Tag: healthy lifestyles at work

  • 7 Sneaky One-Minute Mood Boosters

    By Lisa Elaine Held Deep, lasting happiness generally comes from major shifts in things like lifestyle or perspective. That might mean taking on a meditation practice, or making big-picture changes to your diet. But there are small yet effective steps you can take when you need an in-the-moment mood boost. For this piece in our #AMinuteForMe series with youtheory®,…

  • 5 easy ways to be a little kinder

    By Peter Economy | June 12, 2018 Your kindness to others — your co-workers, your friends and family, your neighbors, those in your community and in the world at large — doesn’t just benefit them. In fact, recent studies show that you, too, benefit when you’re kind to others. Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky, a psychology professor at University of…

  • How to create lasting change

    By Mitra Malek | June 19, 2018 Plenty of information on nutrition and exercise is at our fingertips. Sure, we might need some one-on-one guidance, but even with it we often stall. The real challenge is taking action, and then sticking to it. The bridge between info and action usually comes down to resolve. Ugh, I know. Think…

  • Can Work Friends Become Real Friends?

    Friendship and colleagues:Can workplace bonds cut it in the real world? Oct 7th 2016 This article is part of our Change Generation project, supported by KBC. To read more click here. MAKING FRIENDS AT WORK can be a tricky business. As we get older, we spend more time with work colleagues and less with even our…

  • Your Health Matters: How Losing Your Temper Puts You At High Risk

    Excerpt from: Lose Your Temper and Risk Your Heart Health By T. Jared Bunch, MD …Can losing your temper cause heart problems? Anger and Heart Disease: The Evidence Is In Just like high blood pressure and cholesterol, exposure to emotional and psychological stress can cause heart problems.  For example, after the September 11 terrorist attacks on…