Excerpt: [A growing number of companies are trying to] open their employees' minds and otherwise encourage them to eat better, lose weight, exercise, tend to dormant medical issues - in short, to be healthier. In recent years 'wellness' has become quite the corporate buzzword: The magazine publisher Meredith Corporation is one of a rising number of firms with a 'wellness manager UPS employees can volunteer to be 'wellness champions' and inform colleagues of company resources; Scholastic has an on-site 'wellness center' in its SoHo offices.  MORE >>