http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog We Are Trailblazers in the World of Employee Benefits Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:40:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/02/gaining-buy-in-from-the-top/ http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/02/gaining-buy-in-from-the-top/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:34:37 +0000 Karen Carew http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/?p=1525 Share|Many companies these days are offering Corporate Wellness programs to their employees. In order for these programs to be successful, you need to gain “buy-in” from the top. This means that upper management needs to talk the talk and walk … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/02/gaining-buy-in-from-the-top/feed/ 2 http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/01/foods-to-help-ward-off-the-common-cold/ http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/01/foods-to-help-ward-off-the-common-cold/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:25:09 +0000 Karen Carew http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/?p=1492 Share|There are a whopping one billion colds in the U.S. each year – this much is a fact. However, what causes colds and what helps you get over a bad case of the sniffles is surrounded by myths and misinformation. … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/01/foods-to-help-ward-off-the-common-cold/feed/ 0 http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/01/what-makes-a-fitness-hero/ http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/01/what-makes-a-fitness-hero/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:50:47 +0000 admin http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/?p=1426 Share|This is a guest blog entry by Lisa Hathaway, Ovation’s Office Manager. She was inspired by her grandfather and his commitment to fitness and decided to write about it for us.  Around this time of year, we’re all looking for … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2012/01/what-makes-a-fitness-hero/feed/ 3 http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/fish-vs-fish-oil/ http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/fish-vs-fish-oil/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:28:29 +0000 Karen Carew http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/?p=1291 Share|I wish I had introduced fish to my kids when they were little! Their reaction every time I serve it is “Yuck, it smells disgusting. Do I have to eat that?” We all know that fish is a great source of … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/fish-vs-fish-oil/feed/ 0 http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/what-are-we-celebrating-2/ http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/what-are-we-celebrating-2/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:05:28 +0000 KameronM http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/?p=1330 Share|As soon as the cold weather blows through and the last of the Halloween  candy has been devoured, we turn our focus towards the Christmas season.You can blame the department stores playing “Jingle Bells” on repeat, or the incessant toy store … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/what-are-we-celebrating-2/feed/ 0 http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/why-raw/ http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/why-raw/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:54:54 +0000 Amanda Beaudry http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/?p=1268 Share|This is a guest blog entry from my roommate Colleen. She and I have known each other since high school and went to college together at Uconn. We have seen each other go through tremendous changes throughout the past few … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/why-raw/feed/ 0 http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/can-you-handle-the-truth/ http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/can-you-handle-the-truth/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:01:04 +0000 admin http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/?p=1109 Share|Ovation’s Health Improvement strategies are different because it’s THAT important! Peter Townsley is Ovation’s Director of Chronic Disease Prevention. He is just one of the many Ovation team members dedicated to improving the health and lives of America’s workforce. And … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/can-you-handle-the-truth/feed/ 0 http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/ho-ho-hectic/ http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/ho-ho-hectic/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:01:09 +0000 Amanda Beaudry http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/?p=1249 Share|This time of year is a little crazy for everyone and we forget to stop or even slow down and savor the true meaning of the holidays.  It should be a time to enjoy friends and family and be grateful … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/ho-ho-hectic/feed/ 0 http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/the-ovation-power-grid/ http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/the-ovation-power-grid/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:46:13 +0000 Amanda Beaudry http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/?p=1189 Share|The power outage from several weeks ago left many people with a story to tell. Everyone experienced the outage a little differently, and everyone certainly walked away from the experience having learned a little something about themselves and the lives … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/the-ovation-power-grid/feed/ 1 http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/learning-to-like-mushrooms/ http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/learning-to-like-mushrooms/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:05:31 +0000 Amanda Beaudry http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/?p=1235 Share|Courtesy of Bill Mauke, our Workforce Health President, everyone in the office has been watching Forks Over Knives, a documentary that explores scientific theories about the health benefits of eliminating animal proteins from our diets. To compliment these theories were … Continue reading →]]> http://www.ovationbenefits.com/blog/2011/12/learning-to-like-mushrooms/feed/ 1