Health at Work

Wellness and productivity go hand-in-hand. Unfortunately, most of us don’t have the time to figure out exactly how to go about establishing a plan for eating, exercise and stress management, and then sticking to it.

The Health At Work program draws upon the health expertise of a number rof recognized experts to deliver a manageable half-day session full of practical information and how to’s all designed to ensure our physiological selves are best attuned to get through the workday successfully, and still have energy for a life afterwards.

As with all of our sessions we offer extensive assessment and curriculum construction, informative handout materials, and regular follow-up to ensure the development of permanent best practices.

This three-hour course has been designed for professionals whose work is primarily sedentary, and covers the following topics:

Your Unique Nutritional Needs

• Using data from our Metabolic Typing questionnaire, we explain the purpose of the testing and how the data can be used.
• Nutrition 101: We clarify the often confusing world of Carbs, Proteins, Fats, and water
• You’re Digestive System – Your primary defense against all ailments- You are what you eat!
• Improving digestion through Metabolic Typing (MT). We explain why MT should receive your attention, and why diet is a primary stressor in your life.
• Water: understanding the role of water as life’s elixir.
• Creating a health-conscious environment
• Hunger: understanding and controlling hunger.
• Leptin and Insulin Resistance and its impact on your food intake
• Implementation: tips to improving eating in the work place

Stress

• A discussion of your questionnaire results, and your particular sources of stress
• How stress interacts with the nervous system, and how this affects your body
• The short and long-term effects of stress
• Techniques to manage or avoid stress
• Creating a stress free environment before you begin exercising

Exercise for the Exceedingly Busy

• Fitness - Assessing your Readiness
• Planning and creating time for exercise
• Stretching
• Increased efficiency in metabolism
• More is not better! When more exercise can be worse for you than less
• Sure-fire, efficient exercises to promote energy and increase efficiency