We have made remarkable strides in the past twenty years, both in how we’ve acknowledged the need for discussion on wellbeing in the workplace and in many instances, created programmes to help our fellow colleagues deal with various challenges that are impacting their daily working lives. Of course, the working day just doesn’t begin the minute you sit down at your desk or begin your first round of your ward. The working day, in effect, begins when you get out of bed, as the manner in which you fuel your body and the mood you are in, will have a major impact on your performance. This PowerPoint covers off a of handy checklist and reference wellbeing in the workplace guide; it's free for you to copy and distribute in your workplace. We hope your colleagues find some relevant advice that they can apply to their own situations.

1. Helping to keep Irish businesses healthy into the future

3. Wellbeing Tips
• How to have a healthy commute
• How to achieve healthy habits at work
• 5 reasons to eat breakfast
• Be sugar smart
• Feed your brain
• Take control
• Coping with stress

5. • Have breakfast
• Bring snacks
• Distract yourself
• Bring water
• Focus on breathing
• Get off at a stop earlier or park further away
A Healthy Commute

7. • Bring leftovers
• Keep snacks at your desk
• Make time and mindfully eat
• Swap one coffee with green tea or lemon and water
• Say no to elevators and yes to stairs
• Five-minute meditation or mindfulness
Healthy Habits At Work

9. • Stay on track all day
• Balance Blood Sugar levels
• Rev up your Metabolism
• Cognitive Function
• Lower Stress Hormones
5 Reasons To Eat Breakfast

11. • The World Health Organisation recommends you should have no
more than 10-14 teaspoons of sugar per day for adults and 6
teaspoons for children.
• When you read food labels, remember that 4 grams of sugar = 1
teaspoon
Be Sugar Smart

12. Be Sugar Smart

14. Feed Your Brain
• Eat often
• Breakfast is a no brainer
• Protein essential
• Hydration
• Omega 3 brain food
• Keep Moving

16. Set Up Your Phone For Mindfulness
1. Allow notifications from people, not machines
2. Put mindless choices at a distance
3. Launch other apps by typing
4. Charge your device outside the bedroom

18. Situation
Thought
Emotion
Behaviour

19. Coping With Stress
1. Have at least one friend to confide in
2. Handle life’s challenges one day at a time
3. Recognise signs of stress
4. Have an escape route
5. Prioritise tasks
6. Most effective Stress reducing strategy is to get enough Sleep
7. Keep Hydrated as Dehydration can mimic hunger
8. Eat well and don’t skip meals or snacks
9. Reduce caffeine to reduce Stress
10. Exercise