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A typical working adult spends at least 8 hours a day at work (not including commuting). That's over half the average person's waking hours! Employees' health choices significantly affect their overall well-being and performance at work.

With our expertise in health, we will explain below how a healthy lifestyle can and is directly linked to proper nutrition and exercise, a result that can become the key for a company to strengthen its employee wellness program and to take advantage of it by creating a mutually beneficial situation with its employees.

1. Diet has the strongest effect on health

Many corporate wellness programs focus on various diets targeting weight loss and other general health indicators. All this has a sense of logic, but if one does not know the basic health parameters, the results remain just efforts because the nutritional values need to be focused correctly. Remember that the hormone of joy, serotonin, is produced in the intestine by 75%, and that is where proper nutrition is prioritised.

On the other hand, if you think that fitness classes and intense workouts can balance out an unhealthy diet, you should think again. A poor diet is about three times more harmful to your health than a lack of physical activity.

The good news is that it works the other way around!

Improving your diet can boost your well-being and overall health.

A healthy diet can reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer! It will also boost your energy and make you more likely to feel motivated about other healthy habits like regular exercise, proper sleep, and stress reduction. All of these have a particular impact on one's work performance.

2. A healthy diet boosts productivity

As you will know, food affects the brain and body because food is the only source of energy. Numerous studies have shown that generalized symptoms that affect productivity, such as lack of energy, poor concentration, brain fog and lack of motivation, can be significantly alleviated only through a proper nutritional intervention.

Efforts to encourage healthy eating and access in the workplace can significantly boost the energy and productivity of workers.

Many studies and publications on nutrition and productivity have shown that a healthy diet improves productivity by keeping well-being high.

Unfortunately, the food readily accessible to many office workers is limited to high-sugar, prepackaged (such as those found in vending machines) or processed snacks, and highly palatable foods from fast food chains or nearby restaurants that tend to be high in calories. Refined fats and refined carbohydrates.

3. Well rounded wellness efforts improve employee retention rates

Health and wellness initiatives in the workspace can significantly boost employee satisfaction! Employees with access to well-rounded wellness programs at work are more likely to discuss it with others providing this extra care as an advantage and recommend their place of work. This way, other companies can absorb the idea and follow the example.

Providing access or setting initiatives to encourage healthy eating can boost the results of other wellness strategies. By doing this, companies can support productivity and work efficiency in their teams and ensure higher employee satisfaction and morale rates.

A study by Towers Watson and the National Business Group on Health showed that companies that provided an excellent corporate wellness program experienced 16% less voluntary employee turnover.

Bottom line: Wanna keep your employees for longer? Keep them healthy!

4. Investing in healthy eating knowledge can save A LOT!

It’s easy to see healthy food or corporate wellness programs as an extra cost. But the truth is that these initiatives can save companies thousands of Swedish krones in the long run.

Harvard researchers reported that organizations could save up to 6 dollars in medical costs and health-related work absenteeism for every dollar they invest in wellness initiatives.

Let’s take a look at how these numbers add up:

An average corporate wellness program can cost a company around 8 dollars per employee every month.

Imagine a company with 100 employees. This company would spend 800 dollars monthly ($9,600 a year). With this investment, this small company could be saving over $57,000 every year!

Now imagine what these numbers would look like for larger companies!

Boosting employee morale

In a survey based on boosting employee morale, nearly 76 per cent of respondents reported that any company offering in the workplace anything that relates to the health or psychological well-being of employees makes them feel that they value them and see them with a more human eye than companies.

Employees who see that their companies make an effort to provide knowledge, food, and whatever else they feel they need show that their employers think for them.

Providing knowledge of food and nutrition increases employees' desire to stay in the physical office and enjoy their meals and makes them feel happier while conducting their business.

The company's gesture gives them a feeling of recognition and reward for their contribution to the company's development as a genuine part of the company.

Sick days

It seems logical, but healthy eating leads to healthier bodies, so it can significantly reduce absenteeism. The proper diet can avoid some of the more significant health concerns that can lead to time off and boost staff immune systems that, will keep coughs and colds at bay.

With less time off, the business will be more efficient, and the people within it will be more efficient when they are not being stretched to cover other roles.

Healthy and happy employees also tend to carry more self-confidence, which can positively impact office culture.

Learning to use Mood food

Providing healthy snacks at the office is often seen as an incredible perk, and perks are known when they're for employee satisfaction.

Providing suitable types of food doesn't just affect your employees' moods. It also creates a social hub where they can take a break, build relationships, help build a sense of belonging in the business and be inspired.

For example, certain foods and combinations reduce stress hormones, such as foods rich in vitamin C. Magnesium also significantly reduces stress and relaxes muscles.

Phenylalanine stimulates the brain to produce dopamine, which boosts mood.

A company that invests smartly in the health of its employees will reap its profits through the development of its employees.

Hydration maintenance

Water plays a huge role in brain function, so ensuring that workers can stay hydrated is very important. This can quickly be done by providing a good filtered water which will give the quality the body needs to be properly hydrated.

In the work environment, it is easy for someone to become dehydrated, significantly when one is absorbed in his work or even consumes extra coffee for energy which creates frequent visits to the toilet and thus excretes in addition to water and many trace elements.

Our brain comprises 70% water, so hydration directly affects how it functions. A 2% reduction in hydration can lead to problems such as fatigue and reduced levels of alertness. In

Remember that it is already too late when you feel thirsty because you are already partially dehydrated. A small glass of water, 200 ml every hour, is enough to keep you hydrated and become a good habit.

Helping and encouraging your staff to better health!

As employers, you have an excellent opportunity to keep your employees healthy by providing options in different ways, and the best of all is the correct information.

This will help employees feel that their work cares for them by building loyalty to the business. Help raise awareness about a healthy food by providing information as well for the right food.

A healthy workforce is generally happier and more productive, with reduced sick days and greater efficiency. This has substantial business benefits and strengthens the way staff feel about their role, making them more inclined to stay with the company. It is, therefore, in everyone's interest to do as much as possible to promote healthy eating at work.

To book and prize call +46 725 66 44 44 or email info@food-exercise-academy.com