your grocery store or pharmacy, you probably realized how many choices there are to choose from. There are hundreds of different types of vitamins and supplements, and then each type has multiple brands. However, despite the difficulty of navigating

Employees with Disabilities As cited by The Benefits Guide, More than 9 million workers in the United States have at least one disability. These disabilities range from visible disabilities, such as needing a wheelchair, to invisible disabilities, such a chronic illness. No matter what kind of disabilities are present in your workforce, it is important to make

Are There Any Benefits to Remote Work? Remote work programs have been a growing trend, however, some organizations have been questioning their effectiveness. In particular, Gallup stated that federal agencies have been scaling back on their remote work programs because they “had little data to support the benefits or costs” of remote work programs. Luckily, as of

American Heart Month The month of February is federally designated as American Heart Month. The main goal of this observance is to raise awareness about heart disease and how people can prevent it, at home, in the workplace, and in the community as a whole. Currently, heart disease is the leading cause of death, with 1 in