Wellness

  • Wellness at Work by Bryan Fass
    Wellness is the hot buzz word in the workplace, employee wellness, workforce wellness, injury prevention, reduced absenteeism, reduced presenteeism, workforce productivity, stress reduction, nutrition, diet, weight loss the list is frankly endless! Ask an EMT, Fire Fighter or Officer; ask a laborer, desk jockey or VP what wellness is or what wellness means and you will get almost 100% different
  • Creeping Obesity by Bryan Fass
    Reading an article today on the staggering costs of obesity It dawned on me that besides diabetes running rampant in all ages, heart attacks in 20 year old's, strokes in teens and added fuel costs from cars having to move more weight from point A to B we as a culture are missing the point.  Sure all these things are happening and we can blame everything from sugar and processed foods to computers
  • Caring for the Caregiver by Jane Ohenhen
    Many families today are faced with caring for members of their families who have serious illness. It could be dementia in an elderly parents, autism in a child or any other serious illness that may need looking after a loved one long team. It could be parenting a newly born child. It could be merely looking after elderly parents by having them live in your home like most baby boomers are now doing
  • Fitness Team by Bryan Fass
    Does your company have a wellness or fitness team?  Do your employees have a voice for their health and wellness concerns?  Is your organization proactive for reducing workers compensation and health care costs? There are employees in your organization that are screaming to be heard and they have good ideas!  Good ideas that can save you money and boost overall productivity.  There are employee
  • Mothers: Who Are They? by Jane Ohenhen
    CEOs, Chairpersons, upper managers, mothers, animals, parenting, attributes,
  • Wellness in Action by Bryan Fass
    For years those of us in the medical professions, at least those of us who chose to be self informed have known a simple fact.  Sugar is bad for you.  There was a great segment last night on 60 minutes about what current research is concluding about sugars in our diets.  We have known for years that to limit refined sugars will reduce obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancers etc. and now the rese
  • Return on Investment by Bryan Fass
    Having the opportunity to work with numerous organizations each year and spend time on site with them and their teams is in my humble opinion an invaluable experience.  from CEO's with no doors (literally no doors) on their office to organizations that provide nothing but healthy and balanced snacks.  The ability to see real time best practices across different industries has let me to conclude th
  • Ten Tenets for Better Health by Fritz Scheffel
    Hear at 10 things everyone can do on their own to enjoy better health, and all are free of government control.
  • Contraception and Health Care by Fritz Scheffel
    There is a debate raging in the news media about whether or not the government should pay for birth control pills for unmarried females.
  • Super Food For A Healthier Better You. by Jane Ohenhen
    brown rice, beans, berries, diet, garlic, onions, cancer, life, super food, greens, vegetables, squash, almonds, lycopene, mushrooms, millet, cashew nuts, phytochemicals, juice, scientists, tomatoes, avocados, seeds, heart disease, walnuts, blueberries, carrots, grape fruits, kiwi, beechnuts, sweet chestnut and peannuts
  • Behavior Modification by Bryan Fass
    I am often asked by clients to map out a massive change initiative within their organization.  Change fitness habits, improve nutrition, add pre-shift stretching and improve employee wellness.  As a society we are "I want it now" society, namely give me a pill or a shot and make it all better, but change does not work that way.  Lets examine a few simple ways to bring about lasting change. 1) M
  • THREE WAYS TO BE YOUNG AND FIT! by Hattie Retroage
    To be truly fit you need to have strong and flexible muscles and the endurance to go through daily tasks without getting winded.
  • Behavior Modification by Bryan Fass
    I was asked during a presentation last week why it's so hard to stop eating or change eating behaviors.  My answer was simple and frankly a smack in the face, you can not stop or change because your physical environment will not allow it.  We see food in a distorted manner, we have been programmed to over eat.  Mom and grandma fed us massive portions and oh were they happy when we went back for se
  • A sure FIX for Health Care by Fritz Scheffel
    One fact of life that most people forget to attach to anything is that "there are no guarantees in life".
  • Releasing Pent-Up Stress! by Hattie Retroage
    It's amazing how many times in the course of the day that we hold our breath.
  • Future of Medicine? by Fritz Scheffel
    The question today is what will the future of medicine looks like as it relates to health care if we allow the government to be in charge of health care.
  • Exercise For A Young, Fit Face! by Hattie Retroage
    Facial muscles, like those of the body, need a workout to be young and fit... at every age!
  • 3 Keys to Employee Fitness by Bryan Fass
    I have consulted with and spoken for numerous business in almost ever sector imaginable.  From public safety to banking to IT and there has become 3 common themes that tell me almost immediately if I have entered a fit, healthy, productive and happy workplace.  It is one of those things you can just feel when you walk in the door.  Maybe it's the old Paramedic in me that learned a street sixth sen
  • The "boo-boo" Society by Fritz Scheffel
    Americans have increasingly created what I call a "Boo-Boo Society" when it comes to health care, and it should not be a mystery as to why.
  • Wellness Leadership by Bryan Fass
    We firmly believe that to have a truly successful and lasting wellness and employee fitness program there must be a leader with true leadership qualities to champion and run this program.  This individual must have the 5 qualities to make any wellness, fitness and injury prevention program a success. 1. They praise and reward others. 2. They lead by example. 3. They form teams; s
  • Wellness at Work Bryan Fass         posted in: Wellness
    Wellness is the hot buzz word in the workplace, employee wellness, workforce wellness, injury prevention, reduced absenteeism, reduced presenteeism, workforce productivity, stress reduction, nutrition, diet, weight loss the list is frankly endless! Ask an EMT, Fire Fighter or Officer; ask a laborer, desk jockey or VP what wellness is or what wellness means and you will get almost 100%...
  • Creeping Obesity Bryan Fass         posted in: Wellness
    Reading an article today on the staggering costs of obesity It dawned on me that besides diabetes running rampant in all ages, heart attacks in 20 year old's, strokes in teens and added fuel costs from cars having to move more weight from point A to B we as a culture are missing the point.  Sure all these things are happening and we can blame everything from sugar and processed foods to comput...
  • Caring for the Caregiver Jane Ohenhen         posted in: Wellness
    Many families today are faced with caring for members of their families who have serious illness. It could be dementia in an elderly parents, autism in a child or any other serious illness that may need looking after a loved one long team. It could be parenting a newly born child. It could be merely looking after elderly parents by having them live in your home like most baby boomers are now do...
  • Fitness Team Bryan Fass         posted in: Wellness
    Does your company have a wellness or fitness team?  Do your employees have a voice for their health and wellness concerns?  Is your organization proactive for reducing workers compensation and health care costs? There are employees in your organization that are screaming to be heard and they have good ideas!  Good ideas that can save you money and boost overall productivity.  Ther...
  • Mothers: Who Are They? Jane Ohenhen         posted in: Wellness
    Parenting is a difficult task for humans and animals alike. Besides difficulties in rising their next generation, humans and animals alike have lots in common in child rearing. My new book titled “Mothers: Who Are They?” is an appreciation for parenting challenges experienced by animals and human alike if their next generation is to survive. Also outlined in this book is the hardship and di...
  • Wellness in Action Bryan Fass         posted in: Wellness
    For years those of us in the medical professions, at least those of us who chose to be self informed have known a simple fact.  Sugar is bad for you.  There was a great segment last night on 60 minutes about what current research is concluding about sugars in our diets.  We have known for years that to limit refined sugars will reduce obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancers etc. and now th...
  • Return on Investment Bryan Fass         posted in: Wellness
    Having the opportunity to work with numerous organizations each year and spend time on site with them and their teams is in my humble opinion an invaluable experience.  from CEO's with no doors (literally no doors) on their office to organizations that provide nothing but healthy and balanced snacks.  The ability to see real time best practices across different industries has let me to conclu...
  • Ten Tenets for Better Health Fritz Scheffel         posted in: Wellness
    Here are 10 things everyone can do on their own to enjoy better health, and all are free of government control.  How many of you cannot get through a day without the government telling how to live that day?  If you are one of these unfortunate souls, please read on because you will be greatly enlightened by learning you can have good health if you will work for it and quit believing the gover...
  • Contraception and Health Care Fritz Scheffel         posted in: Wellness
    There is a debate raging in the news media about whether or not the government should pay for birth control pills for unmarried females.  Of course the liberals and progressives in our society are supporting something free because an unmarried female law student at Georgetown University went before congress to testify that having sex has gotten expensive and the government should pay.  Let’...
  • Super Food For A Healthier Better You. Jane Ohenhen         posted in: Wellness
    Do you know it is easy to melt that belly fat by adding brown rice and beans to your daily diet? That’s not all, eating diet rice in garlic and onions can cut down your chance of getting cancer. Other food that enrich your life as super food include all kinds of greens, any family of squash vegetables known as marrow vegetables because they come in different shapes and colors. Mushrooms, mill...
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