Spring Into Health
Welcome to Life Care ConsultantsNewsletter for October.
As we move from spring into full-blown summer vibes and with our beautiful long days, it is easier to start focusing on small positive changes to improve wellbeing. This month we’re taking a look at the importance of hydration and sun-smart eye care.
For the team at Life Care, employee wellness isn’t about compliance and box ticking. It’s about empowering people through education and empathy, to live their best lives. We are here to make a difference, to you, your business and your people.
Eat your water
Water is essential to all living organisms. The proof is in the pudding, or rather, in context, the proof is in the percentage of water on Earth, and in all living beings, including humans.
The earth is made up of 80% water, most animals will have as much as 80% of their mass being water and the human body is made up of 55 – 60% water.
Water keeps us mobile; our bodies need liquid to function, joints need “oiling” and organs need “juices”. For decades, experts and dieticians, nutritionists, fitness gurus and the health conscious have sworn by drinking water to stay hydrated, and, while we agree with this, because it is simply the easiest way to hydrate yourself, we also recognise that drinking copious amounts of water just isn’t everyone’s cup of tea!
We have some insightful alternatives for you…
Hydration toolbox talk
We’ve just launched our next quarterly Toolbox talk on Hydration and what we like to call, how to eat your water.If you struggle to get your daily water intake in by ‘physically drinking’ then we have some good news for you! Did you know there are particular fruits and vegetables that replenish your body with water and others that steal it? We will talk about these and how best we can incorporate them into your diet.
If you are interested, give us a call on 0800 493 559 and see how this can empower, educate and support your team.
Beyond skin deep
People working outdoors, or anyone who enjoys spending time in the fresh air, nature, and the sunshine, should by now know about wearing sunscreen, sure, you might not actually slather yourself in it, for whatever crazy reason!
But you will have at least heard about the necessity and long-term benefits of wearing sunscreen, with stamps of approval of course that it does what it says it does.
Have you ever heard it mentioned that eye care in the sun is just as important? We’re not so confident really, as it seems the skin gets all the attention.
The eyes however are just as sensitive to the risk of damage by UV rays, and we find that in particular, people working outdoors, will have an increased risk of eye damage because of sun exposure, although surprisingly, this is yet to be fully studied, researched, and confirmed – so how much risk, is yet to be determined.
If you’re working outdoors and have PPE assigned to you, this should include proper grade sunglasses and there are options available to protect workers from both flying objects and UV exposure.
We explored this topic a bit, find out more and read the full article using the button below.
“Knowledge is key, action is empowerment…”
…said many teachers, probably.We’ve got our ears to the ground and recently became aware that WorkSafe is extending their focus of workplace airborne and noise risk exposure to schools and places of learning where a Technical and/or Technology department exists.If this is you, do we have your attention?
Life Care Consultants is the safe, supportive, and qualified pair of hands you will need when it’s time to book health monitoring for your people.
Three reasons to choose Life Care:
- We cover all aspects of employee wellness, in all corners of the country.
- We have been looking after all kinds of organisations for nearly 30 years, and we do it with compassion, respect and understanding.
- We are efficient, effective, and available.
From A-Z, we cover compliance, customised solutions, collaboration, and partnership that will help you establish a good foundation to creating a measurable and trackable health monitoring programme.And, because it’s the human touch that matters, you’ll have a dedicated Account Manager and access to all our people at Life Care Consultants, who are at the other end of the phone or an email to help you with the delivery, service, reporting and risk analysis of a health monitoring programme that is in line with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
Get in touch with us today to make a booking.
Our Courses and Services
Life Care Consultants provide extensive training programmes in first aid, wellness, fire safety and much more, as well as health and injury services. All our programmes can be designed and delivered at your place or ours and tailored for your particular industry or organisation.
Next issue…
In our next newsletter, we’ll cover WorkSafe’s new focus on workplace risks for school & vocational learning institutions’ teachers & staff. We’ll also continue the Nutrition and Hydration conversation.
If you would like to know more about our Training Courses and Services,
please call us 0800 493 559 and our friendly team will be able to assist you.