3. No One!
Am I more focused on my children than me?
Am I consumed with caring for a family
member and forget about what is important to
my health?
Do I sacrifice my nutrition and physical activity
because of my work schedule?
Am I just too tired to take care of myself?
I don’t need to take care of myself; that is why
we have healthcare!
5. Obesity Is Killing Us!
Today, 97 million Americans are overweight or obese*
In 2011, fat cost us $144.6 billion dollars in
healthcare*
39.3 million workdays are lost annually due to obesity-
related health issues*
Cardiovascular disease
Diabetes
Hypertension
Sleep apnea
Certain cancers
Joint replacements
*Source - National Institutes of Health
6. Easier Said Than Done
Surround yourself with others with similar
ambitions
Eat out less often
Educate yourself
Re-prioritize your life
Find a physical activity buddy
Burn more calories than you consume
Lead a disciplined lifestyle
7. Help Yourself Lead a More
Meaningful Life
Do it for your financial well-being
Improve your self-confidence
Be proud of who you are
Do it for the people that love you - your
family
8. Know & Go 2016
The Power of Positivity
Heather Schmidt, DO
Family Medicine
Health & Wellness Medical Director
Agnesian HealthCare
10. The Power of Positive Thinking
Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
Studies show that positive thinking is associated
with many health benefits and a key part in stress
management.
11. Health Benefits
Longer life span
Lower rates of
depression
Lower levels of distress
Greater resistance to
the common cold
Better psychological
and physical well-being
Better coping skills
12. Happy and Healthy Hearts
Harvard School of Public Health
(HSPH) research shows positive
psychological well-being
appears to reduce the risk of
heart attacks, strokes and other
cardiovascular events.
First and largest systematic
study of its time published on
April 17, 2012 in Psychological
Bulletin.
13. This study shows that:
“The absence of the negative is not the same thing as
the presence of the positive. We found that factors such
as optimism, life satisfaction and happiness are
associated with reduced risk of CVD regardless of such
factors as a person’s age, socioeconomic status, smoking
status or body weight,” said lead author [[Julia Boehm]],
research fellow in the Department of Society, Human
Development, and Health at HSPH.
“For example, the most optimistic individuals had an
approximately 50 percent reduced risk of experiencing
an initial cardiovascular event compared to their less
optimistic peers,” she said.
14. Happy Mind to Happy Body
UW Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience
researcher Dr. Richard J. Davidson
Studies show negative emotions can weaken
immune response
Wounds take longer to heal in Alzheimer’s
cases
More susceptible to colds and flu, and more
severe symptoms when ill with higher stress
Higher risk of CAD with depression
15. Happy Mind to Happy Body
UW study shows that activation
of the regions of the brain
associated with negative
emotions may weaken people’s
immune response to the flu
vaccine six months later.
The regions associated with
positive emotions associated
with stronger immune
response.
16. Stress Management
Having a positive outlook helps you cope better
with stressful situations, but also reduces the
effect of stress on your body.
Chronic stress impacts hormone balance
Depletes brain chemicals for happiness
Positive people usually live healthier lifestyles
Less smoking
Less alcohol
More physical activity
Healthier diet
18. What is Burnout?
Christina Maslach Burnout: The Cost of
Caring (2003)
“Burnout is a syndrome of emotional exhaustion,
depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment
that can occur among individuals who do ‘people-work’ of
some kind. It is a response to the chronic emotional strain of
dealing extensively with other human beings, particularly
when they are troubled or having difficulties.”
Emotional exhaustion - feeling “used up,” compassion fatigue
Depersonalization - feeling detached, calloused, dehumanized
Reduced personal accomplishment - sense of inadequacy,
feeling “like a failure”
19. Now What About Resiliency?
Emotional resiliency - ability to adapt to stressful
situations or crisis.
“…Giving of yourself must be balanced with giving to
yourself. Making yourself strong, knowledgeable and in
good spirits makes you a better provider for those in
need. Thus, it is sensible (not selfish) to take time off to
relax, to seek out advice and support from
others, to mix periods of undemanding
work among the more stressful ones, to
stop job spillover into your home life,
and so forth.” (Maslach, 2003)
21. Happy Workplace
Express gratitude
Be mindful
Get some exercise
Embrace creativity
Establish mentoring relationships
Feed your mind
Recognize a co-worker for a job well done
Remember your meaning and purpose