The next trend for cultivating better “heart health” may come out of Kindergarten and not the gym.  In an article published in New Scientist entitled “Afternoon Naps May Boost Heart Health”, Roxanne Khamsi writes: “A study of nearly 24,000 people found that those who regularly took midday naps were nearly 40% less likely to die from heart disease than non-nappers.”    

The findings suggest that taking an afternoon “siesta” might protect the heart by lowering levels of stress hormones.  

Did you know that stress may contribute to 85% of all medical problems?  And, 52% of executive level professionals will die from a stress related disorder, according to research studies.

Dimitrios Trichopoulos at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, working with a team of colleagues, recruited about 24,000 volunteers between 20 and 86, in Greece, who had no history of heart disease, stroke, or cancer.  The researchers collected information about the participants’ napping habits and followed them for six years, on average. Read More→

Want to achieve a more balanced state of mind & emotions quickly?  Increase energy, mental clarity, and feel better fast anywhere?  Let me recommend a simple, yet powerful technique  from the Institute of HeartMath called “The Quick Coherence”. 

It takes about a minute to do and is especially useful when you’re beginning to feel a draining emotion such as frustration, irritation, anxiety, or anger.

The Quick Coherence Technique helps you:

• reduce stress right in the moment;
• feel calmer and more at ease;
• get more in sync with life;
• experience a quick boost of clarity. Read More→

The most important change a person can make to boost their level of wellness is to increase their level of awareness.   So much of the time we operate on automatic pilot; our daily habits are pre-programmed and operate under the radar of our consciousness.  

It’s not that we typically “choose” poorly when it comes to our health, it’s that we really aren’t choosing at all! 

When a person is ready to significantly improve their level of health and wellness, the first thing they must begin to do is raise their level of awareness concerning the myriad small choices they make each and every day.  This is where the battle of enduring health and vitality is won or lost.  Read More→

18 Top Stress Busting Strategies For The Restaurant Professional

Balancing the many responsibilities of running a successful restaurant with all the other demands put before us by life can be profoundly challenging, to say the least.  Owning,  managing, or working in  a restaurant or kitchen is stressful.  And it’s not uncommon for restaurant professionals to feel the harmful effects of stress physically and emotionally.

Over the past 20 years, many studies have looked at the relationship between stress and a variety of ailments.  Mood and sleep disturbances, upset stomach and headache, and disturbed relationships with family and friends are examples of stress-related problems that are quick to develop and are commonly seen in these studies.  Heart disease, high blood pressure, sexual dysfunction, cold sores and other skin related conditions are all linked to high stress levels. Read More→

Whether a General Manager or an Executive Chef,  we’ve discovered that restaurant professionals are hungry to align themselves with a cause they believe in.   Through wellness, we offer restaurant owners a way to make working at their restaurant a truly “life enhancing” experience!  This is something we can all believe in.

Multiple surveys say that between 65-80% of Americans are not happy with their jobs and would like to change!  How many good people in your ranks feel this way?

 For restaurant owners, this often means having to pay the high cost involved in frequent employee turnover, having lower levels of productivity, and the tarnishing of their restaurant’s reputation.  Learning how to cultivate a culture of wellness — and uplifting the quality of life for their workers — may prove to be the “winning solution” for creating a workplace marked by excellence.  It’s clear: with wellness, everyone wins!      Read More→