The insurance companies are joining in on wellness!
So, it looks like Care First/Blue Choice is seeing the light in terms of wellness and preventative medicine. Members are able to log onto their web site for health information. They have included in ...
Take a Walk
The benefits of just taking a walk to clear your thoughts or keep yourself from "killing" your spouse are endless.
The late Hollywood Golden Era actress, Katharine Hepburn spoke many times in in ...
The Top 10 Sources of Stigma
Being overweight or obese can place a person in many stigmatizing situations. Stigma comes in many forms; criticisms, others making negative assumptions, inappropriate or nasty comments.
Here is a li ...
A Healthy Christmas
If your spouse is prone to purchasing household appliances as Christmas gifts they may need a little nudge in the right direction. Here are some ideas if you haven't sent your letter to Santa yet.
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Fat Friends Make Friends Fat!
New data published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that obesity is “socially contagious.” According to the research, a person’s chances of becoming obese increase by 67 percent if they h ...
Your weight could affect others.
Have you read about this research? A recent study published by the New England Journal of Medicine claims that obesity is sort of like a communicable disease, which spreads from one person to a ...
Caregiver support group on Stanford Campus
The Stanford WorkLife office and local elder services agency Avenidas co-sponsor a monthly support group for staff and faculty who have caregiving responsibilities for a parent, spouse, partner or o ...
WALK A THON JUNE 8TH, LISLE ILLINOIS
I will be coming to Wheaton Il on June 7th, to do a 2 mile walkathon at the Lisle Community Park 1825 Short St, Lisle Il. It's for Crohns&Colitis, if you wish to join me and other friends who would ...
Made me weight loss goal, ready for more
About a year and a half ago, I reached my weight loss goal of less than 150 pounds (at my lightest, I was 148.) That meant a loss of 45 pounds since I began my dieting and exercise regimen about a yea ...
