Stress puts your body under an enormous physical toll. It causes your heart rate to go up, your blood pressure and breathing to increase, and hormones like epinephrine and cortisol to be released. Over time, that can lead to high blood pressure, blocked arteries, depression, anxiety and even weight gain. Scientists are now learning that eating…
Read Full BlogWellness programs can increase companies’ productivity, suggests a new study titled “Doing well by making well: The impact of corporate wellness programs on employee productivity.” Researchers from the University of California, Riverside, UCLA, and Washington University in St. Louis found wellness program participation increased average worker productivity by more than 5%, “roughly equivalent to adding one additional…
Read Full BlogCouch potatoes, take note: A new study warns older adults that excessive sitting, especially while watching TV, poses a significant health hazard. Researchers studied the activity patterns of 134,000 adults, aged 50 to 71. Watching more than five hours of TV daily and getting three or fewer hours of physical activity a week more than…
Read Full BlogAlong with nurses, physician burnout is a growing problem. The Mayo Clinic offers these nine inexpensive strategies to improve physician engagement and reduce burnout: Admit there is a problem and then assess it. Identify physician leaders: Look for physicians who have the ability to listen, engage, develop and lead physicians, then train them. Develop interventions to prevent…
Read Full BlogThe movement to add a fourth component to the healthcare industry’s ideal of the Triple Aim is gaining steam. In its current form, the Triple Aim – better care, better health and lower costs – fails to acknowledge workers’ critical role in transforming healthcare, Rishi Sikka, of Advocate Health Care, Julianne Morath, of the Hospital…
Read Full BlogWalking at moderate intensity may lower the risk of heart disease. “We know walking is an excellent form of exercise, but research has been mixed on how successful a walking program can be in changing biological markers such as cholesterol, weight, blood pressure,” said Pamela Stewart Fahs, an associate dean, professor, and chair in rural…
Read Full BlogAn increasing number of nurses are getting their first jobs outside of the hospital as the healthcare system moves from fee-for-service medicine to population health that focuses on outreach to keep patients well. In 2005, 76% of new nurses in the U.S. got jobs outside of hospitals, compared to about 87% of nurses in 2012,…
Read Full BlogYou might age faster if you sit too much, a new study warns. Researchers who studied nearly 1,500 older women found those who sat most of the day and got little exercise had cells that were biologically older by eight years than the women’s actual age. “Our study found cells age faster with a sedentary…
Read Full BlogThere is more discussion these days on “mindfulness” as a way to alleviate burnout. A key component of mindfulness is the idea that one can consciously pause and be in the present moment, no matter how pressing the demands at the time. The University of Virginia health center incorporated the idea of such a pause…
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