The Healthy Desk Jockey Blog

A panel at the Global Wellness Summit brought together top journalists and future-forecasters to predict the big wellness trends of 2021. (1)

Here are three trends they determined would gain...

~Another reason to move more and sit less during the work day

The Harvard School of Public Health says that 9 out of 10 cases of type 2 diabetes could be prevented by not being overweight, not...

Research continues to link meditation to our physical health and access our link to a beginning meditation.

A large new observational study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

Anecdotally, we are definitely seeing weight gain. You can put on 30 pounds really quickly—you can do it in three months. ~ Dr. John Morton, Yale New Haven Health System (1)

For many,...

Did YOU know?

Sitting all day is linked to an increased risk of fatal cancer.

The Good News...

Replacing sitting time with 30 minutes of daily activity is associated with lower risk of cancer...

Amid remote working, virtual meetings, family care and relentless COVID worrying, it’s important for you to take care of yourself—even if this care occurs in micro moments throughout...

[The Poor Man/Woman Massage]

If you are a desk jockey (i.e., you sit working on the computer most of the day), chances are you struggle with all the musculoskeletal aches and pains that come from...

Pilots use them before takeoff. Surgeons use them before surgery. And many of us use them before grocery shopping. They are a proven and effective method that can increase productivity, reduce...

Should I take supplements? Should I be eating oysters? Greek yogurt? Berries? How about herbs—should I eat them? grow them? Should I be running? Walking? Sleeping? What about Kombucha?

As...

In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, organizations have had to quickly turn to remote work as a necessary step to continue their operations. Prior to this, only 3.6% of the workforce worked...