You know the expression “Timing is everything”? Turns out it applies to your health and happiness, too. Our bodies run on circadian rhythmssubtle but significant patterns in our physiological processes that repeat every 24 hours. These daily dips and surges are governed by the brain’s internal clock (a group of brain cells inside the hypothalamus… Read More »
1 of 13 Time for bed by Rachel Swalin You know you’re supposed to get seven to nine hours of sleep a night, but sometimes, you stay up for a night out on the town, to finish a project at work, or even just to watch Law & Order reruns. We get itwe’ve all been… Read More »
1 of 22 Sneaky sleep saboteurs by Amanda MacMillan Getting a good night’s sleep is important for your mood, your energy levels, and your overall health. It’s also dependent on what you do during the dayhow much physical activity you get, what you eat and drink, and how mentally stimulated you areespecially in the hours… Read More »
1 of 22 Sneaky sleep saboteurs by Amanda MacMillan Getting a good night’s sleep is important for your mood, your energy levels, and your overall health. It’s also dependent on what you do during the dayhow much physical activity you get, what you eat and drink, and how mentally stimulated you areespecially in the hours… Read More »
I just wanted one more baby“I conceived easily when I was 30 and again at age 32. When I turned 36, I wanted one more child. I quickly got pregnant but miscarried at 12 weeks. After seeing a fertility specialist, I conceived with an IUI, but that pregnancy also ended in miscarriage. I felt strange… Read More »
1 of 22 Sneaky sleep saboteurs by Amanda MacMillan Getting a good night’s sleep is important for your mood, your energy levels, and your overall health. It’s also dependent on what you do during the dayhow much physical activity you get, what you eat and drink, and how mentally stimulated you areespecially in the hours… Read More »
1 of 19 Weird stress triggers by Amanda MacMillan You’re probably all too aware of the major sources of stress in your lifemoney, your terrible commute, the construction workers who start jackhammering at 5 a.m. But stress and anxiety don’t have to just come from obvious or even negative sources. “There are plenty of chronic… Read More »
This morning, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in King v. Burwell, the lawsuit that claims that the Affordable Care Act only allows health insurance exchanges “established by a state” to credit premium subsidies to qualifying buyers of private health insurance plans. According to the plaintiffs, the law did not authorize the federal exchange, now… Read More »
I mentioned in my last post that a Supreme Court decision in favor of the plaintiffs in King v. Burwell would likely lead to a collapse of the health insurance market in more than two-thirds of the states. History bears this out. Historical precedents In the years before the Affordable Care Act was passed, several… Read More »
You may have heard that the Supreme Court will be hearing arguments on Wednesday in yet another case challenging the Affordable Care Act. What you probably have not heard is that regardless of how the Court eventually rules in King v. Burwell, your premiums will likely go up next year simply because the justices agreed… Read More »