Topic: health

Sitting Is Killing You, So Obviously You Need A Personal ‘Posture Guru’

Sitting Is Killing You, So Obviously You Need A Personal 'Posture Guru'

If you keep up ergonomic trends (and of course you do), you know that sitting is killing you. Literally, if you are reading this and you are sitting down, you might as well just drink arsenic. Owning a chair is basically like owning an unlocked, loaded weapon. Chairs are nooses you put your ass on. If tell you friend to “have a seat” you are inviting him to die. Google “sitting is killing you” if you don’t believe me. Sitting is death. More »

What To Expect When You’re Expecting At Work

What To Expect When You’re Expecting At Work

Pregnancy is a joyous time. Telling your family and loved ones is exciting. But what about telling your colleagues? Telling your boss? Telling your team that counts on you for a lot? This can be a bit trickier. It isn’t always streamers and cake, and there is actually a lot to know about telling your co-workers and boss that you are expecting. We talked to some experts to get the low down. More »

5 Healthy Lunch Ideas For Working Women

5 Healthy Lunch Ideas For Working Women

Packing your own lunch is a smart decision both financially and for your health. It’s easy to pick up a sandwich at the deli, or even a to-go salad from the grocery store. Those options are fine every once in awhile, but the price and the mystery ingredients can start to take a toll. Brown-bagging doesn’t have to be a bummer. More »

Kim Kardashian Doesn’t Need Gloria Steinem To Defend Her

Kim Kardashian Doesn't Need Gloria Steinem To Defend Her

Hell has frozen over, pigs have flown, etc: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem has given an interview to Us Weekly in which she defends Kim Kardashian. The magazine asked Steinem about recent criticism directed at Kardashian over her weight gain during pregnancy: ”Our bodies are never public property under any circumstance,” Steinem said. ”It’s wrong, and people in the street who feel the right to touch a pregnant woman’s belly ought to be arrested for harassment. Our bodies belong to us, and if we don’t invite touching, we shouldn’t tolerate it.” More »

Founders Of Sleep Aid Business Bedtime Network Tell Us The Perfect Time To Shut Off Our Laptops

Founders Of Sleep Aid Business Bedtime Network Tell Us The Perfect Time To Shut Off Our Laptops

How did you sleep last night? My night was not so great. I was worried about a deadline today and my alarm woke me up in the middle of a dream, which pretty much guarantees a groggy morning. At the very least, however, I can take comfort in knowing I’m not alone. Sleep aids and advice have turned into a booming industry, targeted at those of us who are so tired (OMG, SO TIRED) but can’t seem to get any sleep — particularly women. More »

Meditation: Sitting Still Is The New Career Move

Meditation: Sitting Still Is The New Career Move

No doubt you have already heard about the benefits of meditation—decreased stress and anxiety, greater focus, and increased creativity. You may have even meditated on occasion, even without developing a consistent practice.

What you may not have realized is that institutions filled with ambitious, stressed-out high achievers working in very intense environments have started to teach meditation to help improve performance. More »

Finally, A CSA That’s Delivered To Your Office

Finally, A CSA That's Delivered To Your Office

Within the last few years, the concept of CSAs — community-supported agriculture — has gone totally mainstream, and for good reason. The way it usually works is that you pay a lump sum for a year that essentially works as an investment in a local farm of group of farms. The payout is fresh food all year round, often in the form of a generous box of in-season produce that you’re responsible for picking up from a farm, health-food store or other location. Great system … if you have tons of time on your hands. More »

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