my wish is for my man to weather the storms in his life with ease to not gamble but to to take calculated risk to embrace new emotions, to love with wild abandon to be open to new opportunities to not assume that others will be open to one’s own assumptions and needs to ask forContinue reading “my wish for my man”
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Understanding Health Exchanges or health insurance marketplaces, Obamacare
Understanding exchanges A guide to help employers navigate the new health care market The Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes provisions that extend health coverage to millions of Californians. Rules governing individual health insurance are changing to promote broader risk pooling and standardized age rating, prohibit discrimination because of health status and pre-existing conditions, and improveContinue reading “Understanding Health Exchanges or health insurance marketplaces, Obamacare”
The age you retire
The age you collect Social Security While you can start Social Security payments as early as age 62, you won’t get the full amount you have earned until your full retirement age. The full retirement age is 66 for most baby boomers and 67 for everyone born in 1960 or later. A worker born inContinue reading “The age you retire”
As Some Companies Turn to Health Exchanges, G.E. Seeks a New Path by Reed Abelson
CINCINNATI — Although the new federal health care law is designed to help people buying individual policies, even people with employer-provided policies are beginning to see changes in their coverage as companies rethink health care for their workers, discontinuing it in a few cases and redesigning it in many others. They are motivated by aContinue reading “As Some Companies Turn to Health Exchanges, G.E. Seeks a New Path by Reed Abelson”
Zinc affects male fertility
As important as zinc levels are to a woman’s fertility, it may even more vital to a man’s ability to get his partner pregnant. Considered one of the most important trace minerals to date for male fertility, increasing zinc levels in infertile men has been shown to boost sperm levels; improve the form, function andContinue reading “Zinc affects male fertility”
Copper Deficiency May Underlie Osteoporosis, Anemia and Neurodegenerative Disorders
Despite their obviously different appearances, osteoporosis, anemia, neurodegenerative disorders, cardiovascular disease, and impaired cellular immunity may all be manifestations of chronic copper deficiency, an often-overlooked nutritional problem that is more common than many doctors realize. Copper plays a key role in myelination of neurons, neutrophil activation, collagen synthesis, hemoglobin formation, and endogenous antioxidant synthesis. “ItContinue reading “Copper Deficiency May Underlie Osteoporosis, Anemia and Neurodegenerative Disorders”
Peel and pulp of citrus fruits inhibit cancer and good for kidney and heart health
MCP is a derivative of pectin; a soluble dietary fibre found in the peel and pulp of citrus fruits [20], and has inhibitory effects on the progression of several animal models of cancer [24], [30]. MCP is rich in β-galactoside residues and binds to the carbohydrate recognition domain of galectin-3 [22], [23] thereby impairing theContinue reading “Peel and pulp of citrus fruits inhibit cancer and good for kidney and heart health”
Stroke Risk Factors, take care of your heart and circulatory system
Stroke Risk Factors Anyone can have a stroke no matter your age, race or gender. But, the chances of having a stroke increase if a person has certain risk factors, or criteria that can cause a stroke. The good news is that up to 80 percent of strokes can be prevented, and the best wayContinue reading “Stroke Risk Factors, take care of your heart and circulatory system”
Eat less of charred BBQ meat , marinate first
Yes, you can–for starters, the leaner the cut of meat, the better. One type of potentially cancer-causing chemical, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, forms when fat from meat drips into the fire and makes flames flicker up–those flames contain PAHs, which stick to meat if they get near. Less fat means less dripping and lower risk forContinue reading “Eat less of charred BBQ meat , marinate first”
Statin meds tied to cataract by Nicholas B
In one of the largest studies ever done on the subject, researchers have found that taking statins, the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs, is associated with an increased risk for cataracts. Previous studies had mixed results. In the latest observational study, published online in JAMA Ophthalmology, scientists retrospectively examined 13,626 statin users and 32,623 nonusers, agesContinue reading “Statin meds tied to cataract by Nicholas B”
Weird Facts about Tall and Short People by Lisa Collier Cool
On average, taller people score slightly higher on IQ tests than shorter people, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS Genetics. If you tower over your neighbors, those findings may add inches to your ego. But don’t let height go to your head! Studies have linked both tallness and shortness to aContinue reading “Weird Facts about Tall and Short People by Lisa Collier Cool”
Psychopaths can feel no empathy as shown by their brain tests
Psychopaths are usually described as lacking empathy, and a new study reveals the neurological basis for this dearth of feeling. When people with psychopathy imagine others experiencing pain, brain regions associated with empathy and concern for others fail to activate or connect with brain areas involved in emotional processing and decision-making, researchers report. In additionContinue reading “Psychopaths can feel no empathy as shown by their brain tests”
Zero market risk, tax free, asset protection, living benefits
The book of Patrick Kelly, The Retirement Miracle, tells us that: 401k retirement plan is not a conservative way to save for retirement and not tax free either Index Universal Life Insurance (IUL) (never takes loses like the 401k did) with living benefits allowing you to receive 75-90% of the face value of your insuranceContinue reading “Zero market risk, tax free, asset protection, living benefits”
Poverty remains high in most US cities from census data by Hope Yen
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as the economy shows signs of improvement and poverty levels off, new U.S. census data suggests the gains are halting and uneven. Depending on education, race, income and even marriage, not all segments of the population are seeing an economic turnaround. Poverty is on the rise in single-mother families. More peopleContinue reading “Poverty remains high in most US cities from census data by Hope Yen”