The Maintain, Don’t Gain Weight Concept for the Holidays
Dr. Debbie Balfanz, coordinator of Stanford Behavior Change/Weight Management Program, reports that the average American gains one pound during the holidays. One pound represents 3500 extra calories beyond what you normally consume.
Dr. Balfanz has excellent suggestions on how to prevent adding […]
Exercising in the Cold
If you are accustomed to exercising outdoors during the spring and summer months, you may need to re-think how you approach outdoor exercise if it turns extremely cold. One key suggestion includes wearing synthetic clothes instead of cotton. Cotton […]
Movember Motivation
If this does not bring a smile to your face, then we don’t know what will.
Our Staff Stretches Before a Meeting
We practice what we preach at Brinson Benefits. If you are not participating in our wellness activities, then you stick out. Let’s stretch!
Does Eating Turkey Make You Sleepy?
I have often heard people mention that they get sleepy after eating a large turkey dinner. Is this related to the amino acid, named tryptophan, which helps people sleep?
Dr. Lawrence Steinman, MD, a neuroimmunologist at Stanford Medicine, indicates that […]
Improving Your Mood with Gratefulness
Psychological research suggests that positive emotions are associated with creativity, problem-solving abilities and overall success.
So how do you improve your mood in a sustainable way that can impact what you do? Psychologist Jeremy Dean, author of PsyBlog, posted an […]
Coach Heffner Wins the HeartRun Race
Coach Heffner and I were invited by United Renovations to participate in the Living for Zachary’s 5th Annual Incredible HeartRun on October 26. This event raised over $23,000 to help raise awareness of sudden cardiac arrest in youth.
Coach Heffner was […]
Is Chronic Inflammation a Root Cause of Disease?
The Brinson Wellness Newsletter for November presents an article highlighting an issue that many are actually experiencing, that is, inflammatory processes or ‘chronic inflammation’.
Life-threatening illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other diseases may be directly related to […]
Influencing Your Gene Expression
We often hear how important our genes are in determining our health. However, there is new evidence that nutrition and environment are major factors in determining health status through the activation or expression of the genes. The term, nutrigenomics, […]
Walnut: The Top Nut For Your Health
Recently, researchers have found walnuts to contain the highest concentrations of antioxidants when compared to peanuts, almonds, pistachios, hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, cashews, macadamias, and pecans. Typically, one hand full of walnuts has twice the antioxidants as the other nuts.
Walnuts […]
One Major Reason Why You Should Leave Your Chair Vacant
This month’s Brinson Wellness Newsletter suggests that sitting for long periods at work or at home, may dramatically impact your health.
Recent findings show that sitting for several hours can cause a sharp drop in the activity level of the enzymes […]
Campaign Monitor’s Employees Are Ping Pong Ninjas
A few of Campaign Monitor’s employees created Ping Pong Ninja, a ping pong ranking app. It is specifically for people who play Table Tennis in the office. Check it out: http://www.pingpongninja.com/
A $300 Wellness Investment That Will Yield a Return
It’s called Table Tennis! According to Dr. Daniel Amen, founder of Amen Clinics, Table Tennis provides a number of health benefits to employees.
Increases concentration and alertness
Stimulates brain activity
Develops hand-eye coordination
Facebook, Google, Copper Mobile, Campaign Mobile, and Business Insider have […]
What Are Antioxidants & How Vital Are They?
We often hear the term ‘free radicals’ or ‘oxygen radicals’… these are not ‘free radicals’ rioting in the 1960’s!! Rather, these are unstable and reactive molecules that damage DNA, tissue or other metabolic functions in the body. Unfortunately, even […]
The Fitbit Leaderboard
If you own a Fitbit and want to be Fitbit friends, then let us know. We’ll see if you have what it takes to make it to on our Leaderboard. Sophia is averaging more than 11,200 steps per day. Greatness!
10-Question Quiz: Test Your Health IQ
Our wellness team often gets asked the question, “How do I become a Wellness Guru?” If you answer all 10-questions correctly, then you will receive the coveted designation of Wellness Guru.
Organic Versus Conventional Produce
A lot of us buy produce at the store but ignore the small label on most fruits and vegetables called the Price Look Up (PLU) code. If the code has 4 digits, it is conventionally grown in which pesticides, […]