Thinking is a powerful cognitive tool that can either help or harm your stress levels. Those who struggle with mental health problems, particularly stress and anxiety, find themselves riddled with negative thoughts or habits. It is even more difficult to …
Stress busting is essential in order to save the body from the release of damaging hormones that will mess up your regular bodily processes and affect your mental health. Good nutrition is essential in protecting you from disease, building your …
It is important to create your own support network to help you navigate through challenges and provide you with the help and guidance you need, when you need it most. Have a diverse range of people in your support network …
We are all aware of what sleep deprivation feels like: it makes us exhausted, cranky and fatigued, while impairing our abilities to concentrate or stay focused. While we sleep our brain conducts electrical activity that is identified through two different …
A focus on stress management and workplace wellness can lead to better physical and mental health for employees, but it can also impact on their performance. By examining the levels of pressure on employees, it is possible to make changes …
The Mental Health Foundation says that “good mental health at work and good management go hand in hand” and there is strong evidence that workplaces with high levels of positive mental well-being are more productive. But all too often that …
January is Love Your Liver month. Livers are amazing things, they do so much for us, and we tend to give them a battering a lot of the time. Did you know that the liver is the largest gland, and …
Social media could be linked to negative effects on mental health. Did you know that over 5 million images are uploaded to Instagram each day? Endless pictures of people’s food, scenic views, boomerangs of people enjoying a glass of prosecco …
Wellness schemes are a positive influence but how can you ensure they succeed? We know that workplace wellness is key to having happy staff, healthy staff, and saving money. Employee sickness and presenteeism costs, on average over £1200 per employee …
It’s a lovely theory, but for many, it’s the season to be stressed and miserable. Did you know that there is an increase in heart attacks around the festive season? People literally die from Christmas stress. So, what is it …