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Why To Try Intermittent Fasting During Menopause
Intermittent fasting is a simple yet effective approach to improve your mental and physical health in various ways. The diet involves restricting your eating window to a specific period of the day, allowing your body to burn fat for fuel, repair cells, decrease inflammation, reduce depression, and improve insulin resistance. For menopausal women, intermittent fasting can be particularly beneficial in managing weight, regulating hormones, reducing inflammation, and improving energy levels. However, it is essential to consult a healthcare provider before starting any new fasting regimen, especially during menopause, as individual needs and health conditions vary.
How to Build a Healthy Lifestyle
Living a healthy lifestyle is essential for maintaining good health and reducing the risk of chronic diseases. However, what does a healthy lifestyle entail, and how can one achieve it? While there is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question, adopting sustainable behaviours that work for you can make a significant difference. In this article, we will explore some tips and ideas that can help you build a healthy lifestyle and make it a part of your daily routine. From choosing healthy habits that you enjoy to creating an exercise routine and sticking to a healthy diet, we will cover all the basics that you need to know to improve your health and well-being. So, let’s dive in and discover how you can make your life healthier!
Building a Supportive Workplace Culture: Strategies for Prioritising Mental Health
Creating a culture of mental wellbeing at work is crucial for employee health & productivity. Employers can foster this through open communication, promoting work-life balance, leading by example, and implementing wellness programs like fitness classes and mental health workshops. Prioritising mental health benefits all.
Empowering Equality: Employers Taking Action to Bridge the Gender Health Gap on International Women’s Day
The Gender health gap is a critical issue that needs to be addressed. Women’s health remains a taboo subject in many societies, and this leads to the neglect of women’s health issues. Employers can play a significant role in addressing gender inequalities in healthcare by prioritizing the health needs of female employees. This can be achieved by breaking down taboos around women’s health issues, training managers on women’s health complexities and unconscious bias, and providing direct support such as menopause, menstrual, fertility, and maternity assistance. By integrating women’s health into organizational policies and wellbeing strategies, employers can help narrow the gap and promote a happier and healthier workforce.
From Struggle to Strength: Transforming Midlife Through The Power of Exercise.
The first thing to say here is that “nothing is off the table” It’s not like we get to Menopause and simply can’t or shouldn’t do the activities we love. But with that said, there are three fundamental exercise adjustments that, if included in our exercise regime, will help to keep our options open for longer. And for those in midlife and just getting started, it’s never too late to make improvements and open more possibilities for yourself.
Now let’s dive into the detail of each adjustment so you can create a roadmap of fulfilling, fun exercises that will serve you during Menopause and beyond.
Mastering the 80-20 Rule: How to Transform Your Focus, Productivity, Health and Wellbeing!
Have you ever driven by a construction site or walked into an office and observed that a few employees were absorbed in their tasks and working diligently while others were idling around? You might have seen the 80-20 rule at work, literally and figuratively. According to this rule, twenty percent of employees produce eighty percent of the work output, while the remaining majority produce only twenty percent (Koch, 2011).