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Office Tips
Below you’ll find useful tips on how to make your office healthier, happier and more productive.
1. Light
Get the right light and you will have more energy.Our bodies are more sensitive to blue light than any other kind. To increase your blue light at work, use lamps with “natural” lightbulbs, like an Ott-Lite.
2. Ergonomically Correct Seating
Make sure that your chair is comfortable and has adjustable height and arms. When you are sitting straight with feet flat on the floor your arms should be at a 90-degree angle when typing on the computer.
3. Green Plants
Plants do more than enhance the beauty of your surroundings – many actually clean pollutants from the air as they add oxygen and humidity to indoor environments. It has been discovered that plants can fight the effects of the newest high-tech ill – sick building disease.
4. Music
Music can affect emotional wellbeing, physical health, social functioning, communication abilities and cognitive skills. Music can also provide mental stimulation while performing daily tasks, which can help reduce stress levels in the office.
5. Aromatherapy
Not only does the aroma of the natural essential oil stimulate the brain, affect mood and temporarily eliminate stress or other psychological factors, but the natural constituents of the essential oil are also drawn into the lungs, producing physical benefits. Scenting your office with Lavender essential oil is said to reduce computer errors by at least 25 percent.
6. Air Quality
The EPA states that six out of 10 buildings are “sick” and that indoor air quality is the United States’ number one environmental health problem. A recent study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that ionizing a room led to 52 percent less dust in the air, and 95 percent less bacteria in the air.
7. EMF Protection
Detrimental energies emitted from electromagnetic fields (EMF) create a constant source of stress, altering body polarity, which can lead to fatigue, frustration, tension and illness. Studies have also shown EMFs to induce mild depression in many subjects with the disruption of melatonin, dopamine and serotonin levels. It is important to regulate exposure to microwave waves, computers, cell phones, televisions, fluorescent lights and other electrical appliances that have been found to be dangerous to mental and physical health.
8. Protein Snacks
Protein contains tyrosine, an amino acid that elevates the brain chemicals dopamine and norepinephrine. Not only does protein increase mental alertness and energy, it also satisfies hunger. Eat plant- and animal-based protein throughout the day – an egg or high-protein cereal for breakfast, almonds midmorning or afternoon.
9. Real Energy Drink
Boost your energy with white tea, which has a delicate flavor that goes through minimal processing and requires little sweetening. White tea has the highest concentration of L-theanine, an amino acid that has been known to stimulate alpha brain waves, boosting alertness while producing a calming effect. And because a cup of white tea contains less caffeine than other teas and coffee, it is more hydrating, another key for sustaining energy.
