By: Art Gib

Within most businesses the daily pressure to perform and be positively productive creates some level of stress and anxiety for employees. Because of the relationship that connects the strains of the workplace with susceptibility to illness, some companies are adopting a plan to help reduce the stress levels of their workforce and increase employee productivity.

It has been proven that stress leads to poor heart function and hypertension, but stress can also cause a decrease in the white blood cells which control the body’s immune system. With a lack or deficiency in the ability to ward to disease and illness people are more prone to contract sicknesses that are viral. Coughs and colds are examples of such airborne viruses and there are other even more serious illnesses that can be spread easily through a lack of immunity that has been brought on by stress.

Even though there are many different causes of stress, people that are under pressure react differently in different situations. Where speaking to a group in a meeting might be stressful for one individual another person might enjoy the opportunity to present their ideas to a group. Likewise time constraints for completing a project may be a reason for anxiety in one individual where someone else might thrive under the looming deadline and present their best work. Because stress is based on emotional response there is no real way to predict how one person will react under pressure. However through monitoring the individual heart rate and indicators of stress, such as an increase in blood pressure or pulse rate, organizations can help to alleviate the strains that come from anxiety and stress. Using monitoring equipment and computer software to track the normal conditions of the heart, science and technology have been able to develop a system for tracking stress and taking steps to reduce the anxiety at the onset of a stressful encounter, before an individual loses their ability to function productively.

By: Patresia Adams

Health in your hands You might have heard this saying quite a large number of times from people or may have read it in the magazines or newspapers. Health is most often quoted as the important quotient of your performance. If you are ill, you are bound to be afflicted by it and your performance and daily routine suffers. So, isnt it important to maintain the quality of health and wellness? It is our divine duty to protect our body from any kind of illness or affliction or in case, if anything happens, we should take care of it.

What do you mean by Anemia? It is a condition whereby the total number of red blood cells decrease, thus there is a huge fall in the haemoglobin level. It is further caused by iron deficiency in the body. For Anemia treatments, you need to follow some steps:

Drinking lots of water would help you cure anemia deficiency.A large intake of fresh fruit juice would definitely help.

Green vegetables should be a part of the regular diet.Have spinach juice at regular intervals in a week.
Carrot is considered to be a very rich source of iron, so regular intake of carrot can be very beneficial.

Anemia treatments is most often done through home remedies rather than taking capsules and medicines. Health is a factor that requires care at certain age. You need to care for an infant to a very large extent, then comes the teen age. In the adult age, you need to focus on health and wellness issues. When the old age comes, more focus should be given on health and wellness.

By: William Drapcho

How many times have you gone to sleep at night, swearing you’ll go to the gym in the morning, and then changing your mind just eight hours later because when you get up, you don’t feel like exercising?

While this can happen to the best of us, it doesn’t mean you should drop the ball altogether when it comes to staying fit. What people need to realize is that staying active and eating right are critical for long-term health and wellness — and that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The more you know about how your body responds to your lifestyle choices, the better you can customize a nutrition and exercise plan that is right for you. When you eat well, increase your level of physical activity, and exercise at the proper intensity, you are informing your body that you want to burn a substantial amount of fuel. This translates to burning fat more efficiently for energy.

In other words, proper eating habits plus exercise equals fast metabolism, which, in turn gives you more energy throughout the day and allows you to do more physical work with less effort.

The true purpose of exercise is to send a repetitive message to the body asking for improvement in metabolism, strength, aerobic capacity and overall fitness and health. Each time you exercise, your body responds by upgrading its capabilities to burn fat throughout the day and night, Exercise doesn’t have to be intense to work for you, but it does need to be consistent.

Try engaging in regular cardiovascular exercise four times per week for 20 to 30 minutes per session, and resistance training four times per week for 20 to 25 minutes per session. This balanced approach provides a one-two punch, incorporating aerobic exercise to burn fat and deliver more oxygen, and resistance training to increase lean body mass and burn more calories around the block.

Here’s a sample exercise program that may work for you:

* Warm Up — seven to eight minutes of light aerobic activity intended to increase blood flow and lubricate and warm-up your tendons and joints.

* Resistance Training — Train all major muscle groups. One to two sets of each exercise. Rest 45 seconds between sets.

* Aerobic Exercise — Pick two favorite activities, they could be jogging, rowing, biking or cross-country skiing, whatever fits your lifestyle. Perform 12 to 15 minutes of the first activity and continue with 10 minutes of the second activity. Cool down during the last five minutes.

* Stretching — Wrap up your exercise session by stretching, breathing deeply, relaxing and meditating.