Episodes

  • “We Can Make Strides in Preventing Suicide”

    “We Can Make Strides in Preventing Suicide”
    Aug 5 2022
    The latest data show that suicide is the twelfth leading cause of death in the U.S. and among those with the highest rates are younger, working age adults (ages 25-34). While there are a multitude of factors that contribute to suicidal behavior, there are also several evidence-based things that employers – and society at large […]
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  • Is the Future of Medicine Functional Medicine? A Conversation with Dr. Mark Hyman

    Is the Future of Medicine Functional Medicine? A Conversation with Dr. Mark Hyman
    Jul 22 2022
    What if we focused on the conditions for creating health rather than treating disease? This simple change in perspective is the foundation of functional medicine: promoting health by focusing on the body as “one whole ecosystem” rather than different parts that must be addressed separately. On today’s episode of the Business Group on Health Podcast, […]
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  • When Pay Isn’t Enough: Driving Business Value Through Financial Security

    When Pay Isn’t Enough: Driving Business Value Through Financial Security
    Jul 8 2022
    More than 80% of working Americans say financial insecurity is a major problem, reflecting the fact that many in the U.S. live paycheck to paycheck, lack emergency savings, and experience financial anxiety. Businesses are taking note, realizing that what they pay employees isn’t always enough to achieve financial security. On today’s episode of the Business […]
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  • Conversations about End-of-Life Care are Key to Improving the Experience for Patients, Providers and Families

    Conversations about End-of-Life Care are Key to Improving the Experience for Patients, Providers and Families
    Jun 17 2022
    In medicine death is seen as a failure, and we do everything we can to avoid failure. This supports the societal stigma associated with talking about death and dying, as we no longer see death as a part of life. But one of the unexpected outcomes of the pandemic is that it’s made the conversation […]
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  • The Impact of Climate Change on our Collective Mental Health

    The Impact of Climate Change on our Collective Mental Health
    Jun 3 2022
    Studies on climate change show wide and serious effects on our mental and physical health. In this episode of the Business Group on Health Podcast’s two-part series on climate change, we speak with Dr. Susan Clayton, a conservation psychologist and professor at the College of Wooster, about the relationship between warming weather and our mood […]
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  • Virtual Reality – The Next Frontier in Health Care

    Virtual Reality – The Next Frontier in Health Care
    May 21 2022
    What do mitigating pain, overcoming phobias, changing harmful behaviors and calming anxiety have in common? They’re all addressed through virtual reality. In this episode of the Business Group on Health Podcast, we speak with Dr. Walter Greenleaf, a behavioral neuroscientist who is recognized internationally as one of the founders of the field of therapeutic virtual […]
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  • Your Gut Reaction is Real – How Gut Health Influences You Physically and Emotionally

    Your Gut Reaction is Real – How Gut Health Influences You Physically and Emotionally
    May 6 2022
    Over the last few years there’s been increasing public interest in “gut health” – research tells us that a healthy gut microbiome can not only help us lose or maintain weight, but also influences so much more, including our mood, our immune response, and a myriad of health conditions. On this episode of the Business […]
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  • The Social and Emotional Tax of Sleep Loss

    The Social and Emotional Tax of Sleep Loss
    Apr 15 2022
    When we talk about sleep and health, our conversations usually focus on the physical impact of sleep loss. Far less discussed, but just as important, are the social and emotional changes taking place when we don’t get the sleep we need. That’s the focus of today’s episode of the Business Group on Health Podcast, in […]
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