Stress as a Chronic Disease

When people think of chronic disease, they think of four major illnesses: Heart Disease, Cancer, Lung Disease and Diabetes. Often this fifth chronic illness is left out of the discussion.  Stress.  Stress is taking a major toll on health and the overall cost to benefit plans. In this blog post, we’re going to discuss stress, […]

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COVID-19 Vaccine Passports – What Employers Need to Know

We’ve all been through a lot over the past 16 months. From the initial COVID-19 declaration to countless lockdowns and new regulations. The latest being the vaccine passports in British Columbia.  As this is new territory and a lot of people are still unsure about what this means for themselves and their businesses, we wanted […]

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3 Ways to Build Employee Resilience in the Workplace

Resilience in the workplace wasn’t really a topic 10 years ago.   But in the last year and a half, with the COVID-19 pandemic, it has opened a lot of people’s eyes to resilience and how to create the best team as well as a team environment for employees.  In this blog post, we wanted […]

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Dealing with COVID Fatigue in the Workplace

There’s no doubt about it, the year 2020 certainly came with it’s set of challenges for everyone. When the pandemic started, many lives were altered in drastic ways causing an upsurge of stress, uncertainty and instability. With businesses closing down, case numbers rising and face masks and social distancing becoming the new normal, stress and […]

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One Year Later – 4 Lessons We’ve Learned About Working From Home

It’s hard to believe that it’s already been more than a year since the declaration of the 2020 Pandemic! The last year was one filled with many changes – we learned as a society how to be adaptable and how to find new, creative ways to do things in a way we haven’t before.  Being […]

Resources for Mental Health Week

Resources to Support Positive Mental Health In light of Mental Health Week in Canada (May 3-9), we want to recognize that many individuals deal with stress, anxiety, loneliness and feelings of overwhelm.  And with an ongoing pandemic that has lasted more than a year, many people are feeling burned out.  Below and attached are the […]

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Type II Diabetes – Reversal Through Lifestyle Habits

Once thought of as a chronic, progressive disease, Type II Diabetes is now being recognized as a potentially reversible disease through intensive lifestyle changes. This revelation has been a gamechanger for many thinking they would have Type II Diabetes forever once diagnosed. In this blog post, we’ll discuss Type II Diabetes, how you can reverse […]

Managing Chronic Disease and Health Benefit Costs

Chronic disease is a major talking point when people reach out to us to discuss benefit options for their companies. Chronic diseases kill 36 million people every year and are the leading cause of death globally. So, it makes complete sense companies want to discuss it.  We wanted to help shine a light on chronic […]

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How Sleep Routines Affect Overall Health & Work Performance

We all know that sleep is an important part of our lives. We’re told to get 8 hours a day if possible, but we never really discuss what happens to us with a lack of sleep. Sleep deprivation not only affects your psychological state, but your mental health as well. Not to mention, those who […]