Metabolic health, or metabolism, have become buzzwords in the wellness industry. Read on as we deconstruct what those words mean and how we can help.

Your metabolism is the set of cellular mechanisms that generate energy from your food and environment to power every single cell in the body. When these energy-producing pathways run smoothly, we have optimal metabolic health.

Your metabolism never stops, even when your body is at rest. Metabolic health provides continuous energy for basic body functions, such as:

• Breathing,
• Circulating your blood,
• Digesting food,
• Growing and repairing cells,
• Managing your hormone levels,
• And even regulating your body temperature.

Your basal metabolic rate (BMR) refers to the minimum number of calories your body needs to function while you’re at rest. While this amount varies from person to person, your BMR fulfills the majority of the energy your body uses.

Unfortunately, nearly 1 in 5 Canadians meet the criteria for metabolic syndrome, which isn’t actually a disease but a group of metabolic risk factors. These factors include abdominal obesity, high blood sugar, high triglyceride levels, high blood pressure, and low HDL cholesterol levels, and they all put you at risk for chronic disease like type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Med-I-Well Services’ Health Risk Assessment program can help track and manage your workforce’s metabolic health.  In this program, we screen for metabolic risk factors and track them over time, all the while guiding employees to better their health through positive lifestyle behaviour change.

There are so many reasons why you should take your workforce’s metabolic health seriously. From better energy levels and decreased sick days, to lessening the risk for chronic illness, it’s never too late to improve the health and well-being of your organization. To learn more about how we can help your workforce’s metabolic health, contact us today at coach@mediwell.ca.  

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