Truth or Myth? Is time off work the best approach to dealing with depression or stress?

 

Myth!

Whilst dealing with depression or stress, shutting yourself away from everything for a while can feel like the best thing to do. But it isn’t necessarily the best antidote to these feelings.

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What’s the reason this time for being late?

Everybody has a friend who is always late. But how does that make you feel about them? Do you consider it rude? Something that they should have changed after the first couple of apologies? Every time, you ask them ‘What’s the reason this time for being late?’

Well it turns out that lateness is something that might not be easy to help. Continue reading

How to: Prevent & ease musculoskeletal disorders in the work place

Honeydew Health has devised a simple 3 step plan to help prevent you understand and prevent the causes of Musculoskeletal Disorders.

What causes Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs)?

Musculoskeletal disorders are caused by the affect of stress placed on your joints, muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, cartilage and spinal disks. Continue reading

How to Measure Wellbeing at Work

The second in our series of ‘How to’ Guides, is an article written by guest writer Wayne Campbell at Healthy Performance.

“What you can measure, you can improve!”

With wellbeing one of the top five boardroom issues, it’s now important to measure the effectiveness and impact of your wellbeing programme, not just implement initiatives. Continue reading

A great combination: health management apps & health management classes

Smart phone Apps have become the latest trend for Health management and weight loss firms to reach the public. As many of us are ‘addicted’ to our phones, it only makes sense to provide advice, information and tools for improving personal health via this platform.

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Smoking cessation improves attendance, productivity & employee wellbeing

A recent study by University of Nottingham reported that smokers are 33% more likely to miss work than non-smokers and this trend has led to smokers missing, on average, 2.7 working days more per year than non-smokers. Continue reading