Home Health & Hospice Week

To stay on top of your game at work, avoid this No. 1 dietary mistake. For your staff to care for others well over the long term, they need to keep their own well-being on the front burner. And sharing a few nutritional strategies and efforts to stay infection-free can help staffers cover two of the major bases. Start by avoiding the No. 1 nutritional habit known to backfire: Skipping meals due to stressful schedules, advises dietician Sarah-Jane Bedwell, a nutritional specialist in Nashville, Tenn. Going several hours without eating can lead to low blood sugar, irritability -- and slower metabolism, she warns. Solution: "Eating small frequent snacks every four hours can keep your energy, blood sugar, and metabolism up," she suggests. What types of snacks are best? Ones that provide lean protein and a complex carbohydrate, says Bedwell. "The carbohydrate gives you a quick burst of energy and the protein [...]