It’s interesting that many of us, when purchasing a new car, spend more time researching and informing ourselves of the current market conditions than we do when it comes to making decisions about our healthcare.
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Our nation’s healthcare is quite the sticky topic these days. Most consumers are aware that we don’t have the perfect system – no surprise there. And, even with the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act that will take full effect in…
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The obesity crisis is growing into an enormous problem, not just for the overweight individual but for the healthcare system. 1.5 billion people worldwide are obese, resulting in 25% greater healthcare costs per person than for a normal-weight individual. 1…
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Results of a recently released Healthways study show for the first time a link between well-being and job performance. People who have low well-being are seven times more likely to have low job performance ratings
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Most of us likely caught some of the action during this recent Olympic Games. These athletes are truly amazing specimens of the word athlete. And you know it’s safe to assume, they KNOW they’re very aware of their healthy competition…
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**Again, we’d like to thank everyone who has played a role towards the completion of our FitBehavior book. We hope you share in our excitement of its release! We also welcome comments and thoughts. Feedback is very helpful to us…
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Fit After Fifty reviewed a PBS documentary that aired this week, “Money and Medicine”, asking why U.S. health care costs is so expensive. In an interview, producer and director Robert Weisberg discusses the factors driving up health care costs, often with mediocre…
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