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Lower Lipids
Posted on: September 7th, 2010
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Eating your way to lower lipids is not hard: you just have to know how. What you add is as important as what you avoid.
Dr. La Puma shows you how.
His lipid lowering program has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal and praised in The New York Times.
The Journal called him “a secret weapon”; [...]
Health at Every Size
Posted on: September 7th, 2010
Tags: haes, Impotence, nwcr, obesity, plus size, sexual function, weight control, weight loss
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A new UK research study promotes “health at every size” (HAES).
It suggests that that instead of trying to lose weight, people should try to change their lifestyle and health behaviors. And that keeping lost weight off and maintaining a normal weight over the long term to is seldom achieved, and that researchers and clients [...]
No Meds Rx: Why People Stop Taking Medications
Posted on: September 3rd, 2010
Tags: absenteeisim, adherence, compliance, corporate wellness, employer, medication, money, noncompliance, prescription
Posted in Drug Food Safety, Vitamins and Supplements | No Comments »
Why people stop taking their prescribed medications is really important, because everyone loses.
The patient and her family lose the needed medical effect. The clinician and clinic lose a tool. Employer and health insurance company lose an employee’s health and dollars. Pharma company loses continuity and a customer.
Reasons fall into 3 categories: reminders; financial/physical; and [...]
The Business Case for Prevention
Posted on: August 31st, 2010
Tags: business, employee wellness, grants, health insurer, health reform, prevention
Posted in Aging and Costs of Aging, Wellness and Health | No Comments »
There is a great business case for prevention. And the government is making the argument, and putting our money, towards it.
Starting 2011, small companies—those with 100 employees or fewer, and no existing wellness program in place–will be able to get grants for up to five years to establish employee wellness programs. [...]
The Coming of Prevention: What’s Covered
Posted on: August 27th, 2010
Tags: absenteeism, employee health, health costs, health reform, prevention, wellness
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Get ready for a boom in prevention. Many benefits will be covered. But which?
Health plans established on or after Sept. 23, 2010 will need to cover preventive services rated “A” or “B” by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ditto Medicare/Medicaid by January 1, 2011.
Which services are those for You? Fill in the quick [...]
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