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Top 5 Ways to Achieve a Healthy Workplace!

30 November, 2016 Linda Friedland PerformanceOriginally posted on NutriLiving.com A healthy, productive workplace is no longer viewed simply as a feel-good environment for just organizations. Healthy and happy employees result in a highly productive company and a robust bottom line. When management prioritizes and encourages physical and mental wellbeing, companies and their employees benefit from superior organizational and personal performances. Several highly successful studies showed that improved workplace wellness results in significant enhancements to productivity, creativity, employee satisfaction and overall performance. Unfortunately, a recent North American Workplace Survey on Workplace Trends revealed that employees aren’t feeling well enough to perform at their greatest potentials. Using the Staples...
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5 Ways to Eliminate Excess Weight and Beat Obesity for Good!

08 November, 2016 Linda Friedland NutritionOriginally posted on NutriLiving.com If you’re carrying excess weight, it’s likely that, thus far, nothing long-lasting has worked for you. Which diets have you tried? Master Cleanse, Atkins, Dukan? What about the cabbage soup or grapefruit diets? Low carb, high protein, or paleo diets? The list goes on and on. Sure, you’ve lost weight initially, but no sooner have you achieved your goals that the weight is piling on again – and quickly! On the bright side, you’re not alone. Obesity is a global epidemic. In the United States, more than 60 percent of the population is overweight or obese,...
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Bust Your 3PM Slump for Good!

19 October, 2016 Linda Friedland PerformanceOriginally posted on NutriLiving.com As 3pm rolls in, you suddenly feel absolutely exhausted, totally smashed. No matter how well you slept last night or what you ate for lunch, this afternoon slump seems to happen every day. The problem is that you need to remain productive, sharp, and focused for a few more hours – and yet, all you want to do is throw on your PJ's and hop into bed! You change your schedules, go for a brisk run in the morning before work, and even try to get into bed a little earlier at night. Still, nothing seems...
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Five Habits that Can Save Your Heart

10 October, 2016 Linda Friedland Executive HealthOriginally posted on NutriLiving.com Crushing chest pains, trips to the emergency room, heart attacks! These are common scenarios that happen throughout the world each and every day. After all, a heart attack is the number one killer globally. It leaves people wondering the same thing: How did this happen so suddenly? He was absolutely fine and strong, yesterday. What happened between yesterday and today? The time bomb finally exploded, but it didn’t happen between yesterday and today – it’s been slowly, and possibly silently, building up for months, years, and even decades. Your lifestyle choices are huge factors in determining your risk of...
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5 Best Ways to Boost Brain Health and Body Stamina

13 September, 2016 Linda Friedland Mindfulness & MeditationOriginally posted on NutriLiving.com What are the best strategies to boost our bodies and our brains? It’s difficult to separate the real science from crazy health fads. Faced with immense information overload, we don’t know what to believe. Furthermore, most of the scientific breakthroughs aren’t necessarily applicable to preventing illness or enhancing our health just yet. However, remarkable advances in medicine in the past decade presented us with considerable opportunities and the motivation to raise the bar on our commitment to our health. The fields of neuroscience and genetics revealed dramatic data: superfoods, dynamic exercise and meditation are not only...
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How to Keep Work from Killing You

01 September, 2016 Linda Friedland StressOriginally posted on NutriLiving.com You may joke at times about your job killing you, but it’s no laughing matter. In fact, there’s a Japanese term that literally means “death due to overwork”. When I first heard the word, karoshi, whilst lecturing in Tokyo, I was sure it was some kind of joke. After returning to Japan, however, I realized that it wasn’t an exaggeration. Almost everyone I encountered knew of someone who had died from overworking. Through decades of medical practice, I’ve never encountered this phenomenon. Quite the opposite – “hard work never killed anyone” has undoubtedly been the prevailing...
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