Cancer and the Power of Love
May 17, 2012As a blogger and social media pro, it was hard to miss the news about Donna Summer dying of lung cancer today. If you’re under 40, Donna Summer was to music in the 1970’s like Lady Gaga is to music today – bold, sexy, the biggest voice and presence in the industry, but, in my opinion, had a better voice. Smoking is a leading cause of lung cancer and only 15% of lung cancer patients are non-smokers. Many of...
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Taking Off ‘The Weight of the Nation’
May 15, 2012About 1/3 of Americans are obese. Another 1/3 are overweight. Almost 1/3 of our children are overweight. About $150 billion dollars a year is spent on obesity-related illnesses -- Diabetes, heart problems, kidney disease, cancer, sleep apnea, and gout -- each year in our country and half of that cost is borne by government-sponsored healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. Obesity isn’t just...
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Don’t go Uninsured Between School & Work
May 10, 2012So maybe you’re a young adult working as a barista instead of a banker. And you’re paying off student loans. And you’re still eating ramen noodles for lunch and dinner. And you have to pay for health insurance. Is health insurance the first place to trim your budget? Absolutely not! As you begin your career, it’s a time in which you’re least likely to be able to be saddled with costly...
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Extreme Sports call for Extra Coverage
May 8, 2012Several years ago, I had a chance to go cliff diving. Well, I had no interest in jumping 30 feet into Bloody Bay in Negril, Jamaica, but it was entertaining to hang back in the boat, drinking rum cocktails poured by the jugful, watching everyone else go crazy, and work on my tan. But what if something went wrong? Really terribly wrong? Would you still be covered under your health insurance policy? If you’re...
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How Much is a Person Worth?
May 3, 2012Lee Majors (AKA The Six Million Dollar Man) has nothing on Jennifer Lopez. Her derriere is insured with Lloyds of London for $1 billion. I’m sure the value of JLo's assets is debatable, but she isn’t the only celebrity who has protected his or her livelihood by insuring a specific body part. Take for instance Betty Grable. 20th Century Fox insured her legs for $1 million each, and supermodel Heidi Klum has...
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