Take Charge of Your Health Care - April 22, 2008
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Welcome to the April 22, 2008 edition of take charge of your health care. I enjoyed reading this month’s excellent blog posts.
I will be adding a new category to my blog carnival. This category will on dental health. Good dental health is so important to your overall well being, but good dental care can be hard to find and very costly. I have started this category off with my post on Questions to Ask when searching for a Discount Dental Plan.
In celebration of the 16 years that AmeriPlan has been in the discount dental and health benefits field, our team is offering a choice of a free trip or membership in an online discount shopping mall with rebate checks. See my post below entitled: Discount Dental & Health Plans – A Free Gift for You for more details. You must be a resident of the United States to become a member. Our benefit plans are not available in the states of Vermont, Alaska, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and in Puerto Rico.
I have been asked to host the First Course of the Soup to Nuts Progressive Dinner Carnival on my carnival hosted on April 30, 2008 at http://www.healthplansplus.blogspot.com/. There is still some time to submit posts to the carnival. Just visit blogcarnival.com and look for the A Soup to Nuts Carnival. You can also go directly to the Carnival submission form by entering the following URL: http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_3164.html .
save money on health care
Deb Serani presents At-Home DNA Test For Bipolar Disorder posted at Dr. Deb, saying, "This post looks at the breaking news of at-home genetic testing for Bipolar Disorder."
Tola Seng presents The Inside Tips on How to Save Money On Your Prescriptions posted at Rx4Life.info - Empowering Healthy Living. Editor’s note: Excellent and thorough article on how to save money on medications. The author gives many good tips on how to save money on your prescriptions.
Sonja Stewart presents Infertility…The Low Cost Way Parenting Squad posted at Parenting Squad, saying, "Counting every penny to keep up with infertility bills? Here are tricks and tips they don't want you to know about that can drastically cut your expenses." Editor’s Note: No family should be denied access to fertility treatments due to a lack of finances. This advice should help many families.
Heather Johnson presents Save Money. Live Better? 10 Effects of Wal-Mart Clinics on Healthcare posted at The Nursing Site Blog. Editor’s Note: These low cost Wal-Mart Clinics are a step in the right direction in saving consumers money on health care costs. This will be especially helpful to those who are uninsured or underinsured who might neglect doctor visits.
Jose DeJesus MD presents Lowering Prescription Drug Costs posted at Physician Entrepreneur, saying, "Physicians are primarily concerned with the health and well-being of their patients, and most of them will choose the medicine that will do the job effectively, with minimal side effects, at a price that the patient can afford." Editor’s note: I hope that our Congresspeople read this informative blog post.
Alex M presents What Everybody Should Know About Secured Medical Loans Within Employment Benefits posted at eloanex.com, saying, “Employment benefits are the indelible feature of corporative culture of any self-respecting company. They may comprise from 1/3 to the half of the salaries.”
health insurance
Helene Zemel presents Discount Dental and Health Plans - A Free Gift for You posted at Health Plans Plus, saying, "If you are uninsured or underinsured, AmeriPlan's discount dental and health plans can help you save money on your healthcare. Now you can receive a free gift when you sign up for one of our benefit plans."
Deb Serani presents Is The Right To Privacy Gone? posted at Dr. Deb, saying, "This post highlights the loss of privacy in health care."
dental care
Helene Zemel presents Finding an Affordable Dental Plan - Questions to Ask posted at Health Plans Plus, saying, "Seven out of 10 Americans do not have dental insurance. A discount dental plan may be an affordable alternative. Here are some questions to ask when searching for an affordable dental plan."
alternative medicine
Tiffany Washko presents Natural Remedies for ADD and ADHD posted at Natural Family Living Blog. Editor’s note: This is a very informative and thorough post on alternative and safe treatments for ADD and ADHD.
Ellen Landauer presents Dandelion: Herbal Liver Cleanse, Better Digestion, and More! posted at Health Freedom Coaching, saying, "Naturally increase your happiness and health by getting nutrient-rich food right from nature, while being out in the sun and fresh air. Dandelion leaves and buds can be made into delicious dishes while supporting good health of liver, gallbladder and kidneys."
Ellen Landauer presents The Best Probiotic in the World! posted at Health Freedom Coaching, saying, "Did you know that truly potent probiotics (beneficial bacteria for digestive system) helps build strong bones by increasing absorption of calcium and other minerals? Not only that, they can even help fight depression!"
Niharika presents Green Health: 30 Environmentally Friendly (and effective) Alternatives to Traditional Medicines and Procedures posted at Online Nursing Degree Directory, saying, “there are a number of alternative medicines and natural treatments which are both effective and green-friendly.”
Aparna presents Healing powers of French clay and cosmetic benefits of clay posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming, saying, "Clay therapy is held in high esteem in alternative medicinal systems like naturopathy and Ayurveda.For long, clay and mud packs have been used to cool the body. Naturopaths insist that clay has a wonderful and unique property of absorbing toxins from the body. According to them, the significance of clay or mud as an external therapeutic agent rivals that of water itself."
Susan presents Medical Marijuana Vending Machines posted at Medical Marijuana. Editor’s note: This is certainly an interesting but controversial idea. Marijuana for medical purposes probably has fewer side effects than many of the so-called legal in all 50 states pain relief medications.
Joe Lasiter presents Find Painful Menstruation Relief posted at Natural Pain Relief, saying, "Adding a vitamin B complex supplement to your daily vitamin can help with menstrual problems. Evening Primrose Oil, taken as a supplement, is said to be very beneficial to those who endure menstrual pain, etc. as well."
James Chambers presents Sweating Problems Treatment Advice posted at Hyperhidrosis. Editor’s note: Some good information on excessive sweating is presented in this blog post.
James Chambers presents Excessive Sweating Advice and Treatments posted at Hyperhidrosis, saying, “Excessive sweating is a medical problem - this sometimes sounds strange, but the irony is that for the person who is suffering from it - it is a real problem and there seems less or no solution for this!.”
consumer driven health care
Tip Diva presents Tip Diva Top Ten Tips - Dealing With A Medical Diagnosis posted at Tip Diva, saying, "Getting any medical diagnosis, regardless of the seriousness, can be a frightening experience. Unfortunately, you can’t change the diagnosis, but you can take charge, and here’s how." Editor’s note: Excellent advice for patients to follow. By getting a second or even a third opinion and by asking lots of questions, you will educate yourself about your illness and know that you have chosen the best treatment course available.
Health Chaos presents Here we go again; more drugs posted at Health Chaos. Editor’s note: The author presents an interesting critique on drug advertisements in newspapers and on television. I have personally noticed that the so-called normal levels of cholesterol, blood pressure and blood glucose are constantly being reduced to make more of us patients who have to take expensive prescription drugs to stay healthy.
James presents Are Drugs Killing You? posted at FOODMATTERS. Editor’s Note: The fact that modern medicine is the 3rd leading cause of death in the U.S. is a scary notion. There is so much unnecessary surgery done, prescription errors are very prevalent, and the side effects of drugs can be very debilitating. This drug will help your rheumatoid arthritis, but it might give you a life threatening infection or lymphoma (a cancer). Scary. Even scarier is the dosing of healthy children with Ritalin and other psychotropic medications just to control school behavior.
Alvaro Fernandez presents Brain Health and Alzheimer's Prevention posted at SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution, saying, "Can something be done to improve brain health and reduce Alzheimer's risk? much, it seems...starting with one's job."
diet & fitness
Anmol Mehta presents Free Online Illustrated Kundalini Yoga Poses & Exercises E-Book posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga, saying, "A free online book of the most important and beneficial Kundalini Yoga Poses and Exercises."
Marc and Angel Hack Life presents 5 Reasons Why Weight Loss Products Keep You Fat posted at Marc and Angel, saying, "Next time you’re tempted by the latest and greatest weight loss craze, ponder these 5 reasons why it’s almost certainly far from great."
Roger Baillargeon presents The Book Reviewer Fan Club posted at The Book Reviewer Fan Club. Editor’s Note: If you eat out at restaurants or fast food places or buy a lot of frozen foods, you will want to read this book review entitles: Eat This not That by David Zinczenko.
Mike Remer presents A Great Weight Reducing Secret My Path To Fitness Blog posted at My Path To Fitness Blog. Editor’s note: Some good substitutes for salt are presented in this short blog post.
James Brausch presents This Week Is Meat Only posted at Weight Loss Dude. Editor’s Note: A swap diet definitely keeps a diet plan from getting boring. You actually have something to look forward to each week.
James Brausch presents Calcium + Niacin For Weight Loss? posted at Weight Loss Dude. Editor’s note: It will be interesting to follow the results of James Brausch’s experiments with different diets and weight loss supplements.
Alex M presents What Everybody Should Know About Low Carb Dieting For Beginners posted at Ways To Become & Stay Slim. Editor’s note: Some good advice for those wishing to follow a low carb diet.
Alex M presents Find Out About The Dangers Associated With Dieting posted at Ways To Become & Stay Slim, saying, “ Dieting should have a sensible basis otherwise it may do nothing but undermine and ruin your health.”
Joshua Seth presents Aspartame Dangers posted at Joshua Seth Blog, saying, "In my weight loss hypnosis sessions I repeatedly implant the suggestion to “make healthy food choices”, but how are you supposed to know what’s healthy when deadly poisons are labeled as sugar-free “diet food”?"
Alvaro Fernandez presents Relaxing for your Brain’s Sake posted at SharpBrains, saying, "On the importance of stress management for brain health, by Gregory Kellett"
Mark Schauss presents Links to Help Inform You About How To Achieve Victory Over Our Toxic World posted at Toxic World Blog - Detoxify and Heal Your Body. Editors Note: Some excellent links on the subject are presented in this post.
Ellen Landauer presents Natural Alternative Health CoachingHealth Freedom Coaching: probiotics posted at Health Freedom Coaching, saying, "Did you know that probiotics (beneficial bacteria for the digestive system) can do more than just helping digestion? They can help assimilate protein and minerals to build better muscle and bones, and even help you feel happier!"
George L Smyth presents One Minute How-To - How To Keep From Sneezing posted at George L Smyth, saying, "George L Smyth offers a handful of tips that could help keep you from sneezing."
Astrid Lee presents Alkaline Foods That Will Help You Restore Alkalinity To Your Body posted at World Healing, saying, "What does it mean to have an acidic system? Acid causes oxidation which in turn causes decay. Disturbances related to excess acidity are: weakening of the skin, hair, nails, teeth, and bones. Acid has also been linked to problems with digestion such as: leaky gut syndrome, IBS, Ulcers. It has been linked to Candida and many types of allergies. Chronic Fatigue is just one of the many symptoms of excess acid. This article sets out what to eat to shift the balance for good!"
miscellaneous topics
Alex Blackwell presents Seven Practical Personal Development Strategies posted at The Next 45 Years, saying, “Sometimes building a solid foundation when we make the decision to walk away from our comfort zones gives us the firm footing we need to go forward – to explore and to live what’s next in our lives.”
Life. Money. Development presents The 7 Attributes of Leadership posted at Life. Money. Development., saying, "An excellent presentation of the attributes every leader should have."
George L Smyth presents One Minute How-To - How To Clean A Sponge posted at George L Smyth, saying, "George Smyth explains how you can rid your sponge of 99.9999% of the bacteria in the sponge you wipe on things."
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