Communication is becoming the least of what the average phone can offer these days. Phones have morphed into alarm clocks, navigation, calculators, organizers, and now add life-saver to that list. Parade magazine named iTriage one of ten mobile apps that could save your life. Designed by two emergency room doctors and an Aetna subsidiary, iTriage is intended [...]
Mon, February 27 2012 » Affordable Health Insurance, Healthy Tips to Keep Premiums Low » No Comments
One of the major reasons people get declined for individual health and life insurance is that they don’t fall within the limits of insurance carrier build charts. Build charts are based on height and weight, and obesity is a declinable condition. Fortunately, because of health care reform, there are further options to becoming insured if [...]
Thu, February 16 2012 » Healthy Tips to Keep Premiums Low » No Comments
February rings in American Heart month, so I wanted to highlight a couple of the campaigns that will be running over the next 29 days. The goal of Million Hearts is to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes over five years. There’s a heart attack risk calculator on their website if you think you could be at [...]
Wed, February 1 2012 » Healthy Tips to Keep Premiums Low » No Comments
Can technology transform your health care? Can it help you achieve a new year’s resolution like losing weight or quitting smoking? If so, The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has an incentive for you – cash! A two-minute video explaining how technology is getting you healthier could win you two-thousand dollars. There are [...]
Mon, January 9 2012 » Healthy Tips to Keep Premiums Low » No Comments
Influenza falls under the category of immunization vaccines that are now covered under preventative care. That means they’re free! But only if you have health insurance. If you don’t, call me because you’re missing out. Insurance premiums pack a lot more benefits for their buck since health care reform. Even the most basic policy includes preventative care. [...]
Thu, October 20 2011 » Health Care Reform, Healthy Tips to Keep Premiums Low » No Comments
I forgot to post the fourth installment of my preventing diabetes series on Friday, but it so happens that I ended up getting a blood sugar test the same week. I went to the doctor because I hadn’t been feeling well; he thought there was a possible thyroid issue and sent me for blood work. Probably due to a family history with diabetes, [...]
Mon, September 19 2011 » Healthy Tips to Keep Premiums Low » No Comments
On the end of a holiday weekend/four-day workweek, I have to admit my diabetes prevention has not been at its best…not much exercise and way too much chocolate cake. My fiance described the Texas chocolate cake I made on Sunday as an army-sized portion. I’d love to disagree, but there’s still cake in our fridge and [...]
Fri, September 9 2011 » Healthy Tips to Keep Premiums Low » No Comments
The first step in my efforts to prevent diabetes has been to add more steps to my daily routine. Walking can be used as diabetes prevention or therapy. And I happen to have an adorable best friend, Luke, that makes walking more an easy goal to attain. Payne Park is on my way to and from the office. [...]
Fri, September 2 2011 » Healthy Tips to Keep Premiums Low » No Comments
The National Diabetes Education Program created an Internet tool called, Diabetes HealthSense. It’s a website full of information about diabetes prevention and control. Here are a few of the statistics listed on the site: 25.8 million Americans have diabetes — 8.3 percent of the U.S. population. Of these, 7 million do not know they have the disease. The number [...]
Fri, August 26 2011 » Healthy Tips to Keep Premiums Low, Uncategorized » No Comments
It’s summer in Sarasota, Florida; this is important information – sunscreen is not waterproof, no matter what the label says. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has set forth a new set of rules for sunscreen manufacturers. FDA dermatologist Jill Lindstrom says, “Sunscreens may only use the term ‘water resistant,’ and must clearly indicate how long water [...]
Fri, July 29 2011 » Healthy Tips to Keep Premiums Low » No Comments
