The healthy desk jockey blog
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Fuel Your Productivity and Downgrade Stress: 5 @Work Hacks for Desk Jockeys
In today's sedentary work culture, many of us find ourselves sitting for long periods of time, leading to stress and decreased productivity. However, with a few simple @work hacks, you can tackle the ...
What No One Tells YOU About Stress
Stress affects us all. You may notice symptoms of stress when disciplining your kids, during busy times at work, or when coping with a challenging relationship. Stress is everywhere. And while a littl...
Simple Ways to Prioritize Your Mental Health At Work
May is Mental Health Awareness Month AND…
We are in a global mental health crisis.
It’s time to give the truth some oxygen.
[Cue in your best flight attendant voice]
“For your safety, oxygen and t...
3 Easy Strategies to Invoke "CALM' at Your Desk
Stress is E-V-E-R-Y-W-H-E-R-E…it’s in the small details that get under your skin like traffic, challenging customers, long lines, and misbehaving children.
We feel stress in bigger events that burden...
Mindfulness: How to Stress Less at Work
No matter what your occupation is—work can be a significant source of stress. Long hours, tight deadlines and difficult decisions can provoke ongoing anxiety. The American Institute of Stress reports ...
Need to Lose or Avoid a Second Round of the Quarantine-15?
Anecdotally, we are definitely seeing weight gain. You can put on 30 pounds really quickly—you can do it in three months. ~ Dr. John Morton, Yale New Haven Health System (1)
For many, the Quarantine ...
Develop Tiny Habits of Self-Care During These Stressful Times
Amid remote working, virtual meetings, family care and relentless COVID worrying, it’s important for you to take care of yourself—even if this care occurs in micro moments throughout your day. Self-ca...
Boosting Immunity: Sifting Fact From Fiction
Should I take supplements? Should I be eating oysters? Greek yogurt? Berries? How about herbs—should I eat them? grow them? Should I be running? Walking? Sleeping? What about Kombucha?
As worries abo...
Stressed at Work? Try this Deep Breathing Technique and Calm Yourself in Seconds
[Workplace stress is on the rise with 83% of Americans frazzled by something at work]
Most of us don’t need a study to show that we (8 out of 10 of us) are stressed, particularly at work (1). And we ...
