6 Ways to Be a Savvy Healthcare Consumer in 2023
Medical insurance is confusing, but it doesn’t have to be. The savvy healthcare consumer grabs the reins and self-educates.
Migraine Headaches: Bothersome and Benign, or Something Else?
Migraines are not simple headaches. They can impact brain health and increase the odds of other health issues such as dementia and stroke.
Health Insurance 101: How to Decode the Explanation of Benefits
An explanation of benefits form or EOB, is not a bill. This form is sent by your health insurance provider to explain how they have processed a claim.
Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, so let’s look at TBI and the research being done toward better understanding traumatic brain injury and previously overlooked causes.
Retirement Anxiety: Reimagining My Post-Work Bucket List
Retirement often lingers far in the distance… until it arrives with unexpected retirement anxiety. You’ve worked hard, grown a nest egg, but are you emotionally and mentally prepared?
Let’s Get Physical, or Else… Learning to Embrace Physical Fitness
Read the tale of one woman’s struggle with inactivity and the dreaded, but vital, physical fitness that resulted. It wasn’t as bad as she imagined.
Have You Lost Health Insurance? Consider These 5 Options
From COBRA to Medicaid: 5 options for the newly unemployed who have lost health insurance.
The Link Between Dental Health and Heart Disease: Truth?
Researchers say they’ve found correlations between poor dental health and heart disease while other experts say “not so fast”…
6 Considerations: Is Telemedicine Right for You?
Another take on social distancing…with telemedicine you can use a smartphone, tablet or computer to visit a healthcare provider across town or from across the state.
How to Have a Healthy Pregnancy (Even in a Pandemic)
COVID-19 complicates everything, but a healthy pregnancy is still well within reach.
COVID-19 Question: Why is a Face Mask Controversial?
Amid the continuing spread of COVID-19, a wellness blogger wonders why some people still resist wearing a face mask.
Your Liver and Hepatitis: a Battle You Want to Avoid
Hepatitis, whether viral or non-viral, can have a devastating impact on liver health.
Big Foot in the Bedroom: a Symptom of COVID-19 Anxiety
Unusual dreams can be a symptom of COVID-19 anxiety. Mindfulness is one way to cope. Here’s how.
Quarantine 15: Pandemic Binge Eating
Sheltering at home from COVID-19 can lead to the dreaded Quarantine 15. Read our 4 ways to avoid weight gain.
3 Ways to Disrupt the Coronavirus Chain Reaction
Worried about COVID-19? Read our 3 ways to break the coronavirus chain reaction.
COVID-19 Facts: How to Protect Yourself and Your Family
We’ve assembled the current COVID-19 facts to protect yourself and your family today.
Turkey, Stuffing and a Side of Thanksgiving Chaos
When guests get unruly, the turkey goes rogue, or a potluck dish threatens to put people in the hospital, Thanksgiving chaos ensues.
What’s THAT? 9 Curious Medical Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore
This is no fairy tale—these curious medical symptoms can turn lives upside-down.