Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful condition caused by swelling and inflammation in the wrist and tendons of the fingers that surround the median nerve.

When the swollen tendons squeeze or compress the median nerve, it causes pain, tingling, and numbness. Carpal tunnel syndrome is sometimes referred to as a repetitive motion syndrome.

Foods and supplements that alleviate inflammation may benefit this condition. In some instances, the right type of diet may alleviate symptoms enough so that other medical treatments are not needed. In other instances, it may be a beneficial addition to medical treatment.

Certain foods may also exacerbate this condition, by furthering inflammation in the body.

Read on to learn about the foods and supplements that help or hurt carpal tunnel syndrome.

Carpal tunnel syndrome has a number of known causes. These include:

Inflammation also plays a central role in the pain-related symptoms caused by carpal tunnel syndrome.

Inflammation is a natural process in the body that helps protect you from injury and infection. However, chronic inflammation has been linked to:

A diet high in processed foods may increase levels of pro-inflammatory proteins, called cytokines. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFa) is a cytokine that has been specifically linked to carpal tunnel pain. Research shows that diets rich in processed foods may increase inflammatory proteins, like TNFa.

Foods that promote inflammation may make carpal tunnel syndrome worse. These include:

Refined starches are also referred to as simple carbohydrates, or simply, bad carbs. They include grains that have been stripped of fiber, nutrients, and bran. They also include desserts and sodas.

Refined starches and sugars include:

Many refined carbohydrates are also high in saturated or trans fat. These include desserts such as pie and cake.

Other foods high in saturated and trans fat include:

Fried foods are often high in trans fat and salt. They include many fast foods, such as French fries, fried chicken, and tacos.

Since salt can cause water retention, it may worsen swelling and pressure on the median nerve.

Avoid foods that are high in salt, including processed, packaged foods. Also avoid adding table salt to meals.

A too-heavy intake of alcoholic beverages can raise inflammation levels in the body.

A 2018 study found that long-term, excessive drinking could increase the risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome.

Foods that reduce inflammation have been shown in studies to be beneficial to health and may support a reduction in carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms. They include:

Omega-3 fatty acids have anti-inflammatory properties and are neuroprotective. A small 2020 study found that omega-3 fatty acids reduced numbness and pain caused by carpal tunnel syndrome. Foods containing omega-3 fatty acids include:

Foods high in antioxidants can reduce inflammation and may help alleviate the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. They include:

Vitamin B6 supplementation is a controversial treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. Its sometimes recommended by healthcare providers because its optimal for overall health, plus it may help reduce carpal tunnel symptoms.

Its not completely clear how B6 works for this condition. One possible explanation is that it acts as an analgesic, by raising the pain threshold of people with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Foods high in B6 include:

Vitamin B12 supplementation may be beneficial for reducing the effects of nerve damage and relieving pain. Eating a diet high in this nutrient may also be beneficial. Foods high in vitamin B12 include:

Turmeric is a spice that contains curcumin, which has been found to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective effects for peripheral nerves.

In addition to scientific data, users of turmeric say its beneficial for reducing the inflammation associated with carpal tunnel syndrome and with other conditions, including arthritis.

If you decide to try turmeric, make sure to use it with black pepper. The pepper increases the bioavailability of curcumin, increasing its effectiveness.

You can also drink turmeric tea.

If your diet is lacking in the vitamins and nutrients found in the foods listed above, you may benefit from taking them as supplements. They include:

In addition, there are supplements that may be beneficial to take, as the nutrients are hard to get through diet alone. They include:

Home remedies for carpal tunnel syndrome may be useful for pain relief and for alleviating swelling. They include:

Carpal tunnel syndrome can be painful and debilitating. Since it can occur in both wrists, it may significantly reduce your ability to participate in daily activities.

If at-home treatments and dietary changes dont help, talk with a healthcare provider.

In some instances, acupuncture may be beneficial for alleviating this condition and reducing pain.

You may also wish to consider medical treatments, such as cortisone injections.

Surgical solutions for carpal tunnel syndrome may be highly beneficial.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful condition caused by the compression of nerves in the wrist and palm.

Eating certain foods and taking dietary supplements may help alleviate the swelling and inflammation caused by this condition. There are also some at-home treatments that can help.

If diet and at-home methods for treating carpal tunnel syndrome arent enough, speak with a healthcare provider.

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As a leader in the field of integrative medicine,Dr. Andrew Weil has mastered the secrets of living a good life.

By following his own five pillars of optimal health: eating right, exercising, neutralizing stress, maintaining social and intellectual connectivity and attending to spiritual well-being, at age 78 he is proof that healthy aging is possible.

To help others embrace healthier lives, Dr. Weil shares his philosophy on his website, drweil.com, which is the leading online resource for healthy living based on the principles of integrative medicine, and through his 15 bestselling health and wellness books.

On his website, Dr. Weil notes how he learned his family has some genetic factors that put him at an increased risk of heart disease. His father had a mild heart attack at the age of 49, and later two coronary bypass surgeries. He lived to the age of 81. Dr. Weils paternal grandfather died of a heart attack at 50, and his paternal grandmother also had coronary artery disease and angina.

Knowing he couldnt counteract his genetics, Dr. Weil chose to address the cardiac risk factors he could control, such as adopting a pesco-vegetarian diet (eating fish, along with a vegetarian diet), exercising daily, working to reduce stress, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. He says that implementing these changes have resulted in good heart health.

And while Dr. Weil, who has graced the cover of Time magazine twice, endorses making healthy resolutions, he also cautions against setting unrealistic goals.

One of the biggest mistakes people make with New Years resolutions is trying to do everything all at once, says Dr. Weil. Rather than setting too many expectations, I encourage pursuing smaller, realistic goals.

While conventional medicine treats chronic conditions with prescription medications, Dr. Weil, who trained at Harvard Medical School in Boston, explains that integrative medicine combines conventional medicine with natural and less invasive treatments, and looks at the whole person while emphasizing nutrition, lifestyle, naturopathic therapies (including herbs, massage and acupuncture), spirituality, and the mind-body connection.

According to Dr. Weil, good nutrition plays an important role in integrative medicine. Since processed and manufactured foods can lead to chronic inflammation, a contributor to heart disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer and other health conditions, Dr. Weil recommends following an anti-inflammatory diet consisting of lots of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, plant-based proteins, fatty fish and fresh herbs and spices.

An anti-inflammatory diet, basedon the Mediterranean diet, can help usall age gracefully and delay the onset of age-related disease and discomfort, Dr. Weil says.

For those who want to eat healthier in the new year, Dr. Weil recommends making one change at a time.

My top recommendation is to give up sweetened drinks of all kinds soda, sweetened teas and coffees, energy drinks and fruit juices, he advises. Consuming these sugary drinks can lead to weight gain, and an increased risk of diabetes and heart disease.

In place of sugary coffee or tea drinks Dr. Weil is a fan of traditional matcha, a powdered green tea known to have many health benefits that he discovered while on a trip to Japan. He went on to launch a company, MatchaKari with Andr Fasciola, selling high-quality matcha.

Matcha is a good anti-inflammatory coffee alternative and an important part of my morning ritual, Dr. Weil says, adding that it has been shown to help with anxiety, reduce cholesterol levels, and stabilize blood sugar.

In his book, 8 Weeks to Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Bodys Natural Healing Power, he offers specific and detailed information on other ways that diet, supplements, vitamins, herbs and other integrative medicine practices can lead to better overall health.

Small dietary changes can have a big impact and result in lasting change, Dr. Weil says. The basic principles of following an anti-inflammatory eating plan arent hard, but they do require shopping and preparing your own foods.

In his cookbook, Fast Food, Good Food: More Than 150 Quick and Easy Ways to Put Healthy, Delicious Food on the Table, he shares recipes that incorporate anti-inflammatory foodsand are also easy to prepare, healthy,and delicious.

Some of the unhealthiest foods are the cheapest and the most readily available, Dr. Weil says. I work to show peoplethat healthy meals can taste good and be easy to prepare.

Nowhere is this more apparent than in Weils True Food Kitchen restaurants, where the seasonal menus are guided by his anti-inflammatory food pyramid. True Food Kitchen currently has more than 30 restaurants nationwide, including their Town Center at Boca Raton location.

Eating healthy doesnt mean giving up the foods you like, Dr. Weil says, citing his restaurants healthy pizza entrees, family meals and decadent desserts as evidence. It means reducing the percentage of animal foods in your diet and incorporating more fresh produce and healthy dietary fats, such as olive oil, into your meals.

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle canbe challenging even during the best of times, but with the COVID-19 pandemic,Dr. Weil says the uncertainty of the virus has added a layer of anxiety for many.

When people are feeling stressedor anxious, I recommend practicing the4-7-8 breath, he explains. Taking these five simple steps will put you in a more relaxed state.

Dr. Weil starts his own morning with meditation, followed by this 4-7-8 breathing exercise:

In addition, Dr. Weil says regular exercise is also an important part of emotional wellness and can help prevent and ease depression. One of his favorite integrative exercises is walking. He also enjoys swimming and working in the garden at his Tucson home.

I recommend 30 minutes of brisk walking five days a week, he noteson his website. In addition, I alsorecommend a strength or resistance training program using free weights or weight machines to strengthen and tone your muscles and increase the density of your bones.

He also offers additional free tools to help people maintain their health and wellness, boost immunity, and manage anxiety and stress during the pandemic on his website for the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

The center, which opened in 1994,trains healthcare professionals in evidence-based, integrative medicine practices. Dr. Weil says his goal is to one day see integrative medicine taught as part of the standard curriculum at medical schools across the country.

Weve instructed over 2,000 physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners in a wide variety of specialty areas and currently have a waiting list for our medical fellowship program, says Dr. Weil who serves as the centers director. Our website, awcim.arizona.edu, allows consumers to search our alumni directory to locate an integrative medicine practitioner in their area.

The center is currently in the process of constructing a new, 34,000-square-foot building that is expected to be completed by 2022.

Over the past 30 years, Dr. Weil has seen the practice of integrative medicine, which promotes prevention and the bodys natural ability to heal itself, evolve. Today, the practice has become more mainstream and continues to grow in popularity among both consumers and practitioners. He says he believes integrative medicine is the future of healthcare.

More people are taking prescription medications than ever before and this is cause for concern, Dr. Weil says. Americans now take 10 times as many prescription medications as they did in the 1950s and many are overused and misused.

All too often, Dr. Weil says, prescription medications simply reduce symptoms without addressing the root cause of disease.

Many other interventions exist that dont involve prescription drugs, but sadly, they arent taught in medical school, Dr. Weil notes on his website. When I write a treatment plan for a patient, my first recommendations always include food, what not to eat, what to eat more of, and what dietary changes to make to improve health.

According to Dr. Weil, an anti-inflammatory diet can improve health conditions such as allergies, asthma and other health conditions to the point where medication can often be reduced and in some cases, eliminated. In his book, Mind Over Meds: Know When Drugs Are Necessary, When Alternatives Are Better - and When to Let Your Body Heal on Its Own, he takes a deep dive into the problems of overmedication and integrative medicine approaches to treat health conditions such as high blood pressure, allergies, depression and more.

With integrative medicine, patients and practitioners are partners in their health and healing, Dr. Weil says. By working with a practitioner trained in integrated medicine, patients can develop a lifelong wellness practice.

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Every time I start to feel hopeful that the anti-diet movement is gaining traction and more people are finally starting to reject toxic diet culture, reality seems to rain on my parade.

Whether its teenage wellness influencers using TikTok to promote massively restrictive eating plans or a magazine headline touting ways to outsmart your hunger cues, the truth is that disordered eating is everywhere. What is worse, its often praised as health-conscious or virtuous.

Depriving your body of the food it wants and needs is anything but healthy. Just because weve normalized things like chewing gum to avoid eating, or religiously weighing your food and logging it into an app, doesnt mean those things are actually good for us. And while its fair to say that silly diet tricks are pushed on us all the time, its also true that many people are especially drawn to these disordered eating habits at this moment.

Peoples concerns with foods are heightened right now, said Barbara Spanjers, a Las Vegas-based therapist and wellness coach. In a way, its easier to focus on food than to focus on the existential threats that we are facing, both the virus and the dire economic situation that some people are finding themselves in.

Of course, stressing about food instead of stressing about the pandemic isnt really a healthy coping mechanism. Here are a few common signs of disordered eating to watch out for:

1. You focus on clean eating.

Do you shy away from processed foods in favor of whole or clean foods? (Been there.) Many people view that as a healthy choice, but it isnt.

For starters, it draws an arbitrary line in the sand between what you can eat and what you cant eat. Think of the way clean-eating advocates demonize things like Kit Kat bars (because sugar!) but promote chocolate bars made with organic cocoa, organic coconut sugar and organic puffed quinoa (which contain just as much sugar). Or the way they avoid fresh bread made with wheat flour and yeast but deem fresh bread made with tapioca or almond flour to be A-OK.

The truth is, clean eating is a way to restrict food without much scientific rhyme or reason. Rachel Larkey, a New York City-based registered dietitian, described it as an unhealthy obsession. Its not smart to think or eat this way.

2. You avoid all the foods you actually want when you go out to eat.

Its one thing to say no to your favorite comfort foods when youre just not hungry, but its another thing to avoid those foods altogether, said Brittany Wehrle, a Dallas-based sports dietitian and owner of Fueled & Well Nutrition.

Avoiding all fun foods when out to eat, she said, is probably a sign of disordered eating, even its applauded as healthy. If you find yourself constantly scanning the menu for the lowest-calorie options or even looking them up on the restaurants website beforehand you might need to take a step back and think about why youre doing it.

3. You refuse to eat food outside your home altogether.

Avoiding social situations where there is fear of being around certain foods, so as not to fall off a diet plan, is a sign of disordered eating, said Alissa Rumsey, a New York City-based dietitian, nutrition therapist and author of Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace With Food and Transform Your Life.

Constantly forgoing dinners out (or even takeout) because there arent healthy choices on the menu isnt healthy at all. In fact, it can leave you feeling isolated and lonely.

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4. You stress out about eating something thats not part of your plan.

Someone with disordered eating who is on a road trip with friends may be completely shaken by having to eat something that isnt part of the routine or plan such as grabbing lunch from a fast-food drive-thru, Wehrle said. In contrast, someone with a healthy relationship with food can roll with the punches and not be bothered by a change of routine.

Its fine to try to eat nourishing foods, but it shouldnt feel like an emergency when you have to stray from your usual eating habits for a short period of time.

5. Youre strict about portion control.

The idea of proper portion size is a popular one, but its not really true that you should stick to the same portions at every meal.

Deciding how much to eat based on an appropriate portion or external measurement rather than listening to the bodys needs can be a sign of disordered eating, Rumsey said.

Instead of putting arbitrary limits on the amount of food you eat at a given meal or snack, just eat until youre satisfied. That might take a while to figure out if youre not used to doing it, but youll get the hang of it.

6. You think of foods as good or bad.

A healthy approach to nutrition allows for flexibility and promotes a healthy relationship with food where there are no good or bad foods, said Rebecca Ditkoff, a New York City-based dietitian, certified intuitive eating counselor and owner of Nutrition by RD. Food is not black and white and serves beyond just nourishment, and is also considered a form of self-care as well as a source of enjoyment.

While a disordered approach to eating is rigid, a healthy approach takes into account not only the physical effects of food but also the social, emotional and mental effects.

7. You have feelings of guilt around food.

Another problem with this good-or-bad thinking around food is that it leads to guilt.

This moralization of food often extends to the person doing the classifying so that they start to feel they are a good or bad, healthy or unhealthy human based on what they eat, said Nina Mills, a Melbourne, Australia-based dietitian and founder of Feel Good Eating.

That should never be your mindset. As Spanjers said, Food guilt is very mainstream but is, in my opinion, pretty disordered. Did you steal the food from a baby? No? Then theres no need to feel guilty.

8. You use exercise to earn food.

Another tell-tale sign of early [disordered eating] problems is when someone frequently refers to exercise as a way to earn or burn off food, Wehrle said.

Theres a time and place to link food and exercise like if youre fueling up for an endurance event or youre trying to time a meal and a workout so that you wont feel hungry or stuffed. It might feel especially good to work out the day after a big meal. But you should never not eat something because you didnt earn it with a workout or schedule an extra workout to burn off something you ate.

9. You give weight-based compliments.

This ones a little more general, but if youre constantly giving weight-based compliments or analyzing other peoples bodies in your head, it could be a sign of your own disordered eating.

We often think its normal to tell someone they look great and ask if theyve lost weight or to compliment someones weight loss, Larkey said.

Really, though, its inappropriate. For starters, someone might have lost weight due to an illness, depression, eating disorder a whole host of reasons, Larkey continued. Plus, these comments reinforce the idea that body size is very important and weight loss is something we should all strive for.

That preoccupation with the body above all else is usually a sign that someone is having a messed-up relationship with food, Larkey said.

10. You have designated cheat meals or days.

Um, what exactly are you cheating on by eating food that you love? The practice of being good all week and then having a cheat meal on the weekend is often a sign of disordered eating, Mills said.

Plus, this invariably always backfires, and the cheat meal or day feels excessive and reinforces this idea that certain foods need to be controlled, when the actual problem is the restriction that comes with trying to be good throughout the week, Mills explained.

In other words, all of the rules you put around food during the week leave you feeling totally out of control when the rules get lifted, and you end up feeling much worse than if youd just let yourself have what you wanted when you wanted it.

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So how can you fix all of this? Heres some expert advice on how to improve your relationship with food instead of letting it become another source of stress:

Talking to a professional is the best way to work through disordered eating habits.

If youre really struggling with food, talk to a qualified therapist or registered dietitian who can help you recognize harmful behaviors and work through them.

If thats not possible for you at the moment, Mills suggested immersing yourself in podcasts, books and social media accounts that call out disordered eating habits and promote healthier ones. Podcasts like Love, Food, Food Psych and Food Heaven are great resources, as are the books Anti-Diet and The Body Is Not an Apology.

The difference between a healthy approach to food and a disordered one is flexibility.

Someone who has a healthy relationship with food can be flexible in what they eat. Mills described this as the willingness and ability to be spontaneous with food, so that it takes up some time in your day and some space in your brain but doesnt feel all-consuming.

A healthy approach to health and well-being comes when you approach nutrition from a place of self-care, rather than self-control or restriction, Rumsey added.

Bottom line: Theres nothing wrong with caring about your physical health and wanting to eat nutritious foods, but its not mentally, emotionally or physically healthy to stress about food all the time.

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In our series My Monday Morning, self-motivated people tell WSJ. how they start off the week.

Karlie Kloss says that the last thing she thinks about before she goes to bed is coffee, and these days shes living for her cup of decaf in the morning. In mid-November, the supermodel, 28, confirmed she and her husband Joshua Kushner, 35, are expecting their first child together. Other than her caffeine routine, she says pregnancy has made waking up a little harder.

I think I could sleep in until three in the afternoon, she says.

Its most likely not an option for her. Klosss days are filled with back-to-back Zoom meetings, Instagram Live streams for her first collection with Adidas and filming episodes for her YouTube channel, Klossyall from her current home in Miami. In addition to modeling, Kloss runs Kode With Klossy, a free coding camp for teenage girls; hosts Bravos Project Runway; and has invested in companies including Apparis, Mirror and StockX. Shes a spokesperson for brands including Carolina Herrera and Este Lauder , and in August, she led an investor group that acquired W magazine in partnership with Bustle Media Group. Here, she tells WSJ. about her first board meeting (virtual, of course) for W, her simple beauty routine and favorite smoothie recipe and why Sundays for her are a lot like Mondays.

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Getting organized usually ranks high on new years resolutions lists. But like working out and dieting, organizational systems can easily fall wayside by February. For most people, anyway. At some point during the decades of my entrepreneurial career, I realized my lifelong OCD tendencies didnt just help me organize my company. They actually made my business more profitable. Here's what I've learned along the way.

For over a decade, I ran a production company that employed dozens of full-time staff and contractors. I insisted on keeping all our digital media assets meticulously categorized using spreadsheets. Footage would be stored on our main server before we downloaded it onto external hard drives of which we had hundreds.

One day, I received an email from a past client who asked me for some footage wed shot a while back. As it happened, my team knew exactly where it was, and got it delivered to the client immediately, which opened up a new work opportunity and repeat business. Being organized literally made my company money.

Its difficult to pin an exact number to the ROI of being organized. It will depend on your company size, workflow and strategies. But the true benefits are more than just financial, and the costs for ignoring organization are significant.

Excuses for disorganization are myriad. The old joke about having a system only I understand is a bad business philosophy. In the corporate world, executives often focus on bottom-line costs this is the line Id hear most often whenever I consulted for larger agencies, as Id try and convince executives to migrate their data to a reliable content management system. They felt the upfront costs were too high and brushed off tighter organization as optional.

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This is a big mistake. Organization should be mandatory. There is a simple reason for this: When workflows are organized, employees and contractors spend less time looking for files and more time doing their actual jobs.

That basic tenet stands behind one of the only studies on the cold, hard ROI of being organized. Express Employment Professionals, a staffing agency, surveyed 18,000 business leaders to learn that company-wide disorganization cost 57 percent of respondents six working hours per week. Disorganized employees can cost their company more than one-fifth their actual salary: $11,000 per year out of their $50,000 annual earnings. Elsewhere, a report by SaaS company MediaValet says employees spend eight percent of their workdays searching for files, and end up wasting time recreating between five and 15 percent of their companys digital assets after giving up the hunt.

Beyond financials, disorganization costs companies in ways that are impossible to quantify but cannot be underestimated. Poor mental health and disorganization go hand-in-hand, leading to unnecessary stress and anxiety. If an employee spends an hour searching for an old document and ends up spending another hour to recreate it, thats not just a waste of time and money its bad for morale.

In the work-from-home era, rock-solid organization can also bring colleagues closer together. Collaborative tools make it easier for remote employees and freelancers to feel like theyre sharing the same space. In the creative industry, this is essential for creative collaboration, which many worry will weaken in a remote workforce. After all, working remotely precludes those serendipitous moments that occur when you can pop into someones office and riff off an idea. Getting organized means less administrative busywork, so your team can focus more on the work they enjoy.

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A strong virtual culture also helps when you are working with new team members. It means there is an established, common language into which they can integrate smoothly. Our brains are naturally driven to follow rules. Smoother collaboration means less downtime, saving you money and making your companys output more efficient.

When discussing organizational systems in 2021 and beyond, its impossible to ignore the skyrocketing popularity of cloud-based and A.I.-driven software. I mentioned earlier how my production company, once upon a time, used spreadsheets to manually track external hard drives that housed our archival storage. Two decades later, A.I. can catalog all this information in the cloud automatically, while also adding custom metadata fields and audio transcriptions.

The trajectory is obvious to industry watchers. According to a May report by Data Center Dynamics, during the first quarter of 2020, cloud spending shot up 37 percent to $29 billion over the same period in 2019. That same month, industry analyst Gartner predicted a 19 percent rise in cloud spending by the end of 2020, despite overall IT spending dropping by eight percent due to the pandemic. Indeed, despite the unsettling numbers of small businesses shutting down, worldwide spending on cloud infrastructure is on the rise.

I expect another spike to occur in mid-2021, by the time businesses begin opening up and entrepreneurs feel comfortable again taking risks with new ventures. Future-looking entrepreneurs will kickstart their new projects with a strong, cloud-based foundation.

The reasons for this are clear: it makes good business sense. It is no secret that the cloud is the future of digital organization. No one is moving in the other direction, though many companies are adopting hybrid solutions, especially to collaborate with independent entities that splinter off from larger ones. However, if cloud adoption isnt on your radar, simply creating a more efficient manual system is better than doing nothing at all.

But Id urge all entrepreneurs to look at the software available to them in their industry. Odds are good that someone has found a way to save you time, which ultimately will save you money, speed up your workflow and improve the mental health of your workforce. If thats not a strong enough ROI, nothing is.

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