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Best Ways to Save Money for Your Healthcare Needs
Healthcare costs can be tremendous. By being an informed consumer, you can take control of what you spend on healthcare costs to keep more of your hard-earned dollars in your pocket. It is important to consider options like GAP insurance, indemnity plans, and...
Is a Medical Cost Sharing Plan Right for You?
The healthcare industry is rapidly changing. Many people aren’t happy with the traditional insurance model where policyholders pay high premiums for coverage that doesn’t cover all their medical costs. People want value for their money. Companies are offering an array...
Fed Up with Traditional Insurance ? There may be a better option for you.
Are you tired of the high premiums and deductibles offered by traditional insurance plans? Do you avoid seeing a healthcare provider because you don’t know how much you’ll have to pay? Do you not have health coverage because of the high cost and low value it offers....
The Sleep Quiz
For a period of time, I struggled to fall asleep at night. I would lie in bed for hours, tossing and turning, trying to quiet my mind. I tried Melatonin, creating a bedtime routine, but it all came down to spending less time playing games on my Kindle at night. These...
Take A Breath of Wellness
In the hustle and bustle of modern life, we often find ourselves overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, and a general sense of unease. We search for ways to improve our well-being. While there are numerous methods and practices available, one often overlooked yet immensely...
The Impact of Abortion from the Other Side
I want to preface this blog post by acknowledging the highly emotional nature of the abortion topic, which encompasses legal, political, religious, and ethical beliefs. The intention here is not to take a stance for or against abortion, but rather to share a profound...
Take Control of Your Medical Costs
Health insurance is confusing! Is this on purpose? What can’t insurance companies follow the KISS rule – Keep It Simple, Stupid? Because they want us to be confused and to rely on them. In this blog, we’re going to give you some resources and tips to help you keep...
Having a Heart Healthy Lifestyle Makes a Difference
Making small lifestyle changes can add energy to your day and keep you healthy for a long time.
Vitamins & Supplements to Support Heart Health
We know that the heart is one of the most essential organs in our body. The heart sends blood around our body, providing it with oxygen and nutrients it needs to survive. According to the CDC, almost half of adults in the US have high blood pressure and approximately...
Are You at Risk for Heart Disease?
Let’s start with the startling facts – as of 2018, 30.3 million US adults were diagnosed with heart disease. Many physicians are quick to prescribe pharmaceutical medications to slow the progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD). As a person who has a...
Are Your Medications Making You Sick?
Pharmacogenomics looks at how your DNA affects the way you respond to drugs. In some cases, your DNA can affect whether you have a bad reaction to a drug or whether a drug helps you or has no effect. Pharmacogenomics can improve your health by helping you know ahead of time whether a drug is likely to benefit you and be safe for you to take.
DO I NEED FORM 1095 A FOR MY TAXES?
This penalty for failing to enroll in an ACA-compliant healthcare plan was removed by President Trump beginning January 1, 2019. Strangely, the requirement for issuing Form 1095A where there are ACA-compliant plans was never removed.
LOWER THE COST OF YOUR MEDICATIONS
It is no secret that the prices of pharmaceuticals are unreasonably high, as are the profits of the companies that manufacture them. I had a very interesting conversation about drug costs with my friend, Breck Rice, owner of ServRX. He said that it is wasn’t until...
How To Be Successful in Achieving Your Resolutions
Wow – the New Year is just around the corner. It is that time of year where we reflect on the past and look hopefully towards the future. Psychologically the new year creates a turning point for change, a time for people to set resolutions. Research shows...
Persistence is the Key to Optimal Health
For decades, my cholesterol levels have been higher than the recommended levels. I always considered this as part of my DNA because my parents and all of my siblings deal with the same issue. From the time I received my first set of blood tests showing elevated levels...