| 14 July 2011
A lot of companies spend a lot of money every year providing free flu vaccinations for their employees as part of an employee wellbeing program. But is this well-intentioned initiative a waste of money or does it successfully protect employees or even reduce the impact of workplace flus. If your company provides flus shots to your employees or are considering this you must read thie following interview with the Cochrane Research group epidemiologist Dr. Tom Jefferson...
| 14 July 2011
You are feeling miserable. The pressure in your head makes you feel you’re your eyes are popping out of your head and your throat feels like sandpaper. What should you do? Call on your local doctor and get a prescription or call on your doctor within? What approach resolves your flu the quickest?...
| 10 July 2011
Colds and flus are one of the most common causes of sick days in the workplace. If it is not the actual employee being laid down with a cold, workers also end up having to take days off to care for their afflicted child.
This can place a tremendous strain on the rest of the workforce and on the company itself to keep up with client demands. Any way of reducing the amount of time lost to colds would be welcome by employers and employees alike. German researchers have uncovered a nutritional supplement that does just that…
| 30 May 2011
Previously written off as an old wives’ tale, research is now that consuming chicken soup is one of the more scientifically-proven ways to alleviate the signs and symptoms of the common cold. Two studies published in the prestigious Chest journal have shown that chicken soup helps alleviate cold and flu symptoms through clearing nasal mucous, reducing inflammation, improving hydration and nutrition. Here is the chicken soup recipe that they used in the trial...
| 16 December 2009
You have just started on a fitness kick and you wake up one morning with what seems to be a really bad cold. You are coughing and sneezing and it's hard to breathe.
Should you work out? And if you do, should you push yourself as hard as ever or take it easy? Will exercise have no effect, or make you feel better or worse?...
| 14 December 2009
So many times I hear of stories of people getting sick anytime that they slow down or go on holidays. This may actually be a sign that your body is getting healthier...
| 06 November 2009
I was recently reading Exercise and Sports Sciences Reviews which is the official review journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. It was an article about the effects of exercise on the incidence of respiratory tract infections that caught my attention. It wasn’t that they concluded that mild to moderate exercise seemed to improve immunity against infections that surprised me. It was a particular study (1) that should have us all question how governments, businesses and individuals are responding to the flu. This is particularly relevant considering the recent hysteria surrounding the swine flu....
| 05 October 2009
Ask any marketing executive why companies rush to have their products associated with gorgeous models and sexy movie stars and they would probably reply, “Sex sells.” If you look at the recent machinations behind the recent Swine Flu outbreak the advertising executives new mantra may become “Fear sells even better.”....
