The lemon scent wafting from an aroma diffuser and the sight of green plants greet employees when they arrive for work at Mitsui Designtec Co., a Tokyo-based interior design company. The effect of the…
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Working in an air-conditioned office and sitting comfortably at a desk may seem like the ideal working conditions. The job may come with considerably lower health risks than jobs such as working in a…
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Research has found that we can train our bodies to require less sleep — the only catch is that this will not work for everyone. “There are more people who would like to need…
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Sleep may be the key to better mental health according to a recent study from South Korea. Researchers at the Workplace Mental Health Institute at the Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center studied over 200,000 workers,…
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Workaholic Japan is known for long office hours and stressed out employees, but one company claims to have a cure: Cats. A total of nine fluffy felines eat, sleep and walk freely in the…
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For all the people working desk jobs, the aches and pains you get from sitting all day are expected. While it’s well known that to combat this, moving around as much as possible is…
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Getting caught in the hustle and bustle of everyday life can make it difficult to notice the symptoms of stress, but if you’ve been suffering from some of these physical side effects, you might…
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