Four Obamacare Changes Expected for 2017

More information about the size of the insurers’ network of doctors and hospitals, more standardized out-of-pocket costs, more warning about unanticipated out-of-network medical, and higher premiums are several Obamacare changes for 2017.

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The Dirty Dozen™: Twelve Foods with High Pesticide Residue

Each year, The Environmental Working Group updates it’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™. The guide tests 48 fruits and vegetables and ranks them according to their level of pesticide contamination. The 12 fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide residue are named the year’s Dirty Dozen™. Should you avoid these products? See for yourself.

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Surgical Alternatives: Often Times Doing Less is Doing More

The question is not can I operate, but should I. Surgery is not always the answer. At times, it can make an issue worse. If the right injury, in the right person is addressed by the right surgeon, in the right manner—a satisfied patient emerges.

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Don’t Have a Company Wellness Program? Try Company Health Challenges Instead

How many workers spend over 40 hours at work each week? Over 90 percent. That certainly provides enough time to implement company health challenges, which can improve your lifestyle habits and health behaviors. And with a group of motivated co-workers at hand, you have a built-in support and motivational community for the picking.

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The Candidate’s Turn: Questions for the Interviewer

When you ask the interviewer questions you are showing a level of seriousness about the job you are applying for. It let’s interviewers know they need to sell themselves as much as you are selling your self.

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Potentially Over-Rated Work Qualifications

Some work qualifications listed in job postings may be over-rated. Actually, some work qualifications may be darn right silly, especially when you look around and see the number of successful people who lack these qualifications and excel at their jobs nonetheless.

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