Well Nation Africa

Promoting health and wellbeing of employees is critical for any organisation. This is especially the case now with the current pandemic and global crisis and the transition of the world of work to a ‘new normal’. We see the fast tracking of the transition to remote work, augmentation, automation, and digitalisation for most job roles. This rushed transition has forced many organisations to experiment with remote work, automation, and digitalisation. Through these experiments many organisations have managed through the fear of the change and the transitions entailed and are thriving and productive. Join Well Nation Africa at the SABPP Conference where [...]

The third United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) is to “ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all, at all ages”. One of the crucial targets for this goal is “to reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through prevention and treatment and to promote mental health and wellbeing by 2030”. NCDs are the leading global cause of deaths in the working-age population (World Health Organisation, 2018; United Nations, 2019). The workplace has been recognised globally as a critical platform to tackle issues relating to NCDs (World Health Organisation, 2010). Since the first reported case of a novel [...]

The corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a new disease and what could happen could be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Public health actions such as social distancing, can make people feel isolated and lonely and can increase stress and anxiety.  Emotional eating in an attempt to cope with all the stress is not only bad for your emotional health, but it can be bad for your physical health as well.  Is the slice of birthday cake in the refrigerator calling your name? Or maybe you’re bored or [...]

Stress is inevitable in life. The more you try to avoid stress, the more it increases. Stress can cause you to be frustrated, tense, angry, anxious, worried, and tired. In times like these, it’s important to be mindful of how to better manage and reduce stress. Relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, meditation, and yoga are healthy ways to relieve stress. Relaxation techniques can relieve physical symptoms of stress such as high blood pressure, chronic pain, muscle tension, and increased breathing and heart rates. Deep Breathing  Have you ever had someone tell you to “just breathe” [...]

While boosting your immune system is no match for the power social distancing when it comes to limiting the spread of COVID-19, it is definitely another potent weapon to add your arsenal and defense against COVID-19.   Sugar can weaken your immune system. Its impact on your immune system is a complex interplay of hormonal, metabolic and immunological processes that can severely threaten human health. Research has also shown that refined sugar can reduce how white cells perform and increase inflammatory markers making the body more susceptible to ill health. Sweets, chocolate, cereal, coffee drinks, cookies, fruit [...]