What is ‘Positive’ Mental Health? July 29th, 2017
During her Workout for the Mind workshop, our Mind Coach Paula Hughes, asks a couple of questions that get some very interesting answers. She asks participants to shout out the first words that come to mind when they hear the term ‘mental health’, before noting their answers on a flip chart; depression, anxiety, panic attacks, schizophrenia, […]
10 Wellness Ideas For Your Office July 20th, 2017
We want to let you in on a little secret. A way in which you can boost employee productivity and retention, reduce levels of absenteeism, improve team morale and increase your bottom line to three times your industry average. Want to know what it is? Create a healthier and happier working environment with an employee […]
Fueling Future Healthcare Leaders July 17th, 2017
RCSI's state-of-the-art new academic and education building, located at 26 York Street, Dublin 2 will open in autumn 2017, in time for the new academic year. The College has invested approximately €80 million in the development of this modern, practical and sophisticated facility which, once completed, will be used to educate our future healthcare leaders. […]
Ever Heard of ‘Sitting Disease’? May 18th, 2017
How does your organization decide who gets a standing desk and who doesn’t? I bet, if you are like most companies, the employee has to prove (with a letter from their doctor) that they need a standing desk as a result of a poor medical condition they have, like a back or neck problem or […]
Healthy Vending Arrives At Beacon Hospital May 4th, 2017
Did you know that the average vending machine contains as much as 10,000 grams of refined sugar? 10,000 grams! And here’s another one for you; snacking on a bag of crisps every day (as many people do) can add the equivalent of drinking almost five litres of cooking oil per year to your diet. With […]
Food for Thought – How Your Diet Affects Your Brain September 20th, 2016
The typical Irish diet is loaded with fat and sugar, and it may be hurting not only our physical health, but also our ability to think clearly. New research from Oregon State University finds a high-sugar, high-fat diet causes changes in gut bacteria that seem to lead to significant losses in cognitive flexibility, a measurement of […]
The Health of Ireland’s Workforce January 21st, 2016
Hello again from me, The Healthy Fox! I have something really important to tell you business owners, managers and high-flying executives. I was talking to a cousin of mine in Australia the other day. Well, he's actually a Dingo so, strictly speaking, that makes him a second-cousin really. Anyway, never mind that. He tells me […]
Hands Up – Who Wants to be Fat? January 20th, 2016
Hello! I'm The Healthy Fox and I've got something pretty important to tell you. As I'm doing the rounds most evenings, listening in through your kitchen windows, I hear things like "Ah leave them alone…Sure a drop of lemonade and a few sweets will do them no harm."¯ Let me tell you something; this is […]
