20 January 2012 Typically they hit at 3pm or 4pm. But they could strike you mid-morning. They are unhealthy food cravings and, usually they involve crips, chocolate, pastries or other high fat, high salt, or high sugar foods. Nutritionist Christina Turner, of SOL North Coast Nutrition, says most of the unhealthy foods we reach for [...]
Eating calcium-rich foods such as low fat natural yoghurt help to lose weight, especially around the midsection. Fat around the waist produces the hormone cortisol, a stress hormone that promotes the accumulation of belly flab. When you eat yoghurt, the calcium signals your fat cells to pump out less cortisol, which in return makes it [...]
22 December 2011 Latest research consistently shows that employee well-being is a better predictor of staff’s productivity than job satisfaction. It has been shown to be a key determinant of organisational performance and the key driver of employee engagement. HR and OH&S professionals hold that there is a clear link between the wellbeing of the [...]
27 November 2011 A culture of happiness can contribute to the prosperity of an organisation. There is nothing new in this statement, it is common knowledge that when employees are happy at work and in their lives, they are more productive. Not only are they more productive, but research show that happy employees, compared to [...]
27 October 2011 It’s an unwritten rule. If you’ve got a problem and you’re a man, don’t ask for help, just suck it up. Men are more likely to put off getting help for health issues, as many think they are supposed to be tough, self-reliant, and manage pain. Compared to women, they are also [...]
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