The Healthy Desk Jockey

Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) are voluntary employer sponsored services that offer FREE and confidential support to employees who have personal and/or work-related problems.   Traditional EAPs are implemented to assist employees in getting help for these problems so they remain on the job and be effective. These programs address a broad scope of issues that affect emotional well-being includ...

Welcome back to FIT…  Yes, it’s been awhile, but FIT2Order has been busy!  Finally, we are back and today, Stacy is sitting down with her business partner, Pattie, to discuss the evolution of FIT2Order.  On today’s episode, we are sharing the story behind our latest project including the upcoming transition from onsite corporate wellness programs to an online digital membership portal.

Welcome back to FIT, episode 11 and omgosh…how did it get to be December already?   Today, I’m sharing timely information about managing your stress and why it’s so important to address stress in order to support your FIT plan for life.  I’m not going to ask you to find a comfortable seated position or to close your eyes on this podcast episode…we aren’t quite ready to mediate.  Instead, I’m going...

Welcome back to FIT and episode 10, Exercise for YOUR Health. We are MOVING on to how we need to exercise in order to support a FIT plan for life.  Did YOU know?  Approximately 50% of America’s youth aged 12-21 are NOT regularly active. A sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of developing diabetes, hypertension, cancer, depression, anxiety, obesity and weak muscles and bones.  We are a country t...

Welcome back to FIT and episode 9, Clean Eating for YOUR Health …let me change that a bit. Actually, we should call today’s episode Clean Drinking for your Health and how consuming healthy, clean beverages can support the FIT plan for life that you have or will create.  Did you know… Beverages make up approximately 22% of the total daily calories we in America drink? Basically, if you walk away fr...

In episode 8 of FIT, Stacy Fritz will be putting together the nutrition steps needed to create your FIT plan for great health…it’s one thing to learn it in small bite size pieces, but how do you put these guidelines into actionable steps to create a healthy FIT plan for life?  These clean eating steps are a part of FIT2Order’s eat/move/breathe paradigm and include not only nutrition, but also exer...

In episode 7 of FIT, Stacy Fritz shares step 3 of the FIT plan for great health. This episode is about FAT including why consuming FAT is an important part of your FIT plan, understanding the 4 different kinds of FAT, how eating healthy FATS is beneficial to the body, the link between FAT and chronic disease and how to choose healthy FATS.

In episode 6 of FIT, Stacy Fritz shares Step 2 of the FIT plan for great health and finishes the 3 part series about carbohydrates.  This episode is about SUGAR including how the food industry has gotten clever in hiding “sugar” in food ingredient lists, what happens when you eat sugar, insulin resistance, the link between sugar consumption and chronic disease AND strategies to “break up” with sug...

In episode 5 of FIT, Stacy Fritz shares Step 2 of the FIT plan for great health and continues the discussion about carbohydrates.  This episode is about fruits and vegetables, why they are so important to your FIT plan, phytochemicals and why consuming these 2 categories of carbohydrates are the first line of defense for disease prevention.

Clean Eating is a nutrition lifestyle decision based on consuming foods that are as close to their natural state as possible.  In episode 4 of FIT, Stacy Fritz shares step 2 of the FIT plan for great health. This episode is about carbohydrates, specifically, the confusion surrounding carbohydrates, how the body processes carbs, healthy vs unhealthy carbs and where they FIT into eating clean and cr...

Clean Eating is a nutrition lifestyle decision based on consuming foods that are as close to their natural state as possible. In episode 3 of FIT, Stacy Fritz shares step 1 of the FIT plan for great health. This episode is about PROTEIN and where it FITs into eating clean.

Tricia Hayden from the Red Devils joins Stacy Fritz and Pattie Sassano from FIT2Order for an inspiring 30 minute discussion about The Red Devils, the families they serve and the incredible opportunity FIT2Order has been given to share Serenity (FIT2Order’s program for survivors) with breast cancer survivors in many Baltimore hospitals.

Clean Eating is a nutrition lifestyle decision based on consuming foods that are as close to their natural state as possible. In episode 1 of FIT, Stacy Fritz shares the "must-knows" and basic guidelines of eating clean.