Health and Wellness

Apr 30

Help your Kids have healthy smiles in 2014

Feb 04

February 2013 Member Matters

Member Matters is your monthly e-newsletter and gateway to your EAP member website, where you'll find tools and information on a variety of topics, including emotional health, fitness, relationships, financial issues and much more.

Click on this URL -- https://members.mhn.com/news/feb13/mm.html -- or copy it into your browser to view the February 2013 edition of Member Matters. (To view in Spanish, click the link in the footer of the newsletter.) This month's edition features include:

Home, sweet home
Five tips to staying healthy
Tips for succeeding in a diverse workplace
Family Feud - Repairing damaged relationships

To access the EAP member website, use company code greyhound. To get the most out of the site -- including interactive self-help programs, healthy recipes and much more -- be sure to register.

Feb 04

Welness Wire February 2013

Show Your Eyes Some Love

As you know, February 14th is Valentine's Day-the day of love. Can you imagine not being able to see the ones you love the most? February is AMD/Low Vision month, and if you're not familiar with the term AMD as it relates to your eyes, you should be. It currently affects 1.75 million Americans and it's the leading cause of blindness in people age 65 and older.

Feb 04

January 2013 Member Matters

Member Matters is your monthly e-newsletter and gateway to your EAP member website, where you'll find tools and information on a variety of topics, including emotional health, fitness, relationships, financial issues and much more.

Click on this URL -- https://members.mhn.com/news/jan13/mm.html -- or copy it into your browser to view the January 2013 edition of Member Matters. (To view in Spanish, click the link in the footer of the newsletter.) This month's edition features include:

Ways to Achieve Balance
Online Health and Fitness Tools
Are You Ready for Change
Improving Work Relationships

To access the EAP member website, use company code greyhound. To get the most out of the site -- including interactive self-help programs, healthy recipes and much more -- be sure to register.

Feb 04

Welness WWire December 2012

Don't Let Glaucoma Steal Your Sight:

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month
There's good news about glaucoma<http://go.edirect.vsp.com/l/a/-bi/wl/gbck/4v/nm9k/click.emaildirect>, an eye disorder that affects about three million Americans. While not curable, glaucoma is often very treatable if detected early. New medications and surgery can slow or stop the progression of the disease—and prevent total blindness.

Mostly affecting people over 40, glaucoma is caused by too much pressure in the eye. The early stages are usually symptom-free but the slow progression of damage to the retina or optic nerve can cause vision loss and blindness within three to 15 years.

How do you know if you have glaucoma if you don't have symptoms? Get an annual eye exam, especially if you are in a high risk category<http://go.edirect.vsp.com/l/a/-bi/wl/gbck/4v/nm9k/click.emaildirect>. Your race, as well as your health condition, can increase your risk for glaucoma. Locate <http://go.edirect.vsp.com/l/a/-bi/wl/gbck/yv/um9k/click.emaildirect> a VSP doctor and schedule your comprehensive WellVision Exam®.

Looking for more eyecare information for you and your family? Visit the Eye Care Information<http://go.edirect.vsp.com/l/a/-bi/wl/gbck/k9/zz9k/click.emaildirect> section of vsp.com for articles, tips and special offers for VSP members only.

Feb 04

December 2012 Member Matters

Member Matters is your monthly e-newsletter and gateway to your EAP member website, where you'll find tools and information on a variety of topics, including emotional health, fitness, relationships, financial issues and much more.

Click on this URL -- https://members.mhn.com/news/dec12/mm.html -- or copy it into your browser to view the December 2012 edition of Member Matters. (To view in Spanish, click the link in the footer of the newsletter.) This month's edition features include:

Six tips for managing holiday stress
How will I ever find the time?
Financial Services
How to beat fatigue

To access the EAP member website, use company code greyhound. To get the most out of the site -- including interactive self-help programs, healthy recipes and much more -- be sure to register.

Feb 04

Grin Magazine

Check out our holiday issue for a mouth-friendly hot cocoa recipe and smile-enhancing gift ideas.

Our dental health e-newsletter, part of the SmileWay^® Wellness Program, has changed. You will now receive Grin!, a quarterly publication in an e-reader format. With Grin!, you’ll get even more useful information to help you improve your dental health.

Nov 02

November 2012 Member Matters

This Months Focus: Finding Balance

In this economy, work-life balance may feel more out of reach than ever. (When was the last time you had time to read a good book?) Many of us are working harder and longer than ever before. And as the holidays approach, we're feeling the pressure to shop, wrap, cook and clean - all while bringing our "A-game" at work.

Between work, family and friends, it's easy to feel pulled in many directions. This month's Member Matters provides helpful tips to find that elusive work-life balance.

Nov 02

VSP Wellness Wire

Eye on Diabetes:
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month
November is National Diabetes Awareness month, and it’s a great time to raise awareness about the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The statistics are staggering: according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 18.8 million children and adults in the United States—8.3% of the population—have diabetes. An even scarier stat: 7 million more people are estimated to have diabetes, but don't even know it. Given these numbers, and the costs associated with diabetic disease, it's easy to see why diabetes has become such a hot topic.

Nov 02

SmileWay Wellness Newsletter Special Healthy Aging Issue

Diabetes? Osteoporosis? Heart disease?
Your dentist may know before you do.

Bill Radley recently scheduled a dentist visit because of chronic bad breath. But he didn't expect that his dentist would be the first to detect the early warning signs of diabetes.