Year: 2013

Don't let writing become obsolete. Don't let writing become just an art form. Next time you pick up a pen to sign that check, maybe consider writing something else sometime.

(Reuters) – An organization of state insurance commissioners said on Wednesday that President Barack Obama's proposed fix to canceled healthcare polices was creating a "level of uncertainty." The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued a statement following a meeting at the White House with Obama to discuss the Affordable Care Act. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton and Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Sandra Maler)

You are probably sitting there going "Ugh. Is she really going there?" YUP I AM. I can also pretty much guarantee that at some point while reading this you are going to start nodding your head in agreement… I can't wait for that part.

DALLAS (AP) — Help yourself to some nuts this holiday season: Regular nut eaters were less likely to die of cancer or heart disease — in fact, were less likely to die of any cause — during a 30-year Harvard study.

New research suggests eating nuts regularly can help lower your risk of death, particularly from cancer and heart disease. Some advice on adding nuts to your diet:

Co-authored by Cynthia Hallett, MPH Executive Director AmericanNonsmokers’ Rights Foundation The Great American Smokeout (GASO),sponsored by the American Cancer Society, encourages smokers toquit for a day and plan to quit smoking for good. This year,celebrating GASO also involves recognizing the growing leadershipof our nation’s colleges and universities in making campuses smoke-or tobacco-free. Our physical environment affects the daily choiceswe make about life and health. For decades, such environments havepromoted a cultural norm glamorizing tobacco use that has led todevastating …

I know that I want nothing more than for my kids to be happy. I feel so good that I had enough sense to change my life so that I could be an example for my kids, and show them how important it is to be happy.

The body knows way before we do when it needs a break. And we as a culture need to start listening. We need to encourage "no-excuse" breaks, mental health days and most of all, saying "no."

They analyzed 17 past studies and also found most showed that kids who participate in sports are less likely to use illicit drugs other than marijuana. John Cairney at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, and his colleagues wanted to update those findings.

By Gene Emery NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People who eat a diet rich in nuts, including peanuts, are less likely to die from heart disease or cancer, new research suggests. It included data from nurses and other health professionals who have been tracked since the 1980s. Heart disease and cancer – the biggest killers in the U.S. – are responsible for more than one million annual deaths nationwide. The International Tree Nut Council Nutrition Research and Education Foundation helped pay for the new report, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.