Employee Wellness for Your Company

As of writing this article, I am now over 13 years in practice as a chiropractic in Overland Park. Through my tenure, one of my missions has been to bring education and wellness to the community. The original definition of “doctor” is “teacher”, and it is a label that I take seriously. We do this through free community outreach and providing a free lunch for all attendees.

Over the years I have spoken for a variety of groups from financial institutions and engineering firms, to civic groups like the Chamber of Commerce and local schools. Some audiences are intimate at just ten or so individuals, and other lectures have been for over 100 employees. The common thread is people in the community who benefit from learning how to build healthy habits and live better quality years, regardless of where they work or what they do.

The key is to keep the information light and accessible. Health changes can be daunting. Nobody wants to be berated about “eat this, not that”. My goal with the community lunch and learn workshops is to give people some easy ideas to make themselves healthier, and encourage them to grow what they are already doing. Perfect is not the enemy of good. It’s great when I revisit a company year after year and see that the employees are moving more, starting walking groups, managing their stress in healthier ways, and living happier, healthier lives.

Of all the topics I’ve shared, here are the most popular:

1. Stress Management. Everybody deals with stress, and stress manifests in different forms. In this workshop we talk about physical, chemical, and emotional stress and how they affect our bodies. It isn’t just tight muscles, but your heart, brain, and every organ of the body. Employees leave this workshop better able to identify their stress and have tools to manage the effects. This is the most popular topics I share.
2. Posture and Ergonomics. Particularly because so many of us work at a computer or a desk for hours upon hours, this talk is very popular every time I’ve shared it. We discuss how our postures affect not only our aches and pains, but even things like digestion, immune system, and brain. If you want your employees to feel better and take fewer sick days because of pain, this topic is a perfect match.
3. Nutrition. Foods come in a rainbow of colors, and we talk about all the colors and what they do for our bodies. This talk encapsulates the phrase “let food be thy medicine”. We also go over the pitfalls of nutrition and how to craft a healthy, and sustainable, diet. While this workshop is great year round, I found it the most popular around the New Year when we are all motivated to be healthier!

Getting out of my office and teaching the community is one of my favorite things to do. We cater in free lunch for everyone, share some fun material, and get the community thinking about healthier habits. If your co-workers or employees could benefit from something like this, please reach out and let us do what we love to do best.