Every year, sick employees end up costing companies over $150 billion in production. With shocking numbers like that, it’s obviously really important to do your best to keep office illnesses at bay. Whether you are a small business owner, or in charge of human resources for a large company, there are lots of steps you…
4 Essential Items for Your Back-To-School Sick Kit
The school year is officially in full swing, and with the new school year comes a huge wave of germs and illnesses in children. Overexposure to new sicknesses that they haven’t encountered before is very normal and it’s no cause for alarm if your child experiences a few more colds than in past years. The…
A Healthy Workplace?
Lets face it, as life continues we have less and less time to really work out, sure we play with the notion of going to the Gym 7 days a week, some of us get out 3-4 times and that is a victory of its own for many of us. But what can we do…
Trouble putting on your stockings?
Does putting on your compression stockings feel like World War 3? I often get feedback from our customers telling us their compression stockings/socks are too tight…. When the reality is in order to do its job and keep you healthy a compression garment needs to be tight. Once we understand that, we really start to…
The Benefits of Compression Wear
As we age, our bodies are enduring a whole slew of small ailments that eventually take a toll their toll. To relieve stress on joints caused by years of overuse, compression garments are a practical solution. You can find compression garments in the form of sleeves, socks, pantyhose, and a variety of other forms. Their…
Getting Your Children To Take Asthma Medicine
As all parents are well aware, getting children to take medicine is quite the feat. It often involves huge bribes, some trickery, and a lot of strained emotions on both sides. If only it were as easy as Mary Poppins made it out to be. If you haven’t already talked to your pediatrician about an…
Preventing Diabetes if You Are Prediabetic
If your blood sugar is higher than normal but not high enough to be considered type 2 diabetes, you are most likely considered prediabetic. Being prediabetic does not have to mean that you will develop diabetes if you take steps to live a healthy lifestyle – eat well, exercise, and stay at a healthy weight…