Yes, you read that headline right. According to a new study, using your phone before you go to bed can disrupt your sleep schedule and prevent you from getting a good night’s sleep.

Specifically, the study found that those who use smartphones or tablets before bed went to bed later and had a later sleep onset than those who didn’t. The study also found that those who used their phone or tablet before going to sleep had lower levels of the sleep-regulating hormone, melatonin. Lastly, the study found that electronic device usage before bed reduced the period of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a vital component in our sleep patterns.

So, if you’re having trouble sleeping, try putting your phone or tablet away before heading to bed. Read More

If you have a chronic medical condition such as diabetes, asthma or arthritis, you realize that keeping up with your regular treatment and care can be very time-consuming and costly. However, the downfalls of not maintaining your treatment can be far worse, leading to health complications and speeding up the acceleration of your disease, which can lead to more medical problems and much higher costs in the future. is committed to helping you and your family be as healthy as possible, which is why we offer a disease management program that can help you to best manage your health condition.

How Does the Program Work? A disease management program strives to help employees or family members with chronic diseases better manage their condition. This can include complying with medication regimens, seeing your doctor regularly, seeking additional or alternative treatments or implementing lifestyle changes that can help improve your daily life, prevent future health issues or reduce your symptoms.

We provide this program through a third-party vendor. The vendor begins by reviewing employee healthcare data to determine who has (or potentially may have) one or more chronic condition. Your health information is completely confidential and does not have access to it. Our vendor has access to this data but is not allowed to share it with us or with anyone besides you.

If you have been identified as someone who may have a chronic disease, a representative from the health vendor will call you to get you started with the program.

What You Should Know We know that people often don’t answer telephone calls from numbers they do not recognize. However, if the disease management vendor cannot reach you, they will leave you a message and also attempt to call back later. If you receive this message, it is important that you call back. Also note, the person calling is not allowed to give any health information over voicemail or to anyone other than you, so the message may sound like the call is spam. Know that if the message lacks details, it is only for privacy reasons. Read Full Article

Squeezing a workout into a busy schedule isn’t always easy. But scattering one-minute workouts throughout your day can help combat the effects of long-term sitting—which can lead to a number of health concerns.

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In other words, having a high EQ means you work well with others because you understand how your and your co-workers’ emotions affect each other. The argument goes: if our behavior is dictated by our emotions, then understanding them is the key to long-term success.

Making Emotions Work for You

Leaders who understand emotions can channel that energy into producing desired results. For instance, managing employees is much easier when you can empathize and understand them on an emotional level. Nothing builds barriers faster than a perceived misunderstanding from a manager.

Considerations

Overall, EQ is a fluid area of study, like most aspects of the brain. There are still many unknowns, so one cannot definitively say if emotional intelligence is the trump card for leaders. However, raising the EQ of managers even slightly can help with employee relations.

Consider offering EQ training to managers to help them relate better with their employees. You may be surprised how far a li

The smartest person is usually considered the best person for a job, especially when it comes to leadership. However, HR experts argue that traditional intelligence (book smarts) may not be as important as emotional intelligence (people smarts). Read More