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The Business Owner Dilemma

Nov 14, 2021
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We have seen many business owners struggle to find the balance between their business budgets and their employees well-being. The spiraling cycle of rising health insurance costs, business taxes, unproductive employees, was creating mountains of paperwork and a drain on their time. With over 41% of American workers mired in chronic illness and the complexity of insurance programs to deal with, business owners are caught in the middle. Their bottom line really shows the effects.


Business owners who supplied good and useful wellness information to their employees and the occasional speaker saw some positive changes, yet not the lasting results they wanted. 


Without action nothing much changes. 


The keys to that action are proper nutrition, more movement, stress management, and getting better sleep. Business owners need support in helping their employees become more engaged in their own healthcare.

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How does your workforce compare to the national average?

Statistically if there are 100 people in a company...


1 uses cocaine

5 are being treated for diabetes

10 drink alcohol heavily

10 have high blood pressure

10 have diabetes (5 don't know they have it)

25 smoke cigarettes

25 have high cholesterol

25 have heart disease

30 are overweight by more than 20%

50 feel they are under moderate stress


These unhealthy lifestyles and habits all contribute to the escalation of healthcare costs. In addition, they result in decreased productivity and increased injury and absenteeism. 


Most are the result of treatable illnesses, conscious decisions, inadequate information and ignorance.


(Source: United Health Foundation and American Public Health Association Annual Report, Presented December 2005 and The Wellness Councils of America. Healthy, Wealthy and Wise: Fundamentals of Workplace Health Promotion, p.24 1995)


The good news is that our bodies have dynamic and powerful self-healing mechanisms that are fueled by making serious changes to our lifestyle.


That means that when we give our body the tools (proper nutrition, stress management techniques, better sleep, and more movement) it needs to repair and heal itself, change is guaranteed. 


Systems that depend on these changes include our brain chemistry, inflammation levels, blood cell quality, digestion and elimination, blood flow, and concentration.


The bottom line is that without focusing on a holistic approach to health and well-being, our bodies slowly break down into a state of disease.


This is why WeSpark has designed a wellness solution that takes all of these factors into account. We offer the turn-key solution that your business needs to start making significant changes in the right direction.

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