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While our work can be rewarding, it can also be stressful. This stress can lead to mental and physical health issues if left unchecked. This video offers 5 tips to help reduce your stress in the workplace and improve your overall wellness. For more information on individual health insurance or business wellness programs, contact one…

Staying both physically and socially active as you get older can oftentimes be a struggle. Getting involved in a sports team or club can be very beneficial to your overall health and social well-being. Here are just a few of the benefits. Promotes a Physically Active Lifestyle Going to the gym can get repetitive and…

You are likely familiar with the terms “generic” and “brand name” prescription drugs. But do you know what a drug formulary is? Like a generic drug, it can also save you money. The following article will help you understand all three terms. Drug Formularies If you belong to a health maintenance organization (HMO) or your…

Sometimes we overlook just how much our mental health plays into our overall wellness, especially when it comes to heart health. The heart and brain greatly influence the functions of one another, and communication is always happening between the two. This is especially true when we're stressed. Short-term stress can actually be good for us,…

Your well-being is dependent upon a lot of different factors, and achieving total overall well-being is a bit more complicated than it may seem. Well-being refers to being in a state of alignment and overall happiness and health. It encompasses many different facets of your life, but we want to help you focus on four…

Diabetes is a condition in which your body doesn’t properly process food for use as energy. If you have diabetes, your body either doesn't make enough insulin or can't use its own insulin as well as it should. This chronic disease is the seventh-leading cause of death in the U.S. and the number one cause…

A wellness program is an organized program intended to assist employees and family members in making voluntary behavior changes that reduce their health risks and enhance their individual productivity. Wellness programs vary widely in design and may offer opportunities or incentives for improving health and wellness, such as increasing fitness, losing weight, managing chronic health…

What defines success? Some would say the title or position they hold in their company. Others, the level of respect they are given from their colleagues. Still, others find success not in where or how they work, but in how they live. To put it simply, there is not and cannot be one definition of…

We have seen study after study confirm the belief that healthy employees are happy employees. They perform better at work and they have deeper connections with the people around them. We all know healthy employees outperform unhealthy employees. The next concern is how we encourage all of our employees to maintain healthy lifestyles. More and…

The new year is always filled with mixed emotions. We feel relief that the pressure of the holidays is finally over, anxiety about our New Year’s resolutions and hope for our future. January is a month that we collectively sit down to reflect on years past and look forward to our goals for the new…