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Obesity is a growing health concern worldwide. In fact, the rate of obesity has nearly tripled worldwide since 1975. In a study on obesity and abdominal obesity in the US, researchers found that people overweight or obese account for 32.69% and 35.48% of the US population respectively. While the study does note that abdominal obesity…
Read MoreBy Bonnie Rochman | ARK Insurance Solutions Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, argue that sugar is toxic and needs to be taxed and controlled. Why it’s so hard to break our addiction. Sugar poses enough health risks that it should be considered a controlled substance just like alcohol and tobacco, contend a…
Read MoreAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2008, over 616,000 people died of heart disease. Heart disease caused almost 25% of deaths—almost one in every four—in the United States. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. More than half of the deaths due to heart disease…
Read MoreWhole foods that help fight disease By Nikki Jong, Caring.com Contributing Editor As part of a healthy diet, whole foods play a significant role in helping our bodies function optimally. There are hundreds of extremely nutritious whole foods, but the dozen on this list do more than contribute healthy nutrients—they help you heal. In fact, every food…
Read More9 Ways Exercise Keeps You Healthy By Cheryl Grant Sure, getting sweaty will keep you slender—but it’ll also help prevent osteoporosis, fatigue, cancer, and more! Skin Cancer More than 3.5 million skin cancers in over 2 million people are diagnosed annually. But pairing exercise with a habit you may already have—consuming coffee or other caffeinated drinks—may…
Read MoreAt Valued Health Partners, we understand what it means to be living a full and busy life! Between work, daily to-dos, and deadlines, not to mention keeping on top of your house, children’s activities, and other pursuits, your calendar may be as stuffed as turkey dinner at Thanksgiving. We all know how that ends. You…
Read MoreEvery client has goals and situations to overcome when it comes to implementing a Wellness Plan that will deliver on the promise of cost reduction. From budget to buy-in, it’s all about fitting the plan to the group. We’re here for you as you take stock of how to make health improvement a major factor…
Read MoreRecent health care reform has emphasized the importance of preventative employee wellness programs. Many employers are hesitant to go forward because of costs, but we’ve seen an ROI as high as 7:1 through a premium differential based Wellness Program by HealthSteps, Powered by Critique. Here are a few other examples: A manufacturer of personal protective…
Read More“Were people to continue filling their car’s tank, they would find when it reaches FULL, attempting to pump more gas would create a wet, stinking mess. People keep eating sweets and filling their bodies with glucose and have little regard for the deadly consequences because the too-much point is all internal. There is no wet,…
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