Your Health ROI Effects Your Bottom Line

 Entrepreneur alert: over the top success is not equal to the value of one’s health, it’s our only true “non-negotiable”asset

“Those who have no time for healthy eating will sooner or later have to find time for illness” —Edward Stanley We now know that increasing our sleep time can lead to increased work productivity, however if these series of articles are to put you on the journey to health and maximum productivity, you can assume that it takes more than just one health factor to set you on that path. Proper dietary and lifestyle factors are the cornerstone to the preservation of health, mental acuity, and prevention of disease. In particular, incorporating a daily regimen of proper nutrition and not just occasionally, is a pitfall that many executives and small business owners fall into. Yes, they surely have good intentions to try and stay away from those unneeded food calories, sugar cravings and high caloric beverages, but the challenge to their reality can be daunting on a day to day basis. Stress inherent to their modern work environment surpasses any level of perception, rationale and self-discipline. This is especially apparent during times when small business owners time commitment goes into overdrive. These constant pressures leave them feeling overtired, overextended and fatigued causing mindless eating, alcohol use and junk food snacking. If executives don’t take steps to reduce these counterproductive habits, they may experience health risk factors and reduced work efficiency.

Small Business Owners an Executives: Take a Good Look at Your Health ROI:

In our practice, we advocate that “prevention is worth a pound of cure.” “We spend our youth sacrificing our health to attain wealth…we spend our aging years using our wealth to regain our health.”Many small business owners are their business. The amount of time, focus and energy dedicated to their business leaves very little room for prioritizing one’s own health. However, for all that success is worth, the value of one’s health is our only true “non-negotiable”asset. This asset can not be traded, sold, exchanged or returned once it is compromised. It is equally if not more important for executives and small business owners to have health as a personal priority and not place it on the back burner until there is a reason to think about it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health both state that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in the US. Many of today’s chronic conditions such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol, and smoking affect the cardiovascular system and are considered “slowly progressive”diseases indicating that these conditions worsen over time if no appropriate intervention is taken. The good news is that there are many ways to keep your cardiovascular system running smoothly and you have far more control over your heart health than you may realize.

Small Business Owners and Executives: Analyze Your Health As You Would Analyze Your Business:

1.  Awareness: Be mindful of your eating habits. Nutritionally, the foods you eat raises or lowers blood pressure, blood cholesterol, blood sugar, governs weight control and impacts heart health. For executives, manage your dietary intake the same way you manage the brand you represent. 2.  Keep Quality Control: As detailed as executives are over their work product, begin using the same regimen to monitor dietary intake. Keep a track of what you eat, where you eat, how much you eat and types of food you eat. This will help you analyze areas where improvements need to be made to track change and progress. 3. Effectiveness and Efficacy: Eating in moderation signifies control of food quantity and size. This will help curb overeating and excess caloric intake.   This is analogous to small business owners taking on challenges that are stretching their limits leading to burn-out and exhaustion. Use moderation! 4.  The 80/20 rule: It’s what you do 80% of the time that matters, not the occasional setbacks or slip-ups (20%). After all, we all get the need to intermittently indulge in a favorite food item as long as it does not become a consistent habit. As business owners, risks are part of the game, as long as it is limited to 20% of your overall results. 5.  Strategic Planning:   Small business owners and executives would greatly benefit instituting a corporate wellness program as part of their 2015 personal and business goals. This ensures accountability for themselves and their employees that they are leading healthy, productive lives both in and out of the office. After all, the productivity of your company depends on you and your staff. More sick time taken will inevitably decrease productivity…therefore make health a 2015 goal! A win-win for everyone. Start now, never procrastinate on an investment that can produce huge returns in the future. After all, executives are the experts on producing profits and high returns. Without our health, there is no true wealth. Look to your healthy heart to help you make the right decisions and take good care of it so it can keep beating in the right direction. This article was written by Dr. Paiusco. All content and media on the Latin Business Today Website is created and published online for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice and should not be relied on as health or personal advice. Always seek the guidance of your doctor or other qualified health professional with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition. Never disregard the advice of a medical professional, or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this Website. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor, go to the nearest hospital emergency department, or call the emergency services immediately. If you choose to rely on any information provided by Latin Business Today, you do so solely at your own risk. External (outbound) links to other websites or educational material (e.g. pdf’s etc…) that are not explicitly created by Latin Business Today are followed at your own risk. Under no circumstances is Your Health responsible for the claims of third party websites or educational providers.

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