So we all know stress is bad right? It makes you fat. It makes you eat more at night. And now they’ve found it helps brings on Alzheimer’s!
There was a good article in the Globe about taking lunch. Since the link will die shortly - I’ll summarize it here. A recent U.S. study reports that 75% of workers eat at their desks at least three times a week. I was surprised it wasn’t higher actually. So the Nova Scotia government is encouraging their 10,000 employees to take lunch - to leave the office, do something, *eat* lunch, take a break. I understand this was based on a project done at the University of Toronto and now is garnering interest from around the world. The article didn’t have much to say about improvements that were expected etc. but I think we all know that taking a break is useful right? We all know that getting away from the grind and eating lunch guarantees we’re more energetic in the afternoon.
What I did apreciate about the article is it talked about the corporate culture that has taken away any sense of entitlement we have about taking a lunch break. “People feel guilty for taking lunch,” it said. “I talk to so many people for whom it’s not part of their office culture. If their boss doesn’t do it, they won’t either. There’s a real guilt thing going on.
Don’t let it happen to you - get out there and have some lunch!