RECIPE: Pumpkin Flax Quickbread
The pumpkin and applesauce in this pumpkin flax quickbread recipe provide extra fiber and moisture and eliminate the need to add oil. The flax also brings fiber along with anti-inflammatory and other healthful properties. As a...
Tax Forms 1095-B and 1095-C: What You Need to Know
If you are a full-time employee and/or enrolled in employer’s health plan, you’ll likely receive tax form 1095-B, 1095-C or both. they provide key information about your health coverage.
INFOGRAPHIC: Infant Oral Health
Even before a baby’s teeth come in, parents should be paying attention to infant oral health. These steps mark the milestones and the care needed at each stage.
QUIZ: Top Tips for Children’s Dental Health
Building a foundation for good children’s dental health starts even before the teeth grow in. Infant gum care is often ignored, but that is an important step to avoid problems later on. What children eat and drink and regular...
Caring for Children’s Dental Health
Poor oral health can have a serious impact on health and development. A few key considerations can help ensure your children’s dental health and teeth are strong as they grow.
RECIPE: Mac and Cheese Cups
Calcium is one of the most important nutrients for healthy teeth, and dairy is one of the best natural sources. Skim milk and reduced fat cheese retain all the important calcium with less fat. These mac and cheese cups are easy...
Dental Insurance: What You Need to Know
Like health insurance, dental insurance can be intimidating. However, dental health and oral hygiene are important parts of overall health. Learn how to understand and choose the right plan.
INFOGRAPHIC: 4 Common Thyroid Tests
From scans to blood tests, most thyroid tests are quick and easy. Your doctor may prescribe them if there are concerns over thyroid function. Learn more with this chart.
QUIZ: Damaged Thyroid Function or Depression?
The thyroid is essential to how your body uses energy and helps to maintain a steady metabolism. This impacts many different body systems, including body temperature, heart rate, digestion, energy and even mood. This can...
Could Your Thyroid Be Causing Unexplained Symptoms?
The thyroid works quietly behind the scenes making hormones that control the body’s metabolism. However, thyroid diseases can cause a broad range of symptoms and health problems.
14 Foods Affecting Thyroid Health
Certain vitamins and minerals help to regulate thyroid hormones. This includes iodine and selenium. If you’re looking to improve thyroid health, pay attention to these 14 foods affecting thyroid health, including certain nuts,...
Healthcare Claims: Solutions to Common Problems
Often a simple mistake is the root of a denied or delayed healthcare claim, and there may be an easy solution.
INFOGRAPHIC: 2 HIV Prevention Methods
HIV prevention, known as prophylaxis, can protect those who don’t have HIV but are at risk of getting it. This infographic outlines two types of this medicine, PrEP and PEP.
QUIZ: HIV Education & Living Long and Healthy Lives
When the HIV epidemic emerged in the 1980s, both the public and the medical community had very little understanding of the virus. This led to wide misunderstanding. HIV education has come a long way since then. What do you know...
HIV Understanding & Care Continue to Improve
Once a misunderstood and untreatable disease, people living with HIV now have many effective treatment options. However, testing and preventive measures are still the first line of defense.
RECIPE: Breakfast Mushrooms
People living with HIV need to be mindful of vitamin deficiencies, particularly vitamin D. That’s where these parmesan and garlic breakfast mushrooms come in. A good source of vitamin D, mushrooms make it easy and tasty to...
How to Wisely Use Your Flexible Spending Account Funds
Remember to use your flexible spending account dollars before year’s end, or you will have to forfeit most or all of those funds.
INFOGRAPHIC: Do You Know Your Diabetes Risk?
When determining diabetes risk, doctors consider family history, amount of exercise, age, weight and more. If identified early, important lifestyle changes can help delay or prevent the condition getting worse.