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Ford Health

Locality: Spring Hill, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 3833 6000

Address: Suite 2/530 Boundary Street 4000 Spring Hill, QLD, Australia

Website: fordhealth.com.au/pages/contact-us/contact-us-index.html

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21.01.2022 Basic Stress Management Techniques There are a variety of reason why we might feel stressed. Good stress management is a learned skill. Keeping up with friendships and relationships Being able to talk things over with a trusted friend allows us to not feel isolated, which is much harder to cope... Balanced Life Having too many responsibilities and not enough time for self-care can add to stress. Learn to say No and draw some boundaries, more is not always better Hobbies and interests Doing something you enjoy is helpful and can provide an outlet for stress. It can also give us something different to think about. These simple tips can provide the much-needed help in our stressful lives. Follow Ford Health to keep up-to-date with the latest health and wellbeing information.

19.01.2022 I'm sure plenty of us wish that we could work less, but have you ever considered that lower work hours may not be so good for us? Surprisingly, higher work hours do not necessarily have a significant negative impact on psychological wellbeing or self-rated work performance. In fact, it is WHAT happens in those working hours, rather than the hours themselves, that has the biggest impact. Click here to read more from the collaboration between Dr Toby Ford, Dr Kylie Gates and our Health Economist, Carla Dee https://goo.gl/UnGRMc

18.01.2022 Good Stress, Bad Stress We in our modern-day life typically associate stress with something bad happening to us, which can have a negative effect on our health, but stress can be good for us. Two American researchers have talked about the benefits that stress can have for us. They observed that if no one had stress in their life, you would be dead and if you have too much stress in your life, you would border on feeling dead.... Stressors can be put into 3 different subgroups: 1. Cataclysmic: These are events that effect a lot of people at one time. This can include a flood or a fire 2. Life Events: These are events that just effect you and your family. This can include a death of a family member 3. Hassles: These are small events that bring on a slight annoyance. This can include spilling coffee on your new outfit or leaving your keys at home. Rather than accepting these stressors as negative inputs, try to interpret them as a source of challenge or an opportunity. Learning how to cope with stress can help us modify our interpretations and change what would normally be a distressful event (detrimental stress) into a eustressful opportunity (beneficial stress). Find out more about the effects and benefits of stress in our lives. https://goo.gl/B2UaVY

18.01.2022 What a brilliant reveiw from one of our clients about his recent Executive Health Assessment! Thank you for the write up, Rob! Click the link below for an entertaining read: https://www.linkedin.com/pu/taking-full-monty-rob-douglas/ #FordHealth #Executivehealth #Corporatehealth #healthassessment

17.01.2022 Have you ever thought about that space between what we think we are capable of doing, versus what we are actually able to do? Enter Dr Toby Ford's notion of the 'The Gap'. It is not simply just a high workload that produces The Gap, but a combination of factors including life's frantic pace and that wonderful 24 hour connectivity that we can't seem to escape. To read more about The Gap, click here https://goo.gl/845hnB

17.01.2022 The 8 H tips for High Performance Adopting these 8 H lifestyle tips can give you a plan to improve your physical and mental health, returning your motivation and ability to perform at the toughest of times. 1. Health: Focus on exercise, diet, sleeping habits and other factors that have an effect on your health and lifestyle... 2. Hobbies: Are forms of meditation. Having an activity that demands you extended attention can create a focused mind and improve concentration 3. Holidays: Vital to recharge mentally and physically. Don’t just think about taking a long holiday, a short break from work is just as important 4. Happiness: Understand the impacts from your family and friend’s relationships on your emotional health. Take time to improve and nurture them 5. Hugging: Any friendly physical contact encourages empathy, calmness and a sense of belonging. Don’t be afraid to give out or get hug from those around you 6. Higher Authority: Have coaches, confidants and mentors to keep you inspired and motivate in your daily and work life 7. Helping: Taking time to help others enhances those that you helped and yourself, which creates a sense of passion and purpose 8. Hope: Having a sense of hope in your life will give you a reason to keep going in the toughest of circumstances Find out how to further adopt these tips into your life: https://goo.gl/845hnB

14.01.2022 Self-reliance is a great driver for success, but when we start to find it difficult to recognise the value in asking for help, it becomes a problem. In our client's experience, we have found that over time self-reliance can be pretty destructive. Which leaves us with the question - are there better strategies? To read more click here https://goo.gl/Sqp4SY #FordHealth #DrToby

14.01.2022 Multi-tasking is bad for us? We may think that multi-tasking is the best solution for maximising our efficiency when we take on multiple tasks, but we now know that this is untrue. The human brain is simply not equipped to do any form of multi-tasking. It wastes time, causes stress and reduces your work quality. The brain simply cannot operate on multiple layers and transactions at one time. Multi-tasking forces us to speed up tasks which can cause us to miss something import...ant to or do something incorrectly. We at Ford Health recommend that you actually take time to work out how you are using your time and plan it effectively. To read more about Time and Self Management, click here for more: https://goo.gl/bMnzyV

13.01.2022 3 Signs that you need a break We all know that taking time away from work is critical in maintaining a high level of performance, reducing your Bad Stress and improving your health. But how do we know that it’s the best time? If you feel that you’re in any of the following scenarios, it might be time to take a break. 1. The Demand Explosion This scenario occurs when your workplace has gone through a severe restructuring. Workers are forced to cope with an increased wo...rkload and a change to the work environment. 2. Crisis Crash This is a constant scenario in which a person finds themselves working in an intense, pressure-cooker situation with all their energy devoted to staying afloat at work. This person might soon start to realise something is going to have to give and they notice that their relationships and their health are being impacted. 3. Constructive Response This is the event when we simply have had enough. We all come to a stage when we simply put up our hands and say Enough is enough. It is important to recognise the importance with commitment to taking holidays. Taking time off in a stress-free place allows us to rest and rejuvenate ourselves so that we can return to work with a clear head and improved work performance.

13.01.2022 7 Tips to Improve Your Sleep. Not getting enough sleep has been show to diminish attention, reduce creative and innovative thinking, impair the emotion processing, diminish working memory, and greatly impact judgment. All of these effects can begin to show only after just 2 nights of having a bad sleep. We at Ford Health have come across these types of problems across a wide range of different people. We have developed 7 easy steps to change you sleeping schedule to greatly i...mprove you night’s sleep. 1. Most people wake up at the same time each day, so give enough time to have 7 hours of sleep (not 7 hours in bed). 2. Take note of how long it takes you to get ready for bed and how long it takes you to sleep so that you can adjust your sleep schedule. 3. Don’t only just set a time to wake up, but set a reminder to wake up. 4. AVOID all caffeine in the evening and keep alcohol intake to a maximum of two standard drinks. 5. Don’t over drink water in the evening to compensate not drinking enough during the day, spread it evenly to reduce bathroom visit during the night. 6. Be disciplined and establish good bedtime habits to further reduce the time taken to fall asleep. 7. And finally AVOID all temptation to check your social media before you turn the lights out! Feel free to read more about the impacts of poor sleep at: https://goo.gl/A4q7kw

13.01.2022 Here at Ford Health, we have worked with a wide range of corporate executives. Among these executives a common component of work life is the consistent travel. Did you know that there are 3 different categories for these travellers? 1. Prosper Group - For them, travel is an integral way to see the world and meet up with friends and family while being familiar with the culture and activities of their destinations. This group has the ability to maintain strong relationships wi...th those around them. 2. Balancer Group They try and maintain the same lifestyle when they travel as they would at home, which includes sleep, exercise and social interactions. This groups have been shown to still offer support and assistance to their family when they arrive home rather than complain of exhaustion or being grumpy. 3. Survivor Group They don’t take care of themselves when they travel. They don’t sleep enough, don’t drink enough water and they ignore the negative health signs. This group are likely to come home tired, exhausted and likely to argue with their family when they arrive home. Comment below and tell us what type of traveller you are! Click here to read more about the impact of travel: https://goo.gl/GkpqS9

13.01.2022 Ford Health's Website has had a complete makeover and is live now. Have a look and let us know what you think www.fordhealth.com.au

11.01.2022 The effects of Clinically significant stress Clinically significant stress means that an individual felt that they were highly stressed to the extent that they had not been coping as well as usual. While some stress can actually help us feel motivated and focused, too much stress can be bad for us. Same with depression and anxiety, feeling a bit flat or worried from time to time is normal, but constantly feeling like this cannot only have adverse effects on our work performan...ce, but also on our personal life. Seeking assistance when stress, anxiety or depression is starting to take over makes sense; it’s no different to taking the car to the mechanic when the oil is leaking. There are a number of different options available for assistance, which can include your local doctor or even an Employee Assistance Programmes offered in your workplace. In addition, simple activities like getting enough sleep, exercising regularly, maintaining contact with friends and having a hobby are all important parts of the foundation of good psychological self-care. Click here to read more about the effects that our Psychological Wellbeing has on our life. https://goo.gl/fB4exB

10.01.2022 Sports or any other physical activity is a great way to get into shape, meet new people and have fun. But we might not take the time to fully understand the benefits it provides or how to maximise the effectiveness of this activity. Here is a simple plan to get the most out of any activity. 1. Make it home without dying This may sound obvious, but everyone should understand their body before they tackle something new and the possible ways this could effect their health... 2. Set Fitness Goals Setting these goals with not only allow you to gain or improve your skills, but it can also increase your enjoyment 3. Introduce Competition Having competition around you will increase the motivation to succeed which improves you focus and further drives your improvement Once you reach a level of focus and capability, the endorphins kick in, the brain feels emptied and we become far more relaxed. To find out more, click here https://goo.gl/Sqp4SY

09.01.2022 How does feeling tired affect our performance? Feeling tired has significant negative effects of our higher-level functions such as our judgment and decision making. Our judgment isn’t fully restored and the accuracy, care and consistency of our decision making is significantly compromised when we feel tired and don’t get enough sleep. The usual solution is to have a caffeine hit to keep us awake and alert when tired. A caffeine hit though doesn’t have any effect on our judg...ment or decision making which means that our higher-level functions are still significantly compromised. Click here to read more about the impacts of sleep https://goo.gl/A4q7kw

07.01.2022 What causes Snoring? While snoring can cause annoyance for others, it can actually lead to serious health problems. Snoring is the noise caused by a narrowing of the upper airways during sleep. There are many factors that can contribute to the narrowing of the upper airway. This can include: Being overweight when our waistlines increase, our inner tissues also thicken... Alcohol it relaxes the muscles of the upper airways Nose problems narrowing of the nasal passages by swelling from hay fever and smoking Sleep tablets Enlarged tonsils or adenoids (a problem with children) The cycle of snoring and waking up can happen many times throughout the night, but the snorer, in most cases, isn’t aware of it. Sleep is no longer refreshing and as a result, daytime sleepiness and poor concentration becomes a problem. Follow Ford Health to keep up-to-date with the latest health and wellbeing knowledge.

04.01.2022 Healthy Behaviours to increase Resilience Resilience is our ability to ‘bounce back’ from the challenges we face in our personal and work life. Improving our Health Behaviours allows us to improve our wellbeing and capacity to cope. Some simple ways to improve our resilience are: Getting enough sleep most people need around 7 hours... Exercise do something enjoyable and convenient but do it regularly Manage any existing chronic health problems well Do not rely on alcohol as a quick fix Take a lunch break try and limited the time at your desk Make time to nurture your relationships with significant others in your life Fun activities are important try something new which can add variety to your life Practice acts of kindness to others. Taking on these steps improves our positive emotions and wellbeing. This improvement can help our personal resilience and the ability to overcome adversity. Follow Ford Health to keep up-to-date with the latest health and wellbeing knowledge.

03.01.2022 We expect a lot from leaders. We look to them for their strengths: the abilities to make sense of things, create effective strategies, drive change, provide direction and the use of effective interpersonal skills. However, no single person has strengths without weaknesses. So, is it time to end the myth of the complete leader? Click here to read more https://goo.gl/pxJUjh #DrTobyFord #FordHealth