For people trying to eat right and get more exercise, some gentle nagging can go a long way. Just ask Pat Rolloff of New Ulm, Minn. After her mom died last May, Rolloff’s doctor recommended that she try a program called HeartBeat Connections, which would hook her up with a health coach to help her reduce her… Read more »

Angela Harrigan, a personal trainer at Life Time Fitness, sees each client maybe two hours per week, but she knows exactly how much of the other 166 hours they’ve spent furthering — or undoing — their efforts. With a glance at her phone, Ms. Harrigan can tell, among other things, who stayed up too late,… Read more »

The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes a number of provisions that will expand access to subsidized health insurance coverage to the non-elderly population, including immigrants. Major provisions of the ACA include: The expansion of Medicaid up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level1; New state-based health insurance exchanges combined with insurance market reforms; Premium subsidies for… Read more »

There are plenty of reasons for American families to put the brakes on sugar consumption. Type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, liver cirrhosis and even dementia have all been linked to diets overloaded with the sweet stuff, much of it added to processed foods and sweetened beverages. Still, cutting back can be daunting. Pawlet,… Read more »