Biometric screening has become popular as part of occupational health assessments across the country. According to the CDC, biometric screenings are measurements of physical characteristics that can be taken in the workplace and used as part of an assessment to assess an employee’s health status over time.1OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES OF BIOMETRIC SCREENINGEffective wellness programs typically offer the following educational tools and resources:2:• Behavior modification programs, such as assistance with diet and nutrition, exercise, health coaching, and smoking cessation.• Educational programs, such as health fairs and seminars• Health identification tools, such as biometric screenings including blood pressure, body mass index, cholesterol…
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When we decided to create Rest Less, we wanted to be a trusted place where you could find useful information on a wide range of topics and issues affecting over-50s. As a free-to-use resource, we strive to provide the best information possible, but we cannot guarantee that we will not occasionally make errors. Please therefore note that you use the information on our site at your own risk and we cannot accept liability if anything goes wrong. Any information, advice or suggestions provided are intended to be general in nature. You should not rely on any information contained on the…
Following the MyPlate guidelines is as easy as prepping, cooking, and eating with these healthy dinner recipes. Each dinner idea offers several food groups and suggestions for foods to serve with each recipe to include all five food groups. MyPlate Inspired Dinners Take the guesswork out of healthy eating with these MyPlate-inspired dinner recipes. Each Healthy Dinner provides the five food groups or suggestions for putting each food group on your plate while sticking to a 2,000 calorie diet. Italian barley and sausage casserole Individual casseroles make portion control easy! Loaded with sausage, barley, vegetables and mozzarella cheese, the flavors…
Acupuncture can help relieve pain and treat a range of other problems. However, exactly how this works remains unclear. Some people believe it works by balancing life energy, while others believe it has a neurological effect.Acupuncture implied insert very fine needles into the body at different locations and depths. It aims to balance the vital forces known as Qi, which are responsible for different health problems.In this article we detail what acupuncture is, how it can work and what the benefits and risks of this practice are.Acupuncture involves inserting needles into the body to stimulate sensory nerves of the skin…
One way to build emotional closeness: normalize caring for your friends, family, and community. It could look like both help others- by offering, for example, to feed a neighbor’s cat while they are away for the weekend, or by running errands for a depressed friend – and by agreeing to help yourself. Dr. Lakshmin says that in his private psychiatry practice, the latter problem is one that most of his patients deal with.If you’re going through a difficult time, start by challenging yourself to say “yes” and accept a few offers of help that you wouldn’t normally do (for example,…
Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia, is an irreversible, progressive brain disease that affects more than 6 million adults. It is the fifth leading cause of death among people aged 65 or older. Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias slowly destroy the brain. They lead to cognitive declines, such as memory loss, language problems, or poor executive function, and functional declines, such as a reduced ability to perform daily activities and care for oneself. In some cases, dementias can cause behavioral and personality changes, such as depression, paranoia, hallucinations, delusions, or agitation. People suffering from cognitive decline may have…
SEOUL – A police call woke Mr. Choi Yunu, chief executive and founder of Mental Health Korea (MHK), from his sleep last August. One of the members of his non-profit organization’s (NGO) peer support group was spotted by passers-by before he was able to jump from the Mapo Bridge over the Han River, a notorious suicide site in Seoul.
High-protein diets are all the rage in the fitness community, and they’ve slowly found their way into the lives of those who don’t necessarily train as well. But how much protein should you aim for to keep your cells, tissues and organs functioning properly? According to Harvard Health, this question is difficult to answer. There are measurements based on weight, numbers based on activity level, and concerns about where your protein comes from. For a person weighing 140 pounds, the upper limit might be 125 grams per day, Harvard Health suggests, but that number could change based on new research.…
Life often feels like a juggling act: you leave work thinking about tomorrow’s project, and you can’t forget that event on Thursday, and… oh, yeah, you need easy dinner ideas for tonight . You also imagine the sofa. (It’s so soft, so comfortable.)So what will it be? Turn on the stove when you walk in the door, or let someone else do the cooking?Either one is fine – no judgment here – but would your decision change if we told you we’ve already done the work of finding 73 easy-to-make meals? Below, find our favorite quick dinners ranging from stir-fries…
Between taking classes, teaching classes, completing clinical internships, managing research assistant positions, writing theses or dissertations, and juggling family responsibilities, psychology graduate students are under enormous pressure. And the COVID-19 pandemic has only added to that stress for most (see June Monitor). Yet graduate programs typically don’t teach their students how to take time for self-care, despite evidence showing that self-care behaviors make trainees happier and healthier. A meta-analysis of 17 studies led by Joshua K. Swift, PhD, a clinical psychologist at Idaho State University, found that self-care behaviors were linked to increases in self-compassion and life satisfaction. and reduced…