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The labeling for food in today's society has gotten very creative. The term "net carbs" is thrown around with numerous others like "low fat" and "fat free". Are the foods that your choosing actually healthier for you or are the marketing personnel for these companies pulling a fast one on you? This article was in Men's Health and was written by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding. It goes into detail about the misleading facts behind serving sizes and food packaging. Imagine you sign a lease to rent an apartment, and as you're moving in, you discover your rent money only covers the living room … [Read more...] about Serving Size scams that make you fat

The cost of obesity in America not only costs businesses billions of dollars in productivity, but it costs them more to provide the basic workstation. This article by Jennifer Ludden gives you an idea of how crucial this is to a company's bottom line. From cubicle farms to auto factories, accommodating larger and heavier employees has become a fact of life. One in three U.S. adults is obese, and researchers say the impact on business can be boiled down to a number: $1,000 to $6,000 in added cost per year for each obese employee, the figure rising along with a worker's body mass … [Read more...] about Obesity at the office

This is an interesting article from the Huffinton Post's Jillian Berman. I'm sure that no one that currently trains with us eats this stuff anyways, however it is amazing the impact this type of food has on all aspects of life. The consequences of the country's obesity epidemic expand beyond just personal health.  Overweight or obese full-time workers with other chronic health conditions miss 450 million more days of work each year than would healthy workers, costing businesses $153 billion annually in lost productivity, according to a recent Gallup poll. More than 85 percent of workers are … [Read more...] about Obesity costs U.S. Companies billions in Lost Productivity

The first ever WORLD electronics Dynamic Duo Challenge will be taking place this March. The goal of this program is to find a partner and compete against other teams in challenges from week to week. The requirements of this challenge is that the individuals who have been partaking in the WORLD electronics Corporate Wellness program now team up with someone who is currently not utilizing the Corporate Wellness Program. The challenges are designed to make you aware of your own health and wellness. Each week challenges will be issued at 5 points and 10 points. Each team must complete the … [Read more...] about Dynamic Duo

If you are one of the millions of people who suffer from high blood pressure, new studies show that by drinking 3 cups of black tea per day you could reduce your blood pressure by 2 to 3 points. This may not sound like a whole lot, however researchers say that even a small reduction in blood pressure levels can have a major impact on the prevalence of hypertension and the risk of heart disease. “At a population level, the observed differences in BP [blood pressure] would be associated with a 10% reduction in the prevalence of hypertension and a 7% to 10% reduction in the risk of [heart … [Read more...] about Black Tea for Lower Blood pressure

This article by Nancy Hellmich poses an interesting question about our workplace wellness initiatives. More than 90,000 new cancer cases a year in the United States may be due to physical inactivity and prolonged periods of sitting, a new analysis shows. The analysis, being presented today at the annual conference of the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) in Washington, D.C., cites about 49,000 cases of breast cancer and 43,000 of colon cancer. "This gives us some idea of the cancers we could prevent by getting people to be more active," says epidemiologist Christine Friedenreich … [Read more...] about Prolonged Sitting linked to breast cancer and colon cancer