In a story that’s rocking the pharmaceutical world, a study published in PLoS Medicine, a respected medical journal, reports that antidepressant drugs made little difference in treatment when compared to a placebo.
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There’s lots of talk about the Flat Belly Diet, being the New Year and all. But is this just another fad diet that will leave you disappointed with more fat than when you started? More on Is the Flat Belly Diet Just Another Fad?
Popular singer and songwriter Dan Fogelberg died the other day of advanced prostate cancer. I’ve read that the cancer was detected in 2004 although was too advanced for doctors or treatments to help. He spent the last few years of his life enjoying his family, skiing, his new home and friends. One of his last wishes was More on Dan Fogelberg Dies of Prostate Cancer, Didn’t Want Others To Suffer Like He Did
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If we keep doing what we’re doing, 75% of Americans will be overweight and 41% obese by 2015, being fat will be the norm. That’s up from 66% of Americans overweight or obese from the latest statistics.
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effects of obesity effects of stress fresh fruits vegetables healthy snacks health care costs leading preventable cause lifestyle changesWatch out, you may be asked to pay more for your company’s health insurance plan if you’re out of shape.
More and more companies are taking a controversial approach by ‘encouraging’ employees to get fit by lowering their deductibles if they pass a yearly physical fitness test. If they don’t, they pay a much larger deductible.
Would you get in better shape to save thousands every your on your health insurance?
I think this is a brilliant plan since it rewards those that are healthier and file fewer claims. Until now, everyone pays the same regardless of their physical health.
It’s simple economics… and it works. For example, in the video below, you’ll see how an Arkansas county saved over $1.5 million dollars in a year and half after implementing the new plan. When they started, they were in the red half a million dollars. It shows how an economic incentive can help make lifestyle changes and benefit everyone.
In times when health care costs are skyrocketing, this type of incentive is badly needed… and it’s a win-win situation. Overweight employees lose weight, feel better, have more energy and are more productive. They also add years to their life and most likely live better quality lives at home.
Initially many employees find this an intrusion and violation of their rights. After going through the program for some time, they seem to appreciate the benefits for themselves and their employer.
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To your best health!
Mark
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The study reveals that this segment grew by 50 percent from 2000 to 2005, twice as fast as those with just moderate obesity.
Report Author Roland Sturn, from the non-profit research organization RAND, noted, “The proportion of people at the high end of the weight scale continues to increase at a brisk rate despite increased public attention on the risks of obesity and the increased use of drastic weight loss strategies, such as bariatric surgery.”
He also noted that this “was not a rare condition among certain genetically vulnerable people but, rather, is an integral part of the U.S. population’s weight distribution.”
Obesity in general is a lifestyle disease that leads to other diseases and illness, and eventually premature death. It’s preventable through simple lifestyle changes.
To read more about the study, visit LiveScience.
To your best health!
Mark
Your Health and Weight Loss Coach
Diets Don’t Work
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