Health and fitness
Does Your Health Plan Have Star Quality?
Why do qualified health plans have star ratings? All ACA-compliant plans (aka Qualified Health Plans or QHPs) with five hundred or more enrollees must have a star rating. The purpose of the star rating is to make it easier for you, the consumer, to make direct...
The Role of Dopamine: Deficiency, Symptoms, and Natural Treatments
The function of dopamine. What is dopamine deficiency and what are the causes? What are the symptoms of dopamine deficiency? Is there a cure? Is there a natural way to treat dopamine deficiency? Most neurodegenerative diseases, e.g., Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s...
THE BEST HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN IS ‘FREE’ YOUR SELF-ENROLLMENT CAN START TODAY
Very few of us live our lives without needing medical care either for ourselves or our family. From first to last, from birth to end-of-life care, we depend on the trained expertise of nurses, doctors, and consultants to enable us to survive the early years of...
LIFE EXPECTANCY FALLS AGAIN
The terms ‘mortality rate’ and ‘life expectancy’ are often used interchangeably but have entirely different meanings. Mortality rates refer to the number of deaths in a specific ‘population’ related to a particular causation(s). The ‘population’ may consist of a whole...
Are you (or your partner) co-sleeping or planning to co-sleep with your infant child?
For many parents, co-sleeping seems to be the most natural thing in the world. For others, it is the last resort. There are times when co-sleeping (or close proximity sleeping) reinforces bonding and makes breastfeeding less disruptive and more satisfying; at other...
CARING FOR OTHERS? CARE FOR YOURSELF!
If your attention has been drawn to this article, you are probably already the carer of a friend or relative. Possibly, you have a colleague or employee who is a carer whose divided loyalties you share. Most of the statistics concerning caring are based on...
Air Pollution And You
If you are reading this item, you may be concerned about your health or someone close to you. You may wonder if that persistent cough or shortness of breath is due to air pollution. Typical symptoms of air pollution-related illnesses include chest pains,...
Prostate Cancer And You
PROSTATE CANCER AND YOU PROSTATE CANCER is the second most common cancer among American men. Over two hundred and eighty thousand cases are predicted in 2023 (14.7% of all new cancer cases), and nearly thirty-five thousand will die of prostate cancer (5.7% of...
