Antibiotics are powerful medicines used to treat certain illnesses caused by bacteria. Used properly, they can save lives by killing infection causing bacteria or keep them from reproducing. However, antibiotics do not cure everything, and unnecessary antibiotics can even be harmful. There are 2 main types of germs – viruses and bacteria that cause most […]
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Work-life balance is an important aspect of a healthy work environment. Maintaining work-life balance helps reduce stress and helps prevent burnout in the workplace. Chronic stress is one of the most common issues in the workplace and can lead to physical consequences such as hypertension, digestive troubles, chronic aches and pains and heat problems. Chronic
In a world where the professional and personal demands of our lives often collide and compete, we long for more balance. Work-life balance is a common plea of overworked and overwhelmed employees – male and female both. It is an expectation of the upcoming generation who are not willing to sacrifice fulfilling personal lives for
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Striking that balance between career and family is increasingly becoming a challenge. Our schedules are becoming busier than ever before, which often causes our work or our personal lives to suffer. Work-life balance practices are deliberate organizational changes in programs or organizational culture that are designed to reduce work-life conflicts and enable employees to be
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“You can’t be great if you don’t feel great. Make exceptional health your number one priority” – Robin Sharma Leadership Guru (Life Lessons) On track: Getting ready for a marathon Preparing for and running a marathon motivates you to get fitter and healthier, along with enhancing your critical life and work skills. The whole experience
World Health Day is a global health awareness day marked by the World Health Organization. With an aim to spread awareness about health and wellbeing, the first world health day was observed n 1948 by WHO. Since that day, 7th April is observed as World Health Day every year. Each year, the World Health Day
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According to the Lancet, physical activity brings “a sense of purpose and value, a better quality of life, improved sleep, and reduced stress, as well as stronger relationships and social connectedness.” Lack of physical activity is associated with increased risks of: Anxiety, stress, and depression Developing many preventable conditions, such as high blood pressure, coronary
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Last week, at the 7th Annual HR Summit 2017, organized by the IRIS Executive Development Center in Bagamoyo, I presented “Wellness and Business Sustainability” and participated in a panel discussion on “What is Culture’? There were some very interesting insights and almost 50% of the organizations present shared that they have wellness initiative/s in place
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Last week, I was one of the panelist on discussions around Emerging Smart Cities in East Africa and my contributions were in the context of “Smart Cities – Health = Sick Citizens”. UN projects that 70% of world’s population will be urban by 2050, with many cities having more than 10 million inhabitants. Surging growth
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The holidays are a time to enjoy with family and friends and a great opportunity to celebrate life, to be grateful and reflect on what is important . Here are a few tips to enjoy the festivities while choosing to stay healthy: 1) Taking control of your holiday spending help you avoid stress and allows you to enjoy this time of
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