Lymphatic System Outside of a biology or anatomy class, we really don’t get much exposure to the lymphatic system. It is obviously critical for a healthy body but so often overlooked. This article from mindbodygreen.com gives a nice overview of the lymphatic system and a range of ways to help keep it healthy, from proper nutrition to […]
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Healthcare Everyday Low Prices If the only problem with the US healthcare system was cost then this injection of competition from Walmart and other retailers might be “just what the doctor ordered”. Unfortunately cost is only a symptom of a much larger, long-term malady… the modern Western lifestyle. With constant stress, stimuli, poor nutrition from
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Luxury Wellness It just seems a bit silly that we think of wellness or well-being as a luxury. This really should be the normal state of things. Health should be the norm. Following the Kano model this luxury wellness that we now associate with elite hotels may well be the norm. Until then let’s consider
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Comcast Reinvents Health Benefits It’s wonderful that Comcast has helped improve health benefits but the story falls short. Making sick care less expensive to employees is not the same as improving their health. It is certainly a good thing that Comcast and its employees pay less for sick care services. It will be an even
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Middle-class incomes have shrunk As Americans across the Nation celebrate Labor Day, it is worth noting that middle-class incomes have shrunk since 1999 in all but two states (South Dakota & Vermont). David Chase and others have pointed out the continued erosion of take-home pay as healthcare costs grow as part of the Gross Domestic
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Parsley Health Offers Holistic Approach Yay! On the healthcare transformation horizon Parsley Health offers a holistic approach as well as integration of new technologies and service to improve the patient experience and health. Parsley Health is meant to foster a close, long-term doctor-patient relationship where both parties are committed to addressing the underlying reasons of
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The Humble Cabbage Fights Cancer Could an agent in the fight against cancer be lying at our feet? The humble cabbage has been a food staple in many ethnic dishes for centuries: sauerkraut, kimchi, borscht, among others. In addition to filling millions of bellies, the humble cabbage fights cancer according to new research. That cruciferous
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Healthcare Beyond The Physical Body There are many things that are healthcare too… and hence the name of our company, HealthCare Too, back in 2013. It is nice to see others getting on board. Karen S. Lynch, president of Aetna, wrote about the overwhelming impact of “social determinants” on our health and recognized that healthcare goes
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Startups Boost Medical Tourism One part of disruption that we often overlook is that disruptions rarely start off as obvious contenders to established companies and markets. Disruption usually starts in lower-end markets where established players exceed the needs of consumers or in brand new markets. While medical tourism has been around for decades (or millennia
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Preventive Health Market Growing The consumer voice in healthcare has been growing. As the Western lifestyle and diet have made their way to other nations, like India, the rise of chronic illnesses and need for prevention has also inspired consumers to become more active in their healthcare decisions. With the preventive health market growing in
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