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There are a number of things to consider when determining the right individual health insurance plan for you.
1. Are you looking for ongoing or temporary health care coverage?
You may just need coverage for a short period when you are without a job or you may prefer to always purchase your own insurance via an ongoing plan.
2. Do you currently take prescription medications for an ongoing health condition?
Some health insurance plans have strict guidelines about pre-existing conditions. You should be careful to always read the fine print.
Talking to your man about what you need in bed can be tricky, but well worth the effort. Here’s how to do it:
1. Frame your needs in a positive way. The last thing a guy wants to feel is criticized. If you want your partner to do something differently in bed, try phrasing your desire with words like “I love it when you do X.” He doesn’t do X and that’s the problem? Try saying, “I’d love to try X.” Comments that start with “Why don’t you…” or “You never …” can easily put him on the defensive – a definite turn off.
The American Heart Association recommends that those with heart disease or who are at high risk for heart disease or have high cholesterol adopt a diet low in saturated fat. Specifically, they suggest limiting saturated fat to no more than 7% of your total calories.
If you take in 2,000 calories a day, your saturated fat intake should be no more than 15 grams per day. If you take in fewer calories, that reduces the total grams of saturated fat you can consume in a day.
Aardvark (www.vark.com), is a social networking-based search engine where other human beings actually do the research for you. All you have to do is register for a free account, type in a category and ask any question you like. The system then sends the question to anyone, in that category, who is logged in to the system. Within, minutes someone will send the answer to your registered email address, or to your IM account.
There are a number of ways to measure your body fat. Most online calculators, however, can only estimate your body fat. One of only a few accurate ways to measure your body fat is to have a DEXA scan – a full body x-ray. These are expensive and usually not covered by insurance.
To get a good sense of your body fat you don’t have to resort to expensive tests or an aggressive personal trainer with fat calipers. You can simply measure your Body Mass Index (BMI) and measure your waist.
Unfortunately, Vitamin D deficiency is common in women in the U.S. and has been linked to cardiovascular disease and strokes, osteoporosis, and depression. Vitamin D is essential to a healthy you and the benefits are numerous.
There are three main ways to get adequate Vitamin D:
1. Get sun. Doctors recommend getting at least 15 minutes of unprotected sun exposure twice a day – once in the morning and once in the afternoon. This doesn’t mean you can skip your sun block all together but getting out in the sun helps your skin do what comes naturally: turning sunlight into Vitamin D.
A hectic life often means hectic eating. But you don’t have to compound your problems with poor diet choices. There are simple rules you can follow to always eat right.
1. Drink plenty of water. Diet soda may seem like a step in the right direction if you’re used to drinking soda, but the artificial sweeteners in diet soda can take you off track. Water has zero calories and a hydrated body is often less hungry.