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Category Archives: well being
Charles Nechtem Associates EAP
This week, I had the pleasure of spending 3 days in the Longboat Key Corporate Headquarters of Charles Nechtem Associates, Inc., the nation’s 10th largest EAP by covered lives, 5th largest by revenue according to Business Insurance Magazine. CNA contracts … Continue reading
Sound Mind Sound Body Corporate Wellness Plan
Do you ever think about the impact of stress on every aspect of our lives? Has it ever occurred to you that employers are the ones who are impacted most? Let me share some statistics: The American Psychological Association published … Continue reading
Sound Mind Sound Body- Managing Stress
Do you know what the impact on our health and health care expenses would be if we simply managed our stress? It would be huge. I have spent some time reviewing various studies quantifying the incidence and impact of stress … Continue reading
Posted in ACMS Wellness, Stress, well being
Tagged Guided Imagery, health care costs, Hypnotherapy, Stress, Stress relief
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Watching Your Health Care Dollars
An article in today’s New York Times got me thinking. The article “Doctor Doesn’t Work Hard to hide Symptoms of Medicare Fraud “is the story of a physician who received somewhere between $13 and $20 million by filing claims on … Continue reading
Posted in ACMS Wellness, Exercise, Medical Ethics, health care costs, well being
Tagged Changing Habits, health, health care, health care costs, wellness
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Nocebo or Placebo?
I still remember an article I read many years ago that said many studies showed that the success of a prescribed drug was impacted by the words the doctor spoke when prescribing it. If a patient was told, “This is … Continue reading
Posted in ACMS Wellness, Cancer, Pain, Pharmaceticals, attaining your goals, well being
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Meditation for the Mind and Heart
A short article in the New York Times reports a small but significant study of 200 patients at high risk for coronary artery disease over a 5 year period. Among those who meditated, there were 20 heart attacks, stokes and … Continue reading
Posted in ACMS Wellness, CAM, Stress, Uncategorized, well being
Tagged heart disease, meditation, Stress
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NY Times Big Food vs. Big Insurance
Interesting op-ed article in yesterday’s Times. It is so crucial for the wellness of both our population and the “health” care system that we get serious about promoting wellness. Michael Pollan, journalist and author of “In Defense of Food: an … Continue reading
Posted in diabetes, obesity, well being
Tagged diets, food, health care spending, obesity
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Wellness, Stress and the American Health Care System
A number of years ago, changes in my life style led to a transition from working as an RN in Emergency Departments to a private practice in hypnotherapy. I had no idea the impact this would have on my life … Continue reading
Posted in ACMS Wellness, Health Care Costs & Stress, Stress, well being
Tagged health care reform, Stress, wellness
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Gallup-Healthways Monthly US Well-Being Report
Our wellness is improving. But, check out the figures. The most recent Gallup-Healthways poll shows across the board improvement for the first time this year. In fact, at 66.8, it is very near the all time record high of 67.0. … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care Costs & Stress, well being
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