This post from Cathy Kenworthy, Interactive Health CEO, was originally published in LinkedIn here. Please visit the original piece to leave any comment. Our mission at Interactive Health is clear: To create healthier companies by improving the health of employees. We...
"Many people underestimate the importance and value of workstation ergonomics. Without proper ergonomics, your body can undergo a tremendous amount of stress and damage from consistent poor posture and repetitive, unnecessary movements." Michelle Zaiser offers a few...
This Saturday marks the 2015 Tour de Cure Colorado. As the site states: "The Tour de Cure Colorado is more than just a cycling event. A day full of fun and excitement where riders of all levels join forces in the fight to Stop Diabetes® and raise critical funds for...
It's a long debate: Sure, sugar is bad; but aren't artificial sweeteners worse? The Upshot takes on the issue with a clear conclusion: "In the last few years, I’ve watched a continuing battle among my friends about which is worse for you: artificial sweeteners or...
We know the old expression: You are what you eat. Now, a fascinating report from BrainFacts.org clarifies that, most certainly, our brains are what we eat: "You may have witnessed the short-term effects of food on your brain: a sugar rush after too much candy or a...
As we head into the weekend, we wanted to offer -- via the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition -- a series of very useful stats and facts you should know about obesity, nutrition and physical activity. Too many of us are obese: "Data from 2009-2010...
We post frequently on diabetes prevention: Primarily, the need to watch one's diet and to exercise appropriately. And within diabetes, there is typically a strong connection with chronic high blood sugar. But why? Or, as is posted on the Johns Hopkins School of...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a new report in its recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on U.S. adults' intake of fruit and vegetables. The report is based on 2013 data, and the news isn't great: "In 2013, most adults consumed...
Go Giant is "a program encouraging more consumption of fruits and vegetables, that General Mills employees helped get off the ground, will now have a much wider reach," Green Giant writes in a blog post. And now "Interactive Health will expand General Mills’ 'Go...