This article was originally published in the Massachusetts Senior Games Program 2024 Yearbook. Traveling can be exciting, educational, exhausting and energizing! And, the food you enjoy while traveling can be delicious and memorable. However, culinary excursions while traveling can be a hazard to your health. This quick guide can be helpful and refer to it […]
This article was originally published in the Massachusetts Senior Games Program Book 2022. You’ve practiced hard and psyched yourself up for the big event, preparing for a super performance. You’re ready… except there’s just one thing lacking proper nutrition that will keep you going throughout the competition! The first and most important thing to remember […]
This article was originally published in the Massachusetts Senior Games Program Book 2019. Forcing yourself to run, hating every minute of it, being embarrassingly slow, risking injury, or chronically blowing off the activity: Everything you want to avoid when you practice your favorite sport. The optimal time to take a run depends on your specific […]
In a recent article in The Guardian, Mindy Grossman, Weight Watchers’ new boss, says, “I’ve been 35lbs heavier than I am now and 25lbs thinner than I am now, and both of those times were probably the most miserable times of my life. I’m happier now, because it is about being healthy, not weighing […]
This article was originally published in the Massachusetts Senior Games Summer Edition 2017-2018. The information in this article is to provide athletes and coaches with an overview of the latest guidelines in sports nutrition. While there is no such thing as a magic diet or food, there are many ways in which eating and drinking […]
With a chronic disease and obesity crisis raging through the country, leading to unsustainable healthcare costs, the traditional medical establishment and more governments have shifted the focus to prevention and wellness since the 1990s. Employee wellness programs have long been billed as something of a magic bullet—a low-cost means to a happier, healthier, more […]
This article was originally published in the MassMEP Newsletter of December 2016. The negative impact of addictions, such as alcoholism or drug abuse, has increased in the workplace with issues ranging from lost productivity, absenteeism, injuries, fatalities, theft, and low employee morale, to an increase in health care, legal liabilities, and workers’ compensation costs. […]
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act’s medical loss ratio (MLR) – or 80/20 rule – health insurance companies were required to pay $469 million in rebates to about 5.5 million people in 2015 – bringing the total over four years to more than $2.4 billion. What is the Medical Loss Ratio? Obamacare requires health […]
This article was originally published in the MassMEP Newsletter of June 2016. When summer occurs, temperatures rise and can exceed 100 degrees. When it comes to drinking enough water, most Americans consume far below the recommended daily minimum, regardless of season. A recent study showed that 75% of Americans may suffer from chronic dehydration. […]
This article was originally published in the MassMEP Newsletter of April 2016. Each year occupational injuries and illnesses cause employers, workers, and society to pay tremendous costs for workers’ compensation and other insurance, medical expenses, lost wages and productivity, plus the personal and societal costs associated with day to day living for injured and […]