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Practicing mindfulness meditation revolves • Our gut health depends on more than just good bacteria.
around focusing on breathing, and allowing For years the science of gut health has focused on probiotics and maintaining the
thoughts and anxieties to come and go, balance of good and bad bacteria living in the digestive tract. Lately, however, research
without judgement. points to the beneficial role that gut fungi—not just bacteria—play in our health.
Mindfulness has had a rise in popularity The key take-away? In 2018, we’ll be optimizing our gut health in innovative new
over the past year and has become ways. We’ll start to see protocols arise for how to create a supportive environment for
something of a buzzword. Apps have been our microbes, and just like we learned with bacteria, we’ll start to see the bright side
created to help users get started, and the of fungi. Probiotic supplements with added prebiotic fiber will become prominent, and
great thing is it can be done from anywhere plenty more will start to include beneficial bacteria and fungi. It’s time to zoom out and
– even a desk, while at work. This makes it look beyond just bacteria.
a great thing for employers to recommend • With buy-in from consumers and corporations, natural beauty becomes the
to staff, with the added bonus being that next “organic food.”
the less stressed and anxious they are, Until the last few years, natural beauty was a mixed bag. Select products were
the more productive they are likely to be.
Mental Health Days According to
the CIPD, stress accounts for around 47
percent of short-term absence, and 53 per
cent of long-term absence.
Mental ill-health already leads to
employees taking days off sick, yet many
are still too scared to speak to employers
about it – in fact, just over a third are worried
they would be fired for bringing it up. This
can only add to stress, and business
owners must strive to find ways to make the
workplace culture more open to discussing
mental health. Allowing absences for mental
health days is a great way to signify this
attitude.
Flexible Working Flexible working, or
even working from home, can work wonders
for many employees, especially those with
commitments outside of work that can be
quite time-consuming, such as caring for
children or ill relatives.
With modern technology making it
possible to access emails and video
conferences. It’s easier than ever to
have employees working remotely – and
it’s not only beneficial to an employee’s
wellbeing and morale, but can also save
on a business’ costs and carbon footprint.
Taking Wellness Online Speaking of
technology, wearable tech to chart calorie
counts, steps taken and heart rates are now
proliferating on the market, and they can be
good tools to raise awareness of health and
wellbeing. For example, it can be a good
way to highlight to desk-bound employees
the importance of getting up and stretching
their legs every now and then. There are
also options to take training courses in
health and wellness online now, which can
work out to be cost-efficient.
According to 11 Wellness Trends to
Watch in 2018 by mindbodygreen.com,
there are some wellness trends that related
to food business as follows;

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